hɪz ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ wʌz ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi jˈeɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, ɐ mˈaɪnɪŋ klˈeɪmz ænd mˈæɹɪtˌaɪm lˈɔɪɚ hˌuː wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn sˈɛnəɾɚ bɹˈoʊdɹɪks kˈeɪs, æz wˈɛl æz wɪð sˈælvɐdˌoːɹ vɐlˈeɪhoʊ, bɹˈʌðɚɹ ʌv dʒˈɛn. vɐlˈeɪhoʊ.
His great-grandfather was Gregory Yale (1817-1871), a mining claims and maritime lawyer who was involved in Senator Broderick's case, as well as with Salvador Vallejo, brother of Gen. Vallejo.