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ORTEGA, Jose de la Luz de Jesus "Gregorio"

Male 1840 - 1916  (76 years)


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  • Name ORTEGA, Jose de la Luz de Jesus "Gregorio"  [1
    • NAME CONTROVERSY: Many of Gregorio's descendents believe Jose de la Luz ORTEGA and Gregorio ORTEGA are the same person;
      - 1850 & 1860 censuses: Jose de la Luz ORTEGA living with mother and siblings (not using nickname of Gregorio as yet)
      - 1870-Death: Jose de la Luz ORTEGA assumed his nickname, Gregorio ORTEGA

      Others are not so convinced that Jose de la Luz and Gregorio are the same person, having no written verification of Gregorio's parentage.

      NAME VARIATIONS:
      - Jose G. ORTEGA; 1870 Census
      - Gregorio ORTEGA; 1870 Census (LISTED TWICE ?)
      - George ORTEGA; 1900 Census
    Nickname Gregorio 
    Gender Male 
    Born 23 Jan 1840  Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BIRTHPLACE CONTROVERSY:
      - Jose de la Luz ORTEGA listed birth place as California (when living with his mother and siblings)
      - Gregorio ORTEGA's records listed birth place as Mexico (when living with his wife and children)
      Many of Gregorio's descendents believe Gregorio considered himself to be a Mexican citizen because at the time of his birth, Alta California was under Mexican rule;

      ALTA CALIFORNIA OWNERSHIP:
      - 1824-1848: Mexico claims ownership of the Alta California Territory.
      - 1840 Santa Barbara, Alta California: birth of Jose de la Luz ORTEGA
      - 1848: Ownership of the Alta California Territory transferred from Mexico to the United States & renamed California, as a result of The Mexican-American war 1846-1848.

      CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP - Ventura County Superior Court:
      - Jul 23, 1877: Gregorio renounced his Mexican citizenship and was granted a [U.S.] Certificate of Citizenship
      -- Book: 2
      -- Certificate Number: 31(M)
      -- Page: 338

      ANALYSIS GREGORIO'S CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATE:
      Book 2 had three categories for Citizenship Certificates*:
      I Alien - pages 1-64
      II Minor - pages 30-345 [indicated with (M)]
      III Soldiers - pages 397-398

      Gregorio was listed under the "MINOR" category*.
      (Most likely because he was NOT an ALIEN or a SOLDIER, and he fell into no other category, i.e. he was a 37-year-old adult, NOT born out of country but born in the Mexico-owned Alta California Territory, whose ownership was later transferred to the United States & renamed California.)

      (*See Gregorio's Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate Record)
      Per the Ventura County Web Site:
      Since children under 16 acquire citizenship through the naturalization of their parents, those listed under the "MINOR" category are probably young men between the ages of 16 and 21 [born in Mexican Alta California?-JSR.]

      It would seem the CITIZEN CERTIFICATE would validate the claim that Gregorio was born in Alta California.
      However, there are many important discrepancies which could dispute this fact.
      ----------------------------------------------------

      FURTHER DISCUSSION ... INFORMATION DISCREPANCIES:
      1) Birth Place California vs Mexico;
               I) Jose de la Luz (Gregorio) Ortega lists birth place as California per;
                    A. All Censuses where he used the name Jose de la Luz Ortega.
               II) Gregorio Ortega lists birth place as Mexico per all documents below where he used the name Gregorio Ortega;
                    A. All Censuses
                    B. Citizenship Certificate
                    C. Voter Registration Lists
                    D. Death Certificate
                    E. Coroner's Inquest

      2) Natural Born vs Immigration:
               A. Jose de la Luz states he was born in California
               B. Gregorio states he immigrated to the U.S. in 1875 (1900 census); in 1860 (1910 census)

      3) Voter Registration Eligibility Authorization - Treaty of Hidalgo vs Citizenship Certificate:
               A. Jose de la Luz (Gregorio) Ortega's siblings' Voter Registrations list their birthplaces as California; w/eligibility to vote "by virtue of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo." (The treaty signed at the end of the Mexican-American War which, among other things, gave adult male residents born or residing in Alta California voting privileges in the United States.)
               B. Gregorio lists his eligibility to vote per his 23 Jul 1877 Citizenship Certificate.

