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• _UID: 8D2016AF7268FA4B805606F8868B3C9B4D20

Notes:

California Birth Index
SUMMERS THOMAS O 1910 01 19 NURSE MALE SAN FRANCISCO

1910 United States Federal Census Thos C Summers (April 22, 1910)
Name: Thos C Summers [Thos O Summers] (furniture salesman)
Age in 1910: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Alabama (added this to record)
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee (added this to record)
Spouse's name: Stella N (1 year) - added abt 1909 to marriage record
Home in 1910: San Francisco Assembly District 39, San Francisco, California
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Thos C Summers 23
Stella N Summers 23
Jo Thos Summers JR 3/12

FamilySearch™ U.S. Social Security Death Index
Thomas SUMMERS
Birth Date: 19 Jan 1910
Death Date: 11 Dec 2003
Social Security Number: 563-16-9478
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: California
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 89436
Localities: Spanish Springs, Washoe, Nevada
Sparks, Washoe, Nevada

Family/Spouse: Sally. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wendy SUMMERS

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• _UID: CA08C0382BC3C54BB728792B8BD30CEA9F4E

Notes:

SSN 563-03-8811

!NOTE: lived in L.A.
1910 United States Federal Census Thos C Summers (April 22, 1910)
Name: Thos C Summers [Thos O Summers] (furniture salesman)
Age in 1910: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Alabama (added this to record)
Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee (added this to record)
Spouse's name: Stella N (1 year) - added abt 1909 to marriage record
Home in 1910: San Francisco Assembly District 39, San Francisco, California
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Thos C Summers 23
Stella N Summers 23
Jo Thos Summers JR 3/12
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1920 United States Federal Census Thomas Summer
Name: Thomas Summer [Thomas Summers] (Insurance Agent)
Home in 1920: Fresno, Fresno, California
Age: 33 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Florida
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Stella
Father's Birth Place: Florida
Mother's Birth Place: Florida
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Summer 33
Stella Summer 33

Thomas married Stella Lee NURSE about 1909. Stella (daughter of Marcellus Areilus NURSE and Mary A WOOD) was born on 13 Dec 1886 in Capay, Yolo, California, United States; died on 6 Dec 1968 in , Ventura, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: D22EBAA14840174D8236CC0A7A163545DF43

Notes:

SSN 563-03-8810

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• _UID: 45A85023E28DCE4CAF77096FE3ECC4758F15

married Moseley. Moseley was born in in Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: DB17EEF278C7A1469CB3438C1D69D9910649

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• Occupation: farmer, California State Engineer
• Reference Number: ^
• _UID: 76C229DBCC6E2B4BADA9DA2B92ED50D5EB34

Notes:

Things to do:
1. What is the Dabney Commission?
2. Look up suction dredge history.
3. Check on Civil engineer for Central Pacific RR
4. State Dept of Pub Works engineer under Gov. Markham's term. +Budd, Gage, Pardee, and Gillett.
5. Marcellus cause of death
6. Picture of headstone in East Lawn cem, Sacramento
7. Meirhoff book for history
8. Mary cause of death, headstone?
9. How, where, did Marcellus meet Mary?

Timeline for Marcellus Areilus Nurse:

1846 Jan 19, Marcellus born in Sciotsville, Scioto, Ohio
1861 Jul/Aug pvt in 27th Regiment Ohio Volunteers 1 under Colonel John W Fuller
1862 Came to California with his parents
1870 Marcellus listed as surveyor with parents in Sutter Creek, Colusa, CA
1872 Sep 15, married Mary A Wood in Yolo County, California
1874 Jun 16, son, Albert Rose born in Cadanasso, Yolo, California
1876 May 17, son, Guy Frank, born in Capay, Yolo, California
1878 May 17, son Jay Clyde, born in Capay
1880 US Census, living in West Cottonwood, Yolo, CA with wife and 3 boys, civil engineer
1881 Aug 31, daughter, Clare Clay, born in Capay
1883 son, Guy Frank died in Capay, Yolo, CA
1883 Dec 10, daughter, Mary J, (Molly) born in Capay
1886 Dec 13, daughter Stella Lee, born in Capay
1888 Feb 6, son, Roy Marcellus, born in Capay
1900 US Census, living Sacramento Ward 8, Sacramento, CA, with wife and 6 children, civil engineer
1891 Oct 7, daughter, Edith Kingdon, born in Capay
1915 Dec 28, died in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA at age 69 fburied at East Lawn, Sacramento
1934 Feb 22, widow, Mary died in Oakland, Alameda, CA at age 77

