Len, You are indeed right, Robert Elmer Shimmin was my great grandfather. His Father was Robert Larue, and his father was Edward Robert Shimmin born on the ISM in August 1823. They are all buried at the Willits cemetary in northern Calif. The historical society is apparently doing alot of research about the family and has more information about this line of shimmins. I found out my grandmother died of congestive heart failure at 21. I wonder about other relatives that might be out there? Sincerely Carol Shimmin