Born to: William P. Leighton (?-Bef 1843) and a woman with the same last name, Phebe/Phoebe Leighton (1803-1879). She had one brother, Levi (1829-1830) and three sisters: Mary Ann (1831-1842), Hannah (1833-1930) and Emma Phebe (1837-1919).
Married: Horace Mansur 30 Oct 1845 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Mother of James Crombie Mansur (1846-1926) born in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Find A Grave Memorial# 36238905
27 Sept 1852: Resided in Placer County, California where her husband "...and partner Marcus Harrub owned and operated a boarding house and four other establishments at Horse Shoe Bar..." whose tenants were mostly miners. Abby wrote several letters to her sister during her life here which were carefully preserved and can be read at the Sterling Library, Yale University, Connecticut.
9 Aug 1855: Died of heart disease at a mining camp called Bakers (or Baker) Ranch. Abby's death notice indicated that this camp was located in Tuolomne County, however the information was corrected in a later edition. Also, new information from D. Mansur indicates that another camp also known as Bakers Ranch was actually located in Placer County (Lat: 390318N, Long: 1204546W.) This seems the more likely place of her death since it is only about 36 miles from Abby's home rather than the more than 100 miles that the Bakers Ranch in Tuolomne is located at.
Buried at a small grave site located at her former home (now a vacant lot) in Loomis, Placer County, California
For further information visit the public tree "Leighton & Mansur Family, California Goldrush Pioneers" at Ancestry:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28068307/person/5126363943/facts
Or at Rootsweb visit D. Mansur's tree: "California Argonaut Horace Mansur Family."
Note: Thanks to D. Mansur for his contributions to this memorial.
*****
The Loomis News
5 Sept 2013
By: Chris Greenwood, Loomis News Correspondent
A piece of Gold Rush history is for sale in Loomis.
A one-acre parcel near Folsom Lake that contains five graves is on the market.
Tammy Sommer, of Loomis, lives near the property and is worried about the future of the little graveyard on the parcel that contains three headstones and the remains of two men, two women and a child.
Buried at the site are Abigail T. Leighton Mansur, 27, who died in 1855; her husband, Horace Mansur, 80, who died in 1900; Mansur's business partner Marcus Harrub, 28, who died in 1856; Mary E. Brown, 30, who died in 1857; and Mary Ann Wild, 8, who died in 1863. The property was originally part a ranch owned by Mansur and Harrub.
Darrel Mansur, who lives in Loomis, is a relative of Horace Mansur. Darrel Mansur's great-great grandfather was Horace Mansur's first cousin, once removed. Darrel Mansur moved to Loomis in 1980 and did not discover until 2001 that his relative had lived and died in Loomis.
He said he was surprised when he made the discovery while researching his family's history. His own great-great grandfather had settled in Camptonville in 1868, but he could find no evidence that the two men had met.
Darrel Mansur has researched the graves and the people laid to rest there and feels a connection to the site.
"I'd like the little grave sites protected and the missing headstones of Horace and the little girl returned," he said.
Darrel Mansur said when he first visited the graveyard, Mary Ann Wild's headstone was still there, although it had been broken off. It was later stolen. He said he believes Horace Mansur's headstone was taken around 1987.
He obtained copies of a letter Harrub sent to Abigail Mansur's sister, dated Aug. 13, 1855, to inform her of the young woman's death. The letter is now in the Yale University Library. He said she died from heart failure after recovering from rheumatic fever.
Harrub wrote, "As she was one of the oldest female inhabitants of this section of the country she had many very near and dear friends who mourn her loss almost beyond description … Her Earthly remains we buried upon a pleasant little mound within sight and a short distance from our house."
Within a year, Harrub would be laid to rest on that same hill, the victim of consumption. In Harrub's letter, he mentions that his own health was "very delicate for near two years." According to Darrel Mansur's research, Harrub was a direct descendent of one of the passengers on the Mayflower Expedition in 1620.
Horace Mansur was one of the original Gold Rush 49ers and later one of the founders of the Newcastle Fruit Shippers and Preservation Association, one of the area's first fruit growers.
Intent on preserving the historical site, Sommer sent emails to the real estate company in charge of the listing inquiring about their plans for the grave site.
