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Re: Villarreals Genealogy-15 generations

VillarrealFloresFamily — 2013-05-19 20:10:15Z

Sorry, but I was wrong on Tranquilino Villarreal( Cresencio's dad). He was not the son of Pedro Villarreal because that Tranquilino died shortly after being born. New information states that our Tranquilino was born in Monterrey. He may be the son of Pedro Villarreal and Gertrudis Ayala but I wont make a call on that just yet. Panfila's mom was Severiana Mendoza and she may be the daughter of Juan Mendoza and Cornelia de la Rosa. Severiana and Nicolas Villarreal had a son name Pablo and when he died a Bernardo Mendoza reported his death and stated Pablo was living with him, he was 14 , and Severiana and Nicolas were deceased by 1883.

barrera's from fronton

roy52jp — 2013-04-03 13:58:10Z

grandfather was pedro barrera son of nicanor barrera and michaela tanguma barrera born in fronton 1910. brother to baltasar, gaspar, thedoro, cesario, cristina, and two other sisters.

Re: My Great Uncle, Dennis Donnini

lndhhnt9 — 2013-03-09 21:44:42Z

Hi, I believe Dennis Donnini is my grandad Vincent Hunt's cousin.

Re: My Great Uncle, Dennis Donnini

lndhhnt9 — 2013-03-09 21:42:43Z

Hi, I believe Dennis Donnini is my grandad Vincent Hunt's cousin.

Re: Villarreals Genealogy-15 generations

kuino1 — 2013-02-19 16:00:37Z

Truly appriciate the info... thats Great stuff..

Re: Villarreals Genealogy-15 generations

VillarrealFloresFamily — 2013-02-17 06:03:03Z

Panfila was a Villarreal as well. Her parents: Nicolas Villarreal and Severiana Mendoza. Cresencio and Panifila recieved a dispensation for marriage, they were related. Cresencio ancestry is:
1.Blas Villarreal and Miceala Torres Navarro (both from Sabinas)
2.Fernando Villarreal (mestizo) b 1760 and Guadalupe Pena (born a slave)
3.Pedro Villarreal b 1807 and Nicolasa Molina (native american)
4.Tranquilino Villarreal b 1833 and Micaela Villarreal(parents dont know yet)
Cresencio b 1859 married Panfila in year 1880

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

cjaane1 — 2013-02-08 05:40:52Z

I will get back to you about posting that info after I talk to my niece, so she can get her dad's okay. Yes, Timotea's son's last name is Reeves.

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-08 04:32:35Z

Jane do u have info on Timotea? Was her sons last name Reeves? Can u share that info? I would like to add them to my tree since we share the ggg grandmother, Margarita. I have some pics of the Reeves and they have lots so relatives living in Laredo.

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

cjaane1 — 2013-02-08 00:23:23Z

Never mind, Alicia, I have now found that connection! Thanks anyway. Jaane

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

cjaane1 — 2013-02-07 21:46:23Z

Thank you so much for volunteering a link to your family tree. I just found it today (!) thru' the McDonalds I am also working on. Question: How did you find parents for Theodore, Sr.? I can't seem to make that connection.

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-07 19:49:27Z

Wow! This is great info.

My great great grandmother was margarita de la garza. She was Theodore jrs. mother. She was first married to Robert Ryan, who was my ggg grandfather.

Do u want a link to my family tree?

Alicia

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

cjaane1 — 2013-02-07 18:19:26Z

I am in East Texas. My niece lives in Florida, but her dad, who lives in Houston, will be visiting in McAllen in a few weeks. He grew up there. His father, the son by Timotea, is no longer living.

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-07 18:08:03Z

So then your niece descends from Timotea?

I did not know about her!

Are you in South Texas?

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

cjaane1 — 2013-02-07 17:16:29Z

I am trying to solve the mystery, but there seem to be 5 "lost" years between when Theodore, Jr. married Julia & the time they had children. During that time (before Julia had Maria in 1913), he had a son in 1912 with Timotea Morales.

