Jose Dolores Narvaez

Abt 1829 - 1910  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Jose Dolores Narvaez  [1]
  Alternate birth	Jan 1816	San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1829  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Jun 1910	San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [2, 5]
  Burial	25 Jun 1910	Calvary Catholic Cemetery, San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I31419	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Jose Agustin Narvaez, Alcalde of San Jose,   b. Abt 1782   d. Aft 1865 (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	María Josefa Higuera
  Marriage	13 Dec 1800	Mission Santa Clara de Asís, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California   [7]
  Family ID	F18651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Agustina Alviso,   b. 2 Feb 1831, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California d. 1872, Santa Clara County, California (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1850	St. Joseph's, San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Angela Narvaez,   b. Abt 1856, California d. 18 Jun 1937, San Jose, Santa Clara, California (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F18650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2020

  
  

• Notes

  The 1870 census has him 13 years younger than claimed by the newspaper obituary below. It would hardly be the first time that the age at death of a prominent individual was exaggerated. And an 1829 birth matches well with the 1831 birth of his wife. From "San Jose's Oldest Resident is Called," San Jose Evening News, 25 Jun 1910: Jose Dolores Narvaez, one of the founders of the Pueblo of San Jose, has taken his departure from life's duties at the ripe old age of 94. Mr. Narvaez was at one time a very wealthy man, having made his fortune in trading with the Indians of early California. He was born in an old adobe at Sycamore grove near San Jose. In Narvaez' day there was no bank and he buried his gold. Later when he wished to get it, his workmen could not find it owing to the failing sight of the owner who could not point out the exact spot of burial. While digging operations were going on, thieves came and found the cache and took the precious hoard with them. Mr. Narvaez is survived by the following family members: Mrs. B. Ortega, Mrs. D. Berryessa, Mrs. R. Chaboya, Mrs. L. Cantua.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5119] "When San Jose was Young: No. 62, San Jose's Oldest Painting." San Jose Evening News, 16 Dec 1916. [S5117] Find a Grave page for Jose Dolores Narvaez. [S5116] "San Jose's Oldest Resident is Called" and "Funeral of Joe Narvaez." San Jose Evening News, 25 Jun 1910., year only. [S2231] 1870 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S5116] "San Jose's Oldest Resident is Called" and "Funeral of Joe Narvaez." San Jose Evening News, 25 Jun 1910. [S5117] Find a Grave page for Jose Dolores Narvaez., place only. [S5120] Early California Population Project: Database of Baptism, Marriage, and Burial Records from California Missions. Huntington Library, San Marino, California. [S5118] Find a Grave page for Maria Agustina Alviso Narvaez.