"My initial concerns were that someone would remove the stones and build as if nothing was there. I did contact the real estate company and the current owners said they would not disturb the graves. I was also concerned the graves would be moved," Sommer said.
Auburn-based real estate agent Michelle Burris, who owns the property, replied to Sommer's email, "We feel the same way, and we want whoever buys the property to have the same respect for the site that we have."
Sommer is unclear why information on the graveyard was not included in the listing information.
Michelle Burris' husband, Wes, said in an email, "We have checked with the city and the county, but they have no real information on the grave site other than that it does exist." He continued, "If you have any information showing that it is in fact a historical site... we would love to get copies from you so we can add it to the listing."
He wrote there was no intent to hide the graves from interested parties and he purposely left the information off the listing, so "no one would mess with it," but included it under agent comments.
Sommer's goal for the grave site is simple, she wants to keep the area safe from vandals or groups interested in developing over the graves.
Under California state safety code 7050.5, the graves are protected and cannot be disturbed. Additionally, their existence must be disclosed in an escrow. To relocate the remains, the property owner must apply for state permission and pay out of pocket for expenses incurred.
She said, "I just want them to be treated respectfully. I hope the new owners will feel like me after they read the history of the people buried there."
Loomis News Editor Joyia Emard contributed to this story.
Married: Horace Mansur 30 Oct 1845 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Mother of James Crombie Mansur (1846-1926) born in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Find A Grave Memorial# 36238905
27 Sept 1852: Resided in Placer County, California where her husband "...and partner Marcus Harrub owned and operated a boarding house and four other establishments at Horse Shoe Bar..." whose tenants were mostly miners. Abby wrote several letters to her sister during her life here which were carefully preserved and can be read at the Sterling Library, Yale University, Connecticut.
9 Aug 1855: Died of heart disease at a mining camp called Bakers (or Baker) Ranch. Abby's death notice indicated that this camp was located in Tuolomne County, however the information was corrected in a later edition. Also, new information from D. Mansur indicates that another camp also known as Bakers Ranch was actually located in Placer County (Lat: 390318N, Long: 1204546W.) This seems the more likely place of her death since it is only about 36 miles from Abby's home rather than the more than 100 miles that the Bakers Ranch in Tuolomne is located at.
Buried at a small grave site located at her former home (now a vacant lot) in Loomis, Placer County, California
For further information visit the public tree "Leighton & Mansur Family, California Goldrush Pioneers" at Ancestry:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28068307/person/5126363943/facts
Or at Rootsweb visit D. Mansur's tree: "California Argonaut Horace Mansur Family."
Note: Thanks to D. Mansur for his contributions to this memorial.
*****
The Loomis News
5 Sept 2013
By: Chris Greenwood, Loomis News Correspondent
A piece of Gold Rush history is for sale in Loomis.
A one-acre parcel near Folsom Lake that contains five graves is on the market.
Tammy Sommer, of Loomis, lives near the property and is worried about the future of the little graveyard on the parcel that contains three headstones and the remains of two men, two women and a child.
Buried at the site are Abigail T. Leighton Mansur, 27, who died in 1855; her husband, Horace Mansur, 80, who died in 1900; Mansur's business partner Marcus Harrub, 28, who died in 1856; Mary E. Brown, 30, who died in 1857; and Mary Ann Wild, 8, who died in 1863. The property was originally part a ranch owned by Mansur and Harrub.
Darrel Mansur, who lives in Loomis, is a relative of Horace Mansur. Darrel Mansur's great-great grandfather was Horace Mansur's first cousin, once removed. Darrel Mansur moved to Loomis in 1980 and did not discover until 2001 that his relative had lived and died in Loomis.
He said he was surprised when he made the discovery while researching his family's history. His own great-great grandfather had settled in Camptonville in 1868, but he could find no evidence that the two men had met.
Darrel Mansur has researched the graves and the people laid to rest there and feels a connection to the site.
"I'd like the little grave sites protected and the missing headstones of Horace and the little girl returned," he said.
Darrel Mansur said when he first visited the graveyard, Mary Ann Wild's headstone was still there, although it had been broken off. It was later stolen. He said he believes Horace Mansur's headstone was taken around 1987.
He obtained copies of a letter Harrub sent to Abigail Mansur's sister, dated Aug. 13, 1855, to inform her of the young woman's death. The letter is now in the Yale University Library. He said she died from heart failure after recovering from rheumatic fever.
