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Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna

Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna

Posted: 26 Jan 2002 8:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 20 Jul 2002 4:45PM GMT
Looking for any information about this particular Vela family. Descendants and Ancestors.


Generation No. 1

1. RAFAEL1 VELA He married LIZANDA SERNA.

Child of RAFAEL VELA and LIZANDA SERNA is:
2. i. JOSE ANSELMO2 VELA, d. March 17, 1817, Guerrero, Mexico.


Generation No. 2

2. JOSE ANSELMO2 VELA (RAFAEL1) died March 17, 1817 in Guerrero, Mexico. He married MARIA RITA GARCIA January 13, 1798 in Guerrero, Mexico, daughter of JUAN GARCIA and ANA TREVINO.

Children of JOSE VELA and MARIA GARCIA are:
i. ANTONIO3 VELA, d. October 16, 1843, Guerrero, Mexico.
ii. MARIA DEL REFUGIO VELA, m. JOSE TRINIDAD BENAVIDES, April 29, 1840, Guerrero, Mexico.
iii. MARIA LORENZA DEL REFUGIO VELA, b. August 18, 1804, Guerrero, Mexico.
iv. JOSE IGINIO NEPOMUCENO VELA, b. September 08, 1816, Guerrero, Mexico; m. MA. FRANCISCA GARCIA, June 01, 1837, Guerrero, Mexico.
3. v. JOSE MA. VELA.
vi. JOSE RAMON VELA, m. MA. JOSEFA GARCIA, Unknown, Guerrero, Mexico.
4. vii. EUGENIO VELA.
viii. JOSE MANUEL VELA, d. November 13, 1855, Guerrero, Mexico.
5. ix. JOSE RAFAEL VELA, b. October 20, 1806, Guerrero, Mexico; d. March 16, 1848, Guerrero, Mexico.


Generation No. 3

3. JOSE MA.3 VELA (JOSE ANSELMO2, RAFAEL1) He married MA. JUANA BENAVIDES November 15, 1835 in Guerrero, Mexico, daughter of JOSE BENAVIDES and MA. MARTINEZ.

Children of JOSE VELA and MA. BENAVIDES are:
i. JOSE ANSELMO4 VELA, b. May 01, 1837, Guerrero, Mexico.
6. ii. JOSE MA. VELA.

4. EUGENIO3 VELA (JOSE ANSELMO2, RAFAEL1) He married MA. IGNACIA GARCIA June 01, 1837 in Guerrero, Mexico, daughter of PEDRO GARCIA and MA. VELA.

Child of EUGENIO VELA and MA. GARCIA is:
7. i. MARIA PETRA4 VELA, b. Abt. October 30, 1858.

5. JOSE RAFAEL3 VELA (JOSE ANSELMO2, RAFAEL1) was born October 20, 1806 in Guerrero, Mexico, and died March 16, 1848 in Guerrero, Mexico. He married EUFEMIA GARCIA August 29, 1832 in Guerrero, Mexico, daughter of PEDRO GARCIA and MA. DE LA GARZA.

Children of JOSE VELA and EUFEMIA GARCIA are:
8. i. MANUEL GARCIA4 VELA, b. November 07, 1844, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico; d. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
ii. "INFANT 1" VELA, b. Abt. 1835, Guerrero, Mexico; d. October 07, 1835, Guerrero, Mexico.
iii. JOSE SEFERINO DE JESUS VELA, b. August 30, 1836, Guerrero, Mexico.
iv. MA. VICTORIANA DE JESUS VELA, b. December 26, 1837, Guerrero, Mexico.
v. "INFANT 2" VELA, b. Abt. 1838, Guerrero, Mexico; d. February 04, 1838, Guerrero, Mexico.
vi. MA. SIMONA VELA, b. February 26, 1839, Guerrero, Mexico.
vii. BICTORIANA DE JESUS VELA, b. October 18, 1843, Guerrero, Mexico.


Generation No. 4

6. JOSE MA.4 VELA (JOSE MA.3, JOSE ANSELMO2, RAFAEL1) He married LORENZA GUTIERREZ June 05, 1880 in Guerrero, Mexico, daughter of SALVADOR GUTIERREZ and MA. BENAVIDES.

Child of JOSE VELA and LORENZA GUTIERREZ is:
i. ANSELMO5 VELA, m. MA. DE LA LUZ GUTIERREZ, October 20, 1908, Guerrero, Mexico.

7. MARIA PETRA4 VELA (EUGENIO3, JOSE ANSELMO2, RAFAEL1) was born Abt. October 30, 1858. She married JOSE TRINIDAD GARZA May 24, 1879 in Guerrero, Mexico, son of JOSE GARZA and MARIA CUELLAR. He was born Abt. July 29, 1857.

