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Author: ianfusa
Surnames: Ramsey, Ramsay, Talley, Tally, Steen
Classification: obituary
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You will find this article of interest - I have a photocopy of it in storage but don't
have access to it. I transcribed it myself. It was given to me by my wife's uncle,
descendants of James and Sarah:
THRILLING INCIDENTS IN LIFE OF PIONEER WOMAN AT LINCOLN
LINCOLN (Placer Co.), December 24.
Yesterday, Mrs. Sarah Love Ramsey died at her home in Lincoln, Placer County. Seven of
the eleven children born to her and Mr. Ramsey survived her, of whom Mrs. Minnie Steen of
Sacramento is the youngest.
Mrs. Ramsey was a pioneer of this State, but before coming to California had lived in
Nevada and passed through many thrilling experiences. She had a life filled with
incidents which seldom come into the path of women.
She was born in Tennessee, August 31, 1829, but in her early childhood her parents moved
to Henry County, Iowa, where her childhood was passed. In that city she was married to
James Ramsey October 5, 1848. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey while
residing in that city.
In the latter part of the fifties the couple, with their five living children started for
California, traveling with ox teams. The journey was during the period of Indian raids
and many times the party was stopped by the Indians and made to give up articles of food
and clothing. When the party reached Utah, at one of the camping places, Mrs. Ramsey gave
birth to another son. Within three weeks afterward the camp was raided by Indians and the
party was forced to flee through the deep snow many miles before they could obtain refuge
in a fort.
After a few weeks spent there the party continued to Silver City, Nevada, where they
opened a grocery store and a boarding house. It was in this boarding house and by Mr. and
Mrs. Ramsey that the famous New York editor, Horace Greeley, was nursed through a
prolonged attack of rheumatism during one of his visits to the West. Mrs. Ramsey was the
first white woman to become a resident of Silver City.
In the early part of 1864 Mrs. Ramsey, with her children, started from Silver City to join
her husband in Sacramento. They resided for a few years in a home he had prepared for
them on the Haggin Grant later moved to a farm near Vernon, in Sutter County. Twenty
years ago they sold this farm and purchased a residence at Lincoln, where they made their
home and where Mr. Ramsey died several years ago at the age of 81 years.
(Source: Photocopy of article from Sacramento Bee(?) c. Dec 24, 1910)
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