Louis Robidoux was the best known Ranchero in the Inland Empire of his time. He and his wife Guadalupe Garcia Robidoux had nine children: Catalina, Louis Jr., Pasquel, Carmalita Adalaid, Marie Benina, Catarina Abundo, and Mariano, who died en route to California at about age seven. The town that bears his name, with the modern spelling, is the oldest town in continuous existence in Riverside County. Mount Rubidoux is the site of the first Easter Sunrise Service in the United States. Robidoux inherited the Holy Roman Catholic faith. When San Bernardino County was formed in 1853, he became a member of the board of supervisors, and in 1856 he became chairman of the board. He was also the first justice of the peace in San Bernardino County. Robidoux was buried in the Agua Mansa cemetery in 1868 beneath a pepper tree. By subdividing his land grant, he paved the way for California to become a state.