J. R. Mails1

M, b. 1872, d. 1922
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Last Edited16 Jul 2017
     J. R. Mails was born in 1872 at MO.2 He died in 1922 at Tuolumne Co., CA; @ ate 49 years of age.1,2 He was buried at Divide Cemetery, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., CA.1,2
     He was New Tag.2

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 5:69 J. R. Mails age 49.
  2. [S669] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Maude L. Marvin1

F, b. 1884, d. 1963
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Last Edited9 Aug 2007
     Maude L. Marvin was born in 1884.1 She died in 1963 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:448, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 3:448 Maude L. Marvin 1884 -1963 "Mother."

Raymond E. Matthews1

M, b. 1896, d. 1954
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Last Edited18 Apr 2007
     Raymond E. Matthews was born in 1896.1 He was buried in 1954 at Divide Cemetery Plot 1:606, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1 He died in 1954.1

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 1:606 Raymond E. Mattews 1896 - 1954 age 58 Son of Victor. Yakima, Washington. The Lord is my Shepherd.

Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper

F, b. 3 June 1854, d. 28 December 1943
FatherCornelius McLaughlin1 b. c 1819, d. bt 1871 - 1880
MotherMary (McHugh) McLaughlin b. c 1820
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Last Edited25 Mar 2019
     Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper was born on 3 June 1854 at along Sullivan Creek, Tuolumne Co., California; CA Death Index indicates she was born outside of the US.2,3,4 She was the daughter of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin.1 Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper married Charles L. Harper on 25 January 1872 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.5 Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper married Mr. (?) May after 1891; Not in Tuolumne Co. Marriage Index 1875-1910. Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper died on 28 December 1943 at Tuolumne Co., California, at age 89.3,4 She was buried after 28 December 1943 at Divide Cemetery Plot 5:103, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.3
     Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper was also known as Ellen McLaughlin. Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper was also known as Ellen C. McLaughlin.6 Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper was also known as Ellen Harper May.3 She appeared on the census of 1870 as EC McLaughlin, 16 year old female in the household of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin at Twp 4 Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California;
Note that the three younger children have only one parent -- their mother -- foreign born. This suggests that Mary is not the mother of John C. who was born in Australia.7 Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper appeared on the census of 1880 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.8 She was were initiated into the the IOOF in the Rebekah Degree. on 27 May 1883 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.9 She was in 1914 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.10 A note in the Cemetery Survey workbook says that Ellen May took all the female ads out of the Sears catalog before it went to the outhouse so that her sons (Ed and Charlie Harper) wouldn't spend any unnecessary time there. She witnessed the death of Charles F. Harper on 15 April 1958 at Tuolumne Co., California.11,12,6 Ellen C. (McLaughlin) Harper witnessed the death of Maxine (Dies) Henington in 2017 at Tuolumne Co., CA.13

Family 1

Charles L. Harper b. 16 Dec 1822, d. 23 Jan 1891
Children

Family 2

Mr. (?) May

Citations

  1. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come frm Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. ..."
  2. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come frm Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. She was the fifth child of her twenty-two year old mother. There were no white women. There were no supplies to speak of. ... When Ellen was barely old enough to travvel they sold their claim and woold settle there.... All the household goods and mining equipment were packed on mule back. The little mother wore a long alpaca dress and sunbonnet and rode a sidesaddle, holding her baby on one arm while she guided her riding animal with the other. The combination of a sidesaddle, a baby and the descent to the ferry was cause for prayer and, one has no doubt, occasioned it. Now and then the anxious mother looked back to see how Johnny and Adeline were fairing on the horse with their father which brought up the rear of the little procession...."
  3. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:103 Ellen C. May (Harper) 1854-1943 Mother, At Rest.
  4. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  5. [S1026] Daily Independent, 6 Feb 1872, unk, Stockton Daily Independent, Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA 5-10 Feb 1872
    MARRIED -- at Big Oak Flat, Jan. 25th, Charles L. HARPER and Miss Ellen C. McLAUGHLIN.
  6. [S545] Union Democrat, 1958, 2A.
  7. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Census, 1870 Tuolumne Co. Twp 4, p. 189/398 Line 17:.
  8. [S2169] 1 June 1880 Records of the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 Census of Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., CA
    Family History Library Film 1254085
    NA Film Number T9-0085
    Page Number 205D.

  9. [S453] Carl W. Seward, Souvenir Brochure, History of Yo Semite Lodge No 97 IOOF Big Oak Flat, May 27 1883 Lodge opened in the Rebekah Degree, Noble Grand L. K. Gough in the chair. The Rebekah Degree was then conferred on Mmes. J.J. Lumsden, R. A. Sawyer, C. L. Harper and Miss Sarah Foot.
  10. [S605] Tuo Co. Voter Registration: BIG OAK FLAT: Mrs. Ellen May, Housewife Big Oak Flat Dem.
  11. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:107 Charles F. Harper 1874-1958.
  12. [S8] SSDI, HARPER       CHARLES       FRANCIS       1874       02       24       MCLAUGHLIN       HARPER       MALE       CA       TUOLUMNE       1958       04       15             84.
  13. [S669] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com.

Cornelius McLaughlin1

M, b. circa 1819, d. between 1871 and 1880
Last Edited9 Dec 2016
     Cornelius McLaughlin married an unknown person ; Children found on census. Since at least one of their children is believed to have been born in Australia, the McLaughlins may have married there. Alternatively, at least one census suggests that John C. not the child of Mary McHugh. Was Cornelius married twice? Did his first wife die in Australia? He married Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin; Children found on census. Since at least one of their children is believed to have been born in Australia, the McLaughlins may have married there. Alternatively, at least one census suggests that John C. not the child of Mary McHugh. Was Cornelius married twice? Did his first wife die in Australia? Cornelius McLaughlin was born circa 1819; He is variously reported as born in New York and born in Ireland. He died between 1871 and 1880; Cornelius McLaughlan disappears from the census records after 1870. We presume he died after the 1870 census and before the 1880.
     Cornelius McLaughlin was also known as Charles McLaughlin. He and John C. McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1860 at Twp 4, Tuolumne Co., California.2 Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1870 at Twp 4 Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California;
Note that the three younger children have only one parent -- their mother -- foreign born. This suggests that Mary is not the mother of John C. who was born in Australia.3

Family

Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin b. c 1820
Children

Citations

  1. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come frm Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. ..."
  2. [S2425] 1 June 1860 Population schedules, Provo, Utah, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 4, Tuolumne, California; Roll: M653_71; Page: 176; Image: 176; Family History Library Film: 803071

    C. McLaughlin, W M age 41, born NY, Miner, $150/$50; Margaret McLaughlin, age 29, born Ireland; John C. McLaughlin, born Australia, age 13; Adiline McLaughlin, age 8, born CA; Ellen McLaughlin, age 6, born CA; William McLaughlin, age 6 mos., born CA.
  3. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Census, 1870 Tuolumne Co. Twp 4, p. 189/398 Line 17:.
  4. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come frm Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. She was the fifth child of her twenty-two year old mother... Now and then the anxious mother looked back to see how Johnny and Adeline were fairing on the horse with their father which brought up the rear of the little procession...."
  5. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come from Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. ... Now and then the anxious mother looked back to see how Johnny and Adeline were fairing on the horse with their father which brought up the rear of the little procession...."

John C. McLaughlin

M, b. circa February 1847, d. 23 December 1913
FatherCornelius McLaughlin1 b. c 1819, d. bt 1871 - 1880
MotherMary (McHugh) McLaughlin b. c 1820
Last Edited25 Feb 2018
     John C. McLaughlin was born circa February 1847 at Australia or Wales;

Wales or Australia pr/1860 & 1870 census

John is consistently reported in census records as having been born in Australia in 1847. Schlictman and Paden say his father came to the gold fields from Australia. He was the son of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin.1 John C. McLaughlin married Mrs. Wilhelmina "Mina" (Schmidt) McLaughlin, daughter of Chas Gottlieb Schmidt and Mary E. (Hanson) Schmidt, circa 1882; pr/1900 census
The 1900 census says that John C. and Wilhelmina had been married 17 years.2,3 John C. McLaughlin died on 23 December 1913 at San Francisco Co., California.4,5
     John C. McLaughlin was also known as Johnny McLaughlin.1 He and Cornelius McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1860 at Twp 4, Tuolumne Co., California.6 John C. McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1870 as a 23 year old Wales born male miner in the household of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin at Twp 4 Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California. The record notes that both his parents are of foreign birth. Note that in later census reports his birthplaces is given as Australia;
Note that the three younger children have only one parent -- their mother -- foreign born. This suggests that Mary is not the mother of John C. who was born in Australia.7 John C. McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1880 as a single man working as miner and boarding at Bull Creek, Mariposa Co., California.8 He was (an unknown value) in 1881 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.9 He witnessed the death of Eleazer Green L. Tomberlin on 18 June 1883 at Marble Springs, Mariposa Co., CA; Fell & broke neck.10 John C. McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1900 at Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California.2 He was a mining engineer in San Franciso

A History of the New California: Its Resources and People, Volume 2
By Leigh Hadley Irvine
Lewis, 1903
(pg 1030)

