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     Elmer George Wight II was born on 22 April 1956 at California.^1,2 He married Judith Lynn (Wothe) Wight, daughter of Earl Wothe and Dorothy (Johnson) Wothe, circa 1978 at Tuolumne Co?, CA.¹ Elmer George Wight II died on 12 December 1993 at Smith Station Road, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, at age 37.^3,2 He was buried after 12 December 1993 at Divide Cemetery, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.³

     Judith Lynn Wothe was born on 8 December 1959 at Mariposa Co., California.^1,4,3 She was the daughter of Earl Wothe and Dorothy (Johnson) Wothe.^2,3 Judith Lynn (Wothe) Wight married Elmer George Wight II circa 1978 at Tuolumne Co?, CA.⁵ Judith Lynn (Wothe) Wight died on 12 December 1993 at Smith Station Road, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, at age 34.^1,4 She was buried after 12 December 1993 at Divide Cemetery, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.⁶
     Her married name was Judith Lynn Wight.⁵ She was born on 8 December 1959.

     Randall Gaylen Wight was born on 29 April 1982 at Germany; Father in US Army.¹ He was the son of Elmer George Wight II and Judith Lynn (Wothe) Wight.¹ Randall Gaylen Wight died on 12 December 1993 at Stanislaus Co., CA, at age 11.^1,2 He was buried after 12 December 1993 at Divide Cemetery, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.³

     Charles L. Wight married Reida M. (Lee) Wight; presumed marriage. Charles L. Wight was born in 1910 at CA.² He died in 1989 at Tuolumne Co., CA.²

     Reida M. (Lee) Wight married Charles L. Wight; presumed marriage. Reida M. (Lee) Wight was born in 1912 at CA.¹ She died in 1995 at Tuolumne Co., CA.¹
     Reida M. (Lee) Wight was also known as Mrs. Reida M. Wight.²

     David W. Fisher was buried at Divide Cemetery 5:176, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.³ He was born in 1900 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.¹ He was the son of Reverend James Fisher and Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher.² David W. Fisher married Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher, daughter of William Charles Postlethwaite and Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite, circa 1933.¹ David W. Fisher died in 1967 at Tuolumne Co., California.^1,4
     He appeared on the census of 1900 as a son in the household of Reverend James Fisher at 3 Twp, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁵ David W. Fisher was dates approximate - Construction Worker, Tom Connolly Construction: Hetch Hetchy Project, Priest Reservoir and Browns Adit; Yerba Buena Tunnel in San Francisco; Owyhee Dam, Nyssa OR; oil company, Antioch, CA between 1922 and 1945. He was injured on the job at Browns Adit, and taken to the Hetch Hetchy Hospital in Groveland where Dorothy Conwell was nursing. Being a local boy who she knew, and not too badly hurt, Dorothy pressed David into service to perform some of the essential but unskilled tasks in the hospital while he was recovering from his injuries.¹

     David Fisher was born before 13 February 1833 at Scotland.² He was the son of Dorothy Fisher.² David Fisher married Margaret (Dalrymple) Fisher on 13 February 1860 at Lochgelly, Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland.² David Fisher married Margaret Haldie on 21 April 1868 at Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland.³
     David Fisher and Margaret Haldie appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 at Raith Colliery, Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland.⁴ David Fisher and Margaret Haldie appeared on the census of 5 April 1891 at Raith Colliery, Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland.

     Reverend James Fisher was born on 8 June 1870 at Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland.⁴ He was the son of David Fisher and Margaret Haldie.^2,3 Reverend James Fisher married Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher, daughter of George W. Watson and Eunice (Brown) Watson, on 18 October 1898 at Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California, 95370; Eunice Fisher worked at Priest Hotel. James Fisher lived in Big Oak Flat. The two did most of their courting walking between Priest Station and Big Oak Flat. See "The Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite" for several quotes from Eunice Fisher about Priest Station and Margaret Kirkwood Priest.^5,6 Reverend James Fisher died on 3 September 1949 at Tuolumne Co., California, at age 79.^4,7,8 He was buried after 3 September 1949 at Divide Cemetery 5:179, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.⁹
     Reverend James Fisher was also known as James Fisher.⁴ He appeared on the census of 3 April 1881 at Raith Colliery, Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland.³ He immigrated between 1893 and 1894; See census enumerations. In 1900 he said he had been in the US 7 years. He appeared on the census of 1900 at 3 Twp, Tuolumne Co., CA.¹⁰ He was naturalized in 1912 at Tuolumne Co., CA.¹¹

     Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher was born on 18 January 1865.¹ She was the daughter of George W. Watson and Eunice (Brown) Watson.² Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher married Reverend James Fisher, son of David Fisher and Margaret Haldie, on 18 October 1898 at Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California, 95370; Eunice Fisher worked at Priest Hotel. James Fisher lived in Big Oak Flat. The two did most of their courting walking between Priest Station and Big Oak Flat. See "The Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite" for several quotes from Eunice Fisher about Priest Station and Margaret Kirkwood Priest.^2,3 Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher died in 1957 at Tuolumne Co., California.¹ She was buried in 1957 at Divide Cemetery 5:178, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.⁴
     As of 18 January 1865, Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher was also known as Eunice Mable Watson.⁵ Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher appeared on the census of 1870 at Mariposa Co., CA, as a daughter in the household of George W. Watson.⁶ Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher was Worked @ Priest's Station before marriage

Cooked, cleaned everything before 1898.⁷ She appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of Reverend James Fisher at 3 Twp, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁸

     Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher was born in 1906 at Grant Township, Jewell Co., Kansas; Although born in Kansas, Lucille grew up in Idaho around Caldwell and Boise.¹ She was the daughter of William Charles Postlethwaite and Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite.^1,2 Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher married David S. Seiling on 28 June 1925 at Canyon Co., ID; pr/ Idaho, Marriage Index
1842-1964, 1975-1996

Name:     Jessie Lucile Postlethwaite
Gender:     Female
Marriage Date:     28 Jun 1925
Marriage Place:     Canyon, Idaho, USA
Spouse:     David S. Sieling.¹ Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher married David W. Fisher, son of Reverend James Fisher and Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher, circa 1933.¹ Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher was buried in 1978 at Divide Cemetery 5:177, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.³ She died in 1978 at Tuolumne Co., California.¹
     Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher was also known as J. Lucille Postelwaite.¹ As of 28 June 1925,her married name was Lucille (Postlethwaite) Seiling.¹

     David S. Seiling was born circa 1900 at CAN.³ He married Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher, daughter of William Charles Postlethwaite and Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite, on 28 June 1925 at Canyon Co., ID; pr/ Idaho, Marriage Index
1842-1964, 1975-1996

Name:     Jessie Lucile Postlethwaite
Gender:     Female
Marriage Date:     28 Jun 1925
Marriage Place:     Canyon, Idaho, USA
Spouse:     David S. Sieling.¹ David S. Seiling died in 1949 at CAN; Guesstimate

British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Name:     David Samuel Sieling
Gender:     Male
Birth Year:     abt 1900
Death Age:     49
Death Date:     25 Mar 1949
Death Location:     Cherry Creek
Registration Number:     1949-09-004110
BCA Number:     B13200
GSU Number:     2032570.

     David Leroy Fisher was born on 29 April 1926 at ID.^1,3 He was the son of David W. Fisher and Lucille (Postlethwaite) Fisher.^1,2 David Leroy Fisher died in 1978 at Mendocino Co., CA.^3,4

     Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite was born on 26 January 1875 at Ohio.^1,2 She married William Charles Postlethwaite, son of J. C. Postlethwaite and Louisa (McClung) Postlethwaite, in 1899; In the 1900 census, Gertrude and William are in Kansas living as a couple with no children. In 1930 Gertrude declares that she was 24 at her first marriage. We therefore conclude that they were married in 1899, probably in Kansas but possibly in Ohio since William's mother was from Ohio. Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite died in 1940 at Canyon Co., Idaho.¹
     Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite was also known as Gertrude Dix.³ She and William Charles Postlethwaite appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 at Grant Township, Jewell Co., Kansas. Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite and William Charles Postlethwaite appeared on the census of April 1910 at Caldwell, Canyon Co., Idaho.⁴ Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite and William Charles Postlethwaite appeared on the census of January 1920 at Caldwell, Canyon Co., Idaho.⁵ Gertrude Dix Postlethwaite appeared on the census of 1930 at Caldwell, Canyon Co., ID.⁶