      4) 1870 Census - Two Separate Individuals vs One Who is Listed Twice (in different towns):
           A. Township 2 [Santa Barbara], Santa Barbara, California - Jose G. Ortega, Age: 30, Birthplace: Cal, living alone [same town his mother, siblings, half-siblings & stepfather were living]
           B. Township 1 [San Buenaventura], Santa Barbara, California - Gregorio Ortega, Age: 25, Birthplace: Mexico; w/wife Regina [Esquivel] Ortega & son, Salomon Ortega [same town Regina's parents & siblings were living] Note: Regina listed twice, also as living in parent's household
      ----------------------------------------------------

      ***** As of July 2016, it cannot be definitively determined whether or not Jose de la Luz Ortega is the same person as Gregorio Ortega, husband of Regina Esquivel. *****

    Christened 24 Jan 1840  Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Census 26 Oct 1850  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1850 CENSUS - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
    1850 CENSUS: LN #39 - FAM 147; Jose La Luis Ortega - Age 10
    w/widowed mother, siblings, mat. grandparents, uncles, aunts & their families
    Census 1852  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    w/widowed mother & siblings; living w/or next door to probably-widowed maternal grandmother, aunts & uncles 
    Census 18 Jul 1860  Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    w/mother, siblings, half-siblings, step-father & Ortega relatives 
    Census 7 Jul 1870  San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/wife, son & Frank Laird, a Scottish Shepherd 
    Census 19 Aug 1870  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Living alone; spouse is living in parent's household in Township 1 [San Buenaventura], Santa Barbara, California 
    Naturalization 23 Jul 1877  Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Gregorio ORTEGA 
    Census 18 Jun 1880  San Buenaventura, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/wife & children 
    Census 20 Jun 1900  Hueneme, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    widowed, w/children & nephews 
    Census 19 Apr 1910  Ventura, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/2nd wife, grandson & step-son 
    Biography 1870-1916  Ventura, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    BIOGRAPHY: Gregorio Ortega: A Citizen of El Rio 
    Died 22 Feb 1916  Saticoy, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Buried Abt. 25 Feb 1916  El Rio, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I12733  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2016 

    Father ORTEGA, Jose "Manuel",   b. Jun 1814, Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1848, Santa Ynez, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Mother COTA, Andrea,   b. Abt. Feb 1814, Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 ESQUIVEL, Maria Regina Antonia,   b. 07 Sep 1850, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1891, San Buenaventura, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 03 Jan 1870  San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
    Children 
     1. ORTEGA, Salomon,   b. Abt. 1869, San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. ORTEGA, Maria Antonia,   b. Abt. 1870, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. ORTEGA, Gregorio,   b. Abt. 1872, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. ORTEGA, Maria L.,   b. Abt. 1873, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. ORTEGA, Valentin,   b. Feb 1874, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Nov 1918, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
     6. ORTEGA, Marcelina,   b. Abt. 1876, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. ORTEGA, Genevieve,   b. Abt. 1877, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. ORTEGA, Micaela,   b. Abt. 1879, Ventura, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. ORTEGA, Jose Dionisio,   b. Apr 1880, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. ORTEGA, Lucy,   b. Dec 1881, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. ORTEGA, Isabel,   b. Nov 1883, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. ORTEGA, Manuela,   b. Abt. Jul 1885, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1886, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     13. ORTEGA, Clara,   b. Jun 1886, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     14. ORTEGA, Refugio,   b. Abt.1890, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     15. ORTEGA, Tomas,   b. Abt. 1891, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     16. ORTEGA, Carrie,   b. Abt. 1896, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2016 
    Family ID F4254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 BALDONADO, Celedonia,   b. Bet. 2 Feb 1861-1863, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Dec 1916, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Married Abt. 1906  California Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Type: cannot locate a marriage record 
    • MARRIAGE YEAR:
      - 1910 Census married 4 years
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2016 
    Family ID F4265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jan 1840 - Santa Barbara, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 24 Jan 1840 - Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 26 Oct 1850 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/widowed mother & siblings; living w/or next door to probably-widowed maternal grandmother, aunts & uncles - 1852 - Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/mother, siblings, half-siblings, step-father & Ortega relatives - 18 Jul 1860 - Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 03 Jan 1870 - San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/wife, son & Frank Laird, a Scottish Shepherd - 7 Jul 1870 - San Buenaventura, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Living alone; spouse is living in parent's household in Township 1 [San Buenaventura], Santa Barbara, California - 19 Aug 1870 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - Gregorio ORTEGA - 23 Jul 1877 - Ventura County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/wife & children - 18 Jun 1880 - San Buenaventura, Ventura, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - widowed, w/children & nephews - 20 Jun 1900 - Hueneme, Ventura, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Type: cannot locate a marriage record - Abt. 1906 - California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/2nd wife, grandson & step-son - 19 Apr 1910 - Ventura, Ventura, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBiography - BIOGRAPHY: Gregorio Ortega: A Citizen of El Rio - 1870-1916 - Ventura, Ventura, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Feb 1916 - Saticoy, Ventura, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt. 25 Feb 1916 - El Rio, Ventura, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S185] Family Tree - CHAFFEE, T. W., Chaffee, Terry W., (wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=tcbjammon&surname=A), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tcbjammon&id=P13095.
      NAME CHANGES - as noted on Chaffee Family Tree
      NICKNAME "GREGORIO" ORIGINATION: Jose Gregorio de la Luz de Jesus Ortega