HENRY SCHMIDT Henry Schmidt who has been the manager of the Brighton Flour Mill since 1902 is one of the most capable mill operators of the state and has been in the business practically all his life in fact he got his first acquaintance with mills when he was a boy of nine years He has been remarkably successful in his occupation and has always been noted as a man of thorough reliability substantiality and absolute integrity He is a self made man has relied on his own efforts to bring him a competence and has well deserved the success he has won and the esteem in which he is held by all his associates and friends Mr Schmidt was born in Second Garrote Titolumne county California January 16 1870 a son of Charles Gottlieb and Mary Hanson Schmidt His father was born in Baden Germany of a prominent family and came to California across the plains in 1850 settling at Big Oak Flat Tuolumne count He clerked in a store for a time then went into mining and finally engaged in farming until his death which occurred in 1888 His wife a native of New Orleans and of German descent and a daughter of a California pioneer is still living on the home place in Tuolumne county There are six children living besides Mr Schmidt as follows Charles and George who are farming on the home place Fred and William who are mining in Tuolumne county Minnie the wife of John C McLaughlin a mining engineer of San Francisco and Caroline the wife of William Pool a miner of Groveland California Mr Schmidt received his education in the public schools at Big Oak Flat He began working in the flouring mill at Second Garrote while still in school at the age of nine and when twelve years old went to Sonora and worked in the flour mill for four years he was then in the mill of Nelson and Son at Merced Falls for four years was then in the employ of the Jason Springer sash and door factory in San Francisco for eight months was with the Farmers Union and Milling Company in Stockton for four years then went to lone and was head miller of the Amador Roller Flour Mills for eight years being secretary of the concern for four years of that time He came to Brighton on June 10 1902 and erected the Brighton Flour Mill and superintended the placing of the machinery and has been its manager ever since D McCall of Amador county is president of the company The plant has a daily capacity of one hundred and fifty barrels and is in operation sixteen hours a day year in and year out The plant is independent and not a member of any flour combines Its product is of very fine quality and is consumed mostly in Sacramento county whence it also draws most of its wheat supply the farm wagons being unloaded at the mill doors Mr Schmidt was married in Stockton California to Miss Bertha M Mack who was born in Nevada Her father Thomas Mack was an early settler of California and a veteran of the Civil war and he is now engaged in fruit raising and farming in Brighton Mr and Mrs Schmidt have four sons Charles Gerald Thomas Virgil James Russell and Henry Alvin Mr Schmidt is a Democrat although taking no part in politics as such and fraternally he affiliates with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Foresters of America circa 1902.11 He appeared on the census of 1910 at Tuolumne Co., California; living alone.12

Family

Mrs. Wilhelmina "Mina" (Schmidt) McLaughlin b. c 1862, d. 14 Jan 1934
Children

Citations

  1. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come frm Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. She was the fifth child of her twenty-two year old mother... Now and then the anxious mother looked back to see how Johnny and Adeline were fairing on the horse with their father which brought up the rear of the little procession...."
  2. [S2170] 1 June 1900 United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, John C. McLaughlin, head W M age 53 born Feb 1847 AUSTRALIA-IRE-IRE Quartz Miner, to US 1849, Resident 51 years, Naturalized, R H; Wilhelmina McLaughlin wife W F born May 1861 age 39 CA-GER-MO; Charles W. McLaughlin son W M age 16 born Sep 1883 CA-AUSTRALIA-CA At School; Algenon McLaughlin son W M age 16 born Jan 1884 CA-AUSTRALIA-CA At School.
  3. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg. 182.
  4. [S542] Unknown author, San Francisco Call Newspaper Vital Records for 1869-1895, The San Francisco call and post., December 26, 1913, Page 13, Image 13.
  5. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  6. [S2425] 1 June 1860 Population schedules, Provo, Utah, Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 4, Tuolumne, California; Roll: M653_71; Page: 176; Image: 176; Family History Library Film: 803071

    C. McLaughlin, W M age 41, born NY, Miner, $150/$50; Margaret McLaughlin, age 29, born Ireland; John C. McLaughlin, born Australia, age 13; Adiline McLaughlin, age 8, born CA; Ellen McLaughlin, age 6, born CA; William McLaughlin, age 6 mos., born CA.
  7. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Census, 1870 Tuolumne Co. Twp 4, p. 189/398 Line 17:.
  8. [S2169] 1 June 1880 Records of the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration.
  9. [S604] Tuolumne Co. Businessman's Directory, John C. McLaughlin is listed as a Miner in Big Oak Flat. He is not shown as a property owner. There is no listing for Cornelius McLaughlin.
  10. [S1328] EGL Tomberline, Lodge minutes, 1883 Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, Hall Yo Semite Lodge #97 IOOF - June 20, 1883

    Notice having been given this Lodge by Bro G.E. Watson on June 19, 1883 that on the preceeding day June 18 Bro P.G. (Prior Grand) E.G.L. Tomberlin had died suddenly at Marble Springs Mariposa Co. haing fallen from a steep bank and dislocated his neck. Bro P.G. John Sargent proceeded to the scene of the accident on the morning of the 19 and brought down the body reaching here about midnight of the same date and deposited the remains of deceased in the Hall of Yosemite Lodge #97 at Big Oak Flat from which place deceased was duly interred June 20 at 1 o'clock pm by the Lodge. Bro J.C. McLaughlin acting as Marshall and Bros Foot, Bruschi, Murrow and Bros from Coulterville Lodge as Pall-bearers.

    F. Murrow R.S.
  11. [S2803] Leigh Hadley Irvine A History of New California, bio of Henry Schmidt, pg. 1030: ... There are six children living besides Mr Schmidt as follows Charles and George who are farming on the home place Fred and William who are mining in Tuolumne county Minnie the wife of John C McLaughlin a mining engineer of San Francisco and Caroline the wife of William Pool a miner of Groveland California.
  12. [S295] Personal Knowledge of Compiler.

Adeline (McLaughlin) Martin

F, b. circa 1851
FatherCornelius McLaughlin1 b. c 1819, d. bt 1871 - 1880
MotherMary (McHugh) McLaughlin b. c 1820
Last Edited9 Dec 2016
     Adeline (McLaughlin) Martin was born circa 1851 at CA.2,3,4 She was the daughter of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin.1 Adeline (McLaughlin) Martin married Unknown Martin before 1869.
     Adeline (McLaughlin) Martin was also known as Ada Martin.4 Adeline (McLaughlin) Martin was also known as Adeline McLaughlin.2 She and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1880 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.4

Family

Unknown Martin d. b 1880
Children

Citations

  1. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come from Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. ... Now and then the anxious mother looked back to see how Johnny and Adeline were fairing on the horse with their father which brought up the rear of the little procession...."
  2. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite, Pg 149 - 150: "In the fall of [18]54 Elen Harper May, then a baby of three or four months, rode over the Murderer's Gulch Trail [crossing the Tuolumne River at Wards Ferry]. Her father, Cornelius McLaughlin, had come frm Australia to Sullivan's Creek near Sonora. ... Now and then the anxious mother looked back to see how Johnny and Adeline were fairing on the horse with their father which brought up the rear of the little procession...."
  3. [S234] Karen Davis, "Karen Davis Research", Suggests that Adeline was born circa 1852.
  4. [S2169] 1 June 1880 Records of the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne, California; Roll: 85; Family History Film: 1254085; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 0798.

Mr. (?) May

M
Last Edited19 Apr 2007

James T. McAlee1

M, b. 9 April 1877, d. 19 July 1930
FatherThomas McAlee2 b. 1842, d. 1890
MotherAngeline (Flack) Nye McAlee3 b. 14 Oct 1844, d. 12 Jan 1926
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Last Edited10 Sep 2013
     James T. McAlee was born on 9 April 1877.1 He was the son of Thomas McAlee and Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee.2,3 James T. McAlee died on 19 July 1930 at Napa Co., California, at age 53.1,4 He was buried on 22 July 1930 at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:200, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1,5
     He appeared on the census of June 1880 as a 3-year-old son in the household of Thomas McAlee and Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee at 4th Township, Tuolumne Co., California.6 James T. McAlee appeared on the census of June 1900 at Third Township, Tuolumne Co., California, as a boarder in the household of Samuel Scruggs.7 He appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Wm P Nye and Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee at 3rd Twp, Tuolumne Co., California.8 James T. McAlee was registered for the World War I draft in 1918 at Alturas, Modoc Co., California. Although he registered with the Alturas draft board, his registration was file in Reno, Nevada, his permanent address. The registration gives his birth date as 9 Apr 1877 and his full name as James Thomas McAlee, two pieces of information not given in other available records; Employed as truck driver out of Modoc Co., registered in Modoc Co., permanent address in Reno NV, indexed in Ancestry.com as NEVADA registration.
James Thomas McAlee
County:     Washoe
State:     Nevada
Birth Date:     9 Apr 1877
Race:     White
Roll:     1711537
DraftBoard:     0
Age:

Occupation:

Nearest Relative:

