Muwekma Ohlone Birth Records

The Muwekma Ohlone tribe was previously recognized as the Verona Band. Here is a timeline of verifiable records for this tribe.1700s-

  • 1769 – Portola Expedition to Alta California
  • 1775 – Spanish Packet (ship) San Carlos enters San Francisco Bay
  • 1776 – Mission Dolores Founded
  • 1777 – Mission Santa Clara Founded
  • 1797 – Mission San Jose Founded

The Muwekma Olone Tribe was previously known as the Verona Band.
The Muwekma Olone tribal members in traditional dress.
1800s –

  • 1801 – Liberato Culpecse baptized Mission Dolores
  • 1814 – Efrena Quennatole baptized Mission San Jose
  • 1819 – Dionysio Liberato born to Liberato and Efrena
  • 1832 – Maria Efrena born to Liberato and Efrena
  • ca. 1839 – Maria de los Angeles Colos born to Zenon and Joaquina Pico
  • 1839 – Sunol-Bernal-Pico families granted Rancho de la Laguna near Sunol/Pleasanton
  • 1840s – Land grants to several Mission Santa Clara “Clareno” Indians
  • 1841 – Máyyin Jacoba Sasuyo born to Capitan Taurino and Joaquina
  • 1841 – Capitan Jose Antonio Lasoyo born to Capitan Leopardo and Numeriana
  • 1848 – Maria de Jesus born to Capitan Leopardo and Numeriana
  • ca. 1852 – Susanna Flores (Nichols) grandparents were Capitan Leopardo and Numeriana
  • 1853 – Maria Angustia Lasoyo born to Capitan Jose Antonio and Celsa ca.
  • 1854 – Jose Guzman born to Habencio Zapasi and Petra Gusta Coronathe
  • 1863 – Avelina Cornates [Marine] born to Maria Efrena and Ponfilo Yakilamne 1867 – Francisca Nonessa [Guzman] born to Liberato and Maria de Jesus
  • 1876 – Jose Guzman and Maria Angustia Lasoyo marry at Mission San Jose
  • 1877 – George Santos born to Francisco Santo and Petronilla
  • 1877 – Petra Inigo (Phoebe Alaniz) born to Thomas Inigo and Trinidad Gonzales 1877 – Magdalena Armija (Thompson) born to Elias Armija and Delfina Guerrera 1882 – Joe Nichols born to Susanna Flores and Charles Nichols
  • 1883 – Peregrina Piños (Santos) born to Benedicta Guerrera and Manuel Piños 1885 – Margarita Piños (Juarez) born to Benedicta Guerrera and Manuel Piños
  • 1888 – Dario Marine born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine
  • 1890 – Dolores Marine (Alvarez/Piscopo/Galvan) born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine
  • 1890 – Antonio (Toney) Guzman born to Francisca Nonessa and Jose Guzman 1890 – Isabelle Olivares (Nichols) born to Margarita Armija and Joseph Olivares 1891 – Isabelle Marine (Nichols) born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine 1892 – Jose Guzman and Francisca Nonessa marry at Mission San Jose
  • 1893 – Ramona Marine (Sanchez) born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine 1893 – John Nichols born to Susanna Flores and Charles Nichols
  • 1893 – Joseph Aleas born to Margarita Armija and probably Joseph Olivares
  • 1894 – Catherine Peralta (Marine) born to Leona Guzman and Thomas Peralta 1895 – Mercedes Marine (Arellano/Garcia) born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine
  • 1895 – Henry Abraham Lincoln Nichols born to Susanna Flores and Charles Nichols
  • 1896 – Alfred Guzman born to Francisca Nonessa and Jose Guzman
  • 1897 – Capitan Jose Antonio died and is buried in the Ohlone Cemetery
  • 1897 – Victoria Marine (Munoz) born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine
  • 1897 – Franklin Guzman born to Teresa Davis and Ben Guzman
  • 1898 – Erolinda Santos born to George Santos and Peregrina Piños
  • 1899 – Lucas Marine born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine

1900s –

  • 1900 – Muwekma Ohlone Community Listed on the 1900 Indian Census for Niles
  • 1900 – Muwekma Ohlone Community Listed on the 1900 Indian Census for Pleasanton/Sunol
  • 1900 – Henry Marshall born to Magdalena Armija and Joseph Marshall
  • 1901 – Cecelia Armija born to Chona Bautista Gonzales and Edward Armija
  • 1902 – Trina Marine (Elston/Thompson/Ruano) born to Avelina Cornates and Rafael Marine
  • 1902 – John (Jack) Guzman born to Francisca Nonessa and Jose Guzman
  • 1905-1906 – Muwekma Ohlone Community Listed on the Special Indian Census for Niles and Pleasanton
  • 1906/1908 – Congress passes the Homeless California Indian Acts for Landless California Indian Bands
  • 1909 – Albert Marine Arellano born to Mercedes Marine and Francisco Arellano 1910 – Muwekma Ohlone Community Listed on the 1910 Indian Census for Pleasanton “Indian Town”
  • 1910 – Enos Marine Sanchez born to Ramona Marine and Porfirio Sanchez
  • 1910 – Mary Munoz born to Victoria Marine and John Munoz 1910 – Dolores Sanchez born to Ramona Marine and Porfirio Sanchez
  • 1912 – Ernest Thompson, Jr. born to Magdalena Armija and Ernest Thompson, Sr.
  • 1914 – Alfonso Saunders Juarez born to Erolinda Santos and Joseph Armija Garcia (Saunders)
  • 1914 – Reno Agency Indian Agent Identifies the Verona Band as one of the Bands eligible for land purchase as a Federally Recognized Indian Community
  • 1914-1920 – Six Muwekma Ohlone Men enlist in the Army, Navy and Marines before and during World War I
  • 1917 – Robert Sanchez born to Ramona Marine and Porfirio Sanchez 1917 – Daniel Saunders Juarez born to Erolinda Santos and Joseph Armija Garcia (Saunders)
  • 1917 – Flora Freda Munoz born to Victoria Marine and John Munoz
  • 1918 – Lawrence Thompson born to Magdalena Armija and Ernest Thompson, Sr. 1919 – Margaret Sanchez born to Ramona Marine and Porfirio Sanchez
  • 1920 – Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Members identified as Indians on the 1920 Census
  • 1922 – Henry “Hank” Alvarez born to Dolores Marine and Jack Alvarez
  • 1923 – Reno Agency Superintendent James Jenkins identifies the Verona Band of Alameda County as one of the Landless Tribes under the agency’s jurisdiction
  • 1925 – Martin Guzman dies and is buried at the Ohlone Indian Cemetery in Fremont
  • 1926 – Philip Galvan born to Dolores Marine and Felipe Galvan
  • 1927 – Sacramento Agency Superintendent L. A. Dorrington unilaterally removes 135 Bands and Tribes from the list of eligible Tribal communities in need of land including the Verona Band
  • 1927 – Benjamin Michael Galvan born to Dolores Marine and Felipe Galvan
  • 1928 – Passage of the California Indian Jurisdictional Act
  • 1929-1932 – Muwekma Ohlone (Verona Band) Heads of Household and Familiesenroll with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the California Indian Jurisdictional Act
  • 1930 – Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Members are listed as Indians on the 1930 Census
  • 1930-1939 – Lawrence Domingo Marine goes to Sherman Institute Indian Boarding School
  • 1932 – Dolores “Dottie” Galvan born to Dolores Marine and Felipe Galvan
  • 1932 – Donald Elston born to Trina Marine and Charles Elston
  • 1935 – Faye Thompson born to Trina Marine and Ernest Thompson
  • 1937 – Lola Thompson born to Trina Marine and Ernest Thompson
  • 1940-1946 – Muwekma Ohlone Men serve in the Pacific and European Theaters during World War II in the Army, Army Air Corps, Navy, Marine Corps
  • 1942 – Irene Ruano born to Trina Marine and Joe Ruano
  • 1942 – Frank Ruano born to Trina Marine and Joe Ruano
  • 1944-1947 – John Guzman, Jr. and Reyna Guzman attend Chemawa Indian Boarding School in Salem, Oregon
  • 1944 – Guadalupe “Lupe” Ruano born to Trina Marine and Joe Ruano
  • 1948-1957 – Muwekma Ohlone Heads of Household enroll with the BIA during second enrollment period
  • 1950s – Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Elders receive payment of $150.00 for the value of 8.5 million acres of land
  • 1954-1955 – A. L. Kroeber and Berkeley Anthropologists side with the California Indians during Claims Hearings held in San Francisco and Berkeley. Kroeber identifies the Mission San Jose Indians as example of survivorship in 1955.
  • 1962 – Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Members begin to save and protect their Ohlone Indian Cemetery from destruction
  • 1968-1971 – Muwekma Ohlone Heads of Households and their families enroll with the BIA during the third enrollment period
  • 1980-1984 – Formation of Muwekma Ohlone Tribal Council
  • 1989 – Letter of Intent to Petition the Federal Government for Status Clarification
  • 1996 – Determination of Previous Unambiguous Federal Recognition (25 CFR 83.8)