Manuela Jimeno

Maria Manuela Antonia Jimeno Sully was a young Hispanic girl born on November 12th 1833 in Monterrey, Alta California, Mexico (Monterey California) to Don Manuel Casarín Jimeno and Doña Angustias Jimeno. Her mother was a distant relative to the De La Guerra Family. She was the first wife of Military officer Alfred Sully.

Manuela's family was one of the richest and most powerful in California.

After Alfred fought in the Mexican-American war, he resided to California and moved in with the Jimenos who kindly accepted him into their home. He fell in love with their 15-year old daughter Manuela. The Jimenos disapproved of their love at first because they found out that Sully had no fortune and was a protestant so the couple eloped for a short while. Several months later and Manuela's family ended up changing their minds and proudly accepted their marriage in 1850. Sully resigned from the army for a while to settle with Manuela and her family and live a comfortable life in Monterey. The two had a son named Thomas in 1851.

Soon after Thomas's birth, Manuela ate poisened food (which was said to have been given to a disappointed suitor) and died. Thomas, Manuela's son, also died weeks after caused by accidental strangulation.

It was said that when the both of them died, Sully became very distraught and couldn't process the moments of what had happen to them. And the events traumatized him for the rest of his life.

Ghost sightings
Legend says around the grave where she's at, there is a voice of a loud baby crying and a soft female voice (that sounds as if she's whispering) Some say that's the ghost of Manuela and her son. With the sound of the cries sounding similar to "La Llorona" which could possibly mean that one of her family members or somebody that she's close to (Perhaps a suitor) killed Manuela's baby. Some are unsure, But it's kind of crazy to think that something like that actually happens.