Civil War: Company A, 8th California Infantry
Miguel Antonio Lodge y Castro was born at Rancho Soquel, Alta California, México. He was the son of Michael Lodge (1797, Ireland - 1849, CA) and María Martina Castro y Amador. He was baptized at Mission Santa Cruz March 11, 1838 (SCZ Baptism 02293). He became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. Miguel married (1) María Isabel Carmen Nestora King y Juárez (Feb 24, 1844, CA - Mar. 19, 1926, CA), about 1861 and they had a son, Alberto, born in 1862. This was Isabel's second marriage (she had divorced Edward McCullagh). After divorcing Miguel, Isabel married (3) Alfonzo Victor in 1864. Later that same year Miguel enlisted as "Michael Lodge" at Watsonville November 12, 1864, and was mustered into Company A, 8th California Infantry, November 17, 1864. Private Lodge was posted to Oregon and Washington. He returned to Fort Point, California, where he was mustered out October 24, 1865 (Orton, pg 801).
After the war he returned to his home at Soquel and remained there the rest of his life. He married (2) Juana Moleris in 1872 (Pension Application File). Juana died in February 1874. He then married (3) Margarita Castillo (1858-1892) at New Almaden, Santa Clara County, early in 1874, and they had six children. He filed for a Civil War veteran's pension April 23, 1891, and received application No. 1,015,119 and certificate No. 703,017. Miguel was a member of Santa Cruz' Wallace-Reynolds Post, No. 32, Grand Army of the Republic.
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MANY FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL OF MICHAEL LODGE
Relatives, friends, and neighbors of many years gathered at the Wessendorf mortuary yesterday afternoon for services held for Michael Lodge, one of Soquel's oldest settlers, who died at the old family home on the Soquel-Watsonville Highway May 4. Rev. J. J. Kelly, pastor emeritus of Soquel Congregational Church, and W.A. Hensel, had charge of the services, in which the G.A.R.'s Wallace Reynolds Post and the W.R.C. had a part. Mrs. Margaret Riordan and Mrs. Abra Budworth sang "No Night There" and "Lead Kindly Light" at the service in Santa Cruz, and Mrs. Mattie Tucker and Miss Susan White sang at the cemetery in Soquel where the body was interred. Neighbors who bore the deceased to his last resting place were O. R. Nutter, Tom Lindsay, Lee Esty, Walter Noble, Ed Noble and Ed West.
The immediate family circle is composed of Louisa Lodge, Carrie Lodge and Julia Lodge, daughters, and two sons, Mike Lodge, Jr., of Soquel, and Frank Lodge of San Francisco. A nephew, Frank Valencia of Sea cliff, a direct descendant of Don Rafael Castro, was with the family party. There were many relatives present from various parts of the state, as the family was a large one. The death of Michael Lodge removes the last remaining member of a family of five [7*] sisters and one [3**] brother; Mrs. Carmel Fallon of San Francisco, Mrs. Ellen Littlejohn of Soquel, Mrs. Antonia Peck of Santa Cruz, Mrs. Ruth Clements of Soquel, and Mrs. Mary Averon of Soquel. The brother [Francisco] died when very young. Michael Lodge was next to the youngest in the family and was in his 93rd year when he died. He has always been a great lover of the sea and would have liked to have followed it, as when quite a youth he had several voyages, which his parents allowed him to take hoping it would cure him of his desire, but it only served to strengthen his love for it. He was greatly enamored with the Hawaiian Islands, which he visited when quite a lad. He was not of age so had to return home upon the request of his parents. He was a member of a California regiment during the Civil War, but never saw any fighting, as he remained in the west during this enlistment. There were quantities of flowers, both at the mortuary and at the grave, sent with loving greetings of friends near and far.
(Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 7, 1931)
* Miguel's Sisters:
- (half-sister) María del Carmen Juana Josefa Adelaida "Carmelita" Cota y Castro (b. Jul 12, 1827, SC Baptism 03502; m. Thomas Fallon 1848)
- María Josefa del Refugio "Ruth" (b. 1832; m. Clements July 1850)
- María de los Angeles (1833-1833)
- Maria Antonia (b. Dec. 1834; m. H.H.F. Peck May 12, 1851)
- María Elena (b. Apr. 1836, SCZ Baptism 02254; m. José David Littlejohn y Higuera May 12, 1851)
- María Guadalupe (bp. May 12, 1841, SCZ Baptism 02646; m. José Averón)
- María Dolores (b. Sep 5, 1844, SCZ Baptism 02716; d. 1849***)
- María Efigenia (b. Sep. 10, 1846, SCZ Baptism 02765; d. 1849***)
** Miguel's Brothers:
- Francisco Maria, bp. May 25, 1840 (SCZ Baptism 02348); buried June 1, 1840 (SCZ Death 02060).