Marcellus Nurse
in the U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: Marcellus Nurse
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment: 27th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Company: F
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M552 roll 80
Other Records: Learn More about this Regiment

His Biography in the "Capay Valley" by Ada Meirhoff,Pg 361

!NOTE: Great Register of Voters, Amador County, CA 1867, 1872, 1873, 1875- listed Marcellus Nurse, age 23, as a farmer. Great Register of Voters, Yolo County, CA 1872, 1886 listed Marcellus in W. Cottonwood as a farmer.
California Great Register 1890 - living in Capay, Yolo county-Civil Eng'r

Marcellus was extremely likable and popular. He was a member of the Dabney Commission. He invented the suction dredge. Came to CA in 1862. He was a Civil Engineer for the Central Pacific RR. Was appointed the State Dept. of Public Works engineer during Gov. Markham's term. He also served under Govenors, Budd, Gage, Pardee, and Gillett. He was instrumental in development of the Sacramento Weir. He was a member of Independent Order of Foresters. At the time of his death, he resided at 2015 K Street in Sacramento.

!DEATH: CA state file #39023
!MARR: Yolo County Marriages, Book P, page 250 (by J W Pendergast, Yolo County, Ca)
Homestead records T10N-R3W 1878 (roll#29Bur of Land Man film, Fed Bldg. Sacramento, CA) filed 1890-Marcellus A. Nurse

Marcellus A. Nurse West Cottonwood, Yolo, CA <1847> Ohio Self, Mary Nurse <1857> California Wife Rose Nurse <1875> California Daughter, Guy F. Nurse <1876> California Son, Jay C. Nurse <1878> California Son

1880 United States Federal Census Marcellus A. Nurse
Name: Marcellus A. Nurse
Home in 1880: West Cottonwood, Yolo, California
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to head-of-household: Self
Spouse's name: Mary
Father's birthplace: NY
Mother's birthplace: VA
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Marcellus A. Nurse 33
Mary Nurse 23
Rose Nurse 5
Guy F. Nurse 4
Jay C. Nurse 2
John C. Kendall 47 (hand)

1900 United States Federal Census Marcellus Nurse (Civil Engineer)
Name: Marcellus Nurse
Home in 1900: Sacramento Ward 8, Sacramento, California
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Mary (mother of 8, 7 still living)
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Marcellus Nurse 54
Mary Nurse 43
Jay C Nurse 21
Clara Nurse 18
Mollie Nurse 16
Stella Nurse 14
Roy Nurse 12
Edith Nurse 8

1910 United States Federal Census Marcellus A Norse
Name: Marcellus A Norse [Marcellus A Nurse]
Age in 1910: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Mother's Birth Place: Ohio
Spouse's name: Mary
Home in 1910: Sacramento Ward 8, Sacramento, California
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Marcellus A Norse 65
Mary Norse 53
Jay C Norse 31
Roy M Norse 22
Edith M Norse 18

Marcellus married Mary A WOOD on 15 Sep 1872 in , Yolo, California, United States. Mary (daughter of Joel WOOD and Emmarine CLARK) was born on 27 Oct 1856 in Capay, Yolo, California, United States; died on 22 Feb 1934 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; was buried in Capay Cemetery, Esparto, Yolo, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: ^
• _MARNM: Nurse
• _UID: D32A6A8EDA2CDB4E9F300EC8BCDB58D58D9A

Notes:

at home of daughter, Mrs. George N. Randle

!DEATH: CA state file #7257
Mary Wood inherited land from her parents and left each of her children 160 acres when she died.
In about 1934 she lived at 1610 K Street. In 1913 she lived in Sacramento

