Father, and grandfather. Sixth-generation San Franciscan. His given name was pronounced "ray' men" -- it was not the Spanish pronunciation of the name.
His great-grandmother Emiliana "Miliana" de los Reyes Sanchez de Haro was the granddaughter and daughter of a father and son who were both named Jose Antonio Sanchez, and who had both arrived in northern California from Mexico with the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition in 1776.
In 1835, the elder Jose Antonio Sanchez, as a former officer stationed at the Presidio, received a life grant of Rancho Buri Buri, a 14,639 acre Mexican land grant located in present-day San Mateo county. The grant was conveyed to him by Alta California governor Jose Castro.
In 1834, his great-grandfather Francisco de Haro was appointed the first alcalde of Mission San Francisco de Asis (aka Yerba Buena, currently San Francisco), California, and also served in 1838 as the fifth alcalde.
In 1836, his great-uncle Francisco Guerrero was appointed the third alcalde, and also served in 1839 as the sixth alcalde.
In 1843, his great-great-uncle Francisco Sanchez, his great-grandmother's brother, served as the eighth alcalde.
In 1845, his great-great-uncle Jose de la Cruz Sanchez, another of his great-grandmother's brothers, served as the 10th alcalde.
In 1913, as a child living with his family in Berkeley, California, he and his younger brother Robert Carlos Truman were afflicted by rheumatic fever. His younger brother did not survive the disease, and although Ray did survive, his life expectancy was said to have been shortened by the effects of the disease.
Because of this expectation of a shortened life, when he was a young man, he was denied permission to court a teenaged Ruth Mullaly, whose older sister was in Ray's extended social circle. Ruth was never told by her sister or brother-in-law that Ray had sought permission to court her.
Years later, in the 1940s, after the end of his first marriage, and the end of Ruth's first marriage, Ray and Ruth unexpectedly ran into each other when Ruth began working at the office of a San Francisco dentist, who turned out to be Ray's dentist. Ray decided to have a lot of dental work done. Not long afterwards, the two were married, and they had a long and happy second marriage.
His great-grandmother Emiliana "Miliana" de los Reyes Sanchez de Haro was the granddaughter and daughter of a father and son who were both named Jose Antonio Sanchez, and who had both arrived in northern California from Mexico with the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition in 1776.
In 1835, the elder Jose Antonio Sanchez, as a former officer stationed at the Presidio, received a life grant of Rancho Buri Buri, a 14,639 acre Mexican land grant located in present-day San Mateo county. The grant was conveyed to him by Alta California governor Jose Castro.
In 1834, his great-grandfather Francisco de Haro was appointed the first alcalde of Mission San Francisco de Asis (aka Yerba Buena, currently San Francisco), California, and also served in 1838 as the fifth alcalde.
In 1836, his great-uncle Francisco Guerrero was appointed the third alcalde, and also served in 1839 as the sixth alcalde.
In 1843, his great-great-uncle Francisco Sanchez, his great-grandmother's brother, served as the eighth alcalde.
In 1845, his great-great-uncle Jose de la Cruz Sanchez, another of his great-grandmother's brothers, served as the 10th alcalde.
In 1913, as a child living with his family in Berkeley, California, he and his younger brother Robert Carlos Truman were afflicted by rheumatic fever. His younger brother did not survive the disease, and although Ray did survive, his life expectancy was said to have been shortened by the effects of the disease.
Because of this expectation of a shortened life, when he was a young man, he was denied permission to court a teenaged Ruth Mullaly, whose older sister was in Ray's extended social circle. Ruth was never told by her sister or brother-in-law that Ray had sought permission to court her.
Years later, in the 1940s, after the end of his first marriage, and the end of Ruth's first marriage, Ray and Ruth unexpectedly ran into each other when Ruth began working at the office of a San Francisco dentist, who turned out to be Ray's dentist. Ray decided to have a lot of dental work done. Not long afterwards, the two were married, and they had a long and happy second marriage.
