Margaret,

I apologize for not having responded sooner. I've been very busy the last couple of months and have not had much time to research.

None of the people you mention appear in my family tree at this time. Still, I have no doubt that very soon your ancestors will be part of my family tree. At this point, my family tree contains nearly 37,000 people from 1700 to the present.

I began researching Santiago Papasquiaro a year ago and, since then, have added more than 5,000 people who I extracted almost exclusively from the Church wedding records. I photocopied all the wedding records from 1763 to 1801 and have succeeded in adding between 70% to 75% of all the wedding entries. I have not yet begun to research the records older than 1763, but that is my next task.

So far, I have three Nevarez ancestors:

My 7-times-great grandparents Jose de la Rosa Nevarez & Maria Sanchez (born approx. 1720). I am a descendant of their daughter Encarnacion Nevarez who married Blas Salvador Barraza (approx. 1750). Encarnacion's brother Jose Maria Nevarez married Paula Lopez on 20 Dec. 1773.

My 4-times-great grandparents Jose Guadalupe Nevarez & Maria Corral (born approx. 1800). I am a descendant of their daughter Romana Nevarez who married Meliton Unzueta on 27 July 1844.

My 4-times-great granparents Antonia Nevarez & Juan Jose Diaz (born approx. 1800). I am a descendant of their daughter Candida Diaz who married Pantaleon Mena on 29 Sep. 1839.

I'd like very much to learn more about your research. I'm sure that some of your ancestors (or relatives of your ancestors) are already in my family tree. If this is the case, then I'd like to add you to my family tree.

If you wish to contact me outside of this public forum, please email me at javier_avitia@yahoo.com

Best regards,

Javier