- José Joaquín, born Jan. 18, 1843 (SCZ Baptism 02685; died 1849***).
*** All three died of fever at Robinson's Ferry (Melones), Calaveras County, California, where their father was prospecting and where he was presumed murdered later that same year.
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Miguel's Children:
(with María Isabel Carmen King)
- Alberto (Apr. 8, 1862 - Jul. 18, 1946)
(with Juana Molerís):
- Elena (1873-18..)
(with Margarita Castillo):
- Miguel J.
- Felix A.
- Luísa Rosalia María
- Carolina Electra
- Francisco
- Julia
Miguel Antonio Lodge y Castro was born at Rancho Soquel, Alta California, México. He was the son of Michael Lodge (1797, Ireland - 1849, CA) and María Martina Castro y Amador. He was baptized at Mission Santa Cruz March 11, 1838 (SCZ Baptism 02293). He became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. Miguel married (1) María Isabel Carmen Nestora King y Juárez (Feb 24, 1844, CA - Mar. 19, 1926, CA), about 1861 and they had a son, Alberto, born in 1862. This was Isabel's second marriage (she had divorced Edward McCullagh). After divorcing Miguel, Isabel married (3) Alfonzo Victor in 1864. Later that same year Miguel enlisted as "Michael Lodge" at Watsonville November 12, 1864, and was mustered into Company A, 8th California Infantry, November 17, 1864. Private Lodge was posted to Oregon and Washington. He returned to Fort Point, California, where he was mustered out October 24, 1865 (Orton, pg 801).
After the war he returned to his home at Soquel and remained there the rest of his life. He married (2) Juana Moleris in 1872 (Pension Application File). Juana died in February 1874. He then married (3) Margarita Castillo (1858-1892) at New Almaden, Santa Clara County, early in 1874, and they had six children. He filed for a Civil War veteran's pension April 23, 1891, and received application No. 1,015,119 and certificate No. 703,017. Miguel was a member of Santa Cruz' Wallace-Reynolds Post, No. 32, Grand Army of the Republic.
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MANY FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL OF MICHAEL LODGE
Relatives, friends, and neighbors of many years gathered at the Wessendorf mortuary yesterday afternoon for services held for Michael Lodge, one of Soquel's oldest settlers, who died at the old family home on the Soquel-Watsonville Highway May 4. Rev. J. J. Kelly, pastor emeritus of Soquel Congregational Church, and W.A. Hensel, had charge of the services, in which the G.A.R.'s Wallace Reynolds Post and the W.R.C. had a part. Mrs. Margaret Riordan and Mrs. Abra Budworth sang "No Night There" and "Lead Kindly Light" at the service in Santa Cruz, and Mrs. Mattie Tucker and Miss Susan White sang at the cemetery in Soquel where the body was interred. Neighbors who bore the deceased to his last resting place were O. R. Nutter, Tom Lindsay, Lee Esty, Walter Noble, Ed Noble and Ed West.
The immediate family circle is composed of Louisa Lodge, Carrie Lodge and Julia Lodge, daughters, and two sons, Mike Lodge, Jr., of Soquel, and Frank Lodge of San Francisco. A nephew, Frank Valencia of Sea cliff, a direct descendant of Don Rafael Castro, was with the family party. There were many relatives present from various parts of the state, as the family was a large one. The death of Michael Lodge removes the last remaining member of a family of five [7*] sisters and one [3**] brother; Mrs. Carmel Fallon of San Francisco, Mrs. Ellen Littlejohn of Soquel, Mrs. Antonia Peck of Santa Cruz, Mrs. Ruth Clements of Soquel, and Mrs. Mary Averon of Soquel. The brother [Francisco] died when very young. Michael Lodge was next to the youngest in the family and was in his 93rd year when he died. He has always been a great lover of the sea and would have liked to have followed it, as when quite a youth he had several voyages, which his parents allowed him to take hoping it would cure him of his desire, but it only served to strengthen his love for it. He was greatly enamored with the Hawaiian Islands, which he visited when quite a lad. He was not of age so had to return home upon the request of his parents. He was a member of a California regiment during the Civil War, but never saw any fighting, as he remained in the west during this enlistment. There were quantities of flowers, both at the mortuary and at the grave, sent with loving greetings of friends near and far.
(Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 7, 1931)
* Miguel's Sisters:
- (half-sister) María del Carmen Juana Josefa Adelaida "Carmelita" Cota y Castro (b. Jul 12, 1827, SC Baptism 03502; m. Thomas Fallon 1848)
- María Josefa del Refugio "Ruth" (b. 1832; m. Clements July 1850)
- María de los Angeles (1833-1833)
- Maria Antonia (b. Dec. 1834; m. H.H.F. Peck May 12, 1851)
- María Elena (b. Apr. 1836, SCZ Baptism 02254; m. José David Littlejohn y Higuera May 12, 1851)
- María Guadalupe (bp. May 12, 1841, SCZ Baptism 02646; m. José Averón)
- María Dolores (b. Sep 5, 1844, SCZ Baptism 02716; d. 1849***)
- María Efigenia (b. Sep. 10, 1846, SCZ Baptism 02765; d. 1849***)
** Miguel's Brothers:
- Francisco Maria, bp. May 25, 1840 (SCZ Baptism 02348); buried June 1, 1840 (SCZ Death 02060).
- José Joaquín, born Jan. 18, 1843 (SCZ Baptism 02685; died 1849***).
*** All three died of fever at Robinson's Ferry (Melones), Calaveras County, California, where their father was prospecting and where he was presumed murdered later that same year.
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Miguel's Children:
(with María Isabel Carmen King)
- Alberto (Apr. 8, 1862 - Jul. 18, 1946)
(with Juana Molerís):
- Elena (1873-18..)
(with Margarita Castillo):
- Miguel J.
- Felix A.
- Luísa Rosalia María
- Carolina Electra
- Francisco
- Julia
Civil War: Company A, 8th California Infantry
Miguel Antonio Lodge y Castro was born at Rancho Soquel, Alta California, México. He was the son of Michael Lodge (1797, Ireland - 1849, CA) and María Martina Castro y Amador. He was baptized at Mission Santa Cruz March 11, 1838 (SCZ Baptism 02293). He became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. Miguel married (1) María Isabel Carmen Nestora King y Juárez (Feb 24, 1844, CA - Mar. 19, 1926, CA), about 1861 and they had a son, Alberto, born in 1862. This was Isabel's second marriage (she had divorced Edward McCullagh). After divorcing Miguel, Isabel married (3) Alfonzo Victor in 1864. Later that same year Miguel enlisted as "Michael Lodge" at Watsonville November 12, 1864, and was mustered into Company A, 8th California Infantry, November 17, 1864. Private Lodge was posted to Oregon and Washington. He returned to Fort Point, California, where he was mustered out October 24, 1865 (Orton, pg 801).
After the war he returned to his home at Soquel and remained there the rest of his life. He married (2) Juana Moleris in 1872 (Pension Application File). Juana died in February 1874. He then married (3) Margarita Castillo (1858-1892) at New Almaden, Santa Clara County, early in 1874, and they had six children. He filed for a Civil War veteran's pension April 23, 1891, and received application No. 1,015,119 and certificate No. 703,017. Miguel was a member of Santa Cruz' Wallace-Reynolds Post, No. 32, Grand Army of the Republic.
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MANY FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL OF MICHAEL LODGE
Relatives, friends, and neighbors of many years gathered at the Wessendorf mortuary yesterday afternoon for services held for Michael Lodge, one of Soquel's oldest settlers, who died at the old family home on the Soquel-Watsonville Highway May 4. Rev. J. J. Kelly, pastor emeritus of Soquel Congregational Church, and W.A. Hensel, had charge of the services, in which the G.A.R.'s Wallace Reynolds Post and the W.R.C. had a part. Mrs. Margaret Riordan and Mrs. Abra Budworth sang "No Night There" and "Lead Kindly Light" at the service in Santa Cruz, and Mrs. Mattie Tucker and Miss Susan White sang at the cemetery in Soquel where the body was interred. Neighbors who bore the deceased to his last resting place were O. R. Nutter, Tom Lindsay, Lee Esty, Walter Noble, Ed Noble and Ed West.
