I have been doing Genealogy for the past 30 years. It all started when my late mother-in-law told me of her endeavors into Genealogy and how she found out that her ancestors came over on the Mayflower.

My immediate reaction at the time was a ho-hum disinterest, but as can be imagined I had other things on my mind.

I had three children, worked two jobs and took care of an invalid mother. At that period in my life I had no time to be thinking about dead ancestors.

I have been actively engaged in Genealogy for the past twenty years. When I began I had one name to work with and no idea of where to look. Fortunately, I joined some on-line groups and my Genealogy journey took off to places I had never heard about.

My specialty is in Northern California Genealogy and Northern California Native American rolls, ie., Hoopa, Karuk, Klamath, Tolowa and Yurok.

The counties I can readily access are Humboldt and Trinity.

In 1860 Klamath County, California was divided up into many different counties, and no longer existed as Klamath County.  New counties were born in 1860; Humboldt, Trinity and Mendocino Counties.

I have found the census for Klamath County and can readily look-ups for you.

I will do the leg work for those of you who can not access the west coast.

If you are ready to search for your family, contact me now!

Call:  1-888-824-7678

Email us at :  nocalgenealgyservice@gmail.com

I dedicate these pages to my deceased mother-in-law, who opened my locked door to the past.

To my daughter, who gives me inspiration and a can do attitude every day of the year.

To my husband, who has spent many a lonely hour waiting for me to get off the computer.

To my Grandson, Nicholas, who went before me and is with my ancestors coaching me along.

Last but not least, my sister, Margaret, who gives me unconditional love through good and bad times.

California Death Index - 1905 to 2000

California Birth Index - 1905 to 2000

California Marriage Index - 1949 to 1986

Early Mendocino Births-Pre 1916

Early Mendocino County Deaths 1873-1907 

Mendocino Burial Permits 1963-2007

Mendocino County Delayed Birth Index

Mendocino County Birth Index 1905-1995

Mendocino County Death Index 1940-2000

Mendocino County Newspaper Vital Records Index Marriage Index - Index to Marriages-Men - Book 1 - 1859-1893

Nevada Marriage Index - 1956 to 2005

Nevada Divorce Index - 1968 to 2005

Trinity County

Created 1850. It takes its name from the Trinity River, named in 1845 by Major Pearson B. Reading, who was under the mistaken impression that the stream emptied into Trinidad Bay. Trinity is the English version of Trinidad.

The Wintu Indian tribe were the first humans to make the Trinity County area a permanent home hundreds or perhaps thousands of years before the first white men set foot in the North American continent.

The big rush for gold in the Trinity River did not begin until late 1849 or early 1850, and was in full swing by the end of 1850. Weaverville and Trinity Centre were area boom towns.

                                          Lewis M. Ruddick

                                          CAGENWEB

Although it seems as though I am only focusing my “site” on the Native Americans in California, one must remember that, during the “Gold Rush” years, the Native Americans and the Mexicans were the only population in the state of California. Except for a few “explorers” by sea, most of the inhabitants in northern California were Native Americans.

The “new” Californians eventually intermingled with the Natives, giving the Natives and their offspring, American names.

The northwest coast of California was one of the last venues for the “seekers” of the sacred gold. Eventually, mining for copper and other minerals drive the miners from eastern California to the rivers and streams of the northwestern counties of California.

After finding out that “mining” was not quite what it was “cracked” up to be, miners turned to “logging” of the great Sequoia redwood trees. Another lucrative boom was had from another source. Many a new lumber baron was made from the “virgin” timbers.

Along with the Native census’s, I also have the U.S. Federal census’s from 1850 through 1930. The Native Amercians were censused yearly, the U.S. Federal census, every 10 years.

Cottage Grove
Crescent City

Gasquet

Happy Camp

Requa

Smith River

The following is a transcription from the Blue Lake Advocate, by Susie Baker. I could think of no title for this article except “Kidnapped”.

There is no account of the names of the girl or ages, or if they ever returned to their sacred Hoopa Valley.

“It will be remembered that in the latter part of July, 1897, fourteen Indian girls from the gov. school at Hoopa Valley started from Eureka for the training school at Carlisle, Pa., says the Ferndale Enterprise.

