Connal Lee\'s hillbilly Maw gave him birth the first week of February, 1845, named him, then died.
They left the end of July, 1857, pushing a handcart across the Over.
They had heard of the California gold rush and decided to go west to seek their fortunes.
The kids escaped and walked to Independence, Missouri where they met a man heading up a handcart company.
By the time Connal Lee turned twelve, his father had turned real mean.
His drunken Paw abused the boy and his older brother and sister.
Connal Lee\'s hillbilly Maw gave him birth the first week of February, 1845, named him, then died