<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: UVerna Felton wazalelwa eSalinas, eCalifornia, ngo-July 20, 1890. Uyise, uHorace W. Felton, owayengudokotela, washona ngaphambi nje kokuba abe neminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye. Lapho ebuka ama-akhawunti akhe ngemva kokufa kwakhe, umama kaFelton uClara Felton née Lawrence wathola ukuthi nakuba umyeni wakhe ayenomkhakha omkhulu wezokwelapha eSan Jose, kwakungekho marekhodi okukhokha kweziguli zakhe ukwelashwa futhi kungekho mali ehhovisi. Ngokushesha ngaphambi kokufa kukayise, uFelton wayenze umcimbi wokusiza izisulu ze-  <response>: Izikhukhula ZaseGalveston. Ukucula nokudansa kwakhe kwamhlaba umxhwele umphathi wenkampani eyayidlala eSan Jose ngaleso sikhathi. Umphathi wakhuluma nomama kaFelton, enikeza uFelton umsebenzi enkampanini yakhe. Njengoba umkhaya wawubhekene nezikhathi ezinzima zezimali ngokulahlekelwa nguyise kaFelton, unina waxhumana nomphathi wombukiso wendlela. UFelton ngokushesha wajoyina abadlali balo mdlalo, wakhulela enkundleni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini. 