"In April, 1852, a party of 30 families, called Callison's Company, was organized to go to Oregon. They all met at the Missouri Riv., where they separated again into smaller companies. They had no trouble with Indians on the way, but many of the children were sick with the measles, and cholera was raging on the plains, and 3 of their party died with it, including Mary Jane's Father Absolum Newingham, who died about seventy miles below Fort Laramie, on the 1st of June. They crossed the mountains about the 7th of September, traveled up the Willamette River about 100 miles until they reached Mount Pleasant, in 6 mos. and 7 days from the time they started. They stayed there till the 1st December, then went down to Oregon City, remained there three weeks waiting for the steamer. Mrs. Newingham ) came by water to Sacramento; the voyage was very rough and stormy, lasting 7 or 9 days. They arrived in Sacramento a few days before Christmas, 1852. In the fall of 1854 Mrs. Newingham, with her family of four children, started for the East with the intention of remaining there. About the middle of October they left San Francisco on the steamer Yankee Blade, which was then considered to be a good steamer, and had been previously sold to other parties, and was then making her last trip for the old company. After she had been out twenty-four hours she struck a rock and beat a hole in her. The crew could do nothing, and she finally sunk. There were about 1,400 passengers on board of whom, as far as could be ascertained, thirty-seven were washed ashore during the night. They were buried the next day. Mrs. Newingham, with two children, were taken on a small boat, in order that they might be taken to land; but when she was that two of her children yet remained on the boat she insisted on returning. Saying that all should die or be saved together. About nine o'clock she and the children were taken to shore in one of the small boats. They lay in the sand, with others of the passengers, a week before they were take back to San Francisco. Their food consisted of mussel soup, with a few crackers washed ashore from the wreck. They used the cans to make the soup in, pearl oyster shells for spoons, and life-pre-servers for buckets to carry water, which had to be brought about a mile. As it was considerable trouble to get the oysters, and crackers were scarce they had only one meal a day, and that about noon. On the last day of their sojourn there, just as they were about to partake of their soup, the joyful news came that a steamer was waiting seven miles down the coast for them. They drank a little soup and started, having to make their way through the trackless sage-brush and sand. It was a weary walk, but they were very thankful for the opportunity to get away from the desolate place. They all got safely on the boat before dark, and were kindly received, and a bountiful supper was prepared for all. They arrived at San Francisco the next day, about ten o'clock, and Mrs. Newingham returned to Sacramento. After this event Mrs.Newingham remained here until 1869, when she made a trip East, with no intentions of remaining there, however. She met with a stormy voyage, which, however, did not prove fatal to any one. The children of her first marriage are: Mary Jane, wife of George Cirby, resident near Roseville, Placer County; Nancy A, wife of Joel D. Bailey, of this county, James, resident in this county, and Alice E., wife of James Patton, of Sacramento County. Widow Newingham was married to Richard H. Lee in October, 1856, by which marriage there was 1 child: Emily, wife of Albert G. McManus, of Sacramento County. Mrs. Lee then made her home with her son, James Newingham."
Davis, Hon. Win. J., An Illustrated History of Sacramento County, California. Page 496-497. Lewis Publishing Company. 1890.

Mary Jane married to George Kirk Cirby in 1858 early pioneer of Sacramento Co. then Roseville, Placer Co., CA. Mother of many. Some did not reach adulthood. Children: include Lucy Bell (Cirby) Darling, Olive (Cirby) Bailey, Tom,Sarah, George, Nancy, Walter, John and Alice. IOOF. Sis of Nancy Ann (Newingham) Bailey, James Newhingham, Ambrose Newingham and Alice (Newingham) Patton.