Nancy's mother was Nancy Crawford Bray. Hearing about the discovery of gold in California the Rev. Heril Bray, left his wife and family to heed the call of vast riches in the West. Wife Nancy and the children remained in Missouri until 1853, and then she decided to take them to be with Heril in California. She did not have oxen to pull her wagon, but this did not stop her. She hooked up 16 cows in two teams all shod in leather boots and joined the wagon train. The cows furnished milk along the way and she was able to sell them once she arrived in California. She probably made more money on the cows than Heril made in the goldfields.
The family moved to Santa Rosa where Nancy Ann eventually met William F. Culbertson. They were married in 1858 in Santa Rosa. Nancy and William had 15 children together.
Nancy's mother was Nancy Crawford Bray. Hearing about the discovery of gold in California the Rev. Heril Bray, left his wife and family to heed the call of vast riches in the West. Wife Nancy and the children remained in Missouri until 1853, and then she decided to take them to be with Heril in California. She did not have oxen to pull her wagon, but this did not stop her. She hooked up 16 cows in two teams all shod in leather boots and joined the wagon train. The cows furnished milk along the way and she was able to sell them once she arrived in California. She probably made more money on the cows than Heril made in the goldfields.
The family moved to Santa Rosa where Nancy Ann eventually met William F. Culbertson. They were married in 1858 in Santa Rosa. Nancy and William had 15 children together.
Family Members
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Samuel William Culbertson
1860–1941
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Arthur Elisha Culbertson
1865–1942
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Ruben Foster Culbertson
1869–1931
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John Bray Culbertson
1870–1943
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Charles Andrew Culbertson
1873–1928
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Burdit Oliver "Bert" Culbertson
1877–1921
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Jessie E Culbertson Spence
1879–1960
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Walter Draswell Culbertson
1881–1949
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James Virgil Culbertson
1885–1932
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Ida Josephine "Josie" Culbertson Renatti
1887–1939
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