▁Sarah ▁Fox ▁Allen ▁( as ▁S all ie ▁Fox ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁later ▁life ) ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 7 ▁in ▁a ▁Mason ic ▁n urs ing ▁home ▁in ▁Nap a , ▁California . ▁Her ▁fun eral ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁in ▁Oak land . ▁Her ▁half - s ister ▁Julia ▁Brown ▁F oster ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Ber keley . ▁According ▁to ▁Charles ▁B ale y ▁in ▁Dis aster ▁at ▁the ▁Colorado , ▁Julia ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁last ▁surv iving ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Rose – B ale y ▁Party . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁S all ie ▁Fox ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁children ' s ▁book ▁S all ie ▁Fox : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁a ▁P ione er ▁Girl ▁by ▁Dor othy ▁K up cha ▁L eland . ▁A ▁slightly ▁fict ional ized ▁account ▁of ▁her ▁family ' s ▁tre k ▁to ▁California , ▁the ▁book ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁California ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ' s ▁recommended ▁resources ▁for ▁elementary ▁school ▁children . ▁When ▁S all ie ▁had ▁first ▁arrived ▁at ▁her ▁a unt ▁and ▁uncle ' s ▁ran ch ▁in ▁V ac av ille , ▁she ▁plant ed ▁four ▁wal n uts ▁which ▁she ▁had ▁gathered ▁along ▁the ▁G ila ▁River ▁while ▁travel ing ▁with ▁Edward ▁Smith ' s ▁w agon ▁train . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁huge ▁tree ▁in ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁local ▁land mark ▁and ▁gave ▁its