. ▁Mary ▁Brown ▁and ▁her ▁children ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Rose - B ale y ▁party ▁to ▁finally ▁reach ▁California . ▁Mary ' s ▁brother ▁George ▁Bald win ▁met ▁them ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁took ▁them ▁to ▁V ac av ille ▁where ▁they ▁stayed ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁with ▁Mary ' s ▁sister ▁Julia ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Jos iah ▁All ison . ▁S all ie ' s ▁older ▁sister ▁Soph ia ▁Fox ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁All isons ▁while ▁S all ie ▁went ▁to ▁Pla cer ville ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁other ▁sister ▁Lav in ia ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁Dar win ▁De ▁G olia . ▁Mary ▁Brown , ▁along ▁with ▁Julia ▁and ▁Rel ief ▁Brown , ▁also ▁went ▁to ▁Pla cer ville ▁where ▁she ▁kept ▁house ▁for ▁her ▁brother ▁George ▁and ▁eventually ▁married ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁to ▁Judge ▁James ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁S all ie ▁Fox ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁at ▁first ▁in ▁various ▁elementary ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁Gold ▁Country . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁the ▁De ▁G olia ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁where ▁her ▁uncle ▁Dar win ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁att orney . ▁S all ie ▁Fox ▁went ▁with ▁them ▁and ▁received ▁her ▁State ▁Edu c ational ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 . ▁She ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁Union ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁supp lement ing ▁her ▁teaching ▁sal