Margaret E. Lawrey Margaret Elizabeth Lawrey was born March 14, 1832 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was one of six children. Her father, Gallant Duncan Dickenson, born 1806 in Tennessee, was orphaned at an early age and raised by an uncle. Mr. Dickenson married Isabella McCreary in 1828. In May, 1846, Mr. Dickenson and his family left Missouri via wagon train. Mr. Dickenson with 10 wagons was appointed captain of the wagon train which included the Donner party. The Donner party left when the group reached the divide in Utah, where a disagreement over the best route arose. The Donner party made their ill fated decision to take the Sierra route shortcut. Mr. Dickenson, his wife and 6 children arrived safely in the San Joaquin Valley in Oct. 1846. Mr. Dickenson rose to prominence in California; he and Amos Lawrey, another pioneer, in 1847 built the first brick house (which is still standing) in California. In 1849, Dickenson was elected delegate to the first State Constitutional Convention and later that year appointed the first alcalde of Stockton. Dickenson built the first hotel in Stoclcton with material shipped around the Horn. Judge Dickenson died circa 1868 or 1870. Isabella died in San Jose in 1877. Margaret Lawrey married Amos Giles Lawrey Oct. 29,1849; she was the second American lady wedded in Stockton, according to an account written by her sister. Their daughter born in 1850 had "the distinction of being the first child ofAnglo - Saxon parents". The Lawrey's had four children. One daughter, Lola Belle Lawrey, lived with her mother in Pacific Grove; taught piano and helped with the rentals. Mr. Lawrey died in San Jose April, 1885. Sources: Edwin Sherman The Daily Review Pacific Grove Feb. 11,1907 History of California Published 1881-1890 Hubert Howe Bancroft History of Merced County Historic Record Company Los Angeles 1925 . , OCR Text: Margaret E. Lawrey Margaret Elizabeth Lawrey was born March 14, 1832 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was one of six children. Her father, Gallant Duncan Dickenson, born 1806 in Tennessee, was orphaned at an early age and raised by an uncle. Mr. Dickenson married Isabella McCreary in 1828. In May, 1846, Mr. Dickenson and his family left Missouri via wagon train. Mr. Dickenson with 10 wagons was appointed captain of the wagon train which included the Donner party. The Donner party left when the group reached the divide in Utah, where a disagreement over the best route arose. The Donner party made their ill fated decision to take the Sierra route shortcut. Mr. Dickenson, his wife and 6 children arrived safely in the San Joaquin Valley in Oct. 1846. Mr. Dickenson rose to prominence in California; he and Amos Lawrey, another pioneer, in 1847 built the first brick house (which is still standing) in California. In 1849, Dickenson was elected delegate to the first State Constitutional Convention and later that year appointed the first alcalde of Stockton. Dickenson built the first hotel in Stoclcton with material shipped around the Horn. Judge Dickenson died circa 1868 or 1870. Isabella died in San Jose in 1877. Margaret Lawrey married Amos Giles Lawrey Oct. 29,1849; she was the second American lady wedded in Stockton, according to an account written by her sister. Their daughter born in 1850 had "the distinction of being the first child ofAnglo - Saxon parents". The Lawrey's had four children. One daughter, Lola Belle Lawrey, lived with her mother in Pacific Grove; taught piano and helped with the rentals. Mr. Lawrey died in San Jose April, 1885. Sources: Edwin Sherman The Daily Review Pacific Grove Feb. 11,1907 History of California Published 1881-1890 Hubert Howe Bancroft History of Merced County Historic Record Company Los Angeles 1925 . , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Pacific,157 Pacific,PACIFIC AVE_054.pdf,PACIFIC AVE_054.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: PACIFIC AVE_054.PDF, PACIFIC AVE_054.pdf 1 Page 1