     George W. Watson was born on 14 February 1822 at Newburyport, Essex Co., Massachusetts.² He was the son of John Watson and Mrs. Sarah Watson.² George W. Watson married Eunice (Brown) Watson, daughter of Edward Brown and Eunice Porter, circa 1846 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire; This is a presumed marriage.¹ George W. Watson died on 27 June 1895 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California, at age 73.³
     As of 14 February 1822, George W. Watson was also known as George Washington Watson.² He appeared on the census of 1860 at CA.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1870 at Mariposa Co., CA.⁵

     Eunice (Brown) Watson was born on 3 May 1825 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire.² She was the daughter of Edward Brown and Eunice Porter.² Eunice (Brown) Watson married George W. Watson, son of John Watson and Mrs. Sarah Watson, circa 1846 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire; This is a presumed marriage.¹ Eunice (Brown) Watson died on 31 December 1902 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California, at age 77.³
     Eunice (Brown) Watson was also known as Eunice Hathorn Brown.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1860 in the household of George W. Watson at CA.⁴ Eunice (Brown) Watson appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of George W. Watson at Mariposa Co., CA.⁵ Eunice (Brown) Watson appeared on the census of 1900 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California; living with her daugher, son-in-law and grandsons in Big Oak Flat.

     Jack S. Piper was born on 11 October 1915 at Honduras.^2,4 He was the son of John H. Piper and Emma J. Piper.^2,3 Jack S. Piper was buried in 1977 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:369-a, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.² He died in 1977 at Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co., California.^1,5,4
     He was associated with John H. Piper Electrical Construction

U.S., Consular Registration Certificates, 1907-1918

Name     John Henry Piper
Birth Date     18 Mar 1881
Birth Place     Boerne, Texas
Spouse     Emmy Josephine McCormack
Residence     Tels, Honduras

Son:

Jack Stanley Piper born in Tela Honduras Oct 11 1915 in 1914 at Honduras. Jack S. Piper served in the US Army Draftee in 1941 at Santa Cruz Co., CA.⁶ He was associated with John H. Piper Electrician

Name     John H Piper
Gender     Male
Residence Year     1949
Street Address     85 Bryant
Residence Place     San Jose, California, USA
Occupation     Electrician
Spouse     Emma J Piper
Publication Title     San Jose, California, City Directory, 1949 in 1949 at San Jose, CA.⁷

     Forrest DeChaine was born on 22 August 1923 at Klamath Falls, Oregon.¹ He married Joanne Cynthia (Young) DeChaine between 1946 and 1948.² Forrest DeChaine died on 16 April 2005 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California, at age 81.³ He was buried at OLMC, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., CA.

     John Bradley Watson was born on 29 January 1849 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of George W. Watson and Eunice (Brown) Watson. John Bradley Watson married Mrs. Helen Watson before 1885; This marriage was EITHER before 1875 or outside of Tuolumne Co. Consider looking in Mariposa Co. Records.² John Bradley Watson died on 23 March 1922 at Tuolumne Co., California, at age 73.^3,4,5 He was buried after 23 March 1922 at Divide Cemetery 5-172, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.²
     John Bradley Watson was also known as John B. Watson. He appeared on the census of 1860 as a son in the household of George W. Watson at CA.⁶ John Bradley Watson and Mrs. Helen Watson appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 at Township 3, Tuolumne Co., California.⁷ John Bradley Watson (an unknown value) on 22 August 1903 at Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.⁸

     George E. Watson was born circa 1859 at California. He was the son of George W. Watson and Eunice (Brown) Watson. George E. Watson married Nellie (Smith) Watson on 24 June 1884 at Tuolumne Co., California.^1,2 George E. Watson died in 1937.³ He was buried in 1937 at Divide Cemetery, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California; Oak Grove Cemetery.³
     George E. Watson also went by the name of Eddie Watson He was George Edward, and called Eddie by his family -- probably to differentiate him from his father who was also George.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1860 as a son in the household of George W. Watson at CA.⁵ George E. Watson witnessed the death of Eleazer Green L. Tomberlin on 18 June 1883 at Marble Springs, Mariposa Co., CA; Fell & broke neck.⁶ George E. Watson and Nellie (Smith) Watson lived circa 1890 at Tuolumne Co., California, 95382.⁷ George E. Watson and Nellie (Smith) Watson appeared on the census of 1900 at Big Oak Flat, Township 3, Tuolumne Co., California.⁸ George E. Watson and Victor Repetto were members of Big Oak Rebekah Lodge No. 259 on 16 November 1901 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.⁹ Charles P. Hall was a member of Rebekah Lodge No. 259. on 16 November 1901 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., CA.¹⁰

