I just recently obtained photos of a monument in Calavares Co., CA concerning William and
Daniel Carsner who 'struck it rich' in the Sandy Gulch area of Calavares County,
CA circa 1849. They are later murdered in 1877 in Palo Duro Canyon, TX.
They were two of 13 brothers, all of whom mined in various areas of CA and all of whom
'struck it rich'. However, I have been unsuccessful in locating some of the
brothers. The brothers were:
(1) John L. Casner (b.1822 d circa1901 TX/NM) - still searching for exact date/place of
death
(2) Frank Casner (b1823 d1897 Kern Co., CA)
(3) Benjamin Casner (b1824) - still searching for death date/place
(4) William 'Bill' Carsner/Casner (b1825 d1877 TX)
(5) Ebenezer/Eben Casner (b1827) - still searching for death date/place
(6) Jonas 'James' Carsner (b9-24-1827 d12-12-1864 OR)
(7) David Casner/Caskey/Casnee (b1832) - still searching for death date/place, thought to
have died in CA
(8) Andrew Jackson Carsner (b10-10-1836 d.3-1890 OR)
(9) Daniel 'Dan' Carsner/Casner (b1837 d1877 TX)
(10) Moses H. Casner (b1837 d10-19-1912 AZ)
(11) James 'Jim' A. Carsner/Casner (b12-1839) - probably died after 1890 in OR,
WA, CA
(12) Henry Casner (b1840) - still searching for death date/place, possibly in OR, WA, CA
(13) Riley Casner (b7-9-1843 d11-27-1909 AZ)
I suspect some of the brothers left families somewhere in CA. Would like to communicate
with anyone who might have connections or information on any of the above.