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REYES, Matias

REYES, Matias

Male 1825 - 1903  (~ 78 years)

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  • Name REYES, Matias 
    Gender Male 
    Born Jan 1825  Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Biography 1835  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Biography 
    Census 30 Aug 1870  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With wife and children 
    Census 5 Jun 1900  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With wife and children, living in daughter and son-in-law's household 
    Died 21 Mar 1903  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • CORRECT DEATH RECORD:
      UNSUBSTANTIATED but MOST LIKELY this is the correct death record for Matias Reyes
    Buried Abt. 23 Mar 1903  Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17407  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2014 

    Family INDIA, Griselda,   b. Mar 1835, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt. 1860  California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Type: cannot locate marriage record 
    • PETRA REYES' FATHER'S NAME: Per descendent M. Romero Warren - 2014
      MARRIAGE YEAR: Per 1900 Census, married 40 years
    Children 
    +1. REYES, Petra,   b. Abt. 1858, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. REYES, Racela,   b. Abt. 1860, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. REYES, Eusebio,   b. Abt. 1861, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. REYES, Elugario,   b. Abt. 1863, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. REYES, Juan,   b. Abt. 1865, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. REYES, Elisie "Lizzie",   b. Feb 1868, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. REYES, Aurora,   b. Abt. Nov 1869, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. REYES, Rachel,   b. Jan 1876, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. REYES, Joseph,   b. Apr 1878, Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2014 
    Family ID F5617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jan 1825 - Mexico Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBiography - Biography - 1835 - Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Type: cannot locate marriage record - Abt. 1860 - California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With wife and children - 30 Aug 1870 - Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With wife and children, living in daughter and son-in-law's household - 5 Jun 1900 - Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Mar 1903 - Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt. 23 Mar 1903 - Santa Barbara County, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S184] Family - Message Board - Los Californianos, PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS, (loscalifornianos.org), http://www.loscalifornianos.org/queries_451_-_460.html.
      BIOGRAPHY
      Respuesta a Pregunta 457 - 2 March 2008
      Matias Reyes, although not an original founder, was indeed a well-known figure in early Santa Barbara. Matias Reyes was a wood-cutter and sold firewood door-to-door. He did own at one time 101 acres of land in Mission Canyon. Part of it was the Botanical Gardens and also included what is now known as Scoffield Park.

      Matias was married to a full blooded Cahuilla Indian by the name of Griselda, first married by a Justice of the Peace in San Diego, then again by the Church in Santa Barbara. The first of several children is listed as Petra Reyes (later married to Jose Antonio Cruz). I found one record that listed Petra's mother as 'Christiana, a neophyte'. A local historian believes the priest who recorded this misunderstood Griselda's name and wrote it by mistake as "Chrisanta."

      Matias died on 21 March 1902 in Santa Barbara, Calif. You may view his picture in one of several Santa Barbara history books, one in particular is Santa Barbara Past and Present by Walker Thompkins, published in 1975; another is California Editor by Thomas M. Storke.

    2. [S238] AVS-Deaths Pre-1905 - California, SB Co, Santa Barbara Genealogical Society, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cabf1905/Santa-Barbara/StaBarbCoIndx.htm), http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cabf1905/Santa-Barbara/SB-RS.htm.
      DEATH - Santa Barbara County, California
      DATE OF DEATH - SURNAME, FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME - AGE - RACE - SEX - MARITAL STATUS - NATIVITY
      21-Mar-1903 - REYES, M. - 82 - White - M - M - Mexico

    3. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 59-60/107, 30 Aug 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Township 2, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - PLACE OF BIRTH
      Maties Reyes - 48 - m - Day Laborer - _ - 350 - Mex
      Griselda Reyes - 35 - f - Keeps House - _ - _ - Cal
      Petra Reyes - 12 - f - At Home - _ - _ - Cal
      Racela Reyes - 10 - f- At Home - _ - _ - Cal
      Eusebio Reyes - 9 - m- At Home - _ - _ - Cal
      Elugario Reyes - 7 - m- At Home - _ - _ - Cal
      Juan Reyes - 5 - m- At Home - _ - _ - Cal
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      Elisie Reyes - 2 - f - At Home - _ - _ - Cal
      Aurora Reyes - 9/12 - f - At Home - _ - _ - Cal

    4. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 8/54, 5 Jun 1900.
      1900 CENSUS - Township 3, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - YR IMMIG - # YRS IN US - OCCUPATION - PLACE OF BIRTH: Self/Father/Mother
      Hans Benson - Head - Apr 1864 - 36 - M - 4 - _ - 1880 - 20 - Sailor - Norway/Norway/Norway
      Lizzie Benson - Wife - Feb 1868 - 32 - M - 4 - 0/0 - _ - _ - _ - California/California/California
      Morti?? Reyes - F-in-law - Jan 1825 - 75 - M - 40 - _ - 1835 - 65 - Farm Laborer - Mexico/Mexico/Mexico
      Griselda Reyes - M-in-law - Mch 1835 - 65 - M - 40 - 10/8 - _ - _ - Washerwoman - California/California/California
      Rachel Reyes - S-in-law - Jan 1876 - 24 - S
      Joseph Reyes - B-in-law - Apr 1878 - 22 - S - _ - _ - _ - _ - Farm Laborer - California/Mexico/Mexico