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Lucy “Aunt Mandy” Unknown

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Lucy “Aunt Mandy” Unknown

Birth
Death
unknown
Burial
Middletown, Lake County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
'under a slab of rock at the triangle of three roads near Hoberg airport, 1/4 mile toward Howard Springs from the double bridges at the north end of Seigler Valley. It is in the north end of a meadow or glade that is to the left of the road and about 50 yards up. (The name differed in each report)
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Aunt Mandy or Lucy and her husband either belonged to (as slaves), or worked for, William W. Hale. It is said that she and her husband may have been the first freed blacks to travel across the plains with a wagon train to Northern California.

Aunt Mandy/Lucy and her husband did not live long after their journey. They died in Lake County, California, about 1855. They are buried together. (Mauldin History)

Source: Lake Co. CAGenWeb
Aunt Mandy or Lucy and her husband either belonged to (as slaves), or worked for, William W. Hale. It is said that she and her husband may have been the first freed blacks to travel across the plains with a wagon train to Northern California.

Aunt Mandy/Lucy and her husband did not live long after their journey. They died in Lake County, California, about 1855. They are buried together. (Mauldin History)

Source: Lake Co. CAGenWeb

Inscription

No marker. She is buried with her husband under a slab of natural rock.


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  • Created by: Lisa
  • Added: Jul 20, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114107897/lucy-unknown: accessed ), memorial page for Lucy “Aunt Mandy” Unknown (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114107897, citing Uncle Hi and Aunt Mandy Lucy Burial Ground, Middletown, Lake County, California, USA; Maintained by Lisa (contributor 46994468).