| Birth: | 1889
Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico | | Death: | 1968
Ventura County
California, USA | 
Porfirio was born in Mexico. He was married twice; his second wife was Theodora (Tapia) Ortega who was widowed when her husband Valentine died during the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918. Porfirio became a stepfather to Theodora's children and lived for many years on a little ranch near the river bottom in Saticoy, California. He raised animals, including pigs, cows, geese, and chickens and also harvested vegetables, both to feed his family and sell locally. One of his granddaughters remembers him castrating the squealing pigs in the backyard and then bringing in something he called "mountain oysters" to be cooked for dinner. She remembers having to cook the meals on a stove that used wood. Porfirio liked to tell scarey stories in the backyard to his grandchildren (the "crying llorona" for instance) near a roaring fire. It was always a major celebration on his wife's birthday, November 9, when mariachi's would play, and food to feed family and neighborhood was piled high on the festive table. Profirio was known by the knickname "Pilo", and his outhouse was given the title of "Pilo's Office." His grandchildren affectionately called him "paranda".
In 1968, when fires raged nearby his little ranch, he was very concerned about his animals, and ultimately was overcome by smoke and died.
(Information provided by his granddaughter Cecelia (Rodriguez) Monen).
Family links:
Spouse:
Theodora Tapia Ortega (1876 - 1965)
Children:
Christina O. Ortega Rodriguez (1917 - 1980)*
*Calculated relationship
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Santa Clara Cemetery
Oxnard
Ventura County
California, USA |
Created by: Valarie Vine
Record added: Jul 01, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 54369273 |
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Hoping your family enjoys this little remembrance of your life.
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Valarie
Added: Jul. 5, 2010 |
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