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Subject: Re: [CASANDIE] Ellis Ranch
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 10:08:55 -0800


Loretta;
Have you searched through the Riverside County papers to see if there is
any information in them?
Donna




At 07:22 AM 3/2/01 -0800, Loretta Mikolyski wrote:
>Hi Listers,
>I'm brand new to this list. Was hoping to get some direction or help if
>anyone knows about this situation. Around the early 1900's, two children
>were found by a priest in a hotel or motel in Riverside. He took care of
>them for a while with an ad in a newspaper seeking someone who was
>interested in adopting them. The were Native American children. A girl and
>her brother, Josephine and Alexander Vasquez. The Ellis couple responded to
>the add and took Alexander. Someone from Los Angeles responded and took
>Josephine. The Ellises were planning to adopt Alexander, but due to certain
>circumstances, they never did. I'm trying to locate any records that there
>may be for this Alexander-his school records, maybe church membership, if
>any, etc. anything at all that could give a clue as to his parentage. This
>search is being made for Alexander's son, Loren, who always thought that his
>father was an Apache Indian from San Carlos Reservation. Recently his
>cousin, Josephine's daughter, informed him that they were Yaqui Indians from
>Arizona. The cousin also thought that the two children were born in Phoenix,
>Arizona. Josephine was several years older than Alexander and her memory of
>their early years was more clear. Alexander grew up on the Ellis Ranch with
>the son of the Ellises, I don't recall his name. Anyway, does anyone have
>any knowledge about this situation? Please email me. Alexander married a
>Bertha Inez Henry from Missouri, and they raised five children in the
>Descanso area from the late 1920's to early 1940's. Thank you in advance for
>anydirection at all you can give me.
>Kindly,
>Loretta Mikolyski
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