      [NOTE: Per information from Deborah McKinnon, family descendant, Jose was known as "Gregorio" Ortega
      - He was nicknamed after his father's friend and in-law Gregorio Lopez.
      - He also had an uncle by his grandmother Maria Estefan Olivera and Jose Vicente Ortega who was named Gregorio but died in infancy.

      - He had a daughter by the name of Micaela who was named after the Godmother of his brother Jose Maria.
      - Micaela Cota was also a family member and name Micaela became a Ortega family name then as well.

      -Gregorio Ortega was married to Maria Antonia Regina Esquivel, whose mother Maria Antonia Blasa Olivas was granddaughter of four of the original "Soldados de Cueras" who were the founders of Santa Barbara, California.

      Gregorio had 18 children and died of a stroke on 22 February 1916 in El Rio, California]

      *NOTE-by JSR:
      Gregorio ORTEGA named his first child, Salomon/Solomon ORTEGA --- POSSIBLY NAMED AFTER Jose de la Luz ORTEGA's brother, Salomon/Salomon ORTEGA born abt. 1847.
      ANALYSIS: Salomon/Solomon is not a common Spanish name, and this MAY POSSIBLY provide further evidence that Jose de la Luz ORTEGA was the same person as Gregorio ORTEGA

    2. [S010] Alta Cal Msn Bk #00_1770-1855_Bap, Early California Population Project, (huntington.org).
      BAPTISM
      Msn. Santa Barbara
      #01363) 24 Jan 1840 - JOSE DE LA LUZ DE JESUS ORTEGA, 1 d., de Manuel Ortega, S.B. Bap. #452, y de Andrea Cota, Msn. S.B. Bap. #452.
      Padrinos: Maria Ramona Carrillo y Pedro Ortega. Duran

    3. [S093] Alta Cal Msn Bk #50_1782-1845_Snta Barb_Bap, Mission Santa Barbara or Real Presidio of Santa Barbara, (Thomas Workman Temple III).
      BAPTISM
      #1363) Jan 24, 1840- JOSE DELA LUZ DE JESUS, of Manuel y Andrea Cota, b. 23rd.

    4. [S167] CENSUS 1850 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 506 (253 B); [14/29], 26 Oct 1850.

    5. [S168] CENSUS 1852 - U.S. State California, (ancestry.com), page 13; [13/48], 1852.
      1852 CENSUS - CALIFORNIA STATE - Santa Barbara County
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - BIRTH PLACE
      18. Andrea Cota de Ortega - 37 - Fem - _ - Upper Cal
      19. Vicente Ortega - 16 - Male - _ - Upper Cal
      20. Maria Antonia Ortega - 14 - Fem - _ - Upper Cal
      21. Jose de la Luz Ortega - 12 - Male - _ - Upper Cal
      22. Jesus Maria Ortega - 10 - Male - _ - Upper Cal
      23. Juana Ortega - 8 - Fem - _ - Upper Cal
      24. Salomon Ortega - 7 - Male - _ - Upper Cal
      25. Ezekiel Ortega - 5 - Male - _ - Upper Cal

    6. [S169] CENSUS 1860 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 144 [14/18], 18 Jul 1860.
      1860 CENSUS - Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #66
      16. Mariano Olivera - 42 - M - Stock Raiser - 2000/1000 - Cal
      17. Andrea Olivera - 48 - F - _ - _ - Cal
      18. Cristini Olivera - 5 - F - _ - _ - Cal
      19. Dolores Olivera - 3 - F - _ - _ - Cal
      20. Alexandro Olivera - 6/12 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      21. Vicente Ortega - 22 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      22. Maria Anta. Ortega - 20 - F - _ - _ - Cal
      23. Jose De la Luz Ortega - 18 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      24. Jesus Ortega - 16 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      25. Salamon Ortega - 14 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      26. Esekiel Ortega - 11 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      27. Juanna Ortega - 13 - F - _ - _ - Cal
      28. Henriquez Ortega - 19 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      29. Fantaen [Fontacio?] Ortega - 39 - M - _ - _ - Cal
      30. Juanna Ortega - 19 - F - _ - _ - Cal