Harrub wrote, "As she was one of the oldest female inhabitants of this section of the country she had many very near and dear friends who mourn her loss almost beyond description … Her Earthly remains we buried upon a pleasant little mound within sight and a short distance from our house."
Within a year, Harrub would be laid to rest on that same hill, the victim of consumption. In Harrub's letter, he mentions that his own health was "very delicate for near two years." According to Darrel Mansur's research, Harrub was a direct descendent of one of the passengers on the Mayflower Expedition in 1620.
Horace Mansur was one of the original Gold Rush 49ers and later one of the founders of the Newcastle Fruit Shippers and Preservation Association, one of the area's first fruit growers.
Intent on preserving the historical site, Sommer sent emails to the real estate company in charge of the listing inquiring about their plans for the grave site.
"My initial concerns were that someone would remove the stones and build as if nothing was there. I did contact the real estate company and the current owners said they would not disturb the graves. I was also concerned the graves would be moved," Sommer said.
Auburn-based real estate agent Michelle Burris, who owns the property, replied to Sommer's email, "We feel the same way, and we want whoever buys the property to have the same respect for the site that we have."
Sommer is unclear why information on the graveyard was not included in the listing information.
Michelle Burris' husband, Wes, said in an email, "We have checked with the city and the county, but they have no real information on the grave site other than that it does exist." He continued, "If you have any information showing that it is in fact a historical site... we would love to get copies from you so we can add it to the listing."
He wrote there was no intent to hide the graves from interested parties and he purposely left the information off the listing, so "no one would mess with it," but included it under agent comments.
Sommer's goal for the grave site is simple, she wants to keep the area safe from vandals or groups interested in developing over the graves.
Under California state safety code 7050.5, the graves are protected and cannot be disturbed. Additionally, their existence must be disclosed in an escrow. To relocate the remains, the property owner must apply for state permission and pay out of pocket for expenses incurred.
She said, "I just want them to be treated respectfully. I hope the new owners will feel like me after they read the history of the people buried there."
Loomis News Editor Joyia Emard contributed to this story.
Born to: William P. Leighton (?-Bef 1843) and a woman with the same last name, Phebe/Phoebe Leighton (1803-1879). She had one brother, Levi (1829-1830) and three sisters: Mary Ann (1831-1842), Hannah (1833-1930) and Emma Phebe (1837-1919).
Married: Horace Mansur 30 Oct 1845 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Mother of James Crombie Mansur (1846-1926) born in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Find A Grave Memorial# 36238905
27 Sept 1852: Resided in Placer County, California where her husband "...and partner Marcus Harrub owned and operated a boarding house and four other establishments at Horse Shoe Bar..." whose tenants were mostly miners. Abby wrote several letters to her sister during her life here which were carefully preserved and can be read at the Sterling Library, Yale University, Connecticut.
9 Aug 1855: Died of heart disease at a mining camp called Bakers (or Baker) Ranch. Abby's death notice indicated that this camp was located in Tuolomne County, however the information was corrected in a later edition. Also, new information from D. Mansur indicates that another camp also known as Bakers Ranch was actually located in Placer County (Lat: 390318N, Long: 1204546W.) This seems the more likely place of her death since it is only about 36 miles from Abby's home rather than the more than 100 miles that the Bakers Ranch in Tuolomne is located at.
Buried at a small grave site located at her former home (now a vacant lot) in Loomis, Placer County, California
For further information visit the public tree "Leighton & Mansur Family, California Goldrush Pioneers" at Ancestry:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28068307/person/5126363943/facts
Or at Rootsweb visit D. Mansur's tree: "California Argonaut Horace Mansur Family."
Note: Thanks to D. Mansur for his contributions to this memorial.
*****
The Loomis News
5 Sept 2013
By: Chris Greenwood, Loomis News Correspondent
A piece of Gold Rush history is for sale in Loomis.
A one-acre parcel near Folsom Lake that contains five graves is on the market.
Tammy Sommer, of Loomis, lives near the property and is worried about the future of the little graveyard on the parcel that contains three headstones and the remains of two men, two women and a child.
