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HIGUERA, Tomas B.

Male 1818 - 1886  (68 years)


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  • Name HIGUERA, Tomas B. 
    Gender Male 
    Born 07 Mar 1818  San Fernando, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • BIRTH DATE - per findagrave burial record
    Christened
    • Note: Cannot locate a baptism record
    Census 12 Aug 1852  Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With wife and children 
    Census 28 Jul 1860  San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With wife and children 
    Census 23 Aug 1870  San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With wife and children 
    Census 8-9 Jun 1880  San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    With wife, children, and grandchildren 
    Died 10 Mar 1886  San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Abt. 12 Mar 1886  San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • BURIAL
      Old Mission Cemetery
    Biography 1917  San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    San Luis Obispo County Biographies -  
    • THOMAS B. HIGUERA - Submitted by Peggy Hooper

      This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm

      THOMAS B. HIGUERA was born in San Fernando, California, March 7, 1818, and died
      March 10, 1886. He came to the county of San Luis Obispo in 1855, and invested in
      property located in what is now the center of San Luis Obispo. A prominent street
      known as Higuera Street, named after him, adjoins this property. Most of this land
      has since. been disposed of, and Mr. Higuera's widow and family who survive him
      now reside in a dwelling of their own on Marsh street. Mr. Higuera fought in the
      Mexican war and took an important part therein. For some years before his death
      he suffered greatly from rheumatism and was quite an invalid; and prior to this he
      was actively engaged in ranching and was very successful. In 184'4 he was married to
      Bacilia Hernandez, by whom he had fifteen children, ten of whom are now living, one
      having died October 12, 1890.

      History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California - by C.M. Gidney, Benjamin Brooks, Edwin M. Sheridan, Vol I, II. -Lewis Publ. Co., Chicago, 1917.
    Person ID I14818  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 6 May 2014 

    Father HIGUERA, Jose Maria,   b. Abt. 1784, Royal Presidio, Loreto, Baja California, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Feb 1864, San Luis Obispo County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother COTA, Maria de Jesus,   b. Dec 1796, Santa Barbara, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HERNANDEZ, Basilia Bibiana,   b. 09 Aug 1827, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1911, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 08 Jan 1842  Mission San Juan Bautista, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Children 
    +1. HIGUERA, Maria del "Refugio" Rumualda,   b. 07 Feb 1843, Monterey, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Feb 1928, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. HIGUERA, Maria Engracia Rumualda,   b. 07 Feb 1843, Monterey, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. HIGUERA, Maria "Guadalupe" Eutimia,   b. 21 Dec 1844, Monterey, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 Apr 1918, San Luis Obispo County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. HIGUERA, Maria "Maclovia" Salvadora,   b. 11 Nov 1846, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1916, San Luis Obispo County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +5. HIGUERA, Maria Brigida "Custodia",   b. 06 Sep 1849, San Jose, Alta California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 28 Nov 1873, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     6. HIGUERA, Tomas E.,   b. 06 Apr 1851, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 31 May 1933, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. HIGUERA, Maclovia,   b. Abt. 1853, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. HIGUERA, Miguel A.,   b. Oct 1854, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1916, Tehama, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
     9. HIGUERA, Jose "Jesus",   b. Abt. 1857, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. HIGUERA, Blandina,   b. Abt. 1859, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. HIGUERA, Jose M.,   b. Abt. 1862, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. HIGUERA, Angelito,   b. Abt. 1864, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. HIGUERA, Jose Alberto,   b. 28 Mar 1866, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     14. HIGUERA, Jose Enrique,   b. 07 Feb 1868, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     15. HIGUERA, Maria Buenaventura,   b. 21 Aug 1870, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 23 Sep 1870, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 6 May 2014 
    Family ID F4875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 08 Jan 1842 - Mission San Juan Bautista, Alta California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With wife and children - 12 Aug 1852 - Santa Clara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With wife and children - 28 Jul 1860 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With wife and children - 23 Aug 1870 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - With wife, children, and grandchildren - 8-9 Jun 1880 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Mar 1886 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt. 12 Mar 1886 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBiography - San Luis Obispo County Biographies - - 1917 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S149] BK- Some Alta Cal Pioneers & Descendents Div 1, Vol 2, Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, (Contra Costa Co Hist Soc 3rd prntg Dec 2004), pp. 540-541.
      BIRTH PARENTS:
      774. Higuera y Cota
      Jose Maria Higuera y Cota
      Santa Barbara Marriage 7/12/1816
      Maria de Jesus Cota y Romero
      CHILDREN
      ....
      (#3)Tomas *(1)(Higuera) (? - )
      Msn. San Juan Bautista Marr. 1/8/1842
      Basa Hernandez