    7. [S305] AVS-Archives - Ventura Co, Ventura County Genealogical Society, (http://www.venturacogensoc.org), http://www.venturacogensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=56.
      NATURALIZATION/CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATE - Ventura County Superior Court, California
      Bk.:Cert.:Pg. - Surname - Given Name - Native of - Date - Witnesses
      2:31(M):338 - ORTEGA - Gregorio - Mexico - Jul 23, 1877 - Octaviano Morago/Guadalupe Elwell

      - Book: 2
      - Certificate Number: 31(M)
      - Page: 338

      EXPLANATIONS OF CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATE per Ventura Co.:
      - Book 2: On the first page is the following note: "Book 2, Naturalizations: Ventura County, Certificate of Citizenship,
      - Alien pages 1-64,
      - Minor pages 30-345 [indicated with (M)]   [emphasis added-JSR],
      - Soldier pages 397-398."
      The book covers 1873-1879 and appears to consist of copies of certificates pasted onto pages, since the certificate number does not always match the page number.
      There are no pages numbered 65-308.

    8. [S257] Archives - www world wide web, (world wide web), http://latinola.com/story.php?story=8102, 22 Dec 1009.
      BIOGRAPHY - Gregorio Ortega: A Citizen of El Rio
      It is believed that Gregorio came from Mexico to El Rio in the 1860s around the time of the American Civil War. His state of birth is not known, but his death certificate in 1916 indicated that he was from Southern Mexico. What is clear is that on January 3, 1870, Father Juan Comapla joined Gregorio Ortega in marriage with Regina Esquivel, a local girl with strong roots in the area. ...

    9. [S305] AVS-Archives - Ventura Co, Ventura County Genealogical Society, (http://www.venturacogensoc.org), http://www.venturacogensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=140.
      DEATH - Coroner's Inquest, Ventura Co.
      Inquest # - Surname - First - Middle - age of dob - Death Date - place of origin - Inquest Date - Notes
      625 - ORTEGA - Gregoria - _ - abt 78 - Feb 23, 1916 - Southern MEX - Feb 25, 1916 - Dau: Miguela ORTEGA BROWN--Dau: Lina GARCIA; alternate death date 2/22

    10. [S185] Family Tree - CHAFFEE, T. W., Chaffee, Terry W., (wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=tcbjammon&surname=A), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tcbjammon&id=P13095.
      OBITUARY - The Oxnard Courier Newspaper, Ventura County, Friday, 25 February 1916, Issue #15 [From Thursday's Daily Courier]:
      FATHER OF EIGHTEEN DIES AT 75 YEARS - Gregorio Ortega of El Rio was found dead by one of his daughters yesterday morning. He was sitting: fully dressed on the edge of his bed and physician who was called believed that life had gone early Tuesday evening. The deceased was 75 years old. He ate supper Tuesday evening with his son-in-law, David Ayala, and immediately went to his room. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon. The verdict was death from apoplexy. Ortega was a pioneer resident of El Rio. He was the father of 18 children of whom 15, eight sons and seven daughters, are living . The will be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock from the Catholic Church."

    11. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55742965.
      DEATH & BURIAL
      Gregorio Ortega
      Birth: 1825, Mexico
      Death: 1915
      Saticoy, Ventura County, California
      BURIAL
      Santa Clara Cemetery, Oxnard, Ventura, California

    12. [S139] AVS-Marriages - Western States, BYU, (abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm).
      MARRIAGE
      Groom Last Name: ORTEGA
      Groom First Name: Gregorio
      Groom Residence:
      Bride Last Name: ESQUIVAL
      Bride First Name: Regina
      Bride Residence:
      Place: Santa Buenaventura
      Date: 03 Jan 1870
      County of Record: Santa Barbara
      State: California

    13. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 27 (463; [27/107], 19 Aug 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Township 2 [Santa Barbara], Santa Barbara, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #288
      8. Jose G. Ortega - 30 - M - Day Laborer - _/225 - Cal

