Am not related. May be of interest to someone who is. I have no further info but additional old newspaper extracts may be found at URL:

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Stockton Daily Independent
Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA
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>>TUESDAY, 30 DEC 1862<<

BIRTH -- at Shaw's Flat, Dec. 14th, to the wife of Mr. HERSHAM, of a son.