I know it’s another long shot, but in addition to hunting for ghost stories, I’m also trying to track down descendants of several prominent early Los Angeles families, notably anyone with ancestral links to:
Juan Bautista Sanchez, aka John B. Sanchez (1858-1920). In 1887 he married Rosa Escadon from Mission San Buenaventura parish. The couple resided in Los Angeles.
Their children: Angel Erasmo Sanchez, Rose Sanchez Brooks, Consuelo Sanchez and Mrs. R. Raphael, aka Frances Sanchez Raphael.
Mary Hossman (d. 1930), a Los Angeles native and wife of Everisto Hossman, and/or her children: Henry Hossman and Julius Hossman of San Francisco, Alfonso Hossman and Everett Hossman of Los Angeles, Mrs. Carl Carey of San Francisco, and Mrs. Irene Culp and Mrs. Grace Schaffer of Los Angeles.
Cyrus Lyon, a well-known Los Angeles Ranger of the 1800s.
Raymunda Feliz de Romero, aka Raymunda Domingo (d. 1908), and/or her children, Louisa Domingo de Sepulveda, Juan Domingo and Antonio Domingo.
Catalina Verdugo, sister-in-law to Raymunda Romero, and former owner of the southern partition of Rancho San Rafael.
The above people are all vital to my research on Los Angeles history and folklore. I’d obviously like to interview descendants regarding any family memories passed down through the generations about your ancestors. By the same token, I’ll be more than happy to share what I’ve learned.
As I said, this post is a long shot, but you never know when a family genealogist might Google up these names and land on this blog. If you do, please e-mail me through the Comment link below. Leave your name and e-mail address. (I won’t post your comments or personal info — it will be used only to contact you directly.)
Again, this is a serious inquiry, so please be ready to verify your “family pedigree” as you would with any other genealogical site. Thanks!
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Hello Michael- I was again cruising around the internet and saw this ongoing search. Maybe I can add more to what information you have. I gave up for awhile and am now back at it. We have moved to Carson City, NV . I have made some good contacts re: Cyrus Lyon and family. Let me know what you might need . I still have not found a connection to Petra Feliz Sanchez, but I still believe there is one somewhere. She died while some of her children were still rather young. I have been searching family connections to see if anyone of them ended up living with them. I know that when her last child (my relative Vincent Lyons)) died that he was living with his sister Mary Hossman. He met and married my grandmother in San Francisco and I know some of Marys children were living there also. Sometimes it crosses my mind that they might have been put in an orphanage. That is my next hunt…. I have alot of information on the families you mentioned. Let me know what you want – Karin