Mrs. Amanda Perry, nee Lowrey and widow of Peter Perry, was another of the almost extinct band of intrepid pioneers that braved the perils of the transcontinental journey by ox team, the toilsome passage enduring six months with the travelers frequently exposed to hardships and danger.
The Perrys married in Tennessee in 1857, the crossing of the plains was her wedding trip and her residence in California was of sixty-two years. On this ox-team journey the leaders of the combined parties disagreed as to the best route to be followed, the caravan divided and the Perrys remained with that portion that selected the further north routing before reaching Salt Lake City. The other section was massacred by the Indians.
The northern section arrived safely in California and the Perrys became early settlers at Centerville on the Upper Kings River. The Perrys followed the Donner Lake trail.
Mrs. Perry died at the age of seventy-nine, having lived for many years at Sanger. Four children, twenty-four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a brother and two sisters survived her.
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Mrs. Amanda Perry, nee Lowrey and widow of Peter Perry, was another of the almost extinct band of intrepid pioneers that braved the perils of the transcontinental journey by ox team, the toilsome passage enduring six months with the travelers frequently exposed to hardships and danger.
The Perrys married in Tennessee in 1857, the crossing of the plains was her wedding trip and her residence in California was of sixty-two years. On this ox-team journey the leaders of the combined parties disagreed as to the best route to be followed, the caravan divided and the Perrys remained with that portion that selected the further north routing before reaching Salt Lake City. The other section was massacred by the Indians.
The northern section arrived safely in California and the Perrys became early settlers at Centerville on the Upper Kings River. The Perrys followed the Donner Lake trail.
Mrs. Perry died at the age of seventy-nine, having lived for many years at Sanger. Four children, twenty-four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a brother and two sisters survived her.
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