Julia "Mommy" Sanchez was born on 23 June 1904 in New York City, New York. Her father was Marco Sanchez and her mother was Luisa Valentina (Aguiar) Sanchez.
The age difference between her parents was considerable, and Julia's father died when she was only a few years old, leaving her mother a very young widow with two small daughters to raise. Her mother, Luisa, worked as a lady's maid. The little family appears to have been a close one; Julia and her younger sister remained with their mother until at least the 1940s, and Julia raised her own daughter there in her mother's household.
Julia first worked as a dancer with her sister (Elvera "Baby" (Sanchez) Davis, the mother of Sammy Davis, Jr.), then later worked as a barmaid at several clubs and bars over the years and it was there that she was given her nickname, "Mommy," according to her obituary.
Julia is not known to have married (no records found by this writer and no mention in obituary). She was the mother of one child; a daughter. Julia's daughter's wedding announcement gave her daughter's father's name as Pedro Sanchez.
Julia died on 30 May 1982 in Neptune, Monmouth, New Jersey.
Interred in Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
The age difference between her parents was considerable, and Julia's father died when she was only a few years old, leaving her mother a very young widow with two small daughters to raise. Her mother, Luisa, worked as a lady's maid. The little family appears to have been a close one; Julia and her younger sister remained with their mother until at least the 1940s, and Julia raised her own daughter there in her mother's household.
Julia first worked as a dancer with her sister (Elvera "Baby" (Sanchez) Davis, the mother of Sammy Davis, Jr.), then later worked as a barmaid at several clubs and bars over the years and it was there that she was given her nickname, "Mommy," according to her obituary.
Julia is not known to have married (no records found by this writer and no mention in obituary). She was the mother of one child; a daughter. Julia's daughter's wedding announcement gave her daughter's father's name as Pedro Sanchez.
Julia died on 30 May 1982 in Neptune, Monmouth, New Jersey.
Interred in Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
Julia "Mommy" Sanchez was born on 23 June 1904 in New York City, New York. Her father was Marco Sanchez and her mother was Luisa Valentina (Aguiar) Sanchez.
The age difference between her parents was considerable, and Julia's father died when she was only a few years old, leaving her mother a very young widow with two small daughters to raise. Her mother, Luisa, worked as a lady's maid. The little family appears to have been a close one; Julia and her younger sister remained with their mother until at least the 1940s, and Julia raised her own daughter there in her mother's household.
Julia first worked as a dancer with her sister (Elvera "Baby" (Sanchez) Davis, the mother of Sammy Davis, Jr.), then later worked as a barmaid at several clubs and bars over the years and it was there that she was given her nickname, "Mommy," according to her obituary.
Julia is not known to have married (no records found by this writer and no mention in obituary). She was the mother of one child; a daughter. Julia's daughter's wedding announcement gave her daughter's father's name as Pedro Sanchez.
Julia died on 30 May 1982 in Neptune, Monmouth, New Jersey.
Interred in Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
The age difference between her parents was considerable, and Julia's father died when she was only a few years old, leaving her mother a very young widow with two small daughters to raise. Her mother, Luisa, worked as a lady's maid. The little family appears to have been a close one; Julia and her younger sister remained with their mother until at least the 1940s, and Julia raised her own daughter there in her mother's household.
Julia first worked as a dancer with her sister (Elvera "Baby" (Sanchez) Davis, the mother of Sammy Davis, Jr.), then later worked as a barmaid at several clubs and bars over the years and it was there that she was given her nickname, "Mommy," according to her obituary.
Julia is not known to have married (no records found by this writer and no mention in obituary). She was the mother of one child; a daughter. Julia's daughter's wedding announcement gave her daughter's father's name as Pedro Sanchez.
Julia died on 30 May 1982 in Neptune, Monmouth, New Jersey.
Interred in Monmouth Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, New Jersey
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