by Patricia Black Stratton (Contribution by), Carole Openshaw (Contribution by), Margaret Dana Jorgenson (Contribution by)
Atanacia Santa Cruz Bojorquez was born in Tucson, Arizona, in 1850, of Native American and Spanish ancestry. This is her story and genealogy. Included are: her great grandfather, Modesto Hilario Santa Cruz (b. 1776) m. Mariana Gonzales; her husband, Samuel Hughes (b. 1829); her sister Petra Santa Cruz Bojorquez (b. 1844) m. Hiram Stevens; the Treat family her daughter, Maggie (b. 1867), married Frank Treat]; and her great granddaughter Patricia Frances Black (b. 1919) m. Clifford Stratton. These histories provide a unique, family and cultural perspective on New Spain and early Tucson. Very early family photographs, stories from the family oral history, and extensive bibliographies, enhance these historical accounts. Written by C. J. Stratton Ph.D., a descendant and Historian.
Author Biography
C. J. Stratton Ph.D. obtained his Doctorate in Science from Brigham Young University (1973) and completed Post Doctoral training at the UCLA School of Medicine. He was Professor of Anatomy, and Chief of Neuroscience, at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine, for 35 years. He was the founder and Director of the first In Vitro Fertilization Clinic in Reno, Nevada (1981). Many infertile couples now have children and grandchildren because of the pioneering work of Dr. Stratton and his associates in the assisted reproductive technologies. He is internationally recognized for his work in hyaline membrane disease in infants. He was the first to describe, with electron microscopy, the ultrastructural anatomy of the human lung. His teaching specialty is the clinical embryology and physiology of the human brain, for which he has received several awards and honors. With his siblings, he has spent a lifetime researching the history of New Spain and Tucson. This book is the final product of that extensive research. He and his wife, Marsha Romney, have six children and thirteen grandchildren (2010).