The immediate family circle is composed of Louisa Lodge, Carrie Lodge and Julia Lodge, daughters, and two sons, Mike Lodge, Jr., of Soquel, and Frank Lodge of San Francisco. A nephew, Frank Valencia of Sea cliff, a direct descendant of Don Rafael Castro, was with the family party. There were many relatives present from various parts of the state, as the family was a large one. The death of Michael Lodge removes the last remaining member of a family of five [7*] sisters and one [3**] brother; Mrs. Carmel Fallon of San Francisco, Mrs. Ellen Littlejohn of Soquel, Mrs. Antonia Peck of Santa Cruz, Mrs. Ruth Clements of Soquel, and Mrs. Mary Averon of Soquel. The brother [Francisco] died when very young. Michael Lodge was next to the youngest in the family and was in his 93rd year when he died. He has always been a great lover of the sea and would have liked to have followed it, as when quite a youth he had several voyages, which his parents allowed him to take hoping it would cure him of his desire, but it only served to strengthen his love for it. He was greatly enamored with the Hawaiian Islands, which he visited when quite a lad. He was not of age so had to return home upon the request of his parents. He was a member of a California regiment during the Civil War, but never saw any fighting, as he remained in the west during this enlistment. There were quantities of flowers, both at the mortuary and at the grave, sent with loving greetings of friends near and far.
(Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 7, 1931)
* Miguel's Sisters:
- (half-sister) María del Carmen Juana Josefa Adelaida "Carmelita" Cota y Castro (b. Jul 12, 1827, SC Baptism 03502; m. Thomas Fallon 1848)
- María Josefa del Refugio "Ruth" (b. 1832; m. Clements July 1850)
- María de los Angeles (1833-1833)
- Maria Antonia (b. Dec. 1834; m. H.H.F. Peck May 12, 1851)
- María Elena (b. Apr. 1836, SCZ Baptism 02254; m. José David Littlejohn y Higuera May 12, 1851)
- María Guadalupe (bp. May 12, 1841, SCZ Baptism 02646; m. José Averón)
- María Dolores (b. Sep 5, 1844, SCZ Baptism 02716; d. 1849***)
- María Efigenia (b. Sep. 10, 1846, SCZ Baptism 02765; d. 1849***)
** Miguel's Brothers:
- Francisco Maria, bp. May 25, 1840 (SCZ Baptism 02348); buried June 1, 1840 (SCZ Death 02060).
- José Joaquín, born Jan. 18, 1843 (SCZ Baptism 02685; died 1849***).
*** All three died of fever at Robinson's Ferry (Melones), Calaveras County, California, where their father was prospecting and where he was presumed murdered later that same year.
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Miguel's Children:
(with María Isabel Carmen King)
- Alberto (Apr. 8, 1862 - Jul. 18, 1946)
(with Juana Molerís):
- Elena (1873-18..)
(with Margarita Castillo):
- Miguel J.
- Felix A.
- Luísa Rosalia María
- Carolina Electra
- Francisco
- Julia
Miguel Antonio Lodge y Castro was born at Rancho Soquel, Alta California, México. He was the son of Michael Lodge (1797, Ireland - 1849, CA) and María Martina Castro y Amador. He was baptized at Mission Santa Cruz March 11, 1838 (SCZ Baptism 02293). He became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. Miguel married (1) María Isabel Carmen Nestora King y Juárez (Feb 24, 1844, CA - Mar. 19, 1926, CA), about 1861 and they had a son, Alberto, born in 1862. This was Isabel's second marriage (she had divorced Edward McCullagh). After divorcing Miguel, Isabel married (3) Alfonzo Victor in 1864. Later that same year Miguel enlisted as "Michael Lodge" at Watsonville November 12, 1864, and was mustered into Company A, 8th California Infantry, November 17, 1864. Private Lodge was posted to Oregon and Washington. He returned to Fort Point, California, where he was mustered out October 24, 1865 (Orton, pg 801).
