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Sarah Tully Wallace, my third great-grandmother, lived an interesting 90 years. According to tales passed down through the generations, she was 16, pretty and smart when she crossed the plains to California in a covered wagon. By her accounts, the family moved on to California after Brigham Young, the founder of the Mormon Church, tried to buy her during a stop in Salt Lake City. She began a career as a teacher during the California Gold Rush, when she saw many young and illiterate miners being cheated out of their gold. To help them protect their claims, she began teaching them how to read, write and do simple math. She later taught school in Coloma, California. She always said she was a direct descendant of Pocahontas, a claim that never has been substantiated.
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