She was born Victoria California Claflin, the seventh of ten children (six of whom survived to maturity), in the rural frontier town of Homer, Licking County, Ohio.
Ajo ka lindur Victoria California Claflin, e shtata e dhjetë fëmijëve (gjashtë prej tyre kanë mbijetuar deri në pjekuri), në qytetin kufitar të Homerit, Licking County, Ohajo.