Board: Message Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > California > Counties > Nevada URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.nevada/1805.3 .1/mb.ashx Subject: Re: ADAMS, Honora & J.P Author: NevCoCalGal Date: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 Classification: Query Surnames: Adams, Schmittburg, Wymore, Baker
Thank you very much for your information. I am doing research for a possible book on Old St. Patrick's Cemetery in Grass Valley where Honora and J. P Adams daughter, Seraphina is interred. As such, it seems as if I almost live at the Doris Foley Library. Seraphina's mother, Honora, purchased the "New York Hotel Lot" upon which the New York Hotel recently stood from Gerhard Schmittburg on May 27, 1858 for $1,000. On June 30, 1860 she purchased a parcel of land adjoining this property from Wymore & Baker. She owned The New York Hotel as her separate property during her lifetime, until her death in San Francisco on Feb. 15, 1869. When at the Foley Library you can find J.P. Adams listed as proprietor of New York Hotel (1861 Directory) in the Business Card Index. I found the deed information through Kitt's Index at Foley as well, it is listed on microfilm "Deeds" Book 3 beginning on bottom of pg. 286 (Schmittburg to Adams); and Book 6 beginning middle of pg 342 (Wymore/Baker to Adams). Further Source: Original Assessment Roll Nevada County, 1866 pg. 125 (Assessor book at Foley Library) Nevada ~ Adams, J. P. agent of Honora Adams House + Lot on North Side of Broad St. adj. Lot of Monroe known as New York Hotel including funiture 1800. Total Value of Taxable Property 1800. Total amount State and County Tax 35.10 when paid area is blank. Am sure that the Adams name should appear in the other Assessor books for the years they owned this property as well, but don't feel I need to pull each and everyone of them for the research I am doing. Thank you again, and I'm sure the information contained here will be useful to you for your book on Hotels. As far as I can tell, nobody else has come across the information that this Hotel was owned by a woman back in the day when that was very unusual. Donna
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