- MUNSEY, Rhoda Harrington
Author: Sharon Dulcich Date: 7 Feb 2001 12:00 PM GMT
Surnames: Munsey
Classification: Obituary
Rhoda Munsey,who died in Los Angeles Co.,
Jan 11, 1950 (CADI) She had lived in Kern Co., most of her life.
Bakersfield Californian, Thursday, Jan. 12, 1950
Munsey, Rhoda Harrington - graveside services will be held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield of Mrs. Rhoda Munsey, 96, who died in Alhambra Jan 11. A church ritual will be held Friday at 10 a.m. Friday at the Little Stone Church of Turner, Stevens & Turner. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, she was brought to Cantil, California during her infancy where she resided until four years ago, moving to Alhambra. She is survived by one son Vernal W; two grandsons and one great-grandson.
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Sharon
Kern Co. Volunteer
Death: MUNSEY, Rhoda
Author: Don Stowell Date: 4 Mar 2005 1:25 PM GMT
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Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society
Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA
Published: 19 Jan 1950
DESERT PIONEER PASSES'
The following story was featured in our old-timers series under date of November 11, 1948 and is reprinted here because this wonderful old lady has finally passed to her reward at the ripe old age of 95. An account of her demise will be found in the correspondence from Cantil this week.
By Virginia ,Holderness
Mrs. Rhoda Munsey was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on April 4th in 1853, and came to California in a Covered Wagon when she was five years old. She has lived in Kern county and L. A.. County 65 years. In 1884 she rode the trails with her husband looking for range land on which to raise cattle. They lived in Oak Creek then, close to Tehachapi.
She came to the Mojave Desert in 1903 with her husband and four sons. There they filed for a homestead and lived there until 1946 when she removed to Alhambra to the home of her son Vernol.
Site was one of the first settlers and was a real pioneer. She drove 40 miles to Tehachapi in a buggy to get provisions and bought enough for a month at one time. Flour by the barrel.
She saw Randsburg founded. She saw the railroad come in and name Cantil. She saw the aqueduct come into existence. She saw Mojave when there was only one general store, owned by a man named Wilson. Yes, she saw many changes take place in Mojave. She and her husband attended all dances and baseball games in Mojave.
Mrs. Munsey saw many, peopIe come, out to the desert arid try to homestead, get disgusted and leave. On their homestead they dug a well with a spade and found water at. 12 feet.
She saw homes by the dozens spring up between Cantil and Mojave, even a hotel was built. Then she saw all this slowly decay and even now the old foundations are still there to mark the spots.
MDN 19 Jan 1950
The Fremont Valley has lost a true desert pioneer in the death of Mrs. Rhoda Munsey who passed away Tuesday afternoon at a Los Angeles hospital.
She came to the desert as a young woman and spent most of her life span of 96 years here.
While living on the desert she lost her husband after which she moved to Alhambra. They owned a farm near Cantil which she loved very much.
Funeral services were held at the Turner Chapel in Alhambra last Friday and graveside services at Bakersfield on Saturday. Interrment was in the Union cemetery.
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