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Mrs. Leona Veal celebrated her 80thbirthday at the homfe of v her. son, V Councilman George E. Veal, at 2141 East Canal street, yesterda#: Mrs cVeal makes her home in Bucklin and tl does her owft housework, but she s chose* to come to Brookfield where she tcould be With her son on her 80thbirthday. , v Y.^: ,/.She was born in Baker township in tk1852, ajtid when but.three weeks oldjV Ie$ with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F Jacob Baiiey ip a prairie schooner I cirgwn by a, six-ox team for the gold tfields in Cal^orpis, arriving {it. St. Jo- vM^sso^ri. they 79ine4 ft schobd^ker ; Missourians/ WherC, they £proceeded q over the plains on their, route! TVhen ,ethey had * accomplished about one-half \of the trip the mother succumbed and, e died’. She Was , buried in ,a little grave i op £he open plain ’beside the old trait h After |;he- funeral df the Aether thejl party proceeded oh id the gold fields Jlt;• arriving w$hfthe little girl, whom it ,lt; ;’is said was the first white child to.p ’ land in the then Village of San Fran-,lt; cisco. This itttle girl when born was lt;christened Leona, but at the death of j lt;her mother she was rechristened ] 1 “Lone” on account of her being the I lone baby of the schooner crew and ] from that day she has been known : 'and called by her relatives and friends as “Aunt Lone” or “Grandma Lone” Her relatives say she has always had a lovable disposition, a kind heart and a courageous spirit.
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Brookfield Linn County Budget Gazette
Brookfield, Missouri, US
Fri, Feb 26, 1932
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