The purpose of this website is to document and explore the family history of the Coronado Family who lived in and prospered in Napa and Solano Counties in northern California starting in the 1850s. I hope that this website will become a forum for exchange of information, pictures and stories and that all Coronado relatives and friends will join in the discussion.
My maternal grandfather,
Mariano (Marion) Coronado (1859-1934), and grandmother, Louisa Madrid
(1862-1950) were married 24 November 1884 at St John the Baptist Catholic Church
in Napa. Both Mariano and Louisa were
born in and grew up in Napa.
Family history says that
the dashing Mariano was smitten by Louisa’s charms the first time he saw the pretty
young lady in the front yard of her home in the “Spanish town” area of Napa. He vowed to himself at the time that he would
marry her.
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| Louisa |
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| Mariano |
After their marriage they lived for a time in Napa and then moved to Vallejo by 1887 where Mariano worked on the Tobin Ranch. Mariano purchased 3 ½ acres of land in August 1891 on the Vallejo Napa Road – the main road between Napa and Vallejo – about three miles north of Vallejo proper. He and Louisa raised their family there from the late 19th Century into the early 20th Century. They owned the Coronado Inn (sometimes called the Three-Mile House) – Mariano ran the bar and Louisa prepared the food to go with the drink.
They raised a large family
- in all they had 13 children, 10 of whom lived past childhood. The children were fiercely independent and
lived highly successful and interesting lives in and around Vallejo and Napa as
well as elsewhere in California. The
family contributed to the growth and history of pioneer days in the State
How Mariano and Louisa
were able to get all ten children together at one time for a picture will
remain a mystery.
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Who were these Coronado children
and what did they do? Where did Mariano’s
father and mother come from and why did they settle in Napa? In subsequent posts to this website, we will explore
more details of our Coronado family and its history.
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