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Signature:
Source Citation: Registration Location: Washoe County, Nevada; Roll: 1711537; Draft Board: 0.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
Description. He may be the person indexed as James E. and enumerated as James P. McAlee married to the former Sadie DeChambeau, a boardinghouse manager in Bridgeport, Mono Co., California. This James McAlee has a father born in Ireland and a mother from New York. He is unemployed, as might be expected in a mad who would die within weeks of the census taker's visit. James and Sadie had been married less than 10 years; Name:     James E McAlee
Home in 1930:     Bridgeport, Mono, California
Age:     52
Estimated Birth Year:     abt 1878
Birthplace:     California
Relation to Head of House:     Head
Spouse's Name:     Sadie E
Race:     White
Age at first marriage: 20
Parents' birthplace: fa - north Ireland, mother NY
Household Members:     
Name     Age
James E McAlee 52
Sadie E McAlee 47 (manages boarding house)
Maurice H Dechambeau 20 (stepson)
Cecil J Dechambeau 17 (stepson)
Gilbert A Kelley 40 (boarder)
Harry Jodan 46 (boarder)
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Bridgeport, Mono, California; Roll 178; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 850.0.
Source Information:
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Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 4:200 James T.McAllee 1878-1930.
  2. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 4:202 Thomas McAlee 1842-1890 Father Born in Ireland.
  3. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 4:201 Angeline McAlee 1842-1986 Mother.
  4. [S75] Burial Permits, Tuo Co., 1-12, James T McAlee born 9 Apr 1877, died 19 Jul 19130 Napa Co. CA, burial at Divide Cemetery, Big Oak Flat; fa Thomas McAlee, mother unknown.
  5. [S9] Tuolumne Co. Historical Society, Burdens Burial Records, James T McAlee, age 53, died 19 Jul 1930 and buried 22 Jul 1930 at Big Oak Flat.
  6. [S606] 1880 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, populations schedule, 4th Twp., ED 111, SD 2, Page 13, (p 208 stamped) Dwelling 135, Household138, 7 June 1880: Thos McAlee, W M age 40, married, farmer, IRE-IRE-IRE; Angeline McAlee, W F age 33, wife, keeping house, NY-IRE-VT; Mary M Nye W F age 12, step-daughter at home NV-MA-NY; Wm P Nye W M age 11 step-son, at home, NV-MA-NY; James T McAlee W M age 3 son CA-IRE-NY; Royal L McAlee W M age 2 son CA-IRE-NY.
  7. [S610] June 1900 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, 3rd Township, ED 126, SD 5, Sheet 2A, pg 39 (stamped), Line 32, 2 June 1900: James McAlee, boarder, W M born Apr 1877 age 23 CA-IRE-IL (sic), Miner, can read, write and speak English.
  8. [S607] 1910 US Census, Mariposia Co., California, population schedule, Third Township, ED 167, SD 6, p 3B, Dwelling (not given), Household (not given), 15 Apr 1910, Wm P Nye, head, M W age 43 M1, mar 18 years, NV-MA-NY miner in gold mine, O-F-H; Angeline McAlee, mother F W age 62 Wd, mother of 6 children, 4 living, NY-IRE-VT, not employed outside home; James McAlee, brother F W age 32 Md1, married 10 years, CA-IRE-NY, Miner, gold mine; Royal L McAlee, brother M W age 31 S CA-IRE-NY, miner, gold mine.

Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee1

F, b. 14 October 1844, d. 12 January 1926
FatherWilliam Flack2 b. c 1811, d. bt 1871 - 1880
MotherElizabeth Flack2 b. c 1815, d. bt 1881 - 1900
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Last Edited10 Sep 2013
     Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee was born on 14 October 1844 at New York.3,4 She was the daughter of William Flack and Elizabeth Flack.2 Angeline Flack married Charles H Nye, son of Peter Nye and Martha A Felt, on 2 April 1863 at Tuolumne Co., California.5 Angeline (Flack) Nye married Thomas McAlee on 21 June 1876 at Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California.6,7 Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee died on 12 January 1926 at Alameda Co., California, at age 81.3,4 She was buried on 17 January 1926 at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:201, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.3,8
     Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee was also known as Angeline Flack.9 She appeared on the census of 1850 as a 6-year-old female in the household of William Flack and Elizabeth Flack at Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.10 Angeline Flack appeared on the census of 1860as a 16-year-old in the household of William Flack and Elizabeth Flack at LaGrange, Empire Township, Stanislaus Co., California; NOTE: HeritageQuestOnline indexes this location as Orestimba Twp, although record clearly states EMPIRE Twp.2 As of circa 1866,her married name was Angeline (Flack) Nye. Angeline (Flack) Nye appeared on the census of August 1870 in the household of Peter Nye at Gold Hill, Storey Co., Nevada. Peter was likely the father of CH Nye, and Angeline's father-in-law.11 Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee and Thomas McAlee appeared as husband and wife on the census of June 1880 at 4th Township, Tuolumne Co., California. Also in the household were two Nye children and two, younger, McAlee children.12 Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee appeared on the census of 1900 as mother-in-law in the household of Joseph Harten and Mary (Nye) Ogden Harten Forsberg at Tuolumne Co., California.13 Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee and Wm P Nye appeared as mother and son on the census of 1910 at 3rd Twp, Tuolumne Co., California. Angeline is described as the mother of 6 children, 4 of whom are living. Known McAlee sons James and Royal are also enumerated in the household.14

Family 1

Charles H Nye b. 1 May 1841, d. bt 1871 - 1875
Children

Family 2

Thomas McAlee b. 1842, d. 1890
Children

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 4:201 Angeline McAlee 1842-1986 Mother.
  2. [S2425] 1 June 1860 Population schedules, Provo, Utah, 27 June 1860 - William Flack, 49, M Farmer $2000 $6225 born Ireland; Elizabeth Flack, 45, F born VT; Samuel Flack, age 25, M Farmer born NY; Isabel Flack, 20, F born NY; Angeline Flack, age 16, F born NY; B F Theabeau, age 33 M Farmer born [? unreadable]. Note: Last person is indexed by Ancestry.com as B F Theaben, born Maryland.
  3. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 4:201 Angeline McAlee 1842-1926 Mother.
  4. [S75] Burial Permits, Tuo Co., 1-12, Angelina McAlee, born 14 Oct 1844, died 12 Jan 1926 (sic) Alameda Co., parents unknown, burial Divide Cemetery Big Oak Flat.
  5. [S637] Tuolumne Co. Genealogical Society, Tuo Co Mariages, 1850-1900, CHARLES W NYE and ANGELINE FLACK married 2 Apr 1863, locality unknown, recorded in Tuolumne Co. Marriage Book1, p. 038.
  6. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 4:202 Thomas McAlee 1842-1890 Father Born in Ireland.
  7. [S637] Tuolumne Co. Genealogical Society, Tuo Co Mariages, 1850-1900, THOMAS McALEE and ANGELINE DYE (sic, should be NYE) married 21 Jun 1876 in Sonora. Recorded in Tuolumne Co Marriages Book 3, page 116.
  8. [S9] Tuolumne Co. Historical Society, Burdens Burial Records, Angeline McAlee, age 81, died 12 Jan 1926 and buried 17 Jan 1926 at Big Oak Flat.
  9. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000, Mary M Forsberg, female born Nevada 18 June 18167; died San Joaquin Co. 11 July 1961, age 94. Mother's maiden surname - Flack.
  10. [S647] 1850 US Census, Rock Island Co., population schedule, Peoria City,Page 160-A, Dwelling 530, Household 542, 22 August 1850 - WILLIAM FLACK, age 40, M, Tailor, born Ireland; ELIZABETH FLACK, age 36, F born Ver(sic); SAMUEL FLACK, age 15, M born New York; MARY FLACK, age 13, F born New York; ISABEL FLACK, age 11, born New York; ANGELINE FLACK, age 6 years, born New York. Father of all children is foreign born.
  11. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, 28 August 1870 - Peter Nye, age 62, M W Carpenter $300 Massachusetts Male citizen over 21; CH Nye, W M age 29, RR emp Massachusetts, male citizen over 21 years; A Nye, age 25 F W KH, Illinois; Mary Nye, age 3 F W born Nevada; P Nye, age 2, M W born Nevada.
  12. [S606] 1880 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, populations schedule, 4th Twp., ED 111, SD 2, Page 13, (p 208 stamped) Dwelling 135, Household138, 7 June 1880: Thos McAlee, W M age 40, married, farmer, IRE-IRE-IRE; Angeline McAlee, W F age 33, wife, keeping house, NY-IRE-VT; Mary M Nye W F age 12, step-daughter at home NV-MA-NY; Wm P Nye W M age 11 step-son, at home, NV-MA-NY; James T McAlee W M age 3 son CA-IRE-NY; Royal L McAlee W M age 2 son CA-IRE-NY.
  13. [S609] Jun 1900 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, Third Township, ED 126, SD 4, Sheet 4B, Dwelling 94, Household 95, 9 June 1900 - Joseph Harten, Head W M born May 1865 age 35 Mar 4 years, CA-IRE-GER, Farmer, can read-write-speak English, O-F-F #17 on Farm Schedule; Mary M Harten, wife, W F born June 1867 age 32 Mar 4 years, mother of 4 children, 3 living, CA-MA-VT; Robert L Ogden, step-son, W M born Dec 1892, age 7 S CA-CA- CA; Angeline McAlee, mother-in-law, W F born Oct 1847, age 52, Wd, mother of 6 children, 4 living, VT-IRE-VT; Royal McAlee, brother-in-law, W M born May 1878, age 22 CA-IRE-VT Farm Laborer; Thomas D Harten, Father, W M born Mar 1834, age 66 WD, IRE-SCT-SCT to US 1848, resident 51 years, Na, farmer.
  14. [S607] 1910 US Census, Mariposia Co., California, population schedule, Third Township, ED 167, SD 6, p 3B, Dwelling (not given), Household (not given), 15 Apr 1910, Wm P Nye, head, M W age 43 M1, mar 18 years, NV-MA-NY miner in gold mine, O-F-H; Angeline McAlee, mother F W age 62 Wd, mother of 6 children, 4 living, NY-IRE-VT, not employed outside home; James McAlee, brother F W age 32 Md1, married 10 years, CA-IRE-NY, Miner, gold mine; Royal L McAlee, brother M W age 31 S CA-IRE-NY, miner, gold mine.
  15. [S606] 1880 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, populations schedule, 4th Twp., ED 111, SD 2, Page 13, (p 208 stamped) Dwelling 135, Household138, 7 June 1880: Thos McAlee, W M age 40, married, farmer, IRE-IRE-IRE; Angeline McAlee, W F age 33, wife, keeping house, NY-IRE-VT; Mary M Nye W F age 12, step-daughter at home NV-MA-NY; Wm P Nye W M age 11 step-son, at home, NV-MA-NY; Jam T McAlee W M age 3 son CA-IRE-NY; Royal L McAlee W M age 2 son CA-IRE-NY.

