Civil War: Company C, 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry
Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Cordero was born at Carpentería, Alta California, México, September 12, 1843, and baptized 3 days later at the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel (BP Baptism 01569). He was the first child of Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Pico (SBV Baptism 03578) and María Simona Cordero y Valenzuela (BP Baptism 00683). Juan became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848.
Juan Jr enlisted as a private for 3 years at Santa Barbara on July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to February 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco on April 2, 1866.
Juan Jr. applied for a Civil War veteran's pension on January 5, 1895 (application no. 1163383, but a certificate was never awarded; probably due to his death on April 6 that same year).
Juan de la Cruz Ruiz Jr died of consumption at Sisquoc on April 6, 1895.
Source: SB County Certificate of Death, Book A, Page 83.
Thomas P. Kelly, the husband of Juan's niece, Maria A. Dominguez de Kelly,(#71551177) procured the headstone for Juan's grave in the 1920's. Kelly was a Spanish-American War veteran.(See his memorial page #71551182)
[A huge thanks to Steve,#47394147, for much of the above information!]
Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Cordero was born at Carpentería, Alta California, México, September 12, 1843, and baptized 3 days later at the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel (BP Baptism 01569). He was the first child of Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Pico (SBV Baptism 03578) and María Simona Cordero y Valenzuela (BP Baptism 00683). Juan became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848.
Juan Jr enlisted as a private for 3 years at Santa Barbara on July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to February 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco on April 2, 1866.
Juan Jr. applied for a Civil War veteran's pension on January 5, 1895 (application no. 1163383, but a certificate was never awarded; probably due to his death on April 6 that same year).
Juan de la Cruz Ruiz Jr died of consumption at Sisquoc on April 6, 1895.
Source: SB County Certificate of Death, Book A, Page 83.
Thomas P. Kelly, the husband of Juan's niece, Maria A. Dominguez de Kelly,(#71551177) procured the headstone for Juan's grave in the 1920's. Kelly was a Spanish-American War veteran.(See his memorial page #71551182)
[A huge thanks to Steve,#47394147, for much of the above information!]
Civil War: Company C, 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry
Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Cordero was born at Carpentería, Alta California, México, September 12, 1843, and baptized 3 days later at the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel (BP Baptism 01569). He was the first child of Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Pico (SBV Baptism 03578) and María Simona Cordero y Valenzuela (BP Baptism 00683). Juan became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848.
Juan Jr enlisted as a private for 3 years at Santa Barbara on July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to February 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco on April 2, 1866.
Juan Jr. applied for a Civil War veteran's pension on January 5, 1895 (application no. 1163383, but a certificate was never awarded; probably due to his death on April 6 that same year).
Juan de la Cruz Ruiz Jr died of consumption at Sisquoc on April 6, 1895.
Source: SB County Certificate of Death, Book A, Page 83.
Thomas P. Kelly, the husband of Juan's niece, Maria A. Dominguez de Kelly,(#71551177) procured the headstone for Juan's grave in the 1920's. Kelly was a Spanish-American War veteran.(See his memorial page #71551182)
[A huge thanks to Steve,#47394147, for much of the above information!]
Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Cordero was born at Carpentería, Alta California, México, September 12, 1843, and baptized 3 days later at the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel (BP Baptism 01569). He was the first child of Juan de la Cruz Ruíz y Pico (SBV Baptism 03578) and María Simona Cordero y Valenzuela (BP Baptism 00683). Juan became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848.
Juan Jr enlisted as a private for 3 years at Santa Barbara on July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, California Native Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to February 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco on April 2, 1866.
Juan Jr. applied for a Civil War veteran's pension on January 5, 1895 (application no. 1163383, but a certificate was never awarded; probably due to his death on April 6 that same year).
Juan de la Cruz Ruiz Jr died of consumption at Sisquoc on April 6, 1895.
Source: SB County Certificate of Death, Book A, Page 83.
Thomas P. Kelly, the husband of Juan's niece, Maria A. Dominguez de Kelly,(#71551177) procured the headstone for Juan's grave in the 1920's. Kelly was a Spanish-American War veteran.(See his memorial page #71551182)
[A huge thanks to Steve,#47394147, for much of the above information!]
Inscription
The base of the headstone has 1864 on one side, "Voluntario" across the front, and 1866 on the other side. His actual birth and death dates are not listed on his headstone.
Gravesite Details
CO. C 1 CALIF. CAV. [sic, 1 BN, CAL NAT CAV]
