Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMary Marie Orsaba 
Birth7 Feb 1909, Mexico
Census12 Jan 1920, Lemoore, Kings Co, CA
Memoroll#101, pg 14
Census14 Apr 1930, Lemoore, Kings Co, CA
MemoED#10, pg 5
Census5 Apr 1950, Lemoore, Kings Co, CA
Memoroll#1203, pg 7
Death8 Apr 1989, Lemoore, Kings Co, CA
MemoCorcoran hospital
Burial12 Apr 1989, Lemoore Cem, Lemoore, Kings Co, CA
MemoSec:003, Blk: 06, Lot: 024, space 001
FatherJoseph Orsaba (1876-1945)
MotherSantiaga Briones (1881-1968)
Misc. Notes
Listed at age 12 in the 1920 census with her parents, having immigrated in 1908.
Mary is listed in the 1930 census as age 22, born in California, married 1 yr to Antonio Bernardo (23, TX) with daughter Angelina (9 mos, CA). This seems to have many errors, as their surname should be Lopez, Mary was born in Mexico, as was her husband who is likely Bernardo Lopez.
She had another daughter, Louise, later that year before being divorced, with Bernardo going to Texas.
Mary then had a daughter, Petra, with a Mr. Riso in 1938, and it is unknown whether they were married.
She is then listed in the 1950 census as Mary Arroyo (42, CA) wife of Cipriano Arroyo (58, MEX), with daughter Cecile (6, CA) and foster daughter Petra Riso (11, CA).
They were later married (remarried?) on 18 May 1966 in Kings Co, CA.
[Obituary] The Lemoore Advance - Thursday, 13 April 1989, pg 3
Mary Arroyo
Mary Arroyo of Lemoore died Saturday April 8 1989 in a Corcoran hospital. She was 80. A native of Lemoore she had lived here all her life and was a homemaker. Mrs Arroyo was a member of St Peter’s Catholic Church and the Club Social Beneficiario. She is survived by four daughters Angie Rodriquez of Whittier, Louise Chavez of Merced, Petra Parra of Hanford, and Cecile Zaragoza of Lemoore; two brothers, John Orsaba of Lemoore and Jim Orsaba of Fresno; three sisters, Amy C'kmmLs of Hanford, Isabel Alniuiii and Ascension Mazuka both of Lemoore; 14 grandchildren 12 great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. The rosary was recited Tuesday April 11 in St Peter’s Church where Mass of the Resurrection was recited Wednesday afternoon. Burial to be in Lemoore Cemetery.
Mary is listed in the 1930 census as age 22, born in California, married 1 yr to Antonio Bernardo (23, TX) with daughter Angelina (9 mos, CA). This seems to have many errors, as their surname should be Lopez, Mary was born in Mexico, as was her husband who is likely Bernardo Lopez.
She had another daughter, Louise, later that year before being divorced, with Bernardo going to Texas.
Mary then had a daughter, Petra, with a Mr. Riso in 1938, and it is unknown whether they were married.
She is then listed in the 1950 census as Mary Arroyo (42, CA) wife of Cipriano Arroyo (58, MEX), with daughter Cecile (6, CA) and foster daughter Petra Riso (11, CA).
They were later married (remarried?) on 18 May 1966 in Kings Co, CA.
[Obituary] The Lemoore Advance - Thursday, 13 April 1989, pg 3
Mary Arroyo
Mary Arroyo of Lemoore died Saturday April 8 1989 in a Corcoran hospital. She was 80. A native of Lemoore she had lived here all her life and was a homemaker. Mrs Arroyo was a member of St Peter’s Catholic Church and the Club Social Beneficiario. She is survived by four daughters Angie Rodriquez of Whittier, Louise Chavez of Merced, Petra Parra of Hanford, and Cecile Zaragoza of Lemoore; two brothers, John Orsaba of Lemoore and Jim Orsaba of Fresno; three sisters, Amy C'kmmLs of Hanford, Isabel Alniuiii and Ascension Mazuka both of Lemoore; 14 grandchildren 12 great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren. The rosary was recited Tuesday April 11 in St Peter’s Church where Mass of the Resurrection was recited Wednesday afternoon. Burial to be in Lemoore Cemetery.
Spouses
Birth6 Sep 1904, San Pedo de las Colonias, Coahuila, Mexico
Death21 Jan 1986, Uvalde, Uvalde Co, Texas
Misc. Notes
Believed to be listed erroneously as Antonio Bernardo (23, TX) in the 1930 census for Lemoore, CA.
