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From: Sandra J. Harris< >
Subject: Re: YUBA CO QUERY
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 1997 22:39:07 EDT


James . . .
Have you already checked the pioneer file at the CA Room on these people?
Sandra

On Tue, 1 Jul 1997 12:00:18 -0700 (PDT) "James R. Smith"
<> writes:
>I'm posting the following query to the Yuba County GenWeb, but I also
>want to run it past NORCAL just in case.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jim
>
>
>SUBMITTER: Jim Smith
>SURNAMES: Sheriffs BUCHANAN, GRAY
>
>Searching for information on Yuba County's first two sheriffs who I
>believe
>were BUCHANAN and Michael GRAY. Buchanan was shot early in the job
>(shortly after 1850) by armed guards in Spanishtown while trying to
>serve
>three warrants. I don't think he died from that, but did not continue
>as
>sheriff. Michael GRAY took over and served for the next 8 years. I'm
>
>looking for anything on these two (hopefully brief bios) and on
>Spanishtown, 5 miles out of Marysville.
>
>

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