      D. MUTNICK'S NOTES:
      *(1)Placed here (w/this family) because these parents had other children baptized at Mission San Juan Bautista as late as 1839 and were apparently at or near Monterey or San Juan Bautista at the time of this marriage. The spacing of their children fits him in here. Juan and Maria Pilar Higuera (Tomas' Higuera's sister and brother) were padrinos for a Higuera y Hernandez child Msn. San Carlos 2/19/1843, but they were not identified as tios.

    2. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5110093.
      DEATH AND BURIAL
      Tomas Benedito Higuera
      Birth: Mar. 7, 1818
      San Fernando, Los Angeles County, California, USA
      Death: Mar. 10, 1886
      San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

      Family links:
      Children:
      Refugio Higuera Weimer (1842 - 1928)*
      Maclovia Higuera Salgado (1852 - 1916)*
      Blandina Higuera (1859 - 1919)*

      Burial:
      Old Mission Cemetery
      San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
      Plot: 9 So. Higuera St.- 2nd road-righ(t)

    3. [S012] Alta Cal Msn Bk #00_1772-1855 _Marr, Early California Population Project, (huntington.org), http://missions.huntington.org/MarriageData.aspx?ID=14652.
      MARRIAGE
      Msn. San Juan Bautista
      #1169) 8 Jan 1842 - TOMAS YGUERA con BLASA ERNANDEZ. Witnesses: Mariano Castro y Miguel Castro. Anzar

    4. [S168] CENSUS 1852 - U.S. State California, (ancestry.com), page 18/147, 12 Aug 1852.
      1852 CENSUS - CALIFORNIA STATE - SANTA CLARA COUNTY
      NAME - AGE - SEX - OCCUPATION
      Tomas Higuera - 54 [34] - Farmer
      S. Hernandez - 25
      Barbara Garcia Higuera - 21
      Rebecca Higuera - 9
      Guadelupe Higuera - 8
      Maria Higuera - 3
      Tomas Higuera - 1

    5. [S169] CENSUS 1860 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 7/13, 28 Jul 1860.
      1860 CENSUS - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
      NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE
      Tomas Ignera - 35 - M - Farmer - 1000/500
      Basilia Ignera - 35 - F - House Keeper
      Costodia Ignera - 12 - F
      Tomas Ignera - 10 - M
      Naclovia Ignera - 7 - F
      Miguel Ignera - 5 - M
      Jesus Ignera - 3 - M
      Blandina Ignera - 1 - F

    6. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 22/40, 23 Aug 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
      NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE
      Thomas Igaro - 53 - M - Farmer - 2000/1000
      Bacilia Igaro - 42 - F
      Thomas Igaro - 17 - M
      Maclovia Igaro - 16 - F
      Miguil Igaro - 14 - M
      Jose J Igaro - 12 - M
      Blandina Igaro - 10 - F
      Jose M Igaro - 8 - M
      Anjilito Igaro - 6 - M
      Alahia Igaro - 5 - M
      Enerique Igaro - 3 - M

    7. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 12/45, 8-9 Jun 1880.
      1880 CENSUS - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
      NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION
      Tomas Higuera - 62 - _ - M - Laborer
      Basilia Higuera - 59 - Wife - M - Keeping House
      Angel Higuera - 16 - Son - S - Laborer
      Aldeo Higuera - 15 - Son - S - Laborer
      Henry Higuera - 11 - Son - S - Attending School
      Andea Moss - 15 - Granddaughter - S - At Home
      Jesus Moss - 12 - Grandson - S - Attending School
      Maclaude Moss - 10 - Grandson - S - Attending School
      Mary Anne Moss - 8 - Granddaughter - S
      Refugia Weimer - 36 - Daughter - W - Keeping house
      Juanita Weimer - 20 - Granddaughter - At home
      Mapoleon Weimer - 17 - Grandson - S - Laborer
      Frank Weimer - 15 - Grandson - S - Laborer
      Basilio Weimer - 10 - Grandson - S - Attending School
      Edward Weimer - 8 - Grandson - S - Attending School