▁California ▁pione er ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ill - f ated ▁Rose – B ale y ▁Party , ▁the ▁first ▁em igr ant ▁w agon ▁train ▁to ▁attempt ▁the ▁journey ▁from ▁New ▁Mexico ▁to ▁California ▁via ▁Be ale ' s ▁W agon ▁Road . ▁A ▁twelve - year - old ▁child ▁when ▁she ▁tra ve led ▁on ▁the ▁w agon ▁train , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁children ' s ▁book ▁S all ie ▁Fox : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁a ▁P ione er ▁Girl . ▁The ▁apr on ▁that ▁she ▁wore ▁over ▁her ▁dress ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured ▁by ▁a ▁M oj ave ▁Indian ▁arrow ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Rose – B ale y ▁w ag ons ▁is ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁V ac av ille ▁Museum ▁which ▁also ▁holds ▁an ▁annual ▁" S all ie ▁Fox ▁Day ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁S all ie ▁Fox ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁the ▁second ▁daughter ▁of ▁A aron ▁Mos es ▁and ▁Mary ▁( née ▁Bald win ) ▁Fox . ▁Her ▁father , ▁a ▁far mer ▁in ▁S out he astern ▁Ohio , ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁infant . ▁Mary ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁with ▁their ▁two ▁young ▁daughters , ▁S all ie ▁and ▁Soph ia ▁Frances , ▁to ▁Van ▁Bur en ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁where ▁her ▁family ▁were ▁living . ▁There , ▁the ▁" W id ow ▁Fox ", ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁known , ▁married ▁Al pha ▁Brown