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-07 17:07:34Z

I think your niece must be a great granddaughter of Theodore Senior. The reason I say this is that Theodore Jr. only had 2 daughters. One died as an infant and the other one was cognitively disabled and never married. She lived with Theodoro's sister after Theodore died and they moved to Laredo

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-07 17:04:04Z

Do you live in S. Texas?

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-07 17:02:48Z

I know a lot about them because my great grandmother was his half sister.

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

cjaane1 — 2013-02-07 16:54:34Z

I have been doing research for my niece who is a REEVES & is a great-granddaughter of Theodore (Teodoro) Reeves, Jr.

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-07 16:43:48Z

Are you related to Theodore?

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

AliciaCarrillo51 — 2013-02-07 16:38:08Z

I absolutely did not know that! Thank you for sharing! I wonder who found that and if they are related to him! You are awesome!

Re: Theodoro Lloyd Reeves married Julia Gallardo

cjaane1 — 2013-02-07 16:30:11Z

By now you probably already know that Theodore Lloyd Reeves, Jr. is buried in Catholic Cemetery, Rio Grande City, Starr Co., TX. If not, see Find a Grave.

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

munozambrosia — 2012-12-14 23:42:33Z

Hello Fran. I was wondering if you could help me out. I messaged you a few weeks ago. I was wondering , how can we be sure that the Clemencia Munoz from the 1910 census in Staar County , is the same one that died in 1913 at age 17 ?Please let me know. I am trying to piece all this together. Thank you so much, any info would help.

Re: Villarreals Genealogy-15 generations

VillarrealFloresFamily — 2012-12-05 13:06:49Z

did they have a daughter named Severiana?

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

munozambrosia — 2012-11-23 18:44:41Z

Hi, no I do not believe we have any family in San Angelo. My great grandfather was from STAR county in Tx. My grandfather was orphaned at 5 yrs of age and that is why I am trying to find his sisters grave. HIs dad died later but we really never got to meet any of his family or know much about them.

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

FranDouglas29 — 2012-11-22 06:01:29Z

I hope you and your family have Blessed Holidays. If you need a little more help please with your Family Genealogy let me know and I will help where I can. I was wondering if you had any relatives that lived in Tom Green Counties in Texas. Maybe San Angelo, TX? Just wondering..
Fran

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

munozambrosia — 2012-11-21 19:56:01Z

Hi, I think we are talking about a differnt person. The Clemencia I know, which is my great aunt never had any children.

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

munozambrosia — 2012-11-21 19:54:53Z

Well, thank you once more and Have a Very Happy Thanksgiving. I appreciate your help.

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

FranDouglas29 — 2012-11-21 06:29:18Z

Hi again, I have worked as a Family History Consultant and helped others find their ancestors and filling in blanks.
I haven't any connection to Clemencia Munoz.
(cesleedouglas@yahoo.com)

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

FranDouglas29 — 2012-11-21 06:29:06Z

Hi again, I have worked as a Family History Consultant and helped others find their ancestors and filling in blanks.
I haven't any connection to Clemencia Munoz.
(cesleedouglas@yahoo.com)

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

munozambrosia — 2012-11-21 00:44:15Z

Thank you so much for your feedback. Are you also doing research on the Munoz family? I was just wondering, how did you manage, I mean what did you look under to find our her date of death. I have been looking for years, OMG, lol. Let me know, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

Re: Clemencia Munoz 1910 starr county???