     Mary (Watson) Smith was born circa 1862 at California; Estimated based on data from the 1870 census. She was the daughter of George W. Watson and Eunice (Brown) Watson. Mary (Watson) Smith married Albert J Smith, son of John Burley Smith and Mrs. Charlotte (Allison) Smith, on 22 December 1889 at Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.^1,2 Mary (Watson) Smith died in 1944 at San Joaquin Co., CA.³
     Mary (Watson) Smith was also known as Mary E. Watson. As of circa 1862, Mary (Watson) Smith also went by the name of Nellie Watson CONFIRM: Does Caroline DeChaine have her confused with Nellie Etta Smith, wife of George W. Watson?⁴ Mary (Watson) Smith appeared on the census of 1870 at Mariposa Co., CA, as a daughter in the household of George W. Watson.⁵ Mary (Watson) Smith appeared on the census of 1870 at Mariposa Post Office, 3rd Township, Mariposa Co., California. She appeared on the census of 1880; Mary Watson is not enumerated with her parents and siblings in the 1880 census. Where is she?⁶ She and Albert J Smith appeared on the census of 1900 at Township 3, Tuolumne Co., California.⁷ Mary (Watson) Smith appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Albert J Smith at Twp 3, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁸ Mary (Watson) Smith was a witness to On business to Stockton with Albert J Smith on 25 November 1916 at Buck Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁹ Mary (Watson) Smith appeared on the census of 1920 in the household of Albert J Smith at Groveland, Tuolumne Co., CA.¹⁰ Mary (Watson) Smith appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Albert J Smith at San Joaquin Co., CA.¹¹ Mary (Watson) Smith appeared on the census of 1940 in the household of Albert J Smith at San Joaquin Co., CA.¹²

     Albert J Smith was born in April 1854 at Maine.⁴ He was the son of John Burley Smith and Mrs. Charlotte (Allison) Smith.³ Albert J Smith married Mary (Watson) Smith, daughter of George W. Watson and Eunice (Brown) Watson, on 22 December 1889 at Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.^1,2 Albert J Smith died in 1943 at San Joaquin Co., CA.⁵
     He appeared on the census of 1880 as a son in the household of John Burley Smith at near 2nd Garrote, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁶ Albert J Smith and Nellie Watson appeared on the census of 1900 at Township 3, Tuolumne Co., California.³ Albert J Smith appeared on the census of 1910 at Twp 3, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁷ He was On business to Stockton on 25 November 1916 at Buck Meadows, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁸ He appeared on the census of 1920 at Groveland, Tuolumne Co., CA.⁹ He appeared on the census of 1930 at San Joaquin Co., CA.¹⁰ He appeared on the census of 1940 at San Joaquin Co., CA.¹¹

     James Fisher Jr. married Mrs. Margaret I. (Brinham) Fisher, daughter of Westley F. Brinham and Annie (Kane) Brinham.² James Fisher Jr. was born on 9 December 1902 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.^1,3 He was the son of Reverend James Fisher and Eunice M. (Watson) Fisher.¹ James Fisher Jr. died on 15 December 1962 at Tuolumne Co., California, at age 60.⁴

     Edward Brown Watson was born on 15 February 1847 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of George W. Watson and Eunice (Brown) Watson.¹ Edward Brown Watson died in 1849 at NH.²

     Edward Brown married Eunice Porter; Presumed marriage.¹

     Eunice Porter married Edward Brown; Presumed marriage.¹ Eunice Porter died on 23 March 1837 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, in childbirth.¹
     Her married name was Eunice (Porter) Brown.¹

     Edward Warren Brown was born on 5 April 1819 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire.¹ He was born on 5 April 1819 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Edward Brown and Eunice Porter.¹

     Mary Millett Brown was born on 18 February 1821 at Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Brown and Eunice Porter.¹