RUBIDOUX, D. Luis

1796 - 1868  (72 years)

• Name	RUBIDOUX, D. Luis
  Gender	Male
  Born	31 Jul 1796	Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri
  	BIRTH YEAR & PLACE - per find a grave site
  Biography	1845-1868	Riverside, San Bernadino, California   [1, 2, 3]
  	Rancher, miller, wine maker, county supervisor 1845 - Purchased Rancho San Jacinto y San Gorgonio 1849 - Purchased Rancho Jurupa
  Died	24 Sep 1868	Rancho San Jacinto, Riverside, California   [4]
  Buried	25 Sep 1868	Colton, San Bernardino, California   [5]
  Person ID	I16082	1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2014

  
  

  Family	GARCIA, Guadalupe,   b. 1812, Santa Fe County, New Mexico ,   d. 24 Nov 1892, San Jacinto, Riverside, California  (Age 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. RUBIDOUX, Maria del "Carmen",   b. Abt. 1848,   d. 20 Oct 1873, Rancho San Jacinto, Riverside, California  (Age ~ 25 years) + 2. RUBIDOUX, Catalina,   b. Abt. 1835, New Mexico + 3. RUBIDOUX, Pascual Bailon,   b. Abt. 1837, New Mexico ,   d. 31 Jan 1926, Riverside, Riverside, California  (Age ~ 89 years) + 4. RUBIDOUX, Luis,   b. Bef. 1841   5. RUBIDOUX, Maria Benigna,   b. 6 May 1850, California + 6. RUBIDOUX, Abundo Antonio,   b. Abt. 1852, California + 7. RUBIDOUX, Adelaida,   b. Bef. 1863
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F5197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Jul 1796 - Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri Biography - Rancher, miller, wine maker, county supervisor 1845 - Purchased Rancho San Jacinto y San Gorgonio 1849 - Purchased Rancho Jurupa - 1845-1868 - Riverside, San Bernadino, California Died - 24 Sep 1868 - Rancho San Jacinto, Riverside, California Buried - 25 Sep 1868 - Colton, San Bernardino, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S254] Archives - www Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Rubidoux. Biography - Louis Rubidoux [S254] Archives - www Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_San_Jacinto_y_San_Gorgonio. Rancho San Jacinto y San Gorgonio [S254] Archives - www Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Jurupa. Rancho Jurupa [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28739125. DEATH & BURIAL Louis Robidoux / Rubidoux Birth: Jul. 31, 1796 Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Death: Sep. 24, 1868 San Bernardino County, California, USA First San Bernardino County Supervisor. City of Rubidoux,CA is named after him. Son of Joseph and Catherine (Rollet)Robidoux. The name/spelling changes many times.Clyde M.Rabideau says 70 different ways. One of the area's first white landowners. Fluent in several languages and very intelligent. He reportedly won $30,000. in a card game in Santa Fe, New Mexico that bankrolled his venture to California, where he set up one of the largest livestock operations and planted orchards, vineyards(wine making),the first grist mill for grinding wheat into flour, perfume making,and grain crops. His father a merchant helped outfit the Lewis and Clark Expedition from his store in St.Louis.In 1860 he was the highest paying tax payer in California, paying for several thousand acres, horses and wagons. He married Guadalupe Garcia in 1834, and raised 10 children; 1.Catarina/Catalina Rubidoux Peralta(1835-1914) 2.Jose Luis"Lucito"/Louis Rubidoux(1837-1928) 3.Pasquale Baillon Rubidoux(1838-1926) 4.Maria Del Carmen Rubidoux Palomares Estudillo(1844-1873) 5.Adelaida Rubidoux Valdez Estudillo(1848-1924) 6.Maria Benigna/Benina Rubidoux Trujillo(1853-1898) 7.Abundo Rubidoux(1851-1928) 8.Frederick Rubidoux(1865-1932) 9.Maria Rubidoux Espinosa(1855-1894) 10.Mariano Rubidoux(1842-1845)(who died age 3 crossing the desert between New Mexico and California. Rubidoux is spelled many ways. On his headstone it is spelled Robidoux. The city named for his Rancho Rubidoux, also named the little mountain he lived at the bottom of Mt.Rubidoux. Streets, library, in Riverside County are named for him also. Family links: Spouse: Guadalupe Garcia Rubidoux (1812 - 1892) Children: Catalina Rubidoux Peralta (1835 - 1914)* Pasqual Bailon Rubidoux (1837 - 1926)* Louis Rubidoux (1837 - 1928)* Mariano Rubidoux (1842 - 1845)* Maria Del Carmen Rubidoux Palomares Estudillo (1842 - 1873)* Marie Benigna Rubidoux Trujillo (1849 - 1921)* Abundo Rubidoux (1851 - 1928)* Maria Rubidoux Espinosa (1855 - 1912)* Burial: Agua Mansa Cemetery Colton. San Bernardino County. California, USA [S060] Alta Cal Msn Bk #30_1852-1887_Sn S d J_Bur, Parish San Salvador de Jurupa, (Thomas Workman Temple III). BURIAL #) Sep 25, 1868- D. LUIS ROBIDOUX, 77, 1 d. SS. Verdaguer