Born in Arizona, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Reardon
and Adela (Cerdo) Reardon
Sister of
Eliza (Reardon) Ortega and Edward Cera Reardon
Wife of
Joaquin Nicolas Gonzalez
— married
15 Feb 1913 in El Paso, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Carlos Matthew Gonzalez Sr. and Blanca (Gonzalez) Swain
Died
at age 77
in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Ophelia was born in 1895.
In the 1900 census Ophelia (age 5) was the daughter of James Reardon in El Paso Ward 2, El Paso, Texas.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| James Reardon | M | 50 | Married | Head | Car Inspector & Repairer | Massachusetts, USA |
| Adalina Reardon | F | 40 | Married | Wife | Mexico | |
| Marcus Reardon | M | 13 | Single | Son | At School | Arizona, USA |
| Maria Reardon | F | 10 | Single | Daughter | At School | Arizona, USA |
| Margarita Reardon | F | 7 | Single | Daughter | At School | Arizona, USA |
| Ophelia Reardon | F | 5 | Single | Daughter | Arizona, USA | |
| Elvza Reardon | F | 3 | Single | Daughter | Texas, USA | |
| Edward F Reardon | M | 6/12 | Single | Son | Texas, USA | |
| Ambrosia Viejo | F | 70 | Widowed | Servant | House Servant | Mexico |
Ofelia (age 19) married Joaquin N Gonzalez on 15 February 1913 in El Paso, Texas, United States. [2]
In the 1930 census Ophelia (age 33) was the wife of Joaquin Gonzales at 815 Mariana Ave, Belvedere, Los Angeles, California, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joaquin Gonzales | M | 39 | Married | Head | Borker Maker | Mexico |
| Ophelia Gonzales | F | 33 | Married | Wife | Texas | |
| Joaquin Gonzales | M | 16 | Single | Son | Texas | |
| Ophelia Gonzales | F | 15 | Single | Daughter | Texas | |
| Blanca Gonzales | F | 12 | Single | Daughter | Texas | |
| Carlos Gonzales | M | 14 | Single | Son | Texas | |
| Edward Gonzales | M | 2 | Single | Son | California |
In the 1940 census Ophelia (age 42), Presser Machine Operator, was the wife of Joaquin Gonzales in Belvedere, Los Angeles, California.[4]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joaquin Gonzales | M | 47 | Married | Head | Boiler Maker | Texas |
| Ophelia Gonzales | F | 42 | Married | Wife | Presser Machine Operator | Texas |
| Joaquin Gonzales Jr | M | 26 | Single | Son | Care Maker | Texas |
| Ophelia Gonzales | F | 24 | Single | Daughter | Seamstress | Texas |
| Blanche Gonzales | F | 20 | Single | Daughter | California | |
| Edward Gonzales | M | 12 | Single | Son | California |
In the 1950 census Oshelia (age 51), Loop Machine ???, was the wife of Joaquin N Gonzales in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States.[5]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Joaquin N Gonzales | M | 57 | Married | Head | Boilermaker | Texas |
| Oshelia R Gonzales | F | 51 | Married | Wife | Soup Machine Operator-Meat Packing co | Texas |
| Blanch Gonzales | F | 31 | Never married | Daughter | Postal Clerk | California |
| Eddy Gonzales | M | 22 | Never married | Son | Body Worker | California |
She passed away in 1973.[6][7]
Sources
- ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: El Paso Ward 2, El Paso, Texas; Roll: 1631; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241631
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LB-BPS) Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #43361498 (accessed 28 February 2023)
Ophelia Reardon (5), single daughter, in household of James Reardon (50) in El Paso Ward 2, El Paso, Texas. Born in Arizona, USA. - ↑ Marriage: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLD4-N4Q : 10 March 2021), Joaquin N Gonzalez and Ofelia Reardon, 15 Feb 1913; citing El Paso, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 25,060.
- ↑
1930 Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFX-F4H : accessed 9 April 2022), Ophelia Gonzales in household of Joaquin Gonzales, Belvedere, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1578, sheet 2A, line 44, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 124; FHL microfilm 2,339,859.
Ophelia Gonzales (33), wife, in household of Joaquin Gonzales (39) at 815 Mariana Ave, Belvedere, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in Texas. - ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K97W-Z9C : 5 January 2021), Ophelia Gonzales in household of Joaquin Gonzales, Belvedere Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-17, sheet 61A, line 17, family 24, 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 219.
Ophelia Gonzales (42), wife, Presser Machine Operator, in household of Joaquin Gonzales (47) in Belvedere, Los Angeles, California. Born in Texas. - ↑
1950 Census:
"1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3650; Sheet Number: 71; Enumeration District: 19-1607
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #264854563 (accessed 1 March 2023)
Oshelia R Gonzales (51), wife, Soup Machine Operator, Meat Packing Co, in household of Joaquin N Gonzales (57) in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. Born in Texas. - ↑ Death: "California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
Place: Los Angeles; Date: 28 May 1973
Ancestry Record 5180 #2763089 (accessed 28 February 2023)
Ophelia R Gonzalez death 28 May 1973 (born 3 Aug 1895) in Los Angeles. - ↑ "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HG7R-ZGT2 : 8 April 2022), Ophelia R. Gonzalez, 1973.
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