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.
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.