Civil War: Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry
Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez was the hijo natural of Pedro de Alacantara Romero y Alanís (1821-1892) and María Josefa de Gracía Rodríguez y Domínguez (1821-1892). He was baptized at Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, September 10, 1844. Pedro became a citizen of the United States with the transfer of sovereignty in 1848. He enlisted as a private at Santa Bárbara July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to January 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 2, 1866. He married Viviana Sánchez y Hernández (1853-1936) at Misión Santa Bárbara July 10, 1869. Sometime before 1880 he settled in nearby Montecito. Pedro filed for a Civil War veteran's pension October 5, 1892, and received application No. 1,133,812 and certificate No. 901,591. He remained at Montecito until he was admitted to the Sawtelle Soldiers' Home April 17, 1909. He was discharged from the Soldiers' Home at his own request January 3, 1913, at which time he returned to Montecito where he remained until he died. Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez, also known as Peter Romero, was buried in the Montecito Catholic Cemetery November 17, 1916. Viviana filed for a widow's pension December 1, 1916, and received application No. 1,090,516 and certificate No. 848,413.
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Pedro Romero Closes His Life in Blaze of Kerosene.
Peter Romero Carries Out Oft-Mentioned Plan to Commit Suicide.
Peter Romero of Montecito very deliberately committed suicide last night about 9:30 by burning himself to death in his little two-room house on the East Valley road. Romero, who was living alone, had poured kerosene oil on his bedding and all over the inside of his little dwelling and then touched a match to it, with the result that the house was quickly destroyed and his body was burned to a charred mass. The flames were first seen by a brother of the victim of his own act, J. S. Romero, who lives near by, but when he realized the fate of his brother's house and its occupant it was too late to do anything to lessen the horror of the affair. Peter had told his brother yesterday morning that he would kill himself, as he despaired of recovery from an illness that he had suffered for twenty-five years, but the threat had been made before, and it was paid no attention to in this instance. Coroner Ruiz was notified of the tragedy. He will hold an inquest on the remains at Montecito this morning at 8 o'clock and the burial will occur there late this afternoon. The deceased left many relatives and connections in Montecito. He had been married, but he and his wife have lived apart for a long time and he had no children. He was a native of Montecito, where he had spent practically all his life and was aged 73.
(Morning Press [Santa Barbara], November 15, 1916; 10:6)
Biography by Steve
Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez was the hijo natural of Pedro de Alacantara Romero y Alanís (1821-1892) and María Josefa de Gracía Rodríguez y Domínguez (1821-1892). He was baptized at Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, September 10, 1844. Pedro became a citizen of the United States with the transfer of sovereignty in 1848. He enlisted as a private at Santa Bárbara July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to January 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 2, 1866. He married Viviana Sánchez y Hernández (1853-1936) at Misión Santa Bárbara July 10, 1869. Sometime before 1880 he settled in nearby Montecito. Pedro filed for a Civil War veteran's pension October 5, 1892, and received application No. 1,133,812 and certificate No. 901,591. He remained at Montecito until he was admitted to the Sawtelle Soldiers' Home April 17, 1909. He was discharged from the Soldiers' Home at his own request January 3, 1913, at which time he returned to Montecito where he remained until he died. Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez, also known as Peter Romero, was buried in the Montecito Catholic Cemetery November 17, 1916. Viviana filed for a widow's pension December 1, 1916, and received application No. 1,090,516 and certificate No. 848,413.
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Pedro Romero Closes His Life in Blaze of Kerosene.
Peter Romero Carries Out Oft-Mentioned Plan to Commit Suicide.
Peter Romero of Montecito very deliberately committed suicide last night about 9:30 by burning himself to death in his little two-room house on the East Valley road. Romero, who was living alone, had poured kerosene oil on his bedding and all over the inside of his little dwelling and then touched a match to it, with the result that the house was quickly destroyed and his body was burned to a charred mass. The flames were first seen by a brother of the victim of his own act, J. S. Romero, who lives near by, but when he realized the fate of his brother's house and its occupant it was too late to do anything to lessen the horror of the affair. Peter had told his brother yesterday morning that he would kill himself, as he despaired of recovery from an illness that he had suffered for twenty-five years, but the threat had been made before, and it was paid no attention to in this instance. Coroner Ruiz was notified of the tragedy. He will hold an inquest on the remains at Montecito this morning at 8 o'clock and the burial will occur there late this afternoon. The deceased left many relatives and connections in Montecito. He had been married, but he and his wife have lived apart for a long time and he had no children. He was a native of Montecito, where he had spent practically all his life and was aged 73.