FranDouglas29 — 2012-11-10 18:49:31Z

Hi,
Why don't you try looking under: Clemencia Muna in the 1910 Census. You will find she died 09,Oct 1913 at the age of 17. Way back when they were doing the Census names were spelled in many different ways depending who was giving the information.I find Ambrosia and Andres Munoz divorced and both listed as single in other Census. 1900 Census look under Ambroscia Mimor. Need to check different spellings for the last names as well as first. Hope you get this message and it's helpful.Francesca

Re: Descendants of Original Grantee's

Idkgarzansaenz — 2012-10-12 18:57:57Z

Im having troubles getting information on heirs of geronimo saenz do have any information or direction of where i can obtain documents for rumaldo garza who marraied san juana vela. child gorgonio garza m. geronima sanchez child silverio Garza is my gg granfather.

please let me know any information is helpul.
im also looking for tomas saenz and gregoria lopez infoamtion.

Re: JUAN & IRENE (GONZALEZ) CANDELARIA

tilalopez341 — 2012-09-25 06:04:36Z

Gerardo,

I got some info a while back for one of my ancestors and his name was Jose Angel Moreno(born about 1826) who's wife was Apolonia Perez(born about 1832).
One of their son's was Atanacio Moreno who is my 2nd great grandfather.

Tila
tilalopez34@yahoo.com

Re: marraige records for Atanasio Moreno

tilalopez341 — 2012-09-25 05:34:49Z

I live in San Antonio, so I'm only searching online. Still have yet to make a trip to the valley to get more info.

Re: marraige records for Atanasio Moreno

tilalopez341 — 2012-09-25 05:31:56Z

No I have not. I hadn't gotten further than Jose Angel Moreno. Thanks for the info.

Re: Villarreals Genealogy-15 generations

edwardalvarado — 2012-09-18 21:53:01Z

Does anyone know of the following, they are my Mother's family that we lost contact with. Thanks for any help.
My Aunt: Manuela Solis maiden name: Soto b-1908 Sinaloa,Mexico d-1978 McAllen Texast.

Her Husband: Leopoldo Solis b-1904 Mexico d-(no date but it was in McAllen,Texas.
Their Son: Leopoldo Solis Jr. b-1929 no further info,
I'm sure my Aunt Manuela had other children but I have no names.

My Mother: Alberta Soto married name: Alberta Alvarado
Romero b-1904 Los Mochis,Sin,Mx d-1979 in San Juan Capistrano. My Aunt Manuela and my Mother had family in Lake Elsinore,Riverside,Ca Domingo Ortega Soto, Alejandra Ortega Soto and Mical Soto, all lived and died there. If
anyone knows anyone that can help me make contact with any living relatives in Mercedes, McAllen or La Grulla,Tx, please contact me. Thanks

Re: Francisco Menchaca

Inyanfd1 — 2012-09-14 03:45:10Z

This article appeared in the October 2009 issue of the Helotes Echo.

