Martha Medina & Joe Vera

Thanks to Ancestry DNA, we were able to confirm Martha Medina and Joe Vera are the biological Mother and Father of Violet Marquez.

Martha was born in El Paso, Texas and came to Oxnard at the young age of 14. Her parents were Ignacio Medina and Josephine Mesa. Martha grew up in Oxnard working the fields where she met Joe Vera. They married soon after at a young age.

Joe was born in Ventura, California and raised in Oxnard where he worked at the sugar beet factory. His parents were Alberto Vera and Tiofila Covarrubias.

Martha and Joe raised 8 children: Gloria, Irene, Yolanda, Joey, Mary Ann, Elisabeth, Laura and Sonia along with many grandchildren.

In 1960 their hard work paid off as they proudly purchased a home on Alpine Street in Rose Park, Oxnard, California. The Vera family loved their campfires at the beach roasting hot dogs and marshmallows as well as eating at their favorite restaurants Golden Chicken Inn and Buddy Burgers.

Martha and Joe Vera now rest at Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard along with their daughter Elisabeth.

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