Buried at the site are Abigail T. Leighton Mansur, 27, who died in 1855; her husband, Horace Mansur, 80, who died in 1900; Mansur's business partner Marcus Harrub, 28, who died in 1856; Mary E. Brown, 30, who died in 1857; and Mary Ann Wild, 8, who died in 1863. The property was originally part a ranch owned by Mansur and Harrub.
Darrel Mansur, who lives in Loomis, is a relative of Horace Mansur. Darrel Mansur's great-great grandfather was Horace Mansur's first cousin, once removed. Darrel Mansur moved to Loomis in 1980 and did not discover until 2001 that his relative had lived and died in Loomis.
He said he was surprised when he made the discovery while researching his family's history. His own great-great grandfather had settled in Camptonville in 1868, but he could find no evidence that the two men had met.
Darrel Mansur has researched the graves and the people laid to rest there and feels a connection to the site.
"I'd like the little grave sites protected and the missing headstones of Horace and the little girl returned," he said.
Darrel Mansur said when he first visited the graveyard, Mary Ann Wild's headstone was still there, although it had been broken off. It was later stolen. He said he believes Horace Mansur's headstone was taken around 1987.
He obtained copies of a letter Harrub sent to Abigail Mansur's sister, dated Aug. 13, 1855, to inform her of the young woman's death. The letter is now in the Yale University Library. He said she died from heart failure after recovering from rheumatic fever.
Harrub wrote, "As she was one of the oldest female inhabitants of this section of the country she had many very near and dear friends who mourn her loss almost beyond description … Her Earthly remains we buried upon a pleasant little mound within sight and a short distance from our house."
Within a year, Harrub would be laid to rest on that same hill, the victim of consumption. In Harrub's letter, he mentions that his own health was "very delicate for near two years." According to Darrel Mansur's research, Harrub was a direct descendent of one of the passengers on the Mayflower Expedition in 1620.
Horace Mansur was one of the original Gold Rush 49ers and later one of the founders of the Newcastle Fruit Shippers and Preservation Association, one of the area's first fruit growers.
Intent on preserving the historical site, Sommer sent emails to the real estate company in charge of the listing inquiring about their plans for the grave site.
"My initial concerns were that someone would remove the stones and build as if nothing was there. I did contact the real estate company and the current owners said they would not disturb the graves. I was also concerned the graves would be moved," Sommer said.
Auburn-based real estate agent Michelle Burris, who owns the property, replied to Sommer's email, "We feel the same way, and we want whoever buys the property to have the same respect for the site that we have."
Sommer is unclear why information on the graveyard was not included in the listing information.
Michelle Burris' husband, Wes, said in an email, "We have checked with the city and the county, but they have no real information on the grave site other than that it does exist." He continued, "If you have any information showing that it is in fact a historical site... we would love to get copies from you so we can add it to the listing."
He wrote there was no intent to hide the graves from interested parties and he purposely left the information off the listing, so "no one would mess with it," but included it under agent comments.
Sommer's goal for the grave site is simple, she wants to keep the area safe from vandals or groups interested in developing over the graves.
Under California state safety code 7050.5, the graves are protected and cannot be disturbed. Additionally, their existence must be disclosed in an escrow. To relocate the remains, the property owner must apply for state permission and pay out of pocket for expenses incurred.
She said, "I just want them to be treated respectfully. I hope the new owners will feel like me after they read the history of the people buried there."
Loomis News Editor Joyia Emard contributed to this story.
Married: Horace Mansur 30 Oct 1845 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Mother of James Crombie Mansur (1846-1926) born in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire. Find A Grave Memorial# 36238905
27 Sept 1852: Resided in Placer County, California where her husband "...and partner Marcus Harrub owned and operated a boarding house and four other establishments at Horse Shoe Bar..." whose tenants were mostly miners. Abby wrote several letters to her sister during her life here which were carefully preserved and can be read at the Sterling Library, Yale University, Connecticut.
9 Aug 1855: Died of heart disease at a mining camp called Bakers (or Baker) Ranch. Abby's death notice indicated that this camp was located in Tuolomne County, however the information was corrected in a later edition. Also, new information from D. Mansur indicates that another camp also known as Bakers Ranch was actually located in Placer County (Lat: 390318N, Long: 1204546W.) This seems the more likely place of her death since it is only about 36 miles from Abby's home rather than the more than 100 miles that the Bakers Ranch in Tuolomne is located at.
