McIntire - Ramos Marriage, 1887

Bartholomew McIntire and Concepción Ramos were married in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Francisco, California, on July 7, 1887.  By the time Bartholomew and Concepción marry in San Francisco, Maria (born 24 July 1883) and Elena (born 13 August 1886) are already part of their family.  It is not known if they were previously married in Mexico.

Bartholomew's sister, Mary McIntyre Leonard, is one of the witnesses at the wedding.  It is not known if the other witness, Theodora Perez, is also related to the family.

The church they were married in was destroyed and the one pictured below stands where the original church was located.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Francisco - Image from Internet

 

In an October 8, 2013 email from Joanie Zandona she writes, "About 30 years ago, I went with my parents to this church and obtained the attached [above] record of Bartholomew and Concepcion's marriage.  This is the one that I sent Patricia.  I saw with my own eyes the actual ledger that had their signatures and information about Patrick and Bridget."

We need to see those ledgers again -- who knows what other information they provide! 

Additional information on Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

Old Guadalupe church to be sold July 26th, 2011

By George Raine 

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has announced it intends to sell the building that formerly was the site of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 906 Broadway in San Francisco, which was closed 20 years ago and for the past 15 years was the home of St. Mary’s School for the Chinese community. 

The church, where for many years Mexican- and Latin-American parishioners worshiped as members of a parish founded in 1875 for Spanish-speaking immigrants, was closed in 1991 because membership dramatically declined. Five years later, the building was converted for St. Mary’s School and it remained a school until May when the archdiocese opened the new St. Mary’s School and Chinese Catholic Center at 838 Kearny St. The former church is now vacant. 

The current structure was built in 1912 and is designated a San Francisco landmark. Thus, the exterior must remain as is, although the interior can be adapted. The decision to sell was made because of the changing demographics in a neighborhood that is now overwhelmingly Chinese and because of the archdiocesan commitment to the Chinese community, according to the archdiocese. Proceeds from the sale have been dedicated to St. Mary’s School and Chinese Catholic Center. 

Above excerpt from the July 29, 2011 issue of Catholic San Francisco, accessed from the Internet on October 8, 2013.  URL: http://catholic-sf.org/news_select.php?newsid=16&id=58746

Note: Sal Bigone added a bit of information regarding the location of sacramental records for Our Lady of Guadalupe parish:  "Since the church is now closed the Records are kept at the church of Sts. Peter and Paul, 666 Filbert St, San Francisco, 415-421-0809. They have 8 vols. from 1875 on Bapt, Marriage and Death records."

Sources: 

Photo of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church provided by Sal Bigone via the Internet, www.noehill.com/sf/landmarks
Marriage certificate courtesy: Joanie Zandona