Father, and grandfather. Sixth-generation San Franciscan. His given name was pronounced "ray' men" -- it was not the Spanish pronunciation of the name.
His great-grandmother Emiliana "Miliana" de los Reyes Sanchez de Haro was the granddaughter and daughter of a father and son who were both named Jose Antonio Sanchez, and who had both arrived in northern California from Mexico with the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition in 1776.
In 1835, the elder Jose Antonio Sanchez, as a former officer stationed at the Presidio, received a life grant of Rancho Buri Buri, a 14,639 acre Mexican land grant located in present-day San Mateo county. The grant was conveyed to him by Alta California governor Jose Castro.
In 1834, his great-grandfather Francisco de Haro was appointed the first alcalde of Mission San Francisco de Asis (aka Yerba Buena, currently San Francisco), California, and also served in 1838 as the fifth alcalde.
In 1836, his great-uncle Francisco Guerrero was appointed the third alcalde, and also served in 1839 as the sixth alcalde.
In 1843, his great-great-uncle Francisco Sanchez, his great-grandmother's brother, served as the eighth alcalde.
In 1845, his great-great-uncle Jose de la Cruz Sanchez, another of his great-grandmother's brothers, served as the 10th alcalde.
In 1913, as a child living with his family in Berkeley, California, he and his younger brother Robert Carlos Truman were afflicted by rheumatic fever. His younger brother did not survive the disease, and although Ray did survive, his life expectancy was said to have been shortened by the effects of the disease.
Because of this expectation of a shortened life, when he was a young man, he was denied permission to court a teenaged Ruth Mullaly, whose older sister was in Ray's extended social circle. Ruth was never told by her sister or brother-in-law that Ray had sought permission to court her.
Years later, in the 1940s, after the end of his first marriage, and the end of Ruth's first marriage, Ray and Ruth unexpectedly ran into each other when Ruth began working at the office of a San Francisco dentist, who turned out to be Ray's dentist. Ray decided to have a lot of dental work done. Not long afterwards, the two were married, and they had a long and happy second marriage.
His great-grandmother Emiliana "Miliana" de los Reyes Sanchez de Haro was the granddaughter and daughter of a father and son who were both named Jose Antonio Sanchez, and who had both arrived in northern California from Mexico with the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition in 1776.
In 1835, the elder Jose Antonio Sanchez, as a former officer stationed at the Presidio, received a life grant of Rancho Buri Buri, a 14,639 acre Mexican land grant located in present-day San Mateo county. The grant was conveyed to him by Alta California governor Jose Castro.
In 1834, his great-grandfather Francisco de Haro was appointed the first alcalde of Mission San Francisco de Asis (aka Yerba Buena, currently San Francisco), California, and also served in 1838 as the fifth alcalde.
In 1836, his great-uncle Francisco Guerrero was appointed the third alcalde, and also served in 1839 as the sixth alcalde.
In 1843, his great-great-uncle Francisco Sanchez, his great-grandmother's brother, served as the eighth alcalde.
In 1845, his great-great-uncle Jose de la Cruz Sanchez, another of his great-grandmother's brothers, served as the 10th alcalde.
In 1913, as a child living with his family in Berkeley, California, he and his younger brother Robert Carlos Truman were afflicted by rheumatic fever. His younger brother did not survive the disease, and although Ray did survive, his life expectancy was said to have been shortened by the effects of the disease.
Because of this expectation of a shortened life, when he was a young man, he was denied permission to court a teenaged Ruth Mullaly, whose older sister was in Ray's extended social circle. Ruth was never told by her sister or brother-in-law that Ray had sought permission to court her.
Years later, in the 1940s, after the end of his first marriage, and the end of Ruth's first marriage, Ray and Ruth unexpectedly ran into each other when Ruth began working at the office of a San Francisco dentist, who turned out to be Ray's dentist. Ray decided to have a lot of dental work done. Not long afterwards, the two were married, and they had a long and happy second marriage.
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