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Where in California are you researching?

I'm curious what areas of California people are researching? Here are mine:

San Francisco, SF County (Jackson, Jones, Kelly, Dolan, Meincke, McSweegan, McCullough, Lassalle, Segalas)
Oakland, Alameda County (Breilh, Segalas, Lassalle, Mazeres, Pacheco, Jackson, de Braga, Pacheco Smith, Cosma, Jacinto da Camara, de Caires, Moniz, Gonsalves Cardozo, Bonita)
Spreckels, King City, and Salinas, Monterey Co. (Pacheco, de Braga, Bonita)

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Permalink Reply by Gwynn Socolich on October 11, 2009 at 6:08pm

My family:
San Diego County: Darling
Orange County: Jean and George Francis Riddell and daughter Bess
Orange County: possibly buried in Long Beach area: Ada Wescott (aka Ada nee Coon), Ray Delos Wescott

My husband's family
Sacramento, CA: Mazeuleni and wife's maiden name: Ruljiancich (both from Vis, Croatia)
Seaside, Monterey County , CA: Simeone Soccolich (husband's surname Otuich) from Neresine, Losin, Yugoslavia

Permalink Reply by Susan Teresa Holmes on October 29, 2009 at 6:38pm

I am trying to find information on Engravers,Stencil Makers, Print shops, Moulders, in the City of San Francisco, CA. In the mid 1800's. My Great Grandfather, worked there with his wife's uncle name unknown who originally owned it . Then he took over the business, and named it S.O. Holmes & Co. bus. established in 1856 at 505 Washington st. my Great Grandfather was Samuel Oliver Holmes, His sons worked at the shop too. My Grand Father, George Holmes (son of Samuel) ended up passing on the business to my Father, George T. Holmes, who ran it with his brother Elmer, My Dad bought his brother Elmer's half, and continued until the building of the Transamerica bld went up. he sold the business and retired. Samuel's wife's maiden name was Nesensohn, but I don't know her uncle's name, only that he owned the business originally. They were from Germany, and it was told of someone who brought the vulcanizing process to the States. Another story I was told by my parents, was George (Grandfather) was involved in the the Mechanics Statue in the city, and helped with the memorial to the Donner Party. Could someone steer me in the right direction of where to start my search?

Permalink Reply by Susan Teresa Holmes on October 29, 2009 at 6:41pm

I am also searching the Surnames of our Ancestors as follows, Hale, Holmes, Flanagan, McAllister, Gillespie.

Permalink Reply by PF on August 13, 2010 at 5:26pm

My California Research:

Salinas: Silva, Silveira, Arcotti
Ventura County: Kohler,Friedrich, Borchard,
San Juan Bautista: Verutti, Baccala
Gilroy: Porcella

Permalink Reply by Barbara Roddin on August 29, 2010 at 3:02pm