After the war he returned to his home at Soquel and remained there the rest of his life. He married (2) Juana Moleris in 1872 (Pension Application File). Juana died in February 1874. He then married (3) Margarita Castillo (1858-1892) at New Almaden, Santa Clara County, early in 1874, and they had six children. He filed for a Civil War veteran's pension April 23, 1891, and received application No. 1,015,119 and certificate No. 703,017. Miguel was a member of Santa Cruz' Wallace-Reynolds Post, No. 32, Grand Army of the Republic.
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MANY FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL OF MICHAEL LODGE
Relatives, friends, and neighbors of many years gathered at the Wessendorf mortuary yesterday afternoon for services held for Michael Lodge, one of Soquel's oldest settlers, who died at the old family home on the Soquel-Watsonville Highway May 4. Rev. J. J. Kelly, pastor emeritus of Soquel Congregational Church, and W.A. Hensel, had charge of the services, in which the G.A.R.'s Wallace Reynolds Post and the W.R.C. had a part. Mrs. Margaret Riordan and Mrs. Abra Budworth sang "No Night There" and "Lead Kindly Light" at the service in Santa Cruz, and Mrs. Mattie Tucker and Miss Susan White sang at the cemetery in Soquel where the body was interred. Neighbors who bore the deceased to his last resting place were O. R. Nutter, Tom Lindsay, Lee Esty, Walter Noble, Ed Noble and Ed West.
The immediate family circle is composed of Louisa Lodge, Carrie Lodge and Julia Lodge, daughters, and two sons, Mike Lodge, Jr., of Soquel, and Frank Lodge of San Francisco. A nephew, Frank Valencia of Sea cliff, a direct descendant of Don Rafael Castro, was with the family party. There were many relatives present from various parts of the state, as the family was a large one. The death of Michael Lodge removes the last remaining member of a family of five [7*] sisters and one [3**] brother; Mrs. Carmel Fallon of San Francisco, Mrs. Ellen Littlejohn of Soquel, Mrs. Antonia Peck of Santa Cruz, Mrs. Ruth Clements of Soquel, and Mrs. Mary Averon of Soquel. The brother [Francisco] died when very young. Michael Lodge was next to the youngest in the family and was in his 93rd year when he died. He has always been a great lover of the sea and would have liked to have followed it, as when quite a youth he had several voyages, which his parents allowed him to take hoping it would cure him of his desire, but it only served to strengthen his love for it. He was greatly enamored with the Hawaiian Islands, which he visited when quite a lad. He was not of age so had to return home upon the request of his parents. He was a member of a California regiment during the Civil War, but never saw any fighting, as he remained in the west during this enlistment. There were quantities of flowers, both at the mortuary and at the grave, sent with loving greetings of friends near and far.
(Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 7, 1931)
* Miguel's Sisters:
- (half-sister) María del Carmen Juana Josefa Adelaida "Carmelita" Cota y Castro (b. Jul 12, 1827, SC Baptism 03502; m. Thomas Fallon 1848)
- María Josefa del Refugio "Ruth" (b. 1832; m. Clements July 1850)
- María de los Angeles (1833-1833)
- Maria Antonia (b. Dec. 1834; m. H.H.F. Peck May 12, 1851)
- María Elena (b. Apr. 1836, SCZ Baptism 02254; m. José David Littlejohn y Higuera May 12, 1851)
- María Guadalupe (bp. May 12, 1841, SCZ Baptism 02646; m. José Averón)
- María Dolores (b. Sep 5, 1844, SCZ Baptism 02716; d. 1849***)
- María Efigenia (b. Sep. 10, 1846, SCZ Baptism 02765; d. 1849***)
** Miguel's Brothers:
- Francisco Maria, bp. May 25, 1840 (SCZ Baptism 02348); buried June 1, 1840 (SCZ Death 02060).
- José Joaquín, born Jan. 18, 1843 (SCZ Baptism 02685; died 1849***).
*** All three died of fever at Robinson's Ferry (Melones), Calaveras County, California, where their father was prospecting and where he was presumed murdered later that same year.
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Miguel's Children:
(with María Isabel Carmen King)
- Alberto (Apr. 8, 1862 - Jul. 18, 1946)
(with Juana Molerís):
- Elena (1873-18..)
(with Margarita Castillo):
- Miguel J.
- Felix A.
- Luísa Rosalia María
- Carolina Electra
- Francisco
- Julia
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