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Book/Printed Material Appreciation of loved ones who made life rich for many. My father, John Francis Cross; my mother, Sarah Jane Cross,

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Title

  • Appreciation of loved ones who made life rich for many. My father, John Francis Cross; my mother, Sarah Jane Cross,

Summary

  • Lilian A. Cross was the daughter of carpenter John Francis Cross (1828-1910) and schoolteacher Sarah Meservey (1835-1928) who came from Maine to California in the 1850s. Appreciation of loved ones (1933) is Lilian Cross's account of her family's life in California after her father came west in 1852 to work as a carpenter in Benecia. He returned east to bring back his new bride, and the young couple moved to Sacramento County in 1855, living on various farms there for more than thirty years, with Mrs. Cross teaching and supervising several local schools. With the family's move to Oakland in 1892, this becomes a story of town-dwellers, not farmers. Throughout, Cross gives special attention to her mother's experiences as wife, mother, schoolteacher, and independent widow.

Names

  • Cross, Lilian A.

Created / Published

  • Oakland, Calif. [The Tribune press] 1933.

Headings

  • -  Cross, John Francis,--1828-1910
  • -  Cross, Sarah Jane Meservey,--1835-1928
  • -  Pioneers--California
  • -  Women--California
  • -  Urbanization--California
  • -  Real estate development--California
  • -  Agriculture--California

Medium

  • 101, [2] p. pl., ports. 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F866 .C86

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 34006699

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication. No copyright registration found.

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"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900.

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Chicago citation style:

Cross, Lilian A. Appreciation of loved ones who made life rich for many. My father, John Francis Cross; my mother, Sarah Jane Cross. [Oakland, Calif. The Tribune press, 1933] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/34006699/.

APA citation style:

Cross, L. A. (1933) Appreciation of loved ones who made life rich for many. My father, John Francis Cross; my mother, Sarah Jane Cross. [Oakland, Calif. The Tribune press] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/34006699/.

MLA citation style:

Cross, Lilian A. Appreciation of loved ones who made life rich for many. My father, John Francis Cross; my mother, Sarah Jane Cross. [Oakland, Calif. The Tribune press, 1933] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/34006699/>.