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• Immigration: 1869, California

Notes:

Flavilla was born in Michigan, 4 years before her father married Elizabeth McMurray. On the tombstone of Elizabeth Emily Lowe, the inscription "First Daughter" appears. Because of this, it seems that Flavilla must have been the step-daughter of Elizabeth.

Immigration:
In 1869, Flavilla left Peter and traveld to her parents in Lowe's Canyon in San Miguel, CA. Frank W. Halter travelled with her by train. She must have gone back to Iowa for a while as her child, Joe Halter, was born in Iowa. Frank stayed with the Lowe's in California.

Flavilla married John Wallace DITTEMORE [Group Sheet]

1. Harry DIDDAMORE
2. Charles DIDDAMORE

Flavilla married Peter HALTER on 3 Nov 1864 in Jasper City, Iowa, and was divorced between 1870 and 1880. Peter (son of George HALTER and Margaret ROHRER) was born in Jun 1838 in France; died on 27 Jan 1905 in Kendrick, Oklahoma; was buried about 30 Jan 1905 in Bethel Cemetery, Kendrick, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Divorced:
Flavilla is shown in the 1870 census for Independence Township, Jasper County, IA as married to Peter Halter. The 1880 census for Parkfield, CA shows Flavilla married to Wallace Dittemore.

Married:
They were married by Reuben Wilson.

1. Frank Wilson HALTER was born on 22 Jul 1866 in Fort Des Moines, Iowa; died on 4 Apr 1952 in Atascadero General Hospical, Atascardero, San Luis Obispo, California; was buried on 8 Apr 1952 in Arroyo Grande Cemetery, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California.
2. George L. HALTER was born in 1868; died on 4 Mar 1924 in Kern County, California.
3. Hattie B. HALTER was born on 4 Sep 1869 in Iowa; died on 5 May 1950.
4. Joseph M. HALTER was born in Mar 1872 in Iowa; died on 12 Mar 1960 in Napa, Napa, California.
5. Jessie HALTER was born on 30 Sep 1873 in Iowa; died on 28 Sep 1953 in California; was buried on 1 Oct 1953 in Pasa Robles, San Luis Obispo, California.

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Notes:

He and his family crossed the plains to California in a covered wagon in 1849. As William was quite ill on a large part of the journey, Elizabeth took his turn at patrolling the camp at night with a rifle over her shoulder. The Lowe's missed being members of the Donner Party by one day. The Lowes settled first in Placerville (then called Hangtown). When mining did not pay out, they moved to a farm in Oroville. Next, they moved to Healdsburg in Sonoma County. In 1868, members of the Lowe family took a buckboard and two saddle horses to the "Lower Country" and, en route, visited the padres at Mission San Antonio. The Lowes continued on horseback, and discovered that in the San Jacinto Canyon, east of San Miguel, wild oats were growing so tall that the stalks could be tied over the saddle horses' backs. Believing that they had found a bonanza, the Lowes returned to Healdsburg to relate their experiences. Deciding to move south, they left Healdsburg on October 22, 1868; it took 13 days to travel the 357 miles. On November 3, 1868, they arrived at the Nacimiento Ranch. In 1874, William and Elizabeth Lowe homesteaded land, seven miles northeast of San Miguel, in San Jacinto Canyon, which later became "Lowe's Canyon". There, they raised their seven children, all of whom had been born north of Healdsburg, at Lyon, on the Russian River. The intermittent stream that flows through the canyon is still called San Jacinto Creek. The Spanish name, Jacinto, honors a Silesian-born Dominican friar by the name of Hyacinth.

David married Catherine VIRGIL. [Group Sheet]