Lucy Adeline Briggs Cole Rawson Peckinpah Smallman

Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Lucy married her first husband, James Cole, in 1860, who died due to drowning in the Mokelumne River in 1862.

[7] According to the History of Solano and Napa Counties, California, published 1912, "as a close student of nature [Lucy] has made a deep study of botany....

[3] Her artwork was exhibited with the San Francisco Art Association and the Arriola Relief Fund in 1872, and the California State Fair in 1878.

[8] History of Solano and Napa Counties, California noted that Mrs Peckinpah possessed "a fine collection of Indian baskets and curios," of which a portion are now held at the National Museum of the American Indian, that had been acquired by Homer Earle Sargent, Jr. after her death.

[16][17][18][19] The History of Solano and Napa Counties, California notes that Lucy collected type material for multiple Californian species, two of which eponymise one of her married names: Rawson.