Difference between revisions of "Lewis, Martha J."
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| − | '''Martha Jane [Reed] Lewis''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10946193/martha-jane-lewis 1838-1923]) came to California in 1846 as a nine-year-old survivor in the 1846 Donner party, daughter of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_F._Reed James F. Reed]. By the 1880s, she was in Santa Cruz as a hotel manager, and later managed hotels in Capitola. Son [[Lewis, J. Frazier|Frazier Lewis]] became a confectioner in Capitola and Santa Cruz. | + | '''Martha Jane [Reed] Lewis''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10946193/martha-jane-lewis 1838-1923]) came to California in 1846 as a nine-year-old survivor in the 1846 Donner party, daughter of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_F._Reed James F. Reed]. By the 1880s, she was in Santa Cruz as a hotel manager, and later managed hotels in Capitola. Son [[Lewis, J. Frazier|Frazier Lewis]] became a confectioner in Capitola and Santa Cruz. The Donner Party ordeal was the subject of a 2001 historical novel by local writer [[Houston, James D.|James Houston]], titled ''Snow Mountain Passage''. |
* ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One , entry (36), page 22 | * ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter One , entry (36), page 22 | ||
*''Riptide CPL14 ("Mattie J. (Patty) Reed") | *''Riptide CPL14 ("Mattie J. (Patty) Reed") | ||
Latest revision as of 18:41, 2 April 2024
Martha Jane [Reed] Lewis (1838-1923) came to California in 1846 as a nine-year-old survivor in the 1846 Donner party, daughter of James F. Reed. By the 1880s, she was in Santa Cruz as a hotel manager, and later managed hotels in Capitola. Son Frazier Lewis became a confectioner in Capitola and Santa Cruz. The Donner Party ordeal was the subject of a 2001 historical novel by local writer James Houston, titled Snow Mountain Passage.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter One , entry (36), page 22
- Riptide CPL14 ("Mattie J. (Patty) Reed")
