Ordering Records
How Do I Obtain More Information?
Either
database records or photocopies of the actual entry can be obtained. The database records do not contain all of the information
found in the actual record and are provided for those who have access to the
actual record sources themselves and only need the reference information to
locate the entry on their own.
What is
Contained in the records
The following
is a description of what is contained in photocopies of the actual articles
referenced in the 1872 Voter Registrations and the three San
Francisco Call compilations: 1) Vital Statistics, 2) the 1886 G.A.R.
Convention Biographies, or 3) the 1892 "Days of '49" Sketches.
For the
San Francisco Call records the database entries only provide the name,
type of event, year of the event, age or spouse as appropriate, newspaper
date, page and column, and the database reference number.
The actual birth, marriage and death notices indexed by the Vital
Statistics webbase contain a wealth of additional information not
available on this site or in the database. That additional information, at a
minimum includes the place of the event which may not have been San
Francisco. Many of the records were for events throughout California, in
other states, or even in other countries or at sea.
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Birth records usually don't contain much more than the place of the
event and name of the father, although occasionally the wife's maiden
name is provided.
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Marriage records may also contain, in addition to the names of the
bride and groom, their previous residences, the name of the minister
performing the ceremony, and occasionally the names of parents.
- Death notices may also contain the birthplace, the age in
years-months-days, the parents, spouses or children's names, occupation,
cause of death, and funeral information. For the foreign-born
residents, some of the death notices include the village or parish
of birth in Europe. This is especially true of the Irish immigrants.
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Divorce records contain the name of the presiding judge and the
reason for the decree.
G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Convention Biographies
This web page provides the date and page in the San Francisco Call
newspaper where each G.A.R. biography has been printed. The actual biography
provides information about delegate's military service and occasionally,
some genealogical information.
Days of '49 Sketches
This web page provides the date and page in the San Francisco Call
newspaper where each sketch has been printed. The actual record will
provide additional information.
The 1872
Foreign-Born Voters of California
This database records provide the voters name, age, birthplace (usually the
country), date, place and court of naturalization, the year the voter
registered to vote (note that the year registered may differ from the year
of the register and is the year for which the age pertains), the county of
registration, the year of the register (for a couple counties may have been
later than 1872), and the database reference number.
In addition to this information, the actual records will provide the
complete date of registration, the local residence in the county (street
addresses in large cities or the name of rural communities), and the
occupation.
Ordering
Instructions
To Request a
Photocopy of a Newspaper Account or 1872 Voter Record
A photocopy of the entry from the 1872 Great Register of Voters reference by
the 1872 Foreign-Born Voters of California webbase, or an actual newspaper
entry referenced by the San Francisco Call webbase or found on the
GAR or Days of '49 pages can be obtained for a fee of US$12.00.
If the request is for photocopies of more than one record, the fee is
US$9.00 for each additional record after the first in the same request. [two
photocopies - $21; three photocopies - $30; etc.] This fee covers the cost
of travel to the State Library, parking, and the time involved in locating
the record on microfilm and making the copy.
I don't have
credit card or PayPal capability thus personal checks or money orders made
out to "Jim Faulkinbury" are the best payment method
Please provide the reference information from the webbase to locate the
record. The references are:
- For
1872 voter records, provide the name and record number from that webbase.
- For
vital statistics, the name of the individual(s) of interest and the
complete record number [YearType-Number, e.g. 1876D-#### or SF1895-####]
from that webbase.
For G.A.R. Convention Biographies, the name of the delegate, the department
he was a delegate for and the page number that the biography is on as
indicated in the webbase.
For Days of '49 Sketches, the complete name of the person or business and
the page number that the sketch is on as indicated in the webbase.
Enclose the
fee, appropriate reference and for U.S. Postal addresses, enclose a return
self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). For Canada, Mexico and
overseas addresses, enclose and additional $1 for postage and mail the
request to:
Jim W. Faulkinbury
Post Office Box 60727
Sacramento, California 95860-0727, U.S.A.
To Just Obtain a Full Database Record (SF Call
Vital Statistics and 1872 Voter webbases only)
For those who
have access to the San Francisco Call or the voter registers and can
obtain their own photocopies, A request for the full Database Records
can also be made. Note that the database does not include all
information. To obtain just the database entry, please enclose US$5.00
for each individual record requested and the same reference information as
above. Mail the request to the address above. For U.S. Postal
addresses: enclose a return self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE).
For Canada, Mexico and overseas addresses, enclose an additional US$1 to
cover postage.