    14. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 46; [46/63], 7 Jul 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Township 1 [San Buenaventura], Santa Barbara, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #486
      Gregorio Ortega - 25 - M - - Day Laborer - _/150 - Mexico
      Rajena Ortega - 23 - F - Keeps House - _ - Mexico
      Salomon Ortega - 1 - M - At Home - _ - Cal

      Frank Laird - 23 - M - Shepherd - _ - Scotland

    15. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 49 (442; [49/63], 8 Jul 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Township 1 [San Buenaventura], Santa Barbara, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #510
      26. Polenario Escovelle - 55 - M - Farmer - _/150 - Mexico
      27. Marie A Escovelle - 40 - F - Keeps House - _ - Cal
      28. Rhahena Escovelle - 19 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      29. Francisca Escovelle - 16 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      30. Ramona Escovelle - 14 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      31. Eloise Escovelle - 14 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      32. Isabella Escovelle - 12 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      33. Phillis Escovelle - 10 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      34. Rubio Escovelle - 9 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      35. Apolonario Escovelle - 7 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      36. Soledad Escovelle - 4 - F - At Home - _ - Cal
      37. Ramundo Escovelle - 3 - F - At Home - _ - Cal

    16. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 37 (232); [37/48], 18 Jun 1880.
      1880 CENSUS - District 103, San Buenaventura, Ventura, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION - BORN: self/father/mother
      FAMILY #
      1. Gregorio Ortega - 40 - _ - M - Laborer - Mexico/Mexico/Mexico
      2. Regina Ortega - 30 - Wife - M - Keeping house - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      3. Salomon Ortega - 9 - Son - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      4. Maria A. Ortega - 10 - Daughter - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      5. Gregorio Ortega - 8 - Son - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      6. Maria L. Ortega - 6 - Daughter - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      7. Valentin Ortega - 5 - Son - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      8. Marcelina Ortega - 4 - Daughter - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      9. Genevive Ortega - 3 - Daughter - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      10. Michaela Ortega - 2 - Daughter - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal
      11. Dionisio Ortega - 2/12 - Son - S - _ - Cal/Mexico/Cal

    17. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), pages 20B-21A (145-146); [40-41/95], 20 Jun 1900.
      1900 CENSUS - District 163, Hueneme, Ventura, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - BIRTHPLACE: Self/Father/Mother - IMMIGRATION: Yr Imm/Yrs in US/Nat - OCCUPATION - HOME: O/R - H/F
      FAMILY #502
      94. Gregorio Ortega - Head - Un 1855 - 45 - Wd - _ - _ - Mexico/Mexico/Mexico - 1875/25/Na - Farm laborer - R - H
      95. Lucy Ortega - Daughter - Dec 1881 - 18 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California
      96. Clara Ortega - Daughter - June 1886 - 13 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California - _ - At school
      97. Isabel Ortega - Daughter - Apr? 1883 - 16 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California - _ - At school
      98. Carrie Ortega - Daughter - Mar? 1878 - 21 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California - _ - Cook/illegible
      99. Jose Ortega - Son - Nov? 1881 - 19 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California - _ - Farm laborer
      100. [NOTE: WRITING VERY FAINT, DIFFICULT TO READ-JSR] Refugio? Ortega - Daughter? - June? 1880? - 10? - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California - _ - At school
      -- NEXT PAGE --
      1. Thomas Ortega - Son - Nov 1890 - 9 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California - _ - At school
      2. Willie Martinez - Nephew - Aug 1891 - 8 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California - _ - At school
      3. Fidele Martinez - Nephew - Aug 1895 - 4 - S - _ - _ - California/Mexico/California

    18. [S175] CENSUS 1910 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 2B; [4/26], 19 Apr 1910.
      1910 CENSUS - District 214, Ventura, Ventura, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YEARS MARRIED - MOTHER #CHILDREN/#CHILDREN LIVING - PLACE OF BIRTH Self/Father/Mother - IMMIGRATION: Yr/Naturalized - OCCUPATION - HOME: Rent/Own - Farm/Home
      FAMILY #37
      Address: West Saticoy
      84. G. Ortego - Head - 70 - M2 - 4 - _ - Mexico/Mexico/Mexico - 1860/Na - Laborer/Odd Jobs - R - H
      85. Celedonia Ortego - Wife - 50 - M2 - 4 - 20/10 - California/Mexico/Mexico
      86. Thomas Morrillo - Step-son - 10 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California
      87. Dolpho Martinez - Grandson - 15 - S - _ - _ - California/California/California