Thomas McAlee1

M, b. 1842, d. 1890
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     Thomas McAlee was born in 1842 at Ireland.1 He married Angeline (Flack) Nye, daughter of William Flack and Elizabeth Flack, on 21 June 1876 at Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California.1,2 Thomas McAlee died in 1890.1 He was buried at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:202, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     He appeared on the census of 1860; POSSIBLE MATCH: (based on his name and age, traditional naming pattern, lack of other matches found) Thomas McCalla
Age in 1860:     13
Birth Year:     abt 1847
Birthplace:     Ireland
Home in 1860:     Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Gender:     Male
Post Office:     Pottsville
Value of real estate:     
Household Members:     
Name     Age
James McCalla
45
Marry McCalla
42
Ann McCalla
18
Bridget McCalla
16
Thomas McCalla
13
William McCalla
11
Edward McCalla
6
John McCalla
5
Joseph McCalla
3
Andrew McCalla
2
Samuel McCalla
6.12
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1179; Page: 547; Image: 33. He and Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee appeared as husband and wife on the census of June 1880 at 4th Township, Tuolumne Co., California. Also in the household were two Nye children and two, younger, McAlee children.3 Thomas McAlee does not appear in the Tuolumne County Businessmen's Directory in 1881; Not in 1881 Businessman's Directory for Tuolumne County.

Family

Angeline (Flack) Nye McAlee b. 14 Oct 1844, d. 12 Jan 1926
Children

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery Plot 4:202 Thomas McAlee 1842-1890 Father Born in Ireland.
  2. [S637] Tuolumne Co. Genealogical Society, Tuo Co Mariages, 1850-1900, THOMAS McALEE and ANGELINE DYE (sic, should be NYE) married 21 Jun 1876 in Sonora. Recorded in Tuolumne Co Marriages Book 3, page 116.
  3. [S606] 1880 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, populations schedule, 4th Twp., ED 111, SD 2, Page 13, (p 208 stamped) Dwelling 135, Household138, 7 June 1880: Thos McAlee, W M age 40, married, farmer, IRE-IRE-IRE; Angeline McAlee, W F age 33, wife, keeping house, NY-IRE-VT; Mary M Nye W F age 12, step-daughter at home NV-MA-NY; Wm P Nye W M age 11 step-son, at home, NV-MA-NY; James T McAlee W M age 3 son CA-IRE-NY; Royal L McAlee W M age 2 son CA-IRE-NY.
  4. [S606] 1880 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, populations schedule, 4th Twp., ED 111, SD 2, Page 13, (p 208 stamped) Dwelling 135, Household138, 7 June 1880: Thos McAlee, W M age 40, married, farmer, IRE-IRE-IRE; Angeline McAlee, W F age 33, wife, keeping house, NY-IRE-VT; Mary M Nye W F age 12, step-daughter at home NV-MA-NY; Wm P Nye W M age 11 step-son, at home, NV-MA-NY; Jam T McAlee W M age 3 son CA-IRE-NY; Royal L McAlee W M age 2 son CA-IRE-NY.

Jules Alfred McCauley1

M, b. 2 August 1874, d. 13 July 1957
FatherJames McCauley3 b. 1841, d. 24 Jun 1911
MotherBarbara (Winger) McCauley2 b. May 1841, d. 1925
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     Jules Alfred McCauley was born on 2 August 1874 at California.4,5 He was the son of James McCauley and Barbara (Winger) McCauley.2,3 Jules Alfred McCauley married Nellie (Cumming) McCauley, daughter of Duncan W Cumming and Mrs. Anna Cumming, on 30 October 1901.6,7 Jules Alfred McCauley died on 13 July 1957 at Martinez, Contra Costa Co., California, at age 82.4,5 He was buried at Divide Cemetery Plot 5:30, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.4
     Jules Alfred McCauley was also known as Joseph McCauley pr/1880 Census.2 Jules Alfred McCauley was also known as Julius McCauley.4

Family

Nellie (Cumming) McCauley b. 3 Jul 1883, d. 8 Jun 1965
Children

Citations

  1. [S75] Burial Permits, Tuo Co., 1-12, Jules (sic) Alfred McCauley born San Francisco 2 Aug 1874; died at Martinez, California July 13 1957. Burial at Oddfellows', Big Oak Flat.
  2. [S1173] 1880 US Census, Mariposia Co., California, population schedule, Yosemite, ED 41, SD 4, pg 11, Household 52 (stamped pg 182), The McCauley immediate family includes James McCauley, head, W M age 40 born Ireland, runner of toll road to Glacier Point, IRE-IRE-IRE; Barbaruh (sic) McCauley, wife 2 F age 37 ALSACE-ALSACE-ALSACE; Joseph McCauley W M age 6 son CA-IRE-ALSACE.
  3. [S1293] 1880 US Census, Mariposia Co., California, population schedule, Yosemite, ED 41, SD 4, pg 11, Household 52 (stamped pg 182), The McCauley immediate family includes James McCauley, head, W M age 40 born Ireland, runner of toll road to Glacier Point, IRE-IRE-IRE; Barbaruh (sic) McCauley, wife 2 F age 37 ALSACE-ALSACE-ALSACE; Joseph McCauley W M age 6 son CA-IRE-ALSACE.
  4. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:30 Julius McCauley 1874 - 1957.
  5. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000, JULES ALFRED McCAULEY, male born California 02 Aug 1874, mother's maiden name Wenge, father's surname McCauley. Died Contr aCosta Co. 13 Jul 1957, age 83 years. 553-03-5665. ID 1797198.
  6. [S1698] Barbara Pargament, Sep 2013, Nellie C Cumming born 3 July 1883 in California, died 8 June 1965 in Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California.
    Wife of Jule Alfred McCauley (1874-1957); mother of Evelyn A McCauley (1903-1967; Thelma B McCauley, (1905-?) and Nellie Elizabeth McCaualey (1913-1988).
    Evelyn McCauley married Charles ESsig (1905-1976) and died in Napa, Napa Co., California.
  7. [S194] Tuolumne Co. Genealogical Society, Tuo Co Mariages, J.A. McCauley and N. C. Cumming mar 30 Oct 1901 in Big Oak Flat (Tuo Co Mar Index 1875-1910/6-108).

Nellie (Cumming) McCauley1

F, b. 3 July 1883, d. 8 June 1965
FatherDuncan W Cumming2 b. Dec 1845
MotherMrs. Anna Cumming2 b. Jul 1856
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     Nellie (Cumming) McCauley was born on 3 July 1883 at California.3,4,2 She was the daughter of Duncan W Cumming and Mrs. Anna Cumming.2 Nellie (Cumming) McCauley married Jules Alfred McCauley, son of James McCauley and Barbara (Winger) McCauley, on 30 October 1901.1,5 Nellie (Cumming) McCauley died on 8 June 1965 at Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California, at age 81.3,4 She was buried in June 1965 at Divide Cemetery Plot 5:31, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.3,4
     Nellie (Cumming) McCauley was also known as Nellie Cumming.2 Nellie (Cumming) McCauley was also known as Nellie McCauley.3 She appeared on the census of 1900 as a 16 year old daughter in the household of Duncan W Cumming at Township 3, Tuolumne Co., California.6 Nellie (Cumming) McCauley (an unknown value) in October 1916.7 She lived in October 1916 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.7

Family

Jules Alfred McCauley b. 2 Aug 1874, d. 13 Jul 1957
Children

Citations

  1. [S1698] Barbara Pargament, Sep 2013, Nellie C Cumming born 3 July 1883 in California, died 8 June 1965 in Richmond, Contra Costa Co., California.
    Wife of Jule Alfred McCauley (1874-1957); mother of Evelyn A McCauley (1903-1967; Thelma B McCauley, (1905-?) and Nellie Elizabeth McCaualey (1913-1988).
    Evelyn McCauley married Charles ESsig (1905-1976) and died in Napa, Napa Co., California.
  2. [S2659] 1900 US Census, unknown repository address, population schedule, Twp 3, ED 126, SD 4, Sheet 2-A (page 39 stamped), Dwelling, Household, 2 June 1900 - DUNCAN W CUMMING, head, ... NELLIE C CUMMING, daughter, white female born May 1883, age 16, single, born California, father born Canada, mother born New York, at school, can read and write, speaks English...
  3. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:31 Nellie McCauley 1883 - 1965.
  4. [S75] Burial Permits, Tuo Co., 1-12, Nellie Catherine McCauley, born California 3 July 1883 (parents unknown); died Richmond, California 8 June 1965; Burial at Oddfellows', Big Oak Flat.
  5. [S194] Tuolumne Co. Genealogical Society, Tuo Co Mariages, J.A. McCauley and N. C. Cumming mar 30 Oct 1901 in Big Oak Flat (Tuo Co Mar Index 1875-1910/6-108).
  6. [S2659] 1900 US Census, unknown repository address, population schedule, Twp 3, ED 126, SD 4, Sheet 2-A (page 39 stamped), Dwelling, Household, 2 June 1900 - DUNCAN W CUMMING, head, white male born Dec 1845, age 54 years, Married 17 years, born Canada (Eng), both Parents born Canada (Eng), to US 1863, resident 36 years, Naturalized, miner, can read and write, owns house free of mortgage; ANNA CUMMING, wife, white female born July 1856, age 43 years, married 17 years, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New York, can read and write, speaks English; NELLIE C CUMMING, daughter, white female born May 1883, age 16, single, born California, father born Canada, mother born New York, at school, can read and write, speaks English; GORDON D CUMMING, son, white male born May 1886, age 14, single, born California, father born Canada, mother born New York, at school, can read and write, speaks English; WILLIAM S CUMMING, son white male born Nov 1888, age 11 years, single, born California, father born Canada, mother born New York, at school, can read and write, speaks English; ALEXANDER T CUMMING, son, white male born Aug 1890, age 9 years, single, born California, father born Canada, mother born New York, at school, can read and write, speaks English; DONALD A CUMMING, son, white male born Dec 1894, age 5 years, Vsingle, born California, father born Canada, mother born New York.
  7. [S1754] The Union Democrat, 26 Jan 2012, 28 Oct 1916.

