Sarah J. Baker and Robert Broder - Pioneers of Visalia, California - Transcript.
Date
1945-03-21
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Abstract
"Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Drake and their daughter came to California from Illinois by train, arriving at Stockton in 1870. (May 1) Relatives had come to California by ox train about sever years previously. Mrs. Baker recalls that the trip took 10 days, from St Louis to Stockton. She was 15 years old at that time and was married when she was 16. She remembers that girls were commonly married when 12, 14 and 16 years old then."
Description
21 page typed transcription, created by Click Relander.