DANIEL VERDUGO, Juan Antonio Gonzales

Other Events:

• Census: 13 Jul 1860, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California
• Census: 28 Jul 1870, El Monte, Los Angeles, California
• Census: 26 Apr 1910, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California; widowed; w/sons

Notes:

Birth:
Probably adopted by Pedro Verdugo

Juan married LYON, Beselina Bef. 1889, California. Beselina was born Bef. 1874, Mexico; died Bef. 1910, California; was buried Bef. 1910, California. [Group Sheet]

1. VERDUGO, Antonio L. Gonzales was born 15 Apr 1889, Whittier, Los Angeles, California; died 13 Nov 1967, Stockton, San Joaquin, California; was buried Abt. 15 Nov 1967, San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery Stockton, San Joaquin County, California.
2. VERDUGO, Pedro L. "Pete" was born 7 Jun 1891, Whittier, Los Angeles, California.

Salvador — GONZALEZ, Maria "Gertrudis". Maria (daughter of GONZALEZ, Jose Maria and ESPINOSA, Guadalupe) was born Abt. 1839, Caborca, Sonora, Mexico; died 1899, California; was buried 1899, Mission San Gabriel, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 13 Jul 1860, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California
• Census: 28 Jul 1870, El Monte, Los Angeles, California

Notes:

Birth:
CORRECT PARENTS:
Research of mission baptism, marriage and census records reveal it is UNSUBSTANTIATED but MOST LIKELY that these are the correct parents of Maria Gertrudis Gonzalez.
- Gertrudis and these Gonzalez family members were listed as madrinos/padrinos for many family baptism records and as witnesses for family members' weddings.
- Many family members lived next door to Gertrudis in the censuses.
- The padrino for Gertrudis' first son, Juan Daniel (Verdugo) was Antonio Perez, Gertrudis' future step-father (he married Gertrudis' mother Guadalupe ESPINOSA after the death of his first wife)

BIRTH PLACE: Per mission records:
- Mother is from Caborca.
- Last two siblings (dob abt. 1845 & 1848) from Caborca
- UNSUBTANTIATED but MOST LIKELY all siblings were born in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico

Name:
NAME VARIATIONS:
- Gertrude GONZALES/GONZALEZ ... 1860 Census
- Gertrude G. VERDUGO ... Possible Gravestone in Msn. San Gabriel Cemetery
- Maria VERDUGO ... 1870 Census

Buried:
BURIAL: Cannot locate a burial record

POSSIBLE FINDAGRAVE MEMORIAL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86517287/gertrude-g_-verdugo

NAME: Gertrude G. Verdugo (Gertrudis Gonzalez Verdugo???)
BIRTH: 1837
DEATH: 27 Jul 1899 (aged 61?62)

BURIAL
San Gabriel Mission Cemetery
San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California

GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTION:
"GERTRUDE G. VERDUGO
DIED JULY 27, 1899
AGED 62 YRS"


Died:
DEATH DATE: Possibly 1899.
Gertrudis is not found in the 1880 or any other subsequent California censuses, nor is her husband/so Pedro Verdugo.

Jose married ESPINOSA, Guadalupe Bef. 1839, Sonora, Mexico. Guadalupe was born Abt. 1818, Caborca, Sonora, Mexico; was christened Abt. 1818, Caborca, Sonora, Mexico; died Bef. 1900, California; was buried Bef. 1900, California. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 13 Jul 1860, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California; With second husband and children from first children
• Census: 11 Aug 1870, Los Nietos, Los Angeles, California; With second husband, children and 2 children [relationship unknown]

Notes:

Birth:
BIRTH PLACE: Listed mother of daughter Gumesinda Gonzalez's (listed as Rudecinda Gonzales) Msn. San Gabriel 12 Sep 1868 marriage, "Guadalupe Espinosa, de Caborca [Sonora, Mexico-JSR]"

Buried:
BURIAL: Cannot locate a Burial record

Notes:

Married:
CORRECT PARENTS:
After thorough research of mission baptism & marriage records and censuses, it is UNSUBSTANTIATED but MOST LIKELY that these are the correct parents of Maria Gertrudis Gonzalez.

- Gertrudis and these Gonzalez family members took turns serving as madrinos/padrinos for many family baptism records and served as witnesses for family members' weddings. It was customary for families to do this for one another.

- Many supposed family members lived next door to Gertrudis per censuses.

- The padrino for Gertrudis' first son, Juan Daniel (Verdugo) was Antonio Perez, Gertrudis' future step-father, marrying Gertrudis' widowed mother Guadalupe ESPINOSA after the death of his first wife.