Child of MARIA VELA and JOSE GARZA is:
i. TOMASA5 GARZA, m. PEDRO ADAME, February 12, 1911, Guerrero, Mexico.

8. MANUEL GARCIA4 VELA (JOSE RAFAEL3, JOSE ANSELMO2, RAFAEL1) was born November 07, 1844 in Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and died in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. He married JULIANA GARZA October 27, 1879 in Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Mexico, daughter of JOSE GARZA and MARIA CUELLAR. She was born March 16, 1860 in Guerrero ,Tamaulipas, Mexico, and died 1922 in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Children of MANUEL VELA and JULIANA GARZA are:
9. i. ALVINO5 VELA, b. December 16, 1885, Guerrero, Tamp, Mexico; d. September 1968, Donna, Texas.
ii. MARIA ANTONIA VELA, b. August 08, 1895, Guerrero, Tampulipas, Mexico.
iii. OCTAVIANA VELA, b. March 22, 1897, Tamapulipas, Guerrero, Mexico.
iv. SANTIAGO VELA, b. December 30, 1900, Tamaulipas, Guerrero, Mexico.
v. CARLOS VELA, b. November 04, 1902, Tamapulipas, Guerrero, Mexico.


Generation No. 5

9. ALVINO5 VELA (MANUEL GARCIA4, JOSE RAFAEL3, JOSE ANSELMO2, RAFAEL1) was born December 16, 1885 in Guerrero, Tamp, Mexico, and died September 1968 in Donna, Texas. He married MARIA DEL REFUGIO GARCIA, daughter of MIGUEL GARCIA and THOMASA CUELLAR. She was born in Cajilla, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and died March 1927 in Sinton, Texas.

Children of ALVINO VELA and MARIA GARCIA are:
i. FELIX6 VELA.
ii. ALVINO VELA JR..
iii. TABANA VELA.
iv. MANUELA VELA, b. January 03, 1921, Longmott, Texas; d. April 07, 1998, Laredo, Texas; m. JOSE GONZALEZ; b. March 19, 1920, Cadereyta, Mexico; d. October 21, 1986, Laredo, Webb Co., Texas.

Re: Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna

Posted: 19 Jul 2002 3:38PM GMT
Classification: Biography
Edited: 19 Jul 2002 4:47PM GMT
Hellow, I was looking in Internet, and I found your amazing page and I found the Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna, and I'm interesed in this because mi Grandpa born in a Town name Guerrero in the Estate of Tamaulipas, México, and his coplete name is Mario Vela Garcia son of Erasmo Vela & Emma Garcia I think this Descendants are mi Antesesors.

Re: Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna

Posted: 20 Jul 2002 4:44PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 20 Jul 2002 4:45PM GMT
Sorry, I do not have those names. I listed all I have on the Vela family.
I found most of my information on Ancestry.com in the Full Context of Mexican Parish Records, 1751-1880
This collection on Ancestry is very impressive and full of information.

Re: Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna

Manuel Vela M. (View posts)
Posted: 23 Jul 2002 2:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Manuel Vela
I really apreciated your attencion, and don´t worry about the information you have give´me I will try to found more, if I have more information I will tell you, THANKS. Manuel Vela.

Re: Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna

Posted: 13 Feb 2014 3:42AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am the son of Ma Octaviana ( tabana ) Vela Donna Tx was Tabana was her nick name that my grandfather Alvino Vela gave her. Felix Harlingen Tx , Manuela Laredo Tx Juanita Ma Julian Abundez Aranssa Pass Tx Josefina (pepita) Never Married Martin Vela Bay City No Children Alvino Jr Lansing Mch Rosa Vela Donna tx Cesario (Chale) Vela La Blanca Tx I was the last male to see my grandfather alive I was 6yrs in 68 Rosa, Octaviana, Alvino Jr, Chale were from his 2nd marage to Acencion ( Chonita ) Barron she was born Zacatecas Mx but lived all her life in Laredo Tx But all of them considered each other as brothers and sisters

Eli Javier Lopez Vela elijlopez62@gmail.com

Re: Descendants of Rafael Vela and Lizanda Serna

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 7:03PM GMT
Classification: Query
I too have Vela's from Guerrero, Tamaulipas, MX, I don't know if any relation. Faustina Trevino Vela B. 15 Fen 1883 Guerrero, Tamaulipas, MX D. 24 Jun 1936 Dilley, Frio, TX
married to
Santaigo Ortiz Robles B. 25 July 1875 Guerrero, Tamaulipas, MX D. 7 Oct 1958 San Antonio, TX

I have Faustina Trevino Vela's parents as, Bernardo Vela and Margarita Trevino, but other then statements on death certificate I do not have the paper trail to her parents.

If the name of Faustina Vela and/or Santaigo Robles is familiar to someone please contact me.
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