Born: 23-Mar-1815 – Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Married: 22-Dec-1823 – Andrew Henry Hinkson
Died: 23-Mar-1851 – Drytown, Amador County, California
Submitted by: Robin Stewart – Vacaville, California
Matilda had great strength and fortitude. She with her husband and children made the overland journey from Missouri to California during the Gold Rush in 1849. They started in Washington County, Missouri on April 3, 1849. Crossing the plains took six months arriving in Grass Valley, California on September 20, 1849. They stayed there for four weeks, left for Sacramento arriving there in October of that same year. They left Sacramento on November 1, 1849 and made it to Drytown two weeks later on November 15, 1849. Here, Matilda, her husband, Andrew and their children began their life as pioneers in California. It wasn’t but two years later that Matilda became ill with an inflammation of the brain. Twenty-seven days later, on March 23, 1851, her 36th birthday, she died. The trip she made with her family was a sacrifice that led to many generations of descendants who have lived or are living in California. She should always be remembered by Hinksons, Convers’, Crowells and many other family members.
Ladies in Our Lineage 