Mary was the daughter of Abia Taylor Lightner and Jemima Sharp Snelling. She traveled in ox-wagon train across plains with her parents in 1849 and settled with them in Keyesville in 1855, moving to Walker Basin in 1858. Lived and raised her family in the Walser Home in Walker Basin, which was "most picturesque in the location". the residence was one of the finest and most complete in its interior arrangements in Kern County. Here Mary and Dan lived to be about 80 years old after raising a family of 7. At the Walser home, good books suited to both old and young were ever in reach of all. The children almost unconsciously became self-taught. Friends and strangers received kind treatment at the Walsers. Their home was a favorite gathering place for young and old. The Walser home burned in 1917. Mary went to live with her daughter, Dayse Wallace, in Palo Alto after Daniel's death.
Mary was the daughter of Abia Taylor Lightner and Jemima Sharp Snelling. She traveled in ox-wagon train across plains with her parents in 1849 and settled with them in Keyesville in 1855, moving to Walker Basin in 1858. Lived and raised her family in the Walser Home in Walker Basin, which was "most picturesque in the location". the residence was one of the finest and most complete in its interior arrangements in Kern County. Here Mary and Dan lived to be about 80 years old after raising a family of 7. At the Walser home, good books suited to both old and young were ever in reach of all. The children almost unconsciously became self-taught. Friends and strangers received kind treatment at the Walsers. Their home was a favorite gathering place for young and old. The Walser home burned in 1917. Mary went to live with her daughter, Dayse Wallace, in Palo Alto after Daniel's death.
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