Clarence John McCauley1,2

M, b. 21 July 1911, d. 13 December 1984
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     Clarence John McCauley was born on 21 July 1911.1 He died on 13 December 1984 at Coulterville, Mariposa Co., California, at age 73.1 He was buried after 13 December 1984 at Divide Cemetery Plot 5:29-a, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     He appeared on the census of 1930 as an 18-year-old son in the household of John J. McCauley and Annie (Meyer) McCauley at Twp 2, Stanislaus National Forest, Mariposa Co., California.3

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:29-a CJ (Clarence J) McCauley 21 Jul 1911 - 13 Dec 1984 US Army WWII.
  2. [S75] Burial Permits, Tuo Co., 1-12, Clarence John McCauley born 12 July 1911 (parents not named); died 13 Dec 1984 Coulterville, Mariposa Co.; burial at Big Oak Flat.
  3. [S1346] 1930 US Census, Mariposia Co., California, population schedule, Stanislaus National Forest, ED 22-2, SD 4, Sheet 2-B (follows page 5 stamped), Dwelling 74, Household 74, JOHN M McCAULEY, Head, Owns, has radio, lives on farm, male white age 47, married, first married at 26, not in school, can read and write, born California, father from North Ireland, mother from Alssace-Lorrain Germany, Farmer/owner on general farm, woking on census day, not a veteran, #29 on Farm Schedule; ANNIE McCAULEY, wife, female white age 46 years, married, first married at 24, not in school, can read nd write, born California, father born Germany, mother born California, speaks Englishs, not employed; CLARENCE J McCAULEY, son, male white age 18 years, unmarried, born California, both parents born California, not in school, speaks English, Farm laborer on general farm, not a veteran; THEDA R McCAULEY, daughter, female white age 11 years, in school, can read and write, born California, both parents born California, not employed; EMMA B McCAULEY, Daughter, female white age 10 years, in school, can read and write, born California, both parents born California.

Anna Barbara McCauley1

F, b. 28 February 1920, d. 1 April 1998
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     Anna Barbara McCauley was born on 28 February 1920.1 She died on 1 April 1998 at age 78.1 She was buried after 1 April 1998 at Divide Cemetery Plot 5:29-a2, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     She and Mazie (Carlon) Erickson Woolstenhulme Anna McCauley and Mazie Woolstenhulme were cousins. Anna Barbara McCauley Is Anna Barbara the wife of Clarence John McCauley?

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:29-a2 Anna Barbara McCauley 28 Feb 1920 - April 1, 1998.

William D. McCready1

M, b. 1868, d. 1921
FatherW. H. McCready b. c 1833, d. 11 Nov 1918
MotherMrs. Melissa McCready b. c 1847, d. b 1880
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     William D. McCready was born in 1868 at Ohio.1 He was the son of W. H. McCready and Mrs. Melissa McCready. William D. McCready died in 1921 at Tuolumne Co., CA.1,2 He was buried in 1921 at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:211, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     He appeared on the census of 1870 as a son in the household of W. H. McCready at Athens Co., OH.3 William D. McCready appeared on the census of 1880 as a son in the household of W. H. McCready at Wyandotte Co., KS.4 William D. McCready appeared on the census of 1885 at Linn Co., KS; 1885 Kansas Territory Census
Roll: KS1885_76; Line: 18

Name:     W H McCready
Census Date:     1 Mar 1885
Residence County:     Linn
Residence State:     Kansas
Locality:     Mound City
Birth Place:     Pennsylvania
Family Number:     5
Marital Status:     Married
Gender:     Male
Age:     52
Birth Year:     abt 1833
Race:     White
Household Member(s):     
Name     Age
W H McCready     52
S J McCready     52
Ada McCready     18
W D McCready     16
John A McCready     14
Spence E McCready     12
Effa I McCready     9. He was listed as a resident in Daniel Corcoran's household in the census report in 1910 at Priest's, 3rd Twp, Tuolumne Co., CA.5

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 4:211 William D. McCready 1868 - 1921 Ohio Boone Stone.
  2. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  3. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration.
  4. [S2169] 1 June 1880 Records of the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration.
  5. [S2161] 15 April 1910 Records of the Bureau of the Census, unknown repository address, The 1910 census includes all fifty U.S. states and Washington D.C., as well as Military and Naval Forces, and Puerto Rico.

Spencer E. McCready1

M, b. 1873, d. 1941
FatherW. H. McCready b. c 1833, d. 11 Nov 1918
MotherMrs. Melissa McCready b. c 1847, d. b 1880
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     Spencer E. McCready was born in 1873 at Kansas.1 He was the son of W. H. McCready and Mrs. Melissa McCready. Spencer E. McCready died in 1941 at Tuolumne Co., CA.1,2 He was buried in 1941 at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:212, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.3
     Spencer E. McCready was also known as Penn McCready. He appeared on the census of 1880 as a son in the household of W. H. McCready at Wyandotte Co., KS.4 Spencer E. McCready appeared on the census of 1885 in the household of William D. McCready at Linn Co., KS; 1885 Kansas Territory Census
Roll: KS1885_76; Line: 18

Name:     W H McCready
Census Date:     1 Mar 1885
Residence County:     Linn
Residence State:     Kansas
Locality:     Mound City
Birth Place:     Pennsylvania
Family Number:     5
Marital Status:     Married
Gender:     Male
Age:     52
Birth Year:     abt 1833
Race:     White
Household Member(s):     
Name     Age
W H McCready     52
S J McCready     52
Ada McCready     18
W D McCready     16
John A McCready     14
Spence E McCready     12
Effa I McCready     9. Spencer E. McCready was listed as a resident in Daniel Corcoran's household in the census report in 1910 at Priest's, 3rd Twp, Tuolumne Co., CA.5 Spencer E. McCready was Miner in 1917 at Tuolumne Co., CA.6 He appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of John McCready at Twp 3, Tuolumne co., CA.7

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 4:212 Spencer E. McCready 1873 - 1941 Kansas.
  2. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  3. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 4:212 Spencer E. McCready 1873 - 1941 Kansas Boone Stone.
  4. [S2169] 1 June 1880 Records of the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration.
  5. [S2161] 15 April 1910 Records of the Bureau of the Census, unknown repository address, The 1910 census includes all fifty U.S. states and Washington D.C., as well as Military and Naval Forces, and Puerto Rico.
  6. [S584] Unknown document; unknown film.
  7. [S2163] Unknown record type, NARA, Wahington DC.

John McCready1

M, b. 1872, d. 1945
FatherW. H. McCready b. c 1833, d. 11 Nov 1918
MotherMrs. Melissa McCready b. c 1847, d. b 1880
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     John McCready was born in 1872 at Kansas.1 He was the son of W. H. McCready and Mrs. Melissa McCready. John McCready died in 1945 at Tuolumne Co., CA.1,2 He was buried in 1945 at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:231, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     He appeared on the census of 1880 as a son in the household of W. H. McCready at Wyandotte Co., KS.3 John McCready appeared on the census of 1885 in the household of William D. McCready at Linn Co., KS; 1885 Kansas Territory Census
Roll: KS1885_76; Line: 18

Name:     W H McCready
Census Date:     1 Mar 1885
Residence County:     Linn
Residence State:     Kansas
Locality:     Mound City
Birth Place:     Pennsylvania
Family Number:     5
Marital Status:     Married
Gender:     Male
Age:     52
Birth Year:     abt 1833
Race:     White
Household Member(s):     
Name     Age
W H McCready     52
S J McCready     52
Ada McCready     18
W D McCready     16
John A McCready     14
Spence E McCready     12
Effa I McCready     9. John McCready was listed as a resident in Daniel Corcoran's household in the census report in 1910 at Priest's, 3rd Twp, Tuolumne Co., CA.4 John McCready appeared on the census of 1930 at Twp 3, Tuolumne co., CA.5

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 4:213 John McCready 1872 - 1945 Kansas Boone Stone.
  2. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  3. [S2169] 1 June 1880 Records of the Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration.
  4. [S2161] 15 April 1910 Records of the Bureau of the Census, unknown repository address, The 1910 census includes all fifty U.S. states and Washington D.C., as well as Military and Naval Forces, and Puerto Rico.
  5. [S2163] Unknown record type, NARA, Wahington DC.

Kenneth James McGinnis1

M, b. 8 December 1944, d. 22 April 1991
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     Kenneth James McGinnis was born on 8 December 1944.1 He died on 22 April 1991 at age 46.1 He was buried after 22 April 1991 at Divide Cemetery Plot 1:538-1, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 1:538-1 Kenneth James McGinnis 8 Dec 1944 - 22 Apr 1991 US Army, Vietnam.

William McGowan1

M, b. 1850, d. 1936
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     William McGowan was born in 1850.1 He was buried in 1936 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:429, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1 He died in 1936.1
     He was a witness own sawmill above Groveland with Francis Louis Cassaretto on 24 January 1920.2

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:429 William McGowan 1850 - 1936.
  2. [S1754] The Union Democrat, 26 Jan 2012.

