COTA, Refugio

Other Events:

• Census: 04 Jun 1880, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California; With husband and daughters
• Census: 07 Jun 1900, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California; With husband, children, and son-in-law

Notes:

Birth:
POSSIBLE DUPLICATE
It is VERY LIKELY that this person is the same person as Maria del Refugio Andrea COTA who was:
- daughter of Jose Maria de la Asumpcion COTA and Maria Antonia de la Cruz DOMINGUEZ.
see record: http://www.schwaldfamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I16726&tree=RodSchwald

-- SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO --
Maria del Refugio Andrea COTA;
1) Dec 1842 birth to 1870 Census records; is listed as always living in Santa Barbara
2) 1860 & 1870 Censuses, Santa Barbara; is listed as Refugia COTA, single and living with her parents.
3) We can find NO records of her AFTER 1870 ... around the time that Refugio COTA married Ramon LOPEZ

Refugio COTA;
1) married Ramon LOPEZ in 1872 in Santa Barbara County
2) 1900 Census, Montecito, Santa Barbara: living with stated husband Ramon LOPEZ, married 27 years (est. marriage year 1873), her birth date listed as July 1845.

Died:
DEATH DATE:
19 Apr 1910 CENSUS - husband Ramon listed as a widower

Refugio married LOPEZ, Jose "Ramon" 13 Jan 1872, Santa Barbara County, California. Jose (son of LOPEZ, Jose Maria Del Carmen and ROMERO, Maria de la "Luz" Antonia) was born 21 Jan 1849, Santa Barbara, Alta California; was christened 23 Jan 1849, Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California; died 29 Dec 1926, Santa Barbara County, California; was buried Abt. 31 Dec 1926, Santa Barbara County, California. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
CORRECT MOTHER OF Child #1 - CARMEN LOPEZ:
- 1900 Census states Carmen Lopez is the son of Ramon Lopez.
-- Ramon Lopez married Refugio Cota 2 years AFTER Carmen's birth. The 1900 census lists Refugio as having only 3 living children (Carmen would be a 4th child)
-- THERE IS A POSSIBILTY that Refugio Cota IS NOT Carmen Lopez's mother.

1. LOPEZ, Carmen was born Mar 1869, California.
2. LOPEZ, Constancia was born Abt. 1877, California.
3. LOPEZ, Rosa M. was born Aug 1878, California.
4. LOPEZ, Carmen was born Jul 1883, California.
5. LOPEZ, Ramon "Estolano" was born Aug 1891, California.