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SANCHEZ, Maria "Viviana"

Female 1853 - 1936  (82 years)


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  • Name SANCHEZ, Maria "Viviana" 
    • NAME VARIATION: Biviana SANCHEZ
    Nickname Viviana 
    Gender Female 
    Born 02 Dec 1853  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • FIRST NAME VARIATION - Bibiana
    Census 13 Sep 1870  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With husband 
    Census 07 Jun 1880  Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With husband and children 
    Biography 1870-1890  Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Per Per Alex Gryzwacki, volunteer researcher Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society and Project Researcher on the lost graves of the men who served during the Civil War with the 1st Battalion Native California Calvary,Company C:
      "[Viviana] was a dance hall girl at one time when she was young, her name "Dance Hall Girl"

      Per Montecito Journal, April 20, 2006
      http://www.montecitojournal.net/archive/12/9/40/

      The Sanchez Compound
      The Montecito Fire District's new compound encompasses three of Spanish Town's historic buildings: the Alameda Saloon, a grocery store and a building whose original use is unconfirmed. Disputing sources claim it was a barn, a dance hall, a blacksmithery, a boarding house and a bordello.
      ...
      What is known about the early years of the ownership is spotty. A pre-1900 assessor's map shows Viviana (Bibiana) Sanchez as the owner.
      In 1897, Vicente A. Juarez ran the grocery and in 1901 he ran the saloon.
      By 1912, both Viviana Sanchez and Vicente A. Juarez lived on the property and Viviana ran the grocery.
      After Viviana's death in 1936, Vicente shared the house with Viviana son, Alfredo Romero.
      In 1941, Viviana's son Jose Alfonso Romero was the owner.
      By 1951, Alfonso shared ownership with his cousin, A. R. Graham.
      In 1958, Alfonso lived in the old saloon and Victor Leon Lopez, another son of Viviana, lived in the house at the back of the compound.
      Eventually, the compound passed out of the hands of Viviana's many descendants.
      ...
      Pedro Loreto and Viviana had nine children between 1870 and 1885. They separated but, being Catholic, could not divorce. Viviana entered into common law marriages with three other men, and bore five more children.
    Census 19 Apr 1910  Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    With children 
    Census 03 Feb 1920  Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    With children and Vicente Juarez 
    Census 23 Apr 1930  Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    With son and grandson 
    Died 17 Jan 1936  Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried 20 Jan 1936  Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I15754  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2015 

    Father SANCHEZ, Ramon,   b. Abt. 1828, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother HERNANDEZ, Maria Micaela del Refugio,   b. 07 May 1835, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 RODRIGUEZ ROMERO, Juan "Pedro" Loreto del Refugio,   b. 08 Sep 1844, Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1916, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1869  Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10, 11
    Children 
     1. ROMERO, Maria Filomena,   b. 05 Jul 1870, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1982, Hemet, Riverside, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 112 years)
     2. ROMERO, Francisco,   b. Abt. 1874, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. ROMERO, Pedro Clodoveo "Leo",   b. 04 May 1875, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1925, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     4. ROMERO, Venancia Margarita,   b. 1877, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1912, Oxnard, Ventura, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     5. ROMERO, Alejandro,   b. Abt. 1879, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. ROMERO, Alfonso,   b. 03 Feb 1882, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1968, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     7. ROMERO, Frederico "Fred",   b. Abt. 1887, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 18 May 2017 
    Family ID F5230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 LOPEZ, Victoriano,   b. Mar 1851, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1923, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married Type: not married 
    Children 
    +1. LOPEZ, Victorio Leon "Victor",   b. 20 Feb 1881, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1973, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2014 
    Family ID F5108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 RUIZ, Andres,   b. Jan 1864, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Type: not married 
    • CORRECT SIGNIFICANT OTHER - UNSUBSTANTIATED but most likely the correct father of the Ruiz children born to Viviana Sanchez

      -Living in Montecitio, Santa Barbara in 1900
      -Names of children correspond with records stating Viviana Sanchez is their mother:
      VIVIANA SANCHEZ'S OBITUARY
      Mrs. Sanchez leaves three daughters; Mary Reyes of Watsonville; Philomena Silkey, of Los Angeles and Delfina Ruiz, of Watts; four sons, Ramon and Albert Reyes, Alfonso F. Romero and Victor Lopez, all of Santa Barbara.
    Children 
     1. RUIZ, Mary,   b. Feb 1890, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. RUIZ, Ramon,   b. Apr 1891, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. RUIZ, Alberto,   b. Apr 1892, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. RUIZ, Delfina,   b. Jan 1894, Santa Barbara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F5233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 02 Dec 1853 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jul 1869 - Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With husband - 13 Sep 1870 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With husband and children - 07 Jun 1880 - Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBiography - 1870-1890 - Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With children - 19 Apr 1910 - Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With children and Vicente Juarez - 03 Feb 1920 - Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With son and grandson - 23 Apr 1930 - Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jan 1936 - Montecito, Santa Barbara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Jan 1936 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, 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=P11180.
      BIRTH DATE

    2. [S175] CENSUS 1910 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 4/47, 19 Apr 1910.
      1910 CENSUS - Township 4, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - RELATION - SEX - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - OCCUPATION
      Address: Hot Springs Avenue
      Vibiana S Romero - Head - F - 45 - M1 - 30 - 10/6 - Store-keeper/Grocery
      Fred Romero - Son - M - 23 - S - _ - _ - Gardner/Private Place
      Ruiz A Romero - Son - M - 20 - S - _ - _ - Gardner/Private Place
      Delphina R Romero - Daughter - F - 15 - S - _ - _ - None

