California Pioneer and Civil War Veteran:
Company C, Native California Cavalry

Francisco María Lugo y Rubio was born at Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, where he was baptized in the Presidio Chapel January 22, 1825 (BP Baptism 00681). He was the son of Cabo (corporal) Juan María Alejandro Lugo y Martínez and María Paula Rubio y Domínguez. Francisco became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. On February 27, 1854, Francisco María married María Josefa Carlota Olivera y Romero, daughter of Antonio María Olivera and María de la Concepción Secundina Romero, at Mision Santa Ynez. The marriage record indicated that the Olivera family were neighbors of the Lugos at Mission La Purísima Concepción. During the Civil War, Francisco enlisted as a private at Santa Bárbara July 25, 1864, and was mustered into Company C, 1st Battalion, Native California Cavalry. He served at Fort Mason, Arizona Territory, from September 1865 until January 1866. He returned to California and was mustered out with his company at the Presidio of San Francisco April 2, 1866. Francisco returned to Santa Barbara County where pursued a career as a horse trainer. He filed for a Civil War veteran's pension August 8, 1890, the same day that José Vincente Julian Arellanes and Abram Ayala filed for their pensions. He was issued application No. 859,544 and certificate No. 878,538. On March 17, 1898, Francisco responded to a January 15 questionaire from the Bureau of Pensions stating that "his children were all dead." Francisco María Lugo y Rubio died April 10, 1901, and was interred at the Montecito Cemetery at Santa Bárbara. On May 6, 1901, Salín Domínguez, in a sworn statement supporting María's application for a widow's pension, commented that "Francisco María received on March 15, 1901, an order issued January 28, 1901, from the Pension Bureau for a medical examination. That on April 3, 1901, although very sick he reported to the Board of Medical Examiners for Santa Bárbara shortly after noon and was refused examination, the members of the board claiming they had adjourned for the day. María Josefa, his widow, left destitute, is very old and feeble." Her request was approved and María received application No. 742,042 and certificate No. 527,781.
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Children:
- (all died before 1898)

Biography by Steve