Three occasional letters from them to friends at Hoopa Valley information is rec’d here relative to their physical condition in the new & strange climate of four distinct seasons, and as to the advancement in the study & recitation rooms. In the letter regard gratifying reports come from the Humboldt wards of the gov. at Carlisle.

One of the girls died within a year of the date entering the school & one has returned because of steadily failing health in the new climate. More favorable conditions had been hoped for, because there was a possibility that the 14 girls might be adopted into eastern homes, when the term of study in the trainig school was at an end. Mrs. Roberts, a lady who was connected with the Indian school at Hoopa nearly a year, & who intends in the near future to accept a position in the Indian Training School at Phoenix, Arizona, speaks in the most gratifying terms of conditions & prayers by made by the gov. wards at the Hoops reservation school. The statements are in keeping with the chatly experiences of citizens of Eureka before the 14 girls started from that city to enter the Penn., training school. The interview convinced them that the efforts of the gov. to at least afford them a useful education, had not been in vaine. The girls were well-be-haved, lady-like in manor and particularly correct in conversation. They were tidily dressed and in some respects initiated the manner and movements of their pale-faced sisters remarkably well.

So, the story goes it goes, it is with the Indians at the Hoopa Reservation, since the allotment to the gov. land. They have learned that confortable & pleasant homes are assured them as long as they behave properly, do not overstep reservation rules or transgress the law. They have comfortable and in many instances attractive homes. They dressed neatly after the manners of the whites, are apt and successful tillers of the soil, upright in their dealings, delight in the propagation of fine stock; and in most respects live after the manner of the white people. The all-time pradatory habits have been laid aside, even in the matter of hunting, also the coveted salmon is yet found in every Indian larder when it can be obtained. The Indian school at Hoopa has been & will continue to be a power for good.”

Susie Baker Papers
Blue Lake Advocate
Oct. 8 1898
Pages 0012-0013

Anchor Bay
Andersonia - near Bear
Alpine (Duffy)
Arthur

Bear Harbor
Bridgeport (Miller)
Boyles

Christine
Cahto
Centerville
Cottoneva
Cuffey’s Cove

DeHaven

Fish Rock - north of Anchor Bay

Glen Blair
Garvia
Greenwood (Elk)

Hardy
Hearst
Howard Creek
Hullsville (Lake Pillsbury)
Hermitage - near Yorkville
Hardscratch (to make a living)
Nip and Tuck  (to get in or out of harbor)
Hopflat
8 miles up Navarro River
Hansen’s Halfway House

Irmulco
Inglenook
Iverson

Kibesillah
Kendallville (Boonville)
Kenny

Laguna (Cleone)
Little Lake (Willits)

Moody
Meigsville (Mendocino)
Manzanita (Salsig)
Melburne

Newport - near Westport
Navarro (mouth of river)
Needlerock
Northwestern (Brooktrails)

Ornbaun

Pinegrove
Pomo
Poonkinney

Sherwood
Salmon Creek (Whitesboro)
Sanel (Hopland)
Tomki

Union Landing
Usal

Wendling ( present Navarro)
Weges Creek
Whitehall (south of Cloverdale on Hwy 128)
Willitsville (Willits)

Andrews
Beaver

Britton

Carpenter

Colegrove

Doolittle

Grant

Henderson

Judson

Lincoln

Little

Masten

Peters

Russ

Sanderson

Saxon

Socktish

Many more “surnames” to be posted.

In December, 1850, great excitement was created by the discovery of the Gold Bluff mines, on the shore near Trinidad, but they were never made to pay.

In this year also, upon the division of the State into counties, the whole northwestern portion of the State, being almost wholly unknown at the time, was set-off as Trinity County, with Eureka as county-seat.

In 1852, Klamath County was organized to include all territory north of Mad River,Trinity being south of that, and with this change Weaverville obtained the county government, Orleans Bar being county-seat of Klamath. In 1858, Humboldt County was formed, containing all its present territory excepting the portion north of
Mad River, which belonged to Klamath.

In January, 1853, the Government founded Fort Humboldt on the Bay, selecting the high bluff immediately fronting the entrance to the harbor, on which Bucksport was situated. There was nothing in the way of fortifications attempted except a slight earth-work, now almost indistinguishable. The barracks, officers’ houses, etc., are rapidly tumbling down, but are yet standing. The chief distinction that Fort Humboldt possesses is from the fact that Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant, was stationed there for a time.