Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John H. Craycroft
http://books.google.com/books?id=cucNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA441&lpg=PA441&dq=John+Craycroft+Downieville+-wikipedia&source=web&ots=n16GfVk3Za&sig=KEFJTQP8Jx4UuOjHGQNzPtB-K1w&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA441,M1 This book shows that Craycroft was one of the first commissioners of Sierra County. While that alone doesn't meet , it does indicate notability may be found in a search of newspapers of the era
— User:Fabrictramp, 20:25, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:N (Wikipedia:Notability)