bre y ▁married ▁the ▁ex - hus band ▁of ▁her ▁sister , ▁The odore ▁Gr in olds ▁who ▁was ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁her ▁senior ▁( 5 2 ▁years ▁old ). ▁The ▁marriage ▁with ▁The odore ▁only ▁last ed ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁and ▁within ▁those ▁years ▁she ▁bore ▁seven ▁children . ▁After ▁The odore ' s ▁passing ▁at ▁age ▁ 7 2 , ▁Pr is bre y ▁and ▁her ▁seven ▁children ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁Seattle ▁where ▁she ▁married ▁an ▁un named ▁and ▁un emp loy ed ▁man . ▁Their ▁marriage ▁was ▁very ▁short ▁lived . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁she ▁had ▁witness ed ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁six ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁seven ▁children ▁( 4 ▁boys , ▁ 2 ▁girls ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Pr is bre y ▁made ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁Santa ▁Sus ana , ▁now ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁Sim i ▁Valley , ▁California . ▁Ten ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁move , ▁Pr is bre y ▁met ▁her ▁husband , ▁Al ▁Pr is bre y ▁who ▁bought ▁one - third ▁of ▁an ▁a cre ▁located ▁on ▁C och ran ▁Street . ▁They ▁brought ▁in ▁a ▁tra iler ▁to ▁live ▁in , ▁removed ▁the ▁t ires , ▁and ▁hid ▁them ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁stay ▁ground ed ▁on ▁the ▁lot . ▁When ▁Pr is bre y ▁first ▁moved ▁to ▁Santa ▁Sus ana , ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁p enc ils ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁her ▁h ob