Mama's brother, Jonas, later Frank Wallis' father, was in California at that time. Annie McFarlane married William Sperry on her arrival there, but because of something Mama's sweetheart had done or a lover's quarrel of something else, she did not marry then. She was a very disappointed and broken-hearted girl, shedding many many tears for some time after that. Then she met Elias Anderson and three months from that time married him, and from that time on had a home in the mining town of St. Louis. California.

Notes from other local history sources :

Elias Anderson was a sturdy, honest Norwegian and Sarah Wallis a thrifty and resourceful person. Writings describe them as valuing education and community. Mrs Anderson gave up much space in her own home to board and teach pupils unselfishly. It is mentioned also that they made good neighbours. Mr. & Mrs. Anderson moved from the hill ranch to a place below Emmett. Some of their family of four girls and a boy visited and stayed there after moving on a frequently basis.

Continuing on  with A. T. McClure’s  writing;

About two years after her marriage, which I think must have been in 1867, I was born on the first day of July at 9 a.m.

Mama said the Doctor asked her when she thought I would arrive. She said she thought the last of June or first of July. I have heard her say since that she guessed pretty close to the time. They named me Ellen Rachel Anderson. Ellen for Papa's Mother and Rachel for Mama's Mother. 

The winter we came to Sierra Valley to stay at Annie Sperry's was, I suppose, the first time they had met since their arrival in California.

About two years after I was born, a little sister arrived. They named her Addie Amelia. I do not know why Addie, but Amelia was for a very dear cousin of Mama's who had married John Shearer and lived in Petaluma, California. They made their livelihood raising poultry and owned a farm.

Sister Addie died when she was 16 months old. Before leaving there to come to Idaho, Papa put a heavy iron railing around her grave and put a heavy coat of tar on the fence to preserve it as long as possible.