John Robert Leyva (abt. 1870 - 1959)

Born about 24 Jun 1870 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1959 at about age 89 in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA

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Biography

John was born about 1870. He passed away in 1959.

Research Notes

A birth certificate has not been found for John Robert Leyva. There is conflicting information on birthdate: his World War II draft registration gives a birth date of June 24, 1880. The death certificate gives June 24, 1870. Based on his stated age in the census records he was born in 1880 (1920 census), 1884 (1930 census), or 1876 (1940 census).

His father’s name is subject to doubt. It is stated to be John in the death certificate, but the informant (believed to be his son) did not know his mother’s name, which casts doubt.

No census records were found for a John Leyva, son of John Leyva. There are other John Leyva’s in the census, but presently none can be identified as John Robert Leyva.

He had a wife, Elizabeth Miller, but a marriage record has not been found in California. The wife is believed to be Elizabeth Rosalind Miller. She has been sometimes identified as Elizabeth Isabella Miller, but this may be a confounding of two people with similar names.

Several children are identified in the 1920, 1930, and 1940 California census.

John Robert was born in 1869. He passed away in 1959.

Sources

• Death Certificate, Santa Barbara Co., California
• 1920, 1930, and 1940 Censuses for Santa Barbara Co., California
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71714479/john-robert-leyva : accessed 28 April 2022), memorial page for John Robert Leyva (16 Nov 1869–30 Aug 1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #71714479, citing Santa Maria Cemetery District, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, USA ; Maintained by Ron West (contributor 47389384) .

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWL-7BR : 26 November 2014), John Robert Leyva, 30 Aug 1959; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4J-JV4 : 31 January 2021), Elizabeth Leyva in entry for John R Leyva, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCNJ-Y8R : accessed 28 April 2022), Elizabeth R Leyva in household of John R Leyva, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 44, sheet 4B, line 56, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 215; FHL microfilm 2,339,950.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9D5-4J2 : 6 January 2021), Elizabeth Leyva in household of John Leyva, Judicial Township 7, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-60, sheet 4A, line 8, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 334.