Robert Byron McKnight1

M, b. 4 January 1894, d. 24 August 1975
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     Robert Byron McKnight married an unknown person. He was born in 1894; buried as Mac McKnight.2 He was born on 4 January 1894; Buried as R. B. McKnight.1 He married Maria Baloza; presumed marriage based on shared headstone at Divide Cemetery.3 Robert Byron McKnight was buried in 1975 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:390, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.4 He died on 24 August 1975 at age 81.1 He was buried after 24 August 1975 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:389, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     Robert Byron McKnight was also known as R. B. McKnight.5 Robert Byron McKnight was also known as Mac McKnight.2 He was (an unknown value) circa 1947 at partnered with Harold L. Guinn in the Hardin Flat sawmill and resort.5 He lived before 1974 at Between Red Hills Rd. and Sims Rd., Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., California.5

Family

Maria Baloza b. 21 Sep 1896, d. 9 Mar 1977

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:389 Robert Byron McKnight 4 Jan 1894 - 24 Aug 1975.
  2. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:390 Mac McKnight 1894 - 1975.
  3. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:391 Maria McKnight , Sep 21 1896 - Mar 9 1977. Joint stone with Mac McKnight.
  4. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:390 Mac McKnight 1894 - 1975 Joint stone with Maria McKnight.
  5. [S568] Rosa E. Guinn, Article - Along the Hardin Flat Road.

Maria Baloza1

F, b. 21 September 1896, d. 9 March 1977
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     Maria Baloza was born on 21 September 1896.2 She married Robert Byron McKnight; presumed marriage based on shared headstone at Divide Cemetery.2 Maria Baloza died on 9 March 1977 at age 80.2 She was buried after 9 March 1977 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:391, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.2
     Maria Baloza was also known as Maria (Baloza) McKnight. She was owned and operated 49er Golden Chain Camp Ground on Hwy 49 between Moccasin and Jacksonville before 1975.1

Family

Robert Byron McKnight b. 4 Jan 1894, d. 24 Aug 1975

Citations

  1. [S568] Rosa E. Guinn, Article - Along the Hardin Flat Road.
  2. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:391 Maria McKnight , Sep 21 1896 - Mar 9 1977. Joint stone with Mac McKnight.

Barney McLatharican1

M, b. 1871, d. 1955
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     Barney McLatharican was born in 1871.1 He was buried in 1955 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:480, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1 He died in 1955.1

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:480 Barney McLatharican 1871 - 1955.

William D. McLaughlin1

M, b. 4 December 1859, d. 23 November 1921
FatherCornelius McLaughlin b. c 1819, d. bt 1871 - 1880
MotherMary (McHugh) McLaughlin b. c 1820
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     William D. McLaughlin was born on 4 December 1859 at California; Note discrepancy in birth year

1862 via Cemetery District records and

4 Dec 1859 via his baptismal record.

The 1862 birth date shown in the Cemetery District records also conflicts with the 1870 census which reports him as a 10 year old child.

Willliams marriage record of 1886 indicates he was born in 1860

William's death record indicates he was born in 1860.2,1 He was the son of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin. William D. McLaughlin married Addie (Robinson) McLaughlin on 27 January 1886 at Stanislaus Co., California.3 William D. McLaughlin died on 23 November 1921 at Tuolumne Co., California, at age 61.1,4 He was buried after 23 November 1921 at Divide Cemetery Plot 5:105, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     William D. McLaughlin was also known as William David McLaughlin.2 He appeared on the census of 1870 as 10 year old WA McLaughlin in the household of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary (McHugh) McLaughlin at Twp 4 Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California;
Note that the three younger children have only one parent -- their mother -- foreign born. This suggests that Mary is not the mother of John C. who was born in Australia.5 William D. McLaughlin appeared on the census of 1900 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.6 He was in 1904 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.7 He appeared on the census of 1910 at Twp 3, Tuolumne Co., California.8 He was a witness to business trip to Sacramento with James J. Scofield on 18 November 1916.9 William D. McLaughlin was Carpenter in 1920.10 He appeared on the census of 1920 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.10

Family

Addie (Robinson) McLaughlin b. 9 Sep 1867, d. 16 Jun 1964
Children

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:105 William D. McLaughlin 1862 - 1921.
  2. [S44] Unknown volume, St. Patrick's Baptisms, Sonora: pg 81-A, William David McLaughlin, son of Cornelius McLaughlin and Mary McHugh, born 4 Dec 1859, baptized 22 Dec 1859. Residence not given., Tuolumne County Genealogical Society.
  3. [S501] Myrtle Dix, Early Marriages, 1854-1905.
  4. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  5. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Census, 1870 Tuolumne Co. Twp 4, p. 189/398 Line 17:.
  6. [S2170] 1 June 1900 United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 3, Tuolumne, California; Roll: 116; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1240116.
  7. [S605] Tuo Co. Voter Registration: William D McLaughlin, age 44, Big Oak Flat.
  8. [S2161] 15 April 1910 Records of the Bureau of the Census, unknown repository address, The 1910 census includes all fifty U.S. states and Washington D.C., as well as Military and Naval Forces, and Puerto Rico., Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 3, Tuolumne, California; Roll: T624_111; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 1374124.
  9. [S1754] The Union Democrat, 26 Jan 2012.
  10. [S2162] Unknown record type, unknown repository address, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne, California; Roll: T625_153; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 830.
  11. [S584] Unknown document; unknown film, . U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  12. [S2161] 15 April 1910 Records of the Bureau of the Census, unknown repository address, The 1910 census includes all fifty U.S. states and Washington D.C., as well as Military and Naval Forces, and Puerto Rico.

Gussie E. McMillan1

F, b. 1901, d. 1980
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     Gussie E. McMillan was born in 1901 at South Carolina.1,2 She was buried in 1980 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:407, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1 She died in 1980 at Tuolumne Co., CA.1,2

Family
Child

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:407 Gussie E. McMillan 1901-1980.
  2. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.

Alvin McMillan1

M, b. 3 September 1922, d. 5 April 1984
MotherGussie E. McMillan b. 1901, d. 1980
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     Alvin McMillan was born on 3 September 1922 at Orangeburg, South Carolina.1,2 He was the son of Gussie E. McMillan. Alvin McMillan died on 5 April 1984 at Hayward, Alameda Co., CA, at age 61.1,3,2 He was buried after 5 April 1984 at Divide Cemetery Plot 3:40-A1, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.4
     He served in the USN during WWII circa 1945.2 He lived between 1977 and 1984 at PML, Groveland, CA.2 He was Supervisor fr/Ford Motor Co. at Bay Area, CA.2 He Alvin McMillian and his wife were one of the few black families in the area and lived on Clements Road near the Pine Mountain Lake Stables. Alvin drove a bright red Mustang convertible, and was always a flashy figure as he dashed up and down Ferretti Road. between 1979 and 1984 at Clements Road, Pine Mountain Lake, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.5

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:407-A1 Alvin McMillan Sep 3 1922 - 5 Apr 1984.
  2. [S2997] PML News, May 1984.
  3. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  4. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 3:407-A1 Alvin McMillan Sep 3 1922 - 5 Apr 1984 MAM2 US Navy World War II.
  5. [S98] Personal Knowledge of Compiler.

Verner H. McReynolds1

M, b. 1912, d. 1994
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     Verner H. McReynolds was born in 1912.1 He was buried in 1994 at Divide Cemetery Plot 5:5, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1 He died in 1994.1

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 5:5 Verner H. McReynolds 1912 - 1994 "MACK."

Austin N. Mecartea1

M, b. 18 April 1871, d. 20 August 1945
FatherJames Wyatt Mecartea b. c 1824, d. 26 Apr 1899
MotherElvira (Smith) Mecartea b. Oct 1833, d. 26 Nov 1903
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     Austin N. Mecartea was born on 18 April 1871 at Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., California.2,3,4,1 He was the son of James Wyatt Mecartea and Elvira (Smith) Mecartea. Austin N. Mecartea died on 20 August 1945 at Tuolumne Co., California, at age 74.3 He was buried at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:135, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.1
     He From: Reference
To: ronreed@quiknet.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 4:13 PM
Subject: Austin Mecartea

Ms. Reed,
The reference that you found on our website is to a 1954 issue of our magazine, “California History.” In that issue (Vol. 33, No. 4) it mentions Austin Mecartea, and lists him as having been a blacksmith in Big Oak Flat from at least 1888-1891. There is no article – just a mention of him. It could be that at one time there was a small collection of papers from his business, but I searched our catalogue and didn’t find any reference to him. I’m sorry that we don’t seem to have anything in our collection anymore.
Sincerely,
Alison Moore
Reference Staff
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415/357-1848, ex. 220
fax: 415/357-1850
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MECARTEA AUSTIN N 04/18/1871 SMITH MECARTEA M CALIFORNIA TUOLUMNE 08/20/1945 74 yrs Add
MECARTEA EUGENE E 10/19/1873 MECARTEA M CALIFORNIA TUOLUMNE 01/17/1950 76 yrs Add

The McCarthy brothers were quiet and each could have been considered a recluse.
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1860 Census of Jamestown, Tuolumne Co., CA
McCarthy
James     36     NJ
Elvira     26     MO
James W.      8     CA
Marion      6     CA
Elias      4     CA
Walter      3     CA
Joseph       9/12     CA
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1870 Census of Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., CA
McCarty
James     48     MO
Ella     38     MO
James     15     CA
? A.     14     CA (Marion?_
E.B.     12     CA (Elias?)
Wm. G.     11     CA (Walter?)
John     10     CA (Joseph?)
A.B.     9     CA
George     8     CA
E. A.     6     CA (Franklin?)
A.A.     5     CA
C.C     1     CA
S.A     1     CA
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1880 Census of Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne, California
Family History Library Film 1254085
NA Film Number T9-0085
Page Number 205D