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary A Myrie [Mary A Nurse]
Home in 1920: Sacramento Assembly District 15, Sacramento, California
Age: 63 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Birthplace: California
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Female
Home owned: Rent
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 955
Household Members: Name Age
Mary A Myrie 63 (I read Nurse)
Edith Dunning 28 daughter, widow
Mollie Dunning 7
Evalyne Dunning 4 3/12
Clara Ely 38 daughter, widow
Mercedes Ely 17
Jay Ely 13
Grover Kleman 36
Johnnie Woode 26
Jack Claustman 34
Harry Livermore 30
Mary Neves 26

Notes:

Yolo County records Bk D pg 250

Yolo County Marriage Index book D page 250.

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• Occupation: Miller in East Grafton, Yolo County, California
• Reference Number: ^
• _UID: 74778804DD68A049BCF480B9251B3B18211E

Notes:

things to do:
1. Uriah marriage to Narcisse, was she a widow with children?
2. 1840 census?
3. 1860 census for more children? Who is Lell? Did William and George die young?
4. Who is Frank in 1870 census in Sutter Creek
5. Read through info on Uriah Nurse for more history.
6. History of Green, Scioto, Ohio
7. where is grave of Narcisse?

Timeline for Uriah Nurse:
1806 Uriah born New York
1825 Uriah moved to Ohio
1830 May 16, Uriah married Narcisse M Turner Bliss in Scioto County, Ohio
1830 US Census, Uriah in Washington twnp, Scioto, Ohio with 1 female 20-30 +2 female children
1831 son, Samuel R born in Scioto County, Ohio
1834 Dec 23, daughter, Phoebe born in Wheelersburg, Scioto, Ohio
1838 daughter, Louisa Julia, born in Scioto County, Ohio
1840 son, William, born in Scioto County, Ohio
1842 son, George, born in Scioto County, Ohio
1846 Jan 19, son, Marcellus Areilus, born in Sciotsville, Scioto County, Ohio
1847 son, Warner Morrison, born in Scioto County, Ohio
1849 came to California to seek gold. (wagon train encamped in St. Joseph, Missouri on May 4 1849
1850 US Census, Uriah, gold hunter, + wife, Narcissa, 6 children +Phoebe Nurse, Green, Scioto, OH
1851 returned east to Ohio
1851 May, son, Mack Clay, born in Scioto County, Ohio
1854-1857 had an apprentice Mr Miller in Scioto County, Ohio
1860 US Census, Uriah, occup miller, in Green, Scioto, OH, Narcissa, and 4 children
1862 Uriah brought family to California
1867-1872 CA Great Registration of voters,Uriah listed as miller in Amador County, California
1870 US Census, Uriah, justice of the peace, wife, Narcissa, 3 sons, in Sutter Creek, Amador, CA
1875 Uri, in E. Grafton, age 59, miller
1876 Uriah died in Colusa County, California at age 70, buried Colusa County Community Cemetary 1889 Feb 3, Uriah's widow, Narcisse died in Capay, Yolo, CA at age 86

1825 Uriah is said to have left New York and removed to Ohio .

1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Uriah Nurse (brother, Reuben is living close by)
Township: Washington
County: Scioto
State: Ohio
Household: 1 male 20-30, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30

http://www.ttarchive.com/library/Biographies/Fisher_OW_AL.html

Biography of Oliver Williams Fisher (from American Lumberman magazine)
Source: American Lumberman, "The Personal History and Public and Business Achievements of One Hundred Eminent Lumbermen of the United States", Second Series, American Lumberman, Chicago, 1905-1906.

