Sexton, Octavia Hamblin,
Octavia Hamblin and Harry J. Sexton were married on March 2, 1847. Dr. Harry J. Sexton left Galesburg, Illinois for the California gold fields on March 9, 1850 in the company of Octavia Hamblin's father and brother Daniel, an un-named uncle, and a friend, H.C. Hobart. The "Galesburg Party" took the Mormon Pioneer Trail to South Pass, then turned towards Salt Lake City and the Hastings Cut-Off that met up with the California Trail to the Humboldt River.
From the description of Octavia Hamblin Sexton and Harry H. Sexton correspondence, circa 1844-1900 (bulk 1844-1860). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 720395605
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| creatorOf | Sexton, Octavia Hamblin,. Octavia Hamblin Sexton and Harry H. Sexton correspondence, circa 1844-1900 (bulk 1844-1860). | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Calkins, M. E. | person |
| correspondedWith | Calkins, P. | person |
| correspondedWith | Farrow, Eleanor | person |
| correspondedWith | Gilbert, Charles M. | person |
| correspondedWith | Hamblin, Helen Munger | person |
| correspondedWith | Hobart, H. C. | person |
| correspondedWith | Sexton, Harry H. | person |
| correspondedWith | Sexton, Julia | person |
| correspondedWith | Woods, Elizabeth | person |
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