THE NATIVE TRIBE
Edward J. Pierce • Grandfather
My family were the original inhabitants along the central coast with the Salinan Indian Tribe. This Hokan speaking tribe were associated with the San Antonio de Padua as well as the San Miguel Arcangel Missions.
My great grandmother, Maria Antonia Bylon, was the sister of Jose Bylon and Maria Severina Bylon, the very same Salinan Indians were forced off of their land by gunpoint from Toro Creek between Morro Bay and Atascadero back in the 1920’s.
It was Maria Antonia Blyon, who married Edward R. Pierce, that gave us the Pierce Indian Family. This family of indians built the original abalone business along the central coast that all of us know today.
My great grandmother, Maria Antonia Bylon, was the sister of Jose Bylon and Maria Severina Bylon, the very same Salinan Indians were forced off of their land by gunpoint from Toro Creek between Morro Bay and Atascadero back in the 1920’s.
It was Maria Antonia Blyon, who married Edward R. Pierce, that gave us the Pierce Indian Family. This family of indians built the original abalone business along the central coast that all of us know today.
THE PIONEERS
Maria Concepcion Boronda
3x Great Grandmother
It was my ancestors, the Higuera, Boronda, and Deleissegues families, that pioneered and settled the region we see today.
It was our family patriarch and my 5x Great Grandfather, Manuel Boronda (1750-1826), the Spanish military leader born in Guadalajara, Mexico, who joined with Father Junipero Serra during his Second Expedition of Alta California.
It was my 3x great grandmother, Maria Concepcion “Chona” Boronda (Right), who was married to Captain Oliver Deleissegues, that was granted the original land patent to Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo.
This very same land patent eventually encompassed what we know today as Cal Poly.
It was our family patriarch and my 5x Great Grandfather, Manuel Boronda (1750-1826), the Spanish military leader born in Guadalajara, Mexico, who joined with Father Junipero Serra during his Second Expedition of Alta California.
It was my 3x great grandmother, Maria Concepcion “Chona” Boronda (Right), who was married to Captain Oliver Deleissegues, that was granted the original land patent to Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo.
This very same land patent eventually encompassed what we know today as Cal Poly.
THE FAMILY LEGACY
My Mother
Antonia Jean Pierce
Named in honor of the San Antonio Mission
And in time it was Edward J. Pierce and Virginia Lenore Deleissegues that gave birth to my mother, baptized Antonia Jean Pierce (Left), and named in honor of the San Antonio Mission and her Salinan grandmother, Maria Antonia.
It is a humbling tribute that I was named in honor of the San Miguel Mission of San Luis Obispo County.
It is this family legacy with my tribal heritage, along with those who pioneered this region, that has shaped my deep rooted commitment and connection with the central coast of California.
It is a humbling tribute that I was named in honor of the San Miguel Mission of San Luis Obispo County.
It is this family legacy with my tribal heritage, along with those who pioneered this region, that has shaped my deep rooted commitment and connection with the central coast of California.
THE COMMITMENT OF A NEW GENERATION
Michael Erin Woody
Candidate
24th Congressional District, CA
My story goes back many generations, and this story has shaped my personal bond with this beautiful region as both a resident, and as a Native Indian.
A family commitment to the legacy of the central coast is not something that I take lightly. My dedication to the values of my heritage have kept me focused my entire life.
It is this focus that has afforded me the ability to reach the professional and educational goals that have made my life possible.
A family commitment to the legacy of the central coast is not something that I take lightly. My dedication to the values of my heritage have kept me focused my entire life.
It is this focus that has afforded me the ability to reach the professional and educational goals that have made my life possible.
THE NATIVE TRIBE
Edward J. Pierce • Grandfather
My family were the original inhabitants along the central coast with the Salinan Indian Tribe. This Hokan speaking tribe were associated with the San Antonio de Padua as well as the San Miguel Arcangel Missions.
My great grandmother, Maria Antonia Bylon, was the sister of Jose Bylon and Maria Severina Bylon, the very same Salinan Indians were forced off of their land by gunpoint from Toro Creek between Morro Bay and Atascadero back in the 1920’s.
It was Maria Antonia Blyon, who married Edward R. Pierce, that gave us the Pierce Indian Family. This family of indians built the original abalone business along the central coast that all of us know today.
My great grandmother, Maria Antonia Bylon, was the sister of Jose Bylon and Maria Severina Bylon, the very same Salinan Indians were forced off of their land by gunpoint from Toro Creek between Morro Bay and Atascadero back in the 1920’s.
It was Maria Antonia Blyon, who married Edward R. Pierce, that gave us the Pierce Indian Family. This family of indians built the original abalone business along the central coast that all of us know today.
THE PIONEERS
It was my ancestors, the Higuera, Boronda, and Deleissegues families, that pioneered and settled the region we see today.
It was our family patriarch and my 5x Great Grandfather, Manuel Boronda (1750-1826), the Spanish military leader born in Guadalajara, Mexico, who joined with Father Junipero Serra during his Second Expedition of Alta California.
It was my 3x great grandmother, Maria Concepcion “Chona” Boronda (Right), who was married to Captain Oliver Deleissegues, that was granted the original land patent to Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo.
This very same land patent eventually encompassed what we know today as Cal Poly.
It was our family patriarch and my 5x Great Grandfather, Manuel Boronda (1750-1826), the Spanish military leader born in Guadalajara, Mexico, who joined with Father Junipero Serra during his Second Expedition of Alta California.
It was my 3x great grandmother, Maria Concepcion “Chona” Boronda (Right), who was married to Captain Oliver Deleissegues, that was granted the original land patent to Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo.
This very same land patent eventually encompassed what we know today as Cal Poly.
Maria Concepcion Boronda
3x Great Grandmother
THE FAMILY LEGACY
My Mother
Antonia Jean Pierce
Named in honor of the San Antonio Mission
And in time it was Edward J. Pierce and Virginia Lenore Deleissegues that gave birth to my mother, Antonia Jean Pierce. Born in Santa Barbara, and a graduate from Morro Bay High School, my mother was named in honor of the San Antonio Mission and her Salinan grandmother, Maria Antonia Bylon.
It is a humbling tribute that I was named in honor of the San Miguel Mission of San Luis Obispo County.
It is this family legacy with my tribal heritage, along with those who pioneered this region, that has shaped my deep rooted commitment and connection with the central coast of California.
It is a humbling tribute that I was named in honor of the San Miguel Mission of San Luis Obispo County.
It is this family legacy with my tribal heritage, along with those who pioneered this region, that has shaped my deep rooted commitment and connection with the central coast of California.
THE COMMITMENT OF A NEW GENERATION
My story goes back many generations, and this story has shaped my personal bond with this beautiful region as both a resident, and as a Native Indian.
A family commitment to the legacy of the central coast is not something that I take lightly. My dedication to the values of my heritage have kept me focused my entire life.
It is this focus that has afforded me the ability to reach the professional and educational goals that have made my life possible.
A family commitment to the legacy of the central coast is not something that I take lightly. My dedication to the values of my heritage have kept me focused my entire life.
It is this focus that has afforded me the ability to reach the professional and educational goals that have made my life possible.
Michael Erin Woody
Candidate
24th Congressional District, CA
