My Family History

Information about the family histories of Colleen (Robledo) Greene and Jeff Greene.

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Great Grandmother Sarah Kennedy, a Tough Woman to Research

My great grandmother Sarah Kennedy Flanagan has been extremely difficult to research, mainly due to her children being orphaned at a young age, and her children being split up and lost to each other. Yet even the records I have been able to find offer conflicting information. I also have not identified a single other descendant who is actively researching Sarah or Sarah’s line, with whom I could collaborate on this tough woman.

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King’s Soldier and Alta California Ranchero Manuel Nieto

My entire life, I have heard my father’s family claim that we are descended from THE Manuel Nieto, the Spanish Army soldier who was part of the Gaspar de Portolà expedition of 1769 into Alta California, and who was awarded one of the largest Spanish land grants in Alta California. Every year I have to explain that as a historian and librarian, I cannot accept things as historical facts until I can verify through actual documented evidence. So I have decided that I am going to try to prove or disprove our connection to the famous Manuel Nieto. Join me on the Manuel Nieto Project!

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San Quentin State Prison 1891

3rd Great Grandfather William Chamberlain Gann Served Time in San Quentin State Prison

My husband’s 3rd great grandfather served time in San Quentin State Prison in the late 1880s for larceny and something involving a public jail. The prison record I found provides a very detailed account of his physical description.

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