Mr. Fisher was born in Scioto County, Ohio, September 2, 1842, his parents being Peter and Lucretia Fisher. He entered school at the tender age of four years and his scholastic training ended at the age of eight. Soon thereafter he went to work in a sawmill which cut about three hundred feet of lumber a day an old fashioned portable mill at 'a place called Pine Creek, in Scioto County. In 1854 he was apprenticed to Uriah Nurse to learn the trade of a miller, and remained with him until 1857. The next three years he worked at Springville, Kentucky, and for a short time he was employed in the circular sawmill of A. McManaway, in the Scioto Valley, Ohio, near Portsmouth.

http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/KYMASON/2003-06/1055109339

http://boards.ancestry.families.aol.com/surnames.nurse/53/mb.ashx?pnt=1

1850 Census Ohio, Scioto, Green- Uriah listed as Gold Hunter.Uriah Nurse and wife Narcisus with 1st 6 children were listed Phoebe Nurse, age 62, born in VT. was also listed. He was an engineer and millwright and bridge builder in Ohio and owned a large flour and saw mill. He came to California as original 49er."A wagon train from Wheelersburg, Scioto County, Ohio, was encamped in St. Joseph, Missouri on May 4 1849. This train was to leave for California on the following day and it was composed of: Uri Nurse and Morrison Nurse along with others." Pg 49. He was successful as a miner at Bidwell Bar. He returned east in '51 and brought family out in '62.

1850 United States Federal Census census taken 17 Sep 1850 -(Also listed next house; Warner Nurse age 31, blacksmith with wife, and Phoebe Nurse age 62 born Virginia)
Name: Uriah Nurse
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1806
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Green, Scioto, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 369
Household Members:
Name Age
Uriah Nurse 44 gold hunter
Rasa Nurse 44
Samuel R Nurse 19 farmer
Phoeba Nurse 14
Wm Nurse 10
George Nurse 8
Marcelus Nurse 7
Warner M Nurse 3
Phoeba Price 6
Mornson Norrse 26 farmer

1860 United States Federal Census Uri Nurse
Name: Uri Nurse
Age in 1860: 54
Birth Year: abt 1806
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Green, Scioto, Ohio
Gender: Male
Post Office: Wheelersburg
Value of real estate: $4000, personal property $700)
Household Members: Name Age
Uri Nurse 54 bp NY (occupation - Miller)
Narcissa Nurse 54 bp VA
Marcellus Nurse 17 bp OH student
Morrison Nurse 14 bp OH
Julia Nurse 22 bp OH
Lell Nurse 2 bp OH


California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Ure Nurse
Residence Year: 1866
Residence Place: 2nd ward, Marysville,Yuba, California
Age: 59 miller
Birth Year: abt 1807, NY

California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898
Name: Uri Nurse
Residence Year: 1867
Residence Place: 2nd ward, Amador, California
Age: 59 miller
Birth Year: abt 1808, New York

1867-1872 Amador Co, CA-Great Register of Voters, -Uri, age 59, miller, Yolo Co. CA-Great Register of Voters,

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Uri Nurse
Age in 1870: 63
Birth Year: abt 1807
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Township 4, Amador, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Sutter Creek
Value of real estate: 600 persona lproperty 1000
Household Members:
Name Age
Uri Nurse 63 Justic of the Peace born NY
Narcissie Nurse 64 keeping house born Virginia
Marcellus Nurse 26 surveyor, born Ohio
Mack Nurse 23 Livery Stable, born Ohio
Frank Nurse 13 born Ohio

1875 & 1877-Uri, in E. Grafton, age 59, miller.

1876 Died in Colusa County, California-tombstone Colusa County Community Cemetary Uri's daughter, Phoebe, lived in Colusa County in 1880 Census.

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Uriah Nurse
Birth Date: 1806
Birth Place: New York, USA
Death Date: 1876
Death Place: California, USA
Cemetery: Colusa Community Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Colusa, Colusa County, California, USA
Has Bio?: N
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..
Uriah Nurse
Birth: 1806, New York, USA
Death: 1876, California, USA
Burial: Colusa Community Cemetery, Colusa, Colusa County, California, USA
Maintained by: MrsB
Originally Created by: IamMe
Record added: Nov 01, 2015
Find A Grave Memorial# 154483182

