BERRYESSA PARLOR NO. 192
Instituted June 11, 1911

                                                                       Willows (Glenn County)

The story of how the Parlor took this name originated in 1823, when Juan and Mary Berryessa migrated to California by boat and covered wagon from Spain. They settled in Berryessa Valley, on what was then a Spanish land grant. The couple's first child born in this country was Clara Berryessa. She was the first white girl to be born in Santa Clara and was named after the town.

Clara married Jessie Beasley, a soldier with General Fremont's army. When Berryessa Parlor was instituted, the newly organized Parlor was proud of having the oldest Native Daughter in the state in person of Clara Beasley, age eighty-eight years, as a charter member. Her maiden name having been the beautiful Spanish one of Berryessa, the members, as a mark of respect and honor to her, unanimously chose the name "Berryessa" for their Parlor name. Clara Beasley is on the seal of the Parlor.