(Morning Press [Santa Barbara], November 15, 1916; 10:6)
Biography by Steve
Civil War: Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry
Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez was the hijo natural of Pedro de Alacantara Romero y Alanís (1821-1892) and María Josefa de Gracía Rodríguez y Domínguez (1821-1892). He was baptized at Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, September 10, 1844. Pedro became a citizen of the United States with the transfer of sovereignty in 1848. He enlisted as a private at Santa Bárbara July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to January 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 2, 1866. He married Viviana Sánchez y Hernández (1853-1936) at Misión Santa Bárbara July 10, 1869. Sometime before 1880 he settled in nearby Montecito. Pedro filed for a Civil War veteran's pension October 5, 1892, and received application No. 1,133,812 and certificate No. 901,591. He remained at Montecito until he was admitted to the Sawtelle Soldiers' Home April 17, 1909. He was discharged from the Soldiers' Home at his own request January 3, 1913, at which time he returned to Montecito where he remained until he died. Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez, also known as Peter Romero, was buried in the Montecito Catholic Cemetery November 17, 1916. Viviana filed for a widow's pension December 1, 1916, and received application No. 1,090,516 and certificate No. 848,413.
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Pedro Romero Closes His Life in Blaze of Kerosene.
Peter Romero Carries Out Oft-Mentioned Plan to Commit Suicide.
Peter Romero of Montecito very deliberately committed suicide last night about 9:30 by burning himself to death in his little two-room house on the East Valley road. Romero, who was living alone, had poured kerosene oil on his bedding and all over the inside of his little dwelling and then touched a match to it, with the result that the house was quickly destroyed and his body was burned to a charred mass. The flames were first seen by a brother of the victim of his own act, J. S. Romero, who lives near by, but when he realized the fate of his brother's house and its occupant it was too late to do anything to lessen the horror of the affair. Peter had told his brother yesterday morning that he would kill himself, as he despaired of recovery from an illness that he had suffered for twenty-five years, but the threat had been made before, and it was paid no attention to in this instance. Coroner Ruiz was notified of the tragedy. He will hold an inquest on the remains at Montecito this morning at 8 o'clock and the burial will occur there late this afternoon. The deceased left many relatives and connections in Montecito. He had been married, but he and his wife have lived apart for a long time and he had no children. He was a native of Montecito, where he had spent practically all his life and was aged 73.
(Morning Press [Santa Barbara], November 15, 1916; 10:6)
Biography by Steve
Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez was the hijo natural of Pedro de Alacantara Romero y Alanís (1821-1892) and María Josefa de Gracía Rodríguez y Domínguez (1821-1892). He was baptized at Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, September 10, 1844. Pedro became a citizen of the United States with the transfer of sovereignty in 1848. He enlisted as a private at Santa Bárbara July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 to January 1866. He was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 2, 1866. He married Viviana Sánchez y Hernández (1853-1936) at Misión Santa Bárbara July 10, 1869. Sometime before 1880 he settled in nearby Montecito. Pedro filed for a Civil War veteran's pension October 5, 1892, and received application No. 1,133,812 and certificate No. 901,591. He remained at Montecito until he was admitted to the Sawtelle Soldiers' Home April 17, 1909. He was discharged from the Soldiers' Home at his own request January 3, 1913, at which time he returned to Montecito where he remained until he died. Juan Pedro Loreto del Refugio Romero y Rodríguez, also known as Peter Romero, was buried in the Montecito Catholic Cemetery November 17, 1916. Viviana filed for a widow's pension December 1, 1916, and received application No. 1,090,516 and certificate No. 848,413.
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Pedro Romero Closes His Life in Blaze of Kerosene.
Peter Romero Carries Out Oft-Mentioned Plan to Commit Suicide.
Peter Romero of Montecito very deliberately committed suicide last night about 9:30 by burning himself to death in his little two-room house on the East Valley road. Romero, who was living alone, had poured kerosene oil on his bedding and all over the inside of his little dwelling and then touched a match to it, with the result that the house was quickly destroyed and his body was burned to a charred mass. The flames were first seen by a brother of the victim of his own act, J. S. Romero, who lives near by, but when he realized the fate of his brother's house and its occupant it was too late to do anything to lessen the horror of the affair. Peter had told his brother yesterday morning that he would kill himself, as he despaired of recovery from an illness that he had suffered for twenty-five years, but the threat had been made before, and it was paid no attention to in this instance. Coroner Ruiz was notified of the tragedy. He will hold an inquest on the remains at Montecito this morning at 8 o'clock and the burial will occur there late this afternoon. The deceased left many relatives and connections in Montecito. He had been married, but he and his wife have lived apart for a long time and he had no children. He was a native of Montecito, where he had spent practically all his life and was aged 73.
(Morning Press [Santa Barbara], November 15, 1916; 10:6)
Biography by Steve
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