4«,Vft , The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove P. O. Box 1007 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Mrs. Margaret.E. Lawrey Mrs. Lawrey, born as Margaret E. Dickinson on March 14, 1832 in Nashville, Tennessee, was a notable California pioneer who at the age of 15 crossed the country in a wagon train. Her parents were Captain Duncan Dickinson and Isabel McCreary Dickinson. Her father, Captain Dickinson, was the leader of a train of 96 oxteams and wagons which in 1846 left Missouri for California. Among them was the ill-fated Donner party, whom Captain Dickinson tried to dissuade from taking the perilous route over the mountains. The two groups parted ways at Fort Laramie. Dickinson's party arrived in California in +846 their teams and supplies depleted by Indian raids and other hardships. On October 29, 1849, Margaret married Amos G. Lawrey, also a pioneer. They moved to MontergA}iErd her hikbiad and her father constructed the first brick house in California utilizing-3 . EMBEthat they had made themselyes,flie two-;t-orey stRicillrestill stands in*HeriugE Hirbdi next to the Whalers-House. 3-11»13 LVo.3 k»ll *- t'V\-, 19 47 pri C.r- t .\*:. \ i \71 ANX- f O ('t:J...- After her husband's death, Margaret moved to Pacific Grove around 1887 and had the house at 592 Central (formerly called Grove) built for her and she lived there for awhile. She and her grown daughter Lola, who was an organ and piano teacher, soon built or acquired a total of seven houses in the immediate area. I assume they rented out these houses for income. In 1910, all the property was recorded in the name of Lola only, and Margaret moved to 154 Forest Avenue. On December 20, 1918, Margaret died in the house at 154 Forest at the age of 86. She was survived by her son, Frank E. Lawrey of Oakland and two daughters, Lola Belle Lawrey and Mrs. Beatrice Hollenbeck, who was also quite a property owner in early Pacific Grove. Houses owned by Mrs. Margaret Lawrey, either alone or with her daughter Lola: 154 Forest - still there. 156 Forest - still there. 158 Forest - gone. Current building moved there in late 1930s. 588 Central - still there. 592 Central - still there.[ 149 168 - gone. 151 166_gone· 3/24/2000 ./IN ill --.--. .,mA . ## m lili - . -I , OCR Text: 4«,Vft , The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove P. O. Box 1007 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 Mrs. Margaret.E. Lawrey Mrs. Lawrey, born as Margaret E. Dickinson on March 14, 1832 in Nashville, Tennessee, was a notable California pioneer who at the age of 15 crossed the country in a wagon train. Her parents were Captain Duncan Dickinson and Isabel McCreary Dickinson. Her father, Captain Dickinson, was the leader of a train of 96 oxteams and wagons which in 1846 left Missouri for California. Among them was the ill-fated Donner party, whom Captain Dickinson tried to dissuade from taking the perilous route over the mountains. The two groups parted ways at Fort Laramie. Dickinson's party arrived in California in 846 their teams and supplies depleted by Indian raids and other hardships. On October 29, 1849, Margaret married Amos G. Lawrey, also a pioneer. They moved to MontergA}iErd her hikbiad and her father constructed the first brick house in California utilizing-3 . EMBEthat they had made themselyes,flie two-;t-orey stRicillrestill stands in*HeriugE Hirbdi next to the Whalers-House. 3-11»13 LVo.3 k»ll *- t'V\-, 19 47 pri C.r- t .\*:. \ i \71 ANX- f O ('t:J...- After her husband's death, Margaret moved to Pacific Grove around 1887 and had the house at 592 Central (formerly called Grove) built for her and she lived there for awhile. She and her grown daughter Lola, who was an organ and piano teacher, soon built or acquired a total of seven houses in the immediate area. I assume they rented out these houses for income. In 1910, all the property was recorded in the name of Lola only, and Margaret moved to 154 Forest Avenue. On December 20, 1918, Margaret died in the house at 154 Forest at the age of 86. She was survived by her son, Frank E. Lawrey of Oakland and two daughters, Lola Belle Lawrey and Mrs. Beatrice Hollenbeck, who was also quite a property owner in early Pacific Grove. Houses owned by Mrs. Margaret Lawrey, either alone or with her daughter Lola: 154 Forest - still there. 156 Forest - still there. 158 Forest - gone. Current building moved there in late 1930s. 588 Central - still there. 592 Central - still there.[ 149 168 - gone. 151 166_gone· 3/24/2000 ./IN ill --.--. .,mA . ## m lili - . -I , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Pacific,157 Pacific,PACIFIC AVE_055_redacted.pdf,PACIFIC AVE_055_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: PACIFIC AVE_055_REDACTED.PDF, PACIFIC AVE_055_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1