J. W. MCCARTHY Self M Male W 56 NJ Blacksmith DE NJ
Elvira MCCARTHY Wife M Female W 47 MO Keeping House SC NJ
James MCCARTHY Son S Male W 27 CA Blacksmith NJ MO
Joseph MCCARTHY Son S Male W 20 CA Blacksmith NJ MO
Jasper MCCARTHY Son S Male W 18 CA Blacksmith NJ MO
George MCCARTHY Son S Male W 17 CA At School NJ MO
F. E. MCCARTHY Son S Male W 16 CA At School NJ MO (Franklin)
Alice MCCARTHY Dau S Female W 14 CA At School NJ MO
Chester MCCARTHY Son S Male W 10 CA At School NJ MO
Charles MCCARTHY Son S Male W 10 CA At School NJ MO
Austin MCCARTHY Son S Male W 8 CA At School NJ MO
Eugene MCCARTHY Son S Male W 6 CA At Home NJ MO
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1900 Census of 3-TWP, Tuolumne Co., CA
Series: T623 Roll: 116 Page: 45

James W. MeCartea Oct 1833     head
Elvira          May 1833          mother
Joseph           Dec 1859          brother
Franklin E.     Feb 1865          brother
Austin N          Oct 1871          brother
Eugene E          Oct 1873          brother

MECARTEA CHARLES D May 1869 CA 31 M W CA
???     May 1877          wife
Charles     May 1897          son
Ernest     Dec 1896          son
???     May 1899          daug
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1910 Census of 3-TWP, Tuolumne Co., CA
Series: T624 Roll: 111 Page: 54

MECARTEA AUSTIN N 39 M W CA IL MO     blacksmith
Eugene     ?     CA IL MO     miner/gold mine     brother
Chester     41     CA IL MO     miner/gold mine     brother
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1920 census of Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., CA
Series: T625 Roll: 153 Page: 124

MECARTEA AUSTIN N 49 M W CA OH MO     blacksmith/own shop
Frances M.     65     M W CA OH MO     inventor/own shop
     
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The Big Oak Flat Road (1955) by Irene D. Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann
Chapter VI
THE BIG OAK ON THE FLAT

James Mecartea moved his family from Chinese Camp to Big Oak Flat in 1872 buying a pretty frame house, already old, which had belonged to the merchant Michael Noziglia. Next to the house but separated by an ancient grape arbor was a stone building which the latter had used as a general store and which Mecartea converted into a smithy by adding a layer of earth on the roof as a precaution against fire. In spite of this forethought the building was gutted many years later, laying bare a neat hole under the cellar steps which had been the hiding place of Mr. Noziglia’s gold dust.

In considering the two men last named it seems a good time to say that we disclaim all responsibility for the spelling of the proper names so well known in the Southern Mines. Members of the same family often had varying ideas and even individuals refused to be coerced and, from time to time, used a bewildering assortment of spellings. Where we have found a signature on a legal document we have adopted it as probably correct and, to save confusion, have used it to designate all members of that family.

To the eleven Mecartea children who had arrived in Chinese Camp were added two more, born in the new home. The last child before they moved was Austin. The first after coming to Big Oak Flat was Eugene. These two brothers became landmarks in the town and never left it. At some time Mecartea ran a smithy farther west down the main street on a lot just east of what is called “the big stone building,” but the exact date is not known.

Blacksmith shops were lively places. James Mecartea was far too busy making picks at one dollar apiece and ox shoes, six for seventy-five cents, to think of gold dust except as a means of exchange. So it happened that the ground under his smithy was never panned. When his numerous children asked for spending money it was his custom to suggest that they take a pan and shovel and repair to the cellar which, on several notable occasions, they actually did. During this decade it was usual to be paid for blacksmith work in produce as money was scarce. The Golden Rock Water Company paid in cash and was considered a very special customer.

In January, 1864, this exciting item appeared in a Sonora paper: “Greenbacks—Greenbacks. Bendix Danielson and Oliver Moore, his partner, have this day paid me their store bill of $140 in Greenbacks at par. (Signed) Alex Kirkwood, Big Oak Flat, Dec. 29, 1864.”12

Indian women were hired to help Elvira Smith Mecartea with the enormous washings and heavy cleaning, but just to bake bread for so many was a chore almost inconceivable today. A housewife of that generation earned her passage through the world. All clothes for women and some for boys were generally made at home; but, in respect to the sewing problem, Mrs. Mecartea was lucky. Only one of her thirteen children was a girl—Alice, a blonde and notably pretty.

At the age of seventy-five James Mecartea contracted pneumonia and quit work and this life at the same time. His son Austin took over and kept up the business until automobiles replaced the horse-drawn vehicles, when he locked the heavy iron doors of his shop with the five-inch key and retired into the old family home. Like many another mountain bachelor he used only the kitchen, a bedroom and side porch. Most of the cupboards had not been opened for so many years that they had lost the knack and Austin had long since forgotten what was in them. In the garden the figs still bore, the roses bloomed spicily and the grape arbor increased to tremendous size. Eugene lived just across the street. On the edge of his front porch stood a rain barrel where dozens of song birds drank while a neighbor’s cat with sleepy eyes but switching tail sat nearby and schemed. The brothers spent hours together on one porch or the other and, on many unhurried occasions, told us of their happy childhood, of how the thirteen young Mecarteas worked, played, studied, got sick and got well again. “We didn’t have many doctors and they lived a long way off,” said Austin reminiscently. “There was a Dr. Williamson in early days when the mines were good but in my time Dr. Lampson of Chinese Camp would have to ride up here in a great emergency. But the women folks could handle most kinds of sickness. Our mother could anyway.”
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the blacksmith shop was some hundred feet south of the Black Road juction with Highway 120. At one time it was a stone building with two keystoned arched openings covered by iron doors. There was a locust tree at the corner of the building. There may be a ring on the tree for tying horses.

South and east of the blacksmith shop where the ground slopes toward the creek and the old Wells Fargo building was the house of Marion Mecartea.
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California History Magazine Index
Mecartea, Austin 33:375

This may mean Volume 4, Iissue #33, Page 375. He appeared on the census of 1880 as a son in the household of James Wyatt Mecartea and Elvira (Smith) Mecartea at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.5 Austin N. Mecartea appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of James W. Mecartea at Big Oak Flat, Township 3, Tuolumne Co., CA; widower.6 Austin N. Mecartea was in 1904 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.7 He appeared on the census of 1910 at Third Township, Tuolumne Co., California. He worked as a self-employed blacksmith. His brothers Eugene and Chester, who both worked as miners in the gold mines lived with him. Both were unemployed.8 He was in 1914 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.9 He was a witness killed C. MeCartea with Daniel Sullivan on 13 May 1916 at Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California.10 Austin N. Mecartea was a Blacksmith circa 1920 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.11 He and Francis M. McCartea appeared on the census of 1920 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.12

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 4:135 Austin N. Mecartea 18 Apr 1871 - 20 Aug 1945.
  2. [S518] 1920 digital image of microfilm, unknown repository address.
  3. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  4. [S13] Irene Paden and Margaret E. Schlichtmann, Big Oak Flat Road to Yosemite.
  5. [S801] 1880 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, Big Oak Flat, , ED 111, SD 2, pg 8 (pg 205-D stamped) Dwelling 83, Household 85, 5 June 1880 - J W MCCARTHY, W M age 56, married, Blackksmith, unemployed 5 months during census year, born New Jersey, father born Delaware, mother born New Jersey; ELVIRA MCCARTHY, W F age 47, wife, married, keeping house, cana read but cannot write, born Missouri, father born S Carolina, mother born New Nersey; JAMES MCCARTHY, W M age 27, son, unmarried, Blacksmith, out of work 3 months during census year, born California, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; JOSEPH MCCARTHY, W M age 20, son, unmarried, Blacksmith, out of work 4 months during census year, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; JASPER MCCARTHY, W M age 18, son, unmarried, Blacksmith, out of work 4 months during census year, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; GEORGE MCCARTHY, W M age 17, son, unmarried, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; F E MCCARTHY, W M age 16, son, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; ALICE MCCARTHY, W F age 14, daughter, at school, unmarried, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; CHESTER MCCARTHY, W M AGE 10, Son, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; CHARLES MCCARTHY, W M AGE 10, son, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; AUSTIN MCCARTHY, W M age 8 years, son, at school born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; EUGENE MCCARTHY, W M age 6, son, at home, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri.
  6. [S661] 1900 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, Township 3, ED 126, SD 4, Sheet 8B, unpaged (between pages 45 and 46 stamped), Dwelling 197, Household 199, Big Oak Flat, 21 June 1900 - James W Mecartea, head, W M born Oct 1853 Single CA-NJ-MO blacksmith, can read-write-speak English, O-H-F; Elvira Mecartea, mother, W F born Oct 1833 age 67 Widow, MO-NJ-NJ can read-write-speak English; Joseph H Mecartea, brother, W M born Dec 1859 age 40 Widow, CA-NJ-MO, miner, can read-write-speak English; Franklin E Mecartea, brother, W M born Feb 1865 age 35, single, CA-NJ-MO day laborer, can read-write-speak English; Austin Mecartea, brother, W M born Apr 1871 age 29, single, CA-NJ-MO day laborer, can read-write-speak English; Eugene E Mecartea, brother, W M born October 1873, age 26, single, CA-NJ-MO day laborer, can read-write-speak English; Ethel Lewis, employee, W F born Feb 1888 age 20 CA-PA-CA can read-write-speak English.
  7. [S605] Tuo Co. Voter Registration: Austin N Mecartea, age 33, Big Oak Flat.
  8. [S800] 1910 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, Township 3, ED 167, SD 6, Sheet 3-B (follows pg 54 stamped), Dwelling, Household not indicated, 15 APR 1910 - AUSTIN N MECARTEA, head, MW age 39, Md 1, born California, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, Speaks English, self-employed blacksmith, can read and write, O-F-H; EUGENE MECARTEA, brother, M W age 37, unmarried, born California, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, speaks English, Miner in gold mine, worker, out of work on census day, out of work 40 weeks during census year, can read and write; CHESTER MECARTEA, brother, M W age 41 years, unmarried, boron California, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, speaks English, miner in gold mine, worker, out of work on census day, out of work 20 weeks during census year, can read and write.
  9. [S605] Tuo Co. Voter Registration: BIG OAK FLAT: Austin Mecartea, Blacksmith Big Oak Flat Dem.
  10. [S1754] The Union Democrat, 26 Jan 2012, 13 May 1916.
  11. [S494] Dr. Clair Weast, "Bachelor Brothers of Big Oak Flat."
  12. [S804] 1920 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, Big Oak Flat, ED 126, SD 3, Sheet 2-B (follows pg 124 stamped), Dwelling 18, Household 18, 12 Feb 1920 - AUSTIN N MECARTEA, O-F M W age 49 single, can read and write, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri, English speaker, Blacksmith, own shop, OA; FRANCIS M MECARTEA, head [brother] M W age 65, single, can read and write, born California, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri, English speaker, Inventor, OA.

