|
|
|
||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
¡Bienvenidos!
Mi Familia-Los Montijo's
de San Diego, California
est. 1847-Present
This page is a tribute to my family-Los Montijo's and their contributions to
the San Diego Area and its history through
their accomplishment's, contributions and sacrifices over many years in California...
Our Grandparents:
Jose Maria Montijo (18??-1922) and Narcissa Viscarra-Montijo( 1878-1962)
Their Children:
Daughters:
Opal Thomas (D)1896-1989, Husband-?? Thomas - No Children
Laura Harper (D)1906-2002, Husband-John Harper (D)1997 - Four Children
Gertrude Celestina Ramirez (D)1905-1984, Husband-John L. Ramirez (D) - Two Children
Anita Mary Urednick (D)1908-1983, Husband-Anthony Urednick (D)1998 - Four Children
Sons:
Joseph M. Montijo (D)1901-1996, Wife-Ramona (D)1990 - Four Children
John P. Montijo (D)1903-1997, Wife-Irva(D)1995 - Three Children
Anthony J. Montijo (D)1910-1997, Wife-Lucille (D)1984 - Two Children
Benjamin Montijo (D)1914-2001, Wife-Mary Lou (D)1992 - Three Children, Wife-Betty
Roy D. Montijo (D)1919-2007, Wife-Presentacion (D)2006 - Four Children
Additionally:
There are many grand-children, great-grandchildren and great-great-grand-children,
Uncles, Aunt's, Cousins combined with other relatives throughout California, the United States and Mexico, with many names and stories...
(D=Deceased)
FAMILY HISTORY
Si, Hablamos Ingles
We remember…
(Always adding):
Jose Maria Montijo and Narcissa Viscarra, who migrated from Sonora, Mexico, were married
in San Diego around the turn of the century…
Grandpa Jose Maria Montijo, helped in the building of the Hotel Del Coronado in the late 1800’s , lived and had children in Coronado's tent city,
and worked as a keeper at the San Diego Zoo in the early 1900's…
Jose Maria loved horses, carpentry, gardening, animals and
working with wood or rocks to build a wall or fence...
Two of their sons were Teamster’s, hauling freight via horse and wagon,
South to Mexico or East to Arizona. Later, with gas or diesel trucks…
Several of their sons served in the US Navy during WWII…
Some of the Montijo daughters and sons worked in San Diego’s Defense Plants,
supporting America’s War effort overseas.
All of us inherited some form of artistic talents or creative abilities...
We remember watching our relatives helping build some
of the floats for El Cajon’s Mother Goose Parade in the 60’s...
The families get togethers, steer-head barbecues, and
birthday parties or wakes and polka music
at Uncle Ben's Ranch in Johns Town...
Grandma Narcissa's fruit trees, green garden and small aviary at her home
on Coolidge Ave., in National City, and her little dog Blackie too...
Her player piano in the living room, and the wooden toys we always had to put away...
Aunt Irva’s beautiful piano music and quilts at Christmas…
Uncle John joking around, always…
Uncle Joe at National City's Kimball Park after the May Time Band Review or
his involvement with the Old Town San Diego Historical Society...
We all have seen San Diego County change and grow over the years…
Links:
If you would like to share your TRUE Montijo stories Email us
and we will post it if it's suitable.
¡Muchas Gracias!
¡Adios Amigos y Amigas!
¡Chicanos de San Diego!
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Plus 275
Visitors Since April 22, 2000
Okcaw d'nato drof
Last Modified
September 21, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Pictures
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The Aztec Brewery on Main Street San Diego in 1937.
The buildings eventually housed the Dorman's Tire Warehouse.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Location, Location: The Montijo Saddlery in San Diego occupied 560 Fifth Avenue, third building from the right, on the 1895 afternoon when 73 barrels of booze were lined up on the sidewalk. Soon after, the building became a café and has remained one, mostly, ever since.
Photo from San Diego Union-Tribune, May 27, 1997
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Try AOL NOW! Get 500 Hours FREE! |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
San Diego City Skyline as seen from Coronado
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| page created with Easy Designer |