    3. [S176] CENSUS 1920 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 36/40, 03 Feb 1920.
      1920 CENSUS - District 0086, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - RELATIONSHIP - HOME OWNED/RENTED - FREE/MORTGAGED - SEX - AGE - SINGLE/MARRIED/WIDOWED - OCCUPATION
      Address: East Valley Road
      Vicente Juerey - Head - R - _ - M - 68- M - S - Laborer/Works out
      Viviena Sanches - Boarder - _ - F - 57- F - W - None
      Frederico Romero - Boarder - _ - M - 36 - S - Laborer/Works out
      Alberta Ruis - Boarder - _ - M - 29 - S - Laborer/Works out

    4. [S177] CENSUS 1930 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 11/27, 23 Apr 1930.
      1930 CENSUS - District 3, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California
      Address: 110 East Valley Rd
      NAME - RELATION - HOME OWNED/RENTED - VALUE OF HOME/RENT - SEX -AGE AT LAST BDAY - MARITAL CONDITION - OCCUPATION
      Vibiana Sande Romero - Head - O - 3000 - F - 73 - Wd - None
      Alfanso Romero - Son - _ - _ - M - 39 - S - Gardner/Private Estate
      Alberto Rues - Grand-Son - _ - _ - M - 32 - S - Odd Jobs

    5. [S111] AVS-Death-Obituary, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tcbjammon&id=P11168.
      OBITUARY - Santa Barbara Sunday Daily News-Morning Press, 19 January 1936, 16:4
      Rosary Tonight for Mrs. B. Sanchez
      Last Rites for Mrs. Sanchez 83 , East Valley Road, Montecito, will be held in the Martin J. Haider chapel, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. J.J. Cox, pastor of the Mount Carmel Catholic Church, officiating.
      Interment will follow in Calvary cemetery. Rosary will be recited in the Haider chapel tonight at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Sanchez leaves three daughters; Mary Reyes of Watsonville; Philomena Silkey, of Los Angeles and Delfina Ruiz, of Watts; four sons, Ramon and Albert Reyes, Alfonso F. Romero and Victor Lopez, all of Santa Barbara. Two sisters remain: Mrs William A. Graham and Mrs. Antonio Dominguez, of Santa Barbara

    6. [S237] AVS-Deaths 1905-1939 - California, Ancestry.com, California Death Index 1905-1939, (ancestry.com).
      DEATH
      Name: Bibiana Sanchez
      Birth Year: abt 1854
      Death Date: 17 Jan 1936
      Age at Death: 82
      Death Place: Santa Barbara, California, USA

    7. [S185] Family Tree - CHAFFEE, T. W., Chaffee, Terry W., (wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=tcbjammon&surname=A).
      DEATH & BURIAL
      Burial:
      Calvary Cemetery
      Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

    8. [S135] AVS-Marriages - California, Snta Barb Co, Santa Barbara Genealogical Society, (santabarbaragenealogy.org/SBMarriages.php), http://santabarbaragenealogy.org/Marriages/SB_Marr_Gr_r.php.
      MARRIAGE - Santa Barbara County
      GROOM - BRIDE - DATE - PLACE
      ROMERO, Loreto - SANCHEZ, Viviana - 10 Jul 1869 - Santa Barbara Mission
      NOTES:
      The Crete News, Wednesday, 05 July 2006, 5A; Nationally Distinguished Nebraskans, by E. A. Kral
      Marriage: Msn. Santa Barbara: #) 10 Jul 1869- LORETA ROMERO, bachelor of 26 years of age, natural and resident of Montecito, son of Pedro Romero and Josefa Rodriguez, was married to VIVIANA SANCHEZ, single of 15 years of age, and daughter of Ramon Sanchez and Refugio.

      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tcbjammon&id=P11181

      Per Maxine McNamara (mother-in-law of a descendent of Pedro Romero and Viviana Sanchez):
      According to the marriage license the marriage was blessed by their (or her) abueles Francisco Valenzuela and Refugia Hernandez.

      http://genforum.genealogy.com/romero/messages/753.html

    9. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 78/107, 13 Sep 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Post Office: Santa Barbara, Township 2, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION
      Pedro Romero - 28 - m - Laborer
      Viviana Romero - 16 - f

    10. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 5/13, 5 Jun 1880.
      LISTED TWICE: 1880 CENSUS - District 081, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION
      Pedro Romero - 37 - _ - Wid/Div - Laborer
      Francisco Romero - 4 - Son - S
      Cliodo B. Romero - 3 - Son - S

    11. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 7/13, 07 Jun 1880.
      LISTED TWICE: 1880 CENSUS - District 081, Montecito, Santa Barbara, California
      NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION
      Pedro Romero - 40 - _ - M - Laborer
      Bibiana Romero - 28 - Wife - M - Keeping House
      Filomena Romero - 8 - Daughter - S
      Francisco Romero - 6 - Son - S
      Cliodo B. Romero - 4 - Son - S
      Bonancia Romero - 2 - Daughter - S
      Alejandro Romero - 1 - Son - S