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Electa Louisa “Lecty” Newberry Mansur

Birth	:	4 Apr 1827 Brownhelm, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	13 Feb 1888 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial	:	Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle, Placer County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.8708880, -121.1444060
Description	:	Electa was the eighth of ten children born to James A. Newberry and Mary (Smith) Newberry. Her siblings were Jane (1812-1907, m. Jacob Crandall), John Smith (1814-1870, m. Lucinda Williams), Abraham Benjamin (1818-1898, m. Eliza Ann Duty), James Washington (1819-1895, m. Edith Benedict), Sarah "Sally" (1821-1907, m. Calvin C. Pendleton), Hannah Maria (1823-1893, m. George Morris), Esther (1829-1891, m. Edward Beebee) and Martha "Patty (1832-1917, m. George Hyatt). Electa married George John Wixon (who went by "John") on the trail to Utah in 1847. She had an earlier marriage to Robert A. Lee and was shown as "Electra Louisa Newberry... Read More	Electa was the eighth of ten children born to James A. Newberry and Mary (Smith) Newberry. Her siblings were Jane (1812-1907, m. Jacob Crandall), John Smith (1814-1870, m. Lucinda Williams), Abraham Benjamin (1818-1898, m. Eliza Ann Duty), James Washington (1819-1895, m. Edith Benedict), Sarah "Sally" (1821-1907, m. Calvin C. Pendleton), Hannah Maria (1823-1893, m. George Morris), Esther (1829-1891, m. Edward Beebee) and Martha "Patty (1832-1917, m. George Hyatt). Electa married George John Wixon (who went by "John") on the trail to Utah in 1847. She had an earlier marriage to Robert A. Lee and was shown as "Electra Louisa Newberry Lee" (20) with her daughter, "Martha A. (2)" in the immigration records for the "Abraham O. Smoot - George B. Wallace Company". The immigrants arrived at the Great Salt Lake in late September of that year. Electa and John, with Martha and new daughter Sarah, immigrated to California in 1849. They opened the "Miners Inn", which John had shipped "Around the Horn" from his home in Massachusetts. It was reassembled on the old, Sacramento to Auburn road in what is now Placer County. The hotel was later moved a few miles northeast, to the north side of Miners' Ravine, just east of its confluence with Grapevine Ravine. This was northwest of the American River mining community of Horse Shoe Bar (now under Folsom Lake). There, it was renamed the "Franklin House". John and Electa had six children: Sarah A. (m. George N. Hobbs), Mary F. "Fanny" (m. Joseph Fletcher), Almond, Helen Jane, William H. and John. They are shown in the 1850 U.S. Federal Census with three of the blended family children (Horse Shoe Bar, Sutter County), the 1852 California Census with five (Miners Ravine, Placer County) and the 1860 U.S. Federal Census with all seven, plus nine tenants (Secret Ravine P.O., Placer County). John Wixon left the area sometime in 1861. He returned to his previous wife in Massachusetts, Sally, a few months before he died in 1863. He had had Electa declare herself as an "independent operator" in local newspapers in September, 1860. Electa continued to operate the hotel after John left. Daughter Helen Jane died there in 1860 and son John in 1863. Both children were buried on the property. When the trans-continental railroad was completed a few miles north in 1869, travel on the Sacramento-Auburn Road (now Auburn-Folsom Rd.) was reduced. She turned the hotel into a farm home and opened a livery stable in nearby, Newcastle, California. Electa married neighbor Horace Mansur in 1872, his wife (and her friend), Abby having died in 1855. They lived in the Franklin House until they died, she in 1888 and he in 1900. There was no issue from this union. Electa died while visiting San Francisco. She was buried in the Newcastle Cemetery, but her marker has not been found and original cemetery records are lost. The Franklin House was destroyed in a "mysterious fire" in November 1906 but it's name lives on as the origin of Placer County's, "Franklin District". During Electa's residence, it had been a favorite meeting and entertainment place. It was also an election polling location. Both John Wixon and Horace Mansur had been polling judges. Note: See Electa's listing in the Rootsweb, "dvmansur" database for more (search for, "Electa Newberry").

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Where is Electa Louisa “Lecty” Newberry Mansur's memorial?
Electa Louisa “Lecty” Newberry Mansur's memorial is located at: Newcastle Cemetery, Newcastle, Placer County, USA.
When did Electa Louisa “Lecty” Newberry Mansur death?
Electa Louisa “Lecty” Newberry Mansur death on 13 Feb 1888 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Electa Louisa “Lecty” Newberry Mansur's memorial?
Latitude: 38.8708880
Longitude: -121.1444060

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Siblings

Abraham Benjamin Newberry

(1816 - 1898)

James Washington Newberry

(1817 - 1895)

Alma Moroni Newberry

(1846 - 1904)

(unknow - unknow)

Children

Almon Wixon

(1850 - 1924)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Newcastle Cemetery
Newcastle, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8708880, -121.1444060

2. Ophir Cemetery
Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8928870, -121.1273790

3. Stewarts Flat Cemetery
Penryn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8447360, -121.1507950

4. Gold Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.9025000, -121.1802200

5. Maidu Indian Burial Grounds
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8744350, -121.0777290

6. New Auburn Cemetery
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9026900, -121.0870800

7. Clark Ashton Smith Gravesite
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8952100, -121.0770500

8. Old Auburn Cemetery
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9023720, -121.0812230

9. Bethlehem Lutheran Church Columbarium
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8932350, -121.0749690

10. Mansur Family Cemetery
Loomis, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8139600, -121.1214000

11. Prosser Family Cemetery
Loomis, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8071900, -121.1285600

12. Placer County Hospital Cemetery
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9045120, -121.0721320

13. Chinese Cemetery
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9183502, -121.0802383

14. Rattlesnake Bar Graveyard
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8163050, -121.0895100

15. First Congregational Church Memorial Garden
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9118660, -121.0711770

16. Shepherd of the Sierra Memorial Garden
Loomis, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7890800, -121.1944200

17. Whitney Family Mausoleum
Rocklin, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8256500, -121.2477000

18. Wells Cemetery
Auburn, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9667000, -121.1054900

19. Bayley Family Cemetery
Pilot Hill, El Dorado County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8438800, -121.0148900

20. Lone Star Cemetery
Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9757996, -121.1380997

21. Rocklin Cemetery
Rocklin, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7827670, -121.2337980

22. Pilot Hill Cemetery
Pilot Hill, El Dorado County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8301010, -121.0093307

23. Lincoln Cemetery
Lincoln, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8864310, -121.3020500

24. Clipper Gap Cemetery
Clipper Gap, Placer County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9784880, -121.0256590