Civil War: Company A, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry
José Rufino Leyva y Pico was born at Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, in early November 1831. He was baptized at the Presidio Chapel November 7, 1831 (BP Baptism 00929). He was the son of Apolinar Antonio Liborio Juan Jacobo Leyva y López (Jul. 23, bap. 25, 1803; SFR Baptism 01074) and María Simona Pico y Cota (bap. Sep. 6, 1798; SJC Baptism 01821). Godparents were his father's sister María Francisca Rafaela Leyva y López (BP Baptism 00209) and Esteban Francisco Bermúdez y Villa (SI Baptism 00259). Officiant was Antonio Menéndez y [?] and Recorder was Antonio Jimeno y [?].
José became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. During the Civil War José Leyva enlisted as a sergeant for 3 years at Santa Barbara on May 9, 1863, and was mustered into Company A, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry, on May 26. Sergeant Leyva was posted to Fort Mason, Arizona Territory. He returned to California with his regiment and was mustered out at Drum Barracks (Wilmington), California, on March 20, 1866. After the war he returned to Santa Barbara County and he was living at Las Cruces in 1880 (1880 US Census). He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Santa Barbara County February 2, 1892, and received application No. 1,089,104, but died before a certificate number was issued. José Rufino Leyva was still single when he died at Santa Barbara. He was buried at La Cieneguitas Cemetery on May 22, 1893 (Santa Barbara Mission Archives; Burial Book 2, Pg. 112, Entry B-649). His death certificate attributes his death to apoplexy, what we now refer to as a stroke. His sister, Juana Capistrano Leyva y Pico (BP Baptism 00799), married Florencio Ojeda, who was a veteran of Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry.
José Rufino Leyva y Pico was born at Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, in early November 1831. He was baptized at the Presidio Chapel November 7, 1831 (BP Baptism 00929). He was the son of Apolinar Antonio Liborio Juan Jacobo Leyva y López (Jul. 23, bap. 25, 1803; SFR Baptism 01074) and María Simona Pico y Cota (bap. Sep. 6, 1798; SJC Baptism 01821). Godparents were his father's sister María Francisca Rafaela Leyva y López (BP Baptism 00209) and Esteban Francisco Bermúdez y Villa (SI Baptism 00259). Officiant was Antonio Menéndez y [?] and Recorder was Antonio Jimeno y [?].
José became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. During the Civil War José Leyva enlisted as a sergeant for 3 years at Santa Barbara on May 9, 1863, and was mustered into Company A, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry, on May 26. Sergeant Leyva was posted to Fort Mason, Arizona Territory. He returned to California with his regiment and was mustered out at Drum Barracks (Wilmington), California, on March 20, 1866. After the war he returned to Santa Barbara County and he was living at Las Cruces in 1880 (1880 US Census). He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Santa Barbara County February 2, 1892, and received application No. 1,089,104, but died before a certificate number was issued. José Rufino Leyva was still single when he died at Santa Barbara. He was buried at La Cieneguitas Cemetery on May 22, 1893 (Santa Barbara Mission Archives; Burial Book 2, Pg. 112, Entry B-649). His death certificate attributes his death to apoplexy, what we now refer to as a stroke. His sister, Juana Capistrano Leyva y Pico (BP Baptism 00799), married Florencio Ojeda, who was a veteran of Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry.
Civil War: Company A, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry
José Rufino Leyva y Pico was born at Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, in early November 1831. He was baptized at the Presidio Chapel November 7, 1831 (BP Baptism 00929). He was the son of Apolinar Antonio Liborio Juan Jacobo Leyva y López (Jul. 23, bap. 25, 1803; SFR Baptism 01074) and María Simona Pico y Cota (bap. Sep. 6, 1798; SJC Baptism 01821). Godparents were his father's sister María Francisca Rafaela Leyva y López (BP Baptism 00209) and Esteban Francisco Bermúdez y Villa (SI Baptism 00259). Officiant was Antonio Menéndez y [?] and Recorder was Antonio Jimeno y [?].
José became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. During the Civil War José Leyva enlisted as a sergeant for 3 years at Santa Barbara on May 9, 1863, and was mustered into Company A, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry, on May 26. Sergeant Leyva was posted to Fort Mason, Arizona Territory. He returned to California with his regiment and was mustered out at Drum Barracks (Wilmington), California, on March 20, 1866. After the war he returned to Santa Barbara County and he was living at Las Cruces in 1880 (1880 US Census). He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Santa Barbara County February 2, 1892, and received application No. 1,089,104, but died before a certificate number was issued. José Rufino Leyva was still single when he died at Santa Barbara. He was buried at La Cieneguitas Cemetery on May 22, 1893 (Santa Barbara Mission Archives; Burial Book 2, Pg. 112, Entry B-649). His death certificate attributes his death to apoplexy, what we now refer to as a stroke. His sister, Juana Capistrano Leyva y Pico (BP Baptism 00799), married Florencio Ojeda, who was a veteran of Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry.
José Rufino Leyva y Pico was born at Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, in early November 1831. He was baptized at the Presidio Chapel November 7, 1831 (BP Baptism 00929). He was the son of Apolinar Antonio Liborio Juan Jacobo Leyva y López (Jul. 23, bap. 25, 1803; SFR Baptism 01074) and María Simona Pico y Cota (bap. Sep. 6, 1798; SJC Baptism 01821). Godparents were his father's sister María Francisca Rafaela Leyva y López (BP Baptism 00209) and Esteban Francisco Bermúdez y Villa (SI Baptism 00259). Officiant was Antonio Menéndez y [?] and Recorder was Antonio Jimeno y [?].
José became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. During the Civil War José Leyva enlisted as a sergeant for 3 years at Santa Barbara on May 9, 1863, and was mustered into Company A, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry, on May 26. Sergeant Leyva was posted to Fort Mason, Arizona Territory. He returned to California with his regiment and was mustered out at Drum Barracks (Wilmington), California, on March 20, 1866. After the war he returned to Santa Barbara County and he was living at Las Cruces in 1880 (1880 US Census). He filed for a Civil War veterans pension in Santa Barbara County February 2, 1892, and received application No. 1,089,104, but died before a certificate number was issued. José Rufino Leyva was still single when he died at Santa Barbara. He was buried at La Cieneguitas Cemetery on May 22, 1893 (Santa Barbara Mission Archives; Burial Book 2, Pg. 112, Entry B-649). His death certificate attributes his death to apoplexy, what we now refer to as a stroke. His sister, Juana Capistrano Leyva y Pico (BP Baptism 00799), married Florencio Ojeda, who was a veteran of Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry.
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JOSE RUFINO LEIVA [sic, LEYVA]
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