Buried at a small grave site located at her former home (now a vacant lot) in Loomis, Placer County, California
For further information visit the public tree "Leighton & Mansur Family, California Goldrush Pioneers" at Ancestry:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28068307/person/5126363943/facts
Or at Rootsweb visit D. Mansur's tree: "California Argonaut Horace Mansur Family."
Note: Thanks to D. Mansur for his contributions to this memorial.
*****
The Loomis News
5 Sept 2013
By: Chris Greenwood, Loomis News Correspondent
A piece of Gold Rush history is for sale in Loomis.
A one-acre parcel near Folsom Lake that contains five graves is on the market.
Tammy Sommer, of Loomis, lives near the property and is worried about the future of the little graveyard on the parcel that contains three headstones and the remains of two men, two women and a child.
Buried at the site are Abigail T. Leighton Mansur, 27, who died in 1855; her husband, Horace Mansur, 80, who died in 1900; Mansur's business partner Marcus Harrub, 28, who died in 1856; Mary E. Brown, 30, who died in 1857; and Mary Ann Wild, 8, who died in 1863. The property was originally part a ranch owned by Mansur and Harrub.
Darrel Mansur, who lives in Loomis, is a relative of Horace Mansur. Darrel Mansur's great-great grandfather was Horace Mansur's first cousin, once removed. Darrel Mansur moved to Loomis in 1980 and did not discover until 2001 that his relative had lived and died in Loomis.
He said he was surprised when he made the discovery while researching his family's history. His own great-great grandfather had settled in Camptonville in 1868, but he could find no evidence that the two men had met.
Darrel Mansur has researched the graves and the people laid to rest there and feels a connection to the site.
"I'd like the little grave sites protected and the missing headstones of Horace and the little girl returned," he said.
Darrel Mansur said when he first visited the graveyard, Mary Ann Wild's headstone was still there, although it had been broken off. It was later stolen. He said he believes Horace Mansur's headstone was taken around 1987.
He obtained copies of a letter Harrub sent to Abigail Mansur's sister, dated Aug. 13, 1855, to inform her of the young woman's death. The letter is now in the Yale University Library. He said she died from heart failure after recovering from rheumatic fever.
Harrub wrote, "As she was one of the oldest female inhabitants of this section of the country she had many very near and dear friends who mourn her loss almost beyond description … Her Earthly remains we buried upon a pleasant little mound within sight and a short distance from our house."
Within a year, Harrub would be laid to rest on that same hill, the victim of consumption. In Harrub's letter, he mentions that his own health was "very delicate for near two years." According to Darrel Mansur's research, Harrub was a direct descendent of one of the passengers on the Mayflower Expedition in 1620.
Horace Mansur was one of the original Gold Rush 49ers and later one of the founders of the Newcastle Fruit Shippers and Preservation Association, one of the area's first fruit growers.
Intent on preserving the historical site, Sommer sent emails to the real estate company in charge of the listing inquiring about their plans for the grave site.
"My initial concerns were that someone would remove the stones and build as if nothing was there. I did contact the real estate company and the current owners said they would not disturb the graves. I was also concerned the graves would be moved," Sommer said.
Auburn-based real estate agent Michelle Burris, who owns the property, replied to Sommer's email, "We feel the same way, and we want whoever buys the property to have the same respect for the site that we have."
Sommer is unclear why information on the graveyard was not included in the listing information.
Michelle Burris' husband, Wes, said in an email, "We have checked with the city and the county, but they have no real information on the grave site other than that it does exist." He continued, "If you have any information showing that it is in fact a historical site... we would love to get copies from you so we can add it to the listing."
He wrote there was no intent to hide the graves from interested parties and he purposely left the information off the listing, so "no one would mess with it," but included it under agent comments.
Sommer's goal for the grave site is simple, she wants to keep the area safe from vandals or groups interested in developing over the graves.
Under California state safety code 7050.5, the graves are protected and cannot be disturbed. Additionally, their existence must be disclosed in an escrow. To relocate the remains, the property owner must apply for state permission and pay out of pocket for expenses incurred.
She said, "I just want them to be treated respectfully. I hope the new owners will feel like me after they read the history of the people buried there."
Loomis News Editor Joyia Emard contributed to this story.
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