Uriah married Manarcissa M R. (TURNER) on 16 May 1830 in , Scioto, Ohio, United States. Manarcissa (daughter of George Turner and Lurany Russell) was born in 1803 in Virginia, United States; died on 3 Feb 1889 in Capay, Yolo, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: ^
• _MARNM: Nurse
• _UID: 5D7E5072373BFF4F98156A270AD7159E2F3D

Notes:

tombstone
died at the residence of M. A. Nurse (Yolo Weekly Mail, 9 Feb 1889)

Manarcissa M. R. Turner
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
Name: John Bliss
Spouse's Name: Manarcissa M. R. Turner
Event Date: 02 Oct 1823
Event Place: , Scioto, Ohio

Notes:

LDS film # 0292694
Scioto County Ohio marriages
Uriah Nurse & Narcisse M. Bliss 16 May 1830 R, A-143

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• Occupation: blacksmith
• Reference Number: ^
• _UID: D3CB5DF4AF450245B5059CA6B2EAF98B46EF

Notes:

NDGW # 33-094

His Biography in the "Capay Valley" by Ada Meirhoff,Pg 369

Any new information, contact Fern Anderson - Renning@aol.com

Great California Register of Voters of Yolo County Farmer, West Cottonwood, 1867
1880 census film #1254086 pg 359B West Capay, Yolo, CA
California Great Register 1890 - living in Capay, Yolo county- farmer

!NOTE Joel Wood was born sixteen miles from Nashville, Tenn. When he was 6 years of age he and his two brothers, accompanied by their uncle, William Gose (sic), walked the entire distance tetween Nashville and Carlton, Mo. near which he spent his boyhood. In 1849, in the company with Edmond Clark, a neighbor residing in Richmond county, MO., he joined a wagon train, led by Capt. William Gray, heading west. He arrived in California 16 Nov 1849 via Carson and Lassen. Resided at Bidwell Bar, Rich Bar (Yuba Co.) Marysville, Big Meadow, Lambs Valley, and Capay Valley (Yolo Co). He operated a Ferry across the Feather River and ran a trading post and general store in Bidwell Bar, Butte Co. in late 1849 until May 1850. He returned to Missouri and then next year came back to Marysville. He then opened a store and butcher shop at Rich Bar on the Middle Fork of the Yuba River. He tried raising cattle near Marysville. In 1852 He ran a trading post at Big Meadows on the Humboldt River. He lived for a time in Lake County but left because of the proximity of the Indians. In 1854 he moved to Yolo County and settled in Capay Valley, giving the valley the name of Capay. He operated a store and blacksmith shop in the area named Dogtown (later called Cadanasa). in 1880 the "Yolo Mail", the county newspaper wrote a spicy story of the a860's about Dogtown brawls and wild times. Dogtown became a way station for everyone going to Berryessa. It was the pioneer community for the whole valley.
He later farmed and raised cattle and sheep. He was a Constable and made the arrest of 2 desperados, James Marble and L. Glasscock. He was the second of the first 5 settlers in Capay Valley. He could read and write whereas most Pioneers could not. The Wood family originally was from England and emigrated from Virginia to Tenn. (This information came from an article in the "Woodland Democrat" !SOURCE family bible of Myrtle White (her first husband was a brother to Ken Bowles) information from Marjorie Bell, South Land Park, Sacramento, CA. She is the gr. gr. grandaughter of Joel Wood. There is also information in the CA state library files in Sacramento.
He lived in Cadanasa 64 years before his death. He died of old age. Book 2 death records.

1880 United States Federal Census about Joel Wood
Name: Joel Wood
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: West Cottonwood, Yolo, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Emeline Wood
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Blacksmith
Household Members: Name Age
Joel Wood 58
Emeline Wood 41
Josephine Wood 18
George Wood 16
Lee Wood 15
John Wood 12
William Wood 8
Ettie Wood 6
Norcil Wood 4
Elmore Wood 8m