Divorce
ChildrenAngelina “Angie” (1929-2021)
Louise Mary (1930-2007)
Birth19 Mar 1904, Mexico
Death4 Jun 1960, Kings Co, CA
BurialGrangeville Cem, Armona, Kings Co, CA
MemoSec:K, Lot: 036, Space: 003
Misc. Notes
Listed in the 1940 census for Nopomo as a pea picker (37, MEX) having been in Kings Co in 1935, with wife Margaret (21, CA) who he married in Jan 1938 and daughter Rose (1, CA)
[Obituary] The Fresno Bee - Sunday, June 05, 1960, pg 36
Jess Riso
LEMOORE, Kings Co. - The rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock tonight in the Phipps Chapel for Jess Riso, 56, who was killed yesterday in an accident.
He was born in Mexico, and had lived here since 1923. He was a member of St. Peter's Church.
He is survived by his widow, Margaret (nee Perez), a son, Richard, and his daughters, Inez, Nadine and Rosie, all of Lemoore; his sisters, Mrs. Carmen Martinez of Los Altos, Santa Clara County, Mrs. Mary Ramirez of Kingsburg, and Mrs. Ruth Castanon, Mrs. Trinie Orsaba, and Mrs. Grace Orsaba, all of Lemoore. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 AM tomorrow in St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Grangeville cemetery.
[Obituary] The Fresno Bee - Sunday, June 05, 1960, pg 36
Jess Riso
LEMOORE, Kings Co. - The rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock tonight in the Phipps Chapel for Jess Riso, 56, who was killed yesterday in an accident.
He was born in Mexico, and had lived here since 1923. He was a member of St. Peter's Church.
He is survived by his widow, Margaret (nee Perez), a son, Richard, and his daughters, Inez, Nadine and Rosie, all of Lemoore; his sisters, Mrs. Carmen Martinez of Los Altos, Santa Clara County, Mrs. Mary Ramirez of Kingsburg, and Mrs. Ruth Castanon, Mrs. Trinie Orsaba, and Mrs. Grace Orsaba, all of Lemoore. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 AM tomorrow in St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Grangeville cemetery.
ChildrenPietra Jennie “Petra” (1938-2013)
Birth26 Sep 1891, Mexico
Death19 Nov 1981, Kings Co, CA
Burial23 Nov 1981, Lemoore Cem, Lemoore, Kings Co, CA
MemoSec:003, Blk: 06, Lot: 024, space 002
Misc. Notes
Listed in 1950 with wife Mary (42, CA) and daughters Cecile (6, CA) and Petra Riso
[Obituary] The Hanford Sentinel - Fri, Nov 20, 1981, Pg 4
Cipriano Jose Arroyo
Cipriano Jose Arroyo of Lemoore, 90, died Thursday in a local hospital. A native of Mexico, he had lived in Lemoore for the past 50 years working for the Boston Ranch. Surviving are his wife Mary; four daughters, Cecile Zaragoza and Petra Parra, both of Lemoore, Angie Rodriguez of Whittier and Louise Chavez of Merced; two sisters, Petra and Elnia Arroyo of La Piedad, Mexico; 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The rosary will be recited Sunday in Phipps-Dale Chapel, Lemoore, at 8 p.m. Mass of the resurrection will be celebrated Monday in St Peter’s Catholic Church at noon, with burial following in Lemoore Cemetery.
[Obituary] The Hanford Sentinel - Fri, Nov 20, 1981, Pg 4
Cipriano Jose Arroyo
Cipriano Jose Arroyo of Lemoore, 90, died Thursday in a local hospital. A native of Mexico, he had lived in Lemoore for the past 50 years working for the Boston Ranch. Surviving are his wife Mary; four daughters, Cecile Zaragoza and Petra Parra, both of Lemoore, Angie Rodriguez of Whittier and Louise Chavez of Merced; two sisters, Petra and Elnia Arroyo of La Piedad, Mexico; 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The rosary will be recited Sunday in Phipps-Dale Chapel, Lemoore, at 8 p.m. Mass of the resurrection will be celebrated Monday in St Peter’s Catholic Church at noon, with burial following in Lemoore Cemetery.
Marriage18 May 1966, Kings Co, CA
ChildrenPietra Jennie “Petra” (Foster) (1938-2013)
Cecile Marie (1944-2022)