Maria Bejarano
1906-1954
Born: Guevavie Ranch, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
Died: Nogales, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
1906-1954
Born: Guevavie Ranch, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
Died: Nogales, Santa Cruz, Arizona, USA
<p>There once was this gal named Nancy [me] who grew up to believe she was a granddaughter of Ramon and Maria Bejarano Vega......until she got in her mid 30's.</p><p>I will now tell the story:</p><p>I was surprised by my Auntie Francis Vega Olmos with the story of who her father was....James Wilson Hathaway. Auntie told me James used to "visit" Maria quite a bit and that is how she and my father, Ramon, came to be in 1938......twins....</p><p>That meant he was my grandfather!</p><p>Needless to say, I was in shock for quite a few years and then decided to meet some of my family. Sometime in the 1990's, I made an appointment with James David Hathaway [one of James Hathaway's nephews] who was the Appellate Court Judge in Tucson, AZ. I was sitting, in the office, when this man walked up to me with the nicest smile..............I thought it was my father! Judge Hathaway and I had a pleasant meeting. We talked about our children, etc. Then I asked him if he knew about my father and auntie. He said he did but they didn't speak of those things in those days.</p><p>We couldn't visit too long as he had a very busy day ahead......but oh, was it nice. </p><p>I have since found out that my grandmother, Maria, wore a gold band given to her by James with this simple inscription on the inside - Jim -</p><p>So, there it is in a nutshell....the "Other" Hidden Treasures of Santa Cruz County.</p><p>NOTE: I have another aunt and her name is Margaret. She IS the daughter of Ramon and Maria.<!-- SN:ancwebowt005 --></p>