Near Hilmar in Merced County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Louisa Jane Cox

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 6, 2023

1. Louisa Jane Cox Marker

Inscription. Louisa Jane Cox was a member of the first party to come by ox team through the Pacheco Pass to Merced County. With her family she camped in this grove in 1850 and settled at Cox’s Ferry. She married James J. Stevinson in 1855 and resided in this neighborhood until her death in 1933. This tablet is placed in her memory by her Granddaughter Judith B. Hatfield.

Erected 1953.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 37° 21.144′ N, 120° 57.666′ W. Marker is near Hilmar, California, in Merced County. It can be reached from Kelley Road north of River Road when traveling east. The plaque is mounted to a boulder in the George J. Hatfield State Recreation Area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4394 Kelly Road, Hilmar CA 95324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the San Joaquin Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Merced River Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hills Ferry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Corporal Ronil “Ron” Singh (approx. 3.9 miles away); Corporal Tony "T.J." Gonzales (approx. 4.2 miles away); Simon Newman Building

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(approx. 4.2 miles away); Corporal Ronil Singh (approx. 4.2 miles away); Giovannoni Building (approx. 4.2 miles away); Carnegie Library (approx. 4.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Find A Grave: Louisa Jane Cox Stevinson.

"Wife of Colonel James Stevinson (1828-1907). Mother of Samuel Stevinson (1856-1913), and Mary Stevinson Harris (1858-1931). Outlived all her children and most of her grandchildren. She was a pioneer that came of the Don Pedro Resivour in a covered wagon. A picture of her hangs in the Stevinson Ranch Golf Course. father was a miner and operated Cox Ferry, while Louisa was educated in Quartzburg, Mariposa County."

(Submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 6, 2023

2. Louisa Jane Cox Marker

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, January 6, 2023

3. Louisa Jane Cox Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.