James W. Mecartea1

M, b. October 1853, d. 16 November 1918
FatherJames Wyatt Mecartea2 b. c 1824, d. 26 Apr 1899
MotherElvira (Smith) Mecartea b. Oct 1833, d. 26 Nov 1903
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Last Edited20 Nov 2017
     James W. Mecartea was born in October 1853 at Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., CA; 1st white child born there.1,3,4 He was the son of James Wyatt Mecartea and Elvira (Smith) Mecartea.2 James W. Mecartea died on 16 November 1918 at Tuolumne Co., California, at age 65.5,6 He was buried on 18 November 1918 at Divide Cemetery Plot 4:137, Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California. His obituary, published in an unidentified Tuolumne Co. newspaper, reads as follows: "OBITUARY (unknown Tuolumne County newspaper circa November 1918)-- James W. Mecartea, a native of this county and aged 65 years, died in Big Oak Flat last Saturday. During his later life the deceased spent many years away from this county, returning to his old home several months before his death. He was in poor health at that time, and his condition did not improve, though he appeared the picture of good health nearly all the time. He was a member of the well-known pioneer family of that name which has so long been identified with Big Oak Flat. He leaves a number of brothers, among whom is Austin Mecartea, the blacksmith at the Flat, and a sister, Mrs. C.P. Hall. The funeral was conducted Monday by Undertaker Burden, internment being in the cemetery on the Divide."1
     He appeared on the census of 1860 as an 8-year-old child in the household of James Wyatt Mecartea at Jamestown, Tuolumne Co., California.7 James W. Mecartea appeared on the census of 1870 as a 15-year-old male in the household of James Wyatt Mecartea and Elvira (Smith) Mecartea at Chinese Camp Post Office, Township 3, Tuolumne Co., California.8 James W. Mecartea appeared on the census of 1880 as a son in the household of James Wyatt Mecartea and Elvira (Smith) Mecartea at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.9 James W. Mecartea appeared on the census of 1900 at Big Oak Flat, Township 3, Tuolumne Co., CA; widower.10 He was in 1904 at Big Oak Flat, Tuolumne Co., California.11 He appeared on the census of 1910 at Fay, Lincoln Co., NV.12

Citations

  1. [S36] Collected Monumental Inscriptions Cemetery Survey, Oak Grove Cemetery District, Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum, GYGM History Resource Center, Groveland, Tuolumne Co., California, 95321, Divide Cemetery 4:137 James W. Mecartea 1853 - 1918. Marion, James, Chester and Charles Mecartea share a single headstone.
  2. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Tuolumne Co., Twp 3, Chinese Camp 12 Aug 1870 pg 167 L 15 Dwg 2157/Hshld 935: James McCarty W M age 46 Blacksmith born MO $400-$200; E. M. McCarty, age 35 W F born MO; James McCarty W M age 15 at school born CA; M A. McCarty W M age 14 at school; E. C. McCarty, W M age 12 at school; Wm G. McCarty W M age 11; John McCarty W M 10; A. E. McCarty W M age 9; George McCarty W M age 8 at home; E N McCarty W M age 6; A A McCarty W F age 5; C C McCarty W M age 1; S A [G A?] McCarty W M age 1.
  3. [S450] Helen Rowe, 18 Mar 2007, James W. Mecartea born Oct 1853 Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., California.
  4. [S2925] By Carrie Carter, "Mecartea & Smith Family."
  5. [S335] California Dept of Health & Welfare, 1905-2000.
  6. [S793] Democrat, Nov 1918, unk, James W. Mecartea, a native of this county and aged 65 years, died in big Oak Flat last Saturday. during his later life the deceases spent many years away from this county, returning to his old home several months before his death. He was in poor health at that time, and his condition did not improve, though he appeared the picture of good health nearly all the time. He was a member of the well-known pioneer family of that name which has so long been identified with Big Oak Flat. He leaves a number of brothers, among whom is Austin Mecartea, the blacksmith at the Flat, and a sister, Mrs. C. P. Hall.
    The funeral was conducted Monday by Undertaken Burden, internment being in the cemetery on the Divide.
    Unknown Tuolumne County Newspaper.
  7. [S2425] 1 June 1860 Population schedules, Provo, Utah, 22 Aug 1860, Jamestown Post Office - JAMES MCCARTHY, age 36, M Quartz Miner, $ ---, $2000, born New Jersey. ELVIRA MCCARTHY, F age 26, born Missouri. JAMES W MCCARTHY, M age 8 years, born California. MARION MCCARTHY, M age 6 years, born California. ELIAS MCCARTHY, M age 4 years, born California. WALTER MCCARTHY, M age 3 years, born California. JOSEPH MCCARTHY, age 9 mos., born California.
  8. [S2168] 1 June 1870 Population schedules, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration, Chinese Camp Post Office, 12 August 1870 - JAMES MCCARTY, age 40 M W Blacksmith $400 $200 born Missouri; E M MCCARTY, age 38, F W Keeping House, born Missouri; JAMES MCCARTY, age 15, M W at school, born California; M A MCCARTY, age 14,, M W at school, born California; E C MCCARTY, age 12, M W at school, born Calfiornia, Wm G, age 11, M W at school, born California, JOHN MCCARTY, age 10, M W at school, born California; A B MCCARTHY, age 9, M W at school, born California; G'ing, age 8 M W at home, born California; E N MCCARTY, age 6, M W at home, born California; A A MCCARTY, age 5, F W at home, born California; C C MCCARTY, age 1, M W born California; S A [possibly DA] MCCARTY, age 1, M W born California.
  9. [S801] 1880 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, Big Oak Flat, , ED 111, SD 2, pg 8 (pg 205-D stamped) Dwelling 83, Household 85, 5 June 1880 - J W MCCARTHY, W M age 56, married, Blackksmith, unemployed 5 months during census year, born New Jersey, father born Delaware, mother born New Jersey; ELVIRA MCCARTHY, W F age 47, wife, married, keeping house, cana read but cannot write, born Missouri, father born S Carolina, mother born New Nersey; JAMES MCCARTHY, W M age 27, son, unmarried, Blacksmith, out of work 3 months during census year, born California, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; JOSEPH MCCARTHY, W M age 20, son, unmarried, Blacksmith, out of work 4 months during census year, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; JASPER MCCARTHY, W M age 18, son, unmarried, Blacksmith, out of work 4 months during census year, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; GEORGE MCCARTHY, W M age 17, son, unmarried, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; F E MCCARTHY, W M age 16, son, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; ALICE MCCARTHY, W F age 14, daughter, at school, unmarried, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; CHESTER MCCARTHY, W M AGE 10, Son, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; CHARLES MCCARTHY, W M AGE 10, son, at school, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; AUSTIN MCCARTHY, W M age 8 years, son, at school born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri; EUGENE MCCARTHY, W M age 6, son, at home, born Calfiornia, father born New Jersey, mother born Missouri.
  10. [S661] 1900 US Census, Tuolumne Co., California, population schedule, Township 3, ED 126, SD 4, Sheet 8B, unpaged (between pages 45 and 46 stamped), Dwelling 197, Household 199, Big Oak Flat, 21 June 1900 - James W Mecartea, head, W M born Oct 1853 Single CA-NJ-MO blacksmith, can read-write-speak English, O-H-F; Elvira Mecartea, mother, W F born Oct 1833 age 67 Widow, MO-NJ-NJ can read-write-speak English; Joseph H Mecartea, brother, W M born Dec 1859 age 40 Widow, CA-NJ-MO, miner, can read-write-speak English; Franklin E Mecartea, brother, W M born Feb 1865 age 35, single, CA-NJ-MO day laborer, can read-write-speak English; Austin Mecartea, brother, W M born Apr 1871 age 29, single, CA-NJ-MO day laborer, can read-write-speak English; Eugene E Mecartea, brother, W M born October 1873, age 26, single, CA-NJ-MO day laborer, can read-write-speak English; Ethel Lewis, employee, W F born Feb 1888 age 20 CA-PA-CA can read-write-speak English.
  11. [S605] Tuo Co. Voter Registration: James W Mecartea, age 51, Big Oak Flat.
  12. [S2161] 15 April 1910 Records of the Bureau of the Census, unknown repository address, The 1910 census includes all fifty U.S. states and Washington D.C., as well as Military and Naval Forces, and Puerto Rico.