TAPIA, Maria Antonia

1860 - 1896  (35 years)

• Name	TAPIA, Maria Antonia
  Nickname	Mary
  Gender	Female
  Born	2 Sep 1860	California
  Christened	7 Oct 1860  [1]
  Census	5 Aug 1870	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California   [2]
  		1870 CENSUS: LN #18 - FAM 256; Sepulveda, Antonio - Age 10 w/widowed mother, siblings and Francisco Vejar
  Census	5-7 Jun 1880	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California   [3]
  		1880 CENSUS: LN #27 - FAM 178; Tapia, Maria A. - Age 19 w/widowed mother and siblings; next door to sisters and their families
  Died	25 Jul 1896	Los Angeles County, California   [4]
  	Age: 35
  	Cause: General Tuberculosis
  Buried	Abt. 27 Jul 1896	Plaza Church, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California   [5]
  Person ID	I08471	1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	DUARTE TAPIA, Ramon,   b. 16 Oct 1827, Los Angeles, Alta California ,   d. Abt. 2 Apr 1869, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	SEPULVEDA, Casilda,   b. 8 Apr 1826, Los Angeles, Alta California
  Family ID	F6661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	CRESPIN, Manuel,   b. May 1861, New Mexico
  Married	Type: not married
  	CORRECT PARENTS OF CHILD #1. ESTHER CRESPIN: - UNSUBSTANTIATED, but MOST LIKELY these are the correct parents. - Parents' names listed on Esther's marriage & death records - Both parents living in Los Angeles at the time of Esther's birth -- 1880 Los Angeles Census; mother age 19 living w/mother and siblings -- 1888 Los Angeles Voter Registration; father born 1861 New Mexico -- Maternal Aunt, Inez TAPIA, and her live-in lodger E.F. Garcia (seen together in 1900-1930 Censuses) were witnesses on Esther's 1909 Marriage record to Bernardino Morales.
  Children	1. CRESPIN, Esther,   b. Aug 1882, Los Angeles County, California
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F7433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	SOTO, Miguel,   b. Abt. 1831, California ,   d. 6 Feb 1899, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	Jul 1888	Los Angeles County, California   [6, 7]
  	Type: cannot locate a marriage record
  	MARRIAGE PLACE AND DATE: - Per Maria Tapia's findagrave web page, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132742727 -- As mentioned in her husbands Civil War Pension Record
  Children	+ 1. SOTO, Jose Lorenzo "Lawrence T.",   b. 10 Aug 1890, California ,   d. 8 Oct 1977, Santa Ana, Orange, California  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F2890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Sep 1860 - California Census - 5 Aug 1870 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Census - 5-7 Jun 1880 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Married - Type: cannot locate a marriage record - Jul 1888 - Los Angeles County, California Died - Age: 35 - 25 Jul 1896 - Los Angeles County, California Buried - Abt. 27 Jul 1896 - Plaza Church, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S020] Alta Cal Msn Bk #07_1858-1864_LA Pl Ch_Bap, Nuestra Senora Reina de Los Angeles Church, (Thomas Workman Temple III). BAPTISM #666) Oct 7 [1860]- MARIA ANTONIA TAPIA, b. Sep 2nd of Ramon y Casilda Sepulveda. Ygnacio e Isabel del Valle, pads. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 30; [103/214], 5 Aug 1870. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 16 (122); [16/72], 5-7 Jun 1880. [S208] AVS-Deaths 1895-1898 - California, LA Co, (vitalsearch-ca.com). DEATH DATE OF FILING: Month/Day/Year - DATE OF DEATH: Month/Day/Year - NAME - AGE: Years - Sex - Married or Single - Nativity - CAUSE OF DEATH - PHYSICAN OR CORONER Aug 15, 1896 - July 25, 1896 - Soto, Maria - 35 - F - M - Calif. - general tuberculosis - D.C. Barber [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132742727. DEATH & BURIAL: Maria Tapia Soto Birth: 1861 Los Angeles County, California, USA Death: Jul. 25, 1896 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA María Tapia married Miguel Soto at Los Angeles in July 1888. María Tapia de Sota (35), died at Los Angeles July 25, 1896, and was buried in [Old] Calvary Cemetery. --- Child (born at Rancho Domínguez): - Jose Lorenzo (Jul 20, 1890-After 1903 Spouse: Miguel Soto (1831 - 1899) Burial: Old Calvary Cemetery (Defunct) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132525054. MARRIAGE PLACE: Per Miguel Soto's findagrave page: Miguel married (2) María Tapia (1861, Los Angeles) at Los Angeles in July 1888, the same year he fractured his right fibula just above the ankle in a fall from his horse on Mission Street, Los Angeles. (with María Tapia, at Rancho Domínguez) [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com). CORRECT PARENTS OF Jose Lorenzo "Lawrence T." Soto: Per Miguel Soto's findagrave web site: Following Miguel's death, Ervin G. Taber was appointed the legal guardian of 9-year-old Jose Lorenzo Soto y Tapia on January 19, 1900, and filed for a Civil War minor's pension on January 30, receiving application No. 712,729. Then, on June 26, 1903, Agustín Ruíz and Benedita (Soto?) de Ruíz of Orange County were appointed as José's legal guardians. Benedita was Miguel Soto's niece.