From: Louise Pryor
To: marlparker
Subject: Family History
Date: Thu, May 9, 2013 1:43 pm
Dear Marilyn,
I had a few minutes to go over some of the family history on the Parker Press
website. One of the questions was how Mary Wood and Marcellus Nurse met. I
will quote from a letter my grandmother wrote to me years ago after she took me
to the site of Joel and Emerine's home, and to the site of her parents' ranch in
the Capay Valley.
"Joel from Tennessee, Emerine from Kentucky, crossed the plains in 1840's.
Joel went up on the Feather River near Oroville Ca. during the gold strike,
settled at Rich Bar with a few other pioneers, made camp. Joel struck it rich
by mining (on Feather River) came to the Capay Valley, Yolo Co. bought with a
$20 gold piece acres and acres of land which sold at that time (1850's) 25 cents
to 50 cents per acre. And he had lots of the gold pieces. Married Emerine and
had eleven children, and as each married he gave them a ranch, which at that
time was called a short quarter (140 acres). Your great grandmother Mary got a
beautiful ranch (almond, fruit, etc.) nice home--eight children, one passed away
at the early age of eight or nine (Guy Frank). Made money and in those days it
was good--(not so today). Joel Wood had a store, hotel and your great
grandfather Marcellus A. Nurse came out from Portsmouth, Ohio, with two other
young surveyors, started this side of S.F. in a place called Elmira and surveyed
for a railroad to go up through the Capay Valley. When they got as far as
Joel's line they stayed at the hotel and that is where he met your great
grandmother Mary, courted her, after finishing the line, left, and came back and
really fell in love and they married in 1872."
This was written as kind of a long handwritten note, with the sentences running
together, and punctuation left out, but it still holds together. I have also
heard, and can't remember when or where, that Marcellus went to a box lunch
social in the Capay Valley where he saw Mary the first time, and was taken with
her, and bought her box lunch. I don't know if this is true but I have heard
that story for a long time. Grandma also told me that Joel and Emerine's home
was a wonderful place for the whole family, days filled with good visits and
good food. She said that Marcellus was a good but very strict father. Once
as a little girl she followed him out into the orchard, she was so excited that
he was home. I think he commuted by train to Sacramento where he worked. She
said he switched her legs with a switch all the way back to the house because
she had disobeyed him. That may be why she loved Rose so much, as he was the
oldest, and she was the youngest, and he was so sweet and loving to her. She
said that Marcellus brought home musical instruments for the children and they
played them together in the evenings. She played the piano and the accordion by
ear, but she could also read music. Once as a little girl she was asked to play
the organ or piano during church, as the pianist was sick that day. She went to
the front of the church, sat down, and played "There'll be a Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight". No one scolded her. She rode a horse to school and one time
fell into the creek and was saved by clinging to what she called a cockle burr
branch. Another story I love is that when it became necessary to move to
Sacramento to be close to Marcellus' work, Mary said she would only go if she
could take her milk cow, and she did. Grandma sometimes accompanied her father
to the state capital and one day she visited the treasurer's office. They told
her that she could have any sack of gold she could carry out of the office, but
of course the sacks were so heavy she couldn't budge them. I love these stories
and tell them to my daughter and granddaughters. Nick and I took our daughter
back east years ago, and with my cousin Merrilyn Marquering Powell, spent the
day at the home of Rebecca Nurse. We walked from the home out to the memorial
site, which is an approximation of her burial site or grave. Grandma and
Grandpa visited her home many years before that. It felt necessary to honor
Rebecca in some way, and visiting helped us feel that we did.
Thanks for listening!!
We wish you a very happy Mother's Day and will be thinking of you and Ron each
day and especially on Monday.
Best wishes,
Louise

Joel married Emmarine CLARK on 10 Apr 1853 in Lamb Valley, Yolo, California, United States. Emmarine (daughter of Edmond Lovell CLARK and Mary Jane FERGUSON) was born on 5 Jul 1839 in Kentucky, United States; died on 10 Sep 1910 in Capay, Yolo, California, United States; was buried in Capay Cemetary, Esparto, Yolo, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: ^
• _MARNM: Wood
• _UID: 311BA77B2399B54D8947F8310325952709CE

Notes:

Perhaps born in Virginia

Emmarine came to California in 1853 and died of Bronchial Pneumonia. Book 1 Death records Yolo County.