Miguel Menchaca & La Quinta de las Piedras (The House of Stones)
By Cynthia Leal Massey
An historic stone villa at the foot of a hill just north of the city limits of Grey Forest stands testament to the fascinating life of a Tejano pioneer. Near Scenic Loop Road, an ancient Indian trail and stagecoach route that parallels Helotes Creek, the home and its lush and fertile environs provided a battleground for tribes that frequented the area until the late 1870s. Indians often dropped boulders from the top of the hill onto the house to frighten its occupants, who fired rifles in defense through the gun-slits built in the thick walls of the two-story structure.
Built in 1858 by Miguel Menchaca, the House of Stones was awarded Texas Historic Landmark designation in 1965. A private residence not open to the public, the stone villa, nevertheless, provides an intriguing backdrop for the story of its first owner, Miguel Menchaca.
Menchaca is often confused with namesake individuals who have similar biographies: a rebel Tejano soldier who died in 1813 during the battle of Medina, and a renegade Tejano of dubious character captured by Comanches in 1781. The Miguel Menchaca who settled “on the Arroyo de los Helotes” was both a soldier and an Indian captive; however, his identity is uniquely his own, and is here for the first time revealed.
Miguel was not a Menchaca by birth, but by adoption. José Miguel Valdes, son of Luciano Valdes and Melitona Lopez, was born in 1811, and baptized May 12 at the Santa Rosa de Lima Church in Melchor Musquiz, Coahuila, then a sister state of Tejas, which was part of Mexico.
The young boy’s father died before Miguel was four, and his mother remarried on
November 5, 1815. Her new husband, Marcos Menchaca, was a soldier in the La Babia Presidial Company (in what is now the town of Melchor Musquiz, Mexico). Whether Marcos adopted Miguel formally is unknown, however, the boy was given his stepfather’s surname.
Menchaca’s youngest daughter Matilde wrote the story of her father’s life in a 1956 memoir, five years before her death at age 86. Her reminisces provided the clues to his identity, and helped to flesh out his life story.
When Miguel was nine years old, according to Matilde, he and his younger brother were “stolen by Indians.” The boys were looking for wood for their mother so she could make a fire for cooking. As they were scouring the countryside, Indians rode by and grabbed them, putting them on their horses’ bare backs. His younger brother jumped off and was shot with an arrow and killed. The frightened Miguel stayed on the horse. Captive for several years, he often went hungry. The Indians gave him raw horsemeat, but he wouldn’t eat it, so they “would burn him with burning wood sticks.”
He escaped one day when he was on foot and out of sight of his captors. A woman captive on horseback said she was going to escape and asked if he wanted to join her. He said he did. “They ran until the horse could run no more,” wrote Matilde.
They arrived on foot in the village of San Antonio. Miguel could no longer speak Spanish, only the Indian dialect of his captors. He was taken to one of the missions, where he re-learned his boyhood language and worked for a priest selling saint statues. “That is how he passed the time until [he] became a man and left the priest,” wrote Matilde.
Matilde’s memoir skips an important portion of her father’s life: his years as a
soldier for the Republic of Texas. According to Texas Republic Claims documents at the Texas Archives, Miguel served as a volunteer soldier between the commencement of the Texas revolution at Gonzales in 1835 and the first of January 1837. A soldier in Capt. Manual Leal’s Company, he took part in the siege and capture of San Antonio in December of 1835 against Mexican General Martin Perfecto de Cos. Miguel was well acquainted with Tejano legend Juan Seguin, who vouched for his service.
Menchaca married his first wife, Refugia, after his stint as a soldier. In 1837, his first child, Francisco, was born, followed two years later by Cesario, whom the couple named after Miguel’s half-brother. Miguel also had a half-sister, Maria Josefa. His stepfather and mother, who died in 1835, maintained a home in Melchor Musquiz, Coahuila, where his siblings were born and lived.
By 1850, Miguel was working as a farmer in southern San Antonio. Because of his service for the Republic of Texas, he was awarded a grant of 640 acres. He sold the grant acreage, using some of the money proceeds to purchase 280 acres in the Helotes settlement in 1857.
He then commenced the building of his House of the Stones, fortifying it against Indian attacks. He built the house over a spring, so that in times of siege, the family would have access to water. Unfortunately, his wife died about this time. In 1860, his 23¬year-old son Francisco was married and living on a farm adjacent to Miguel’s. Twenty¬year-old Cesario was living with his father, along with several other relatives.
Tragedy again struck Menchaca when both of his sons were killed during their service in the Civil War. According to Matilde, “The years went by; my father’s wife died and the sons were taken as soldiers and died in the war.” Miguel decided to return to Mexico to find a new wife, leaving his home in charge of Manuel Martinez and his wife, Teodora Lasarin, a move he would later come to regret.
Menchaca was gone for several years. In about 1863, he married the much younger Clemencia San Miguel, who was from Piedras Negras, Coahuila. Their first child, José Eutemio, was christened there in early 1864. When the family returned to Miguel’s Helotes home, along with a herd of goats and two shepherds, “the Martinez family would not move out of the ranch,” according to Matilde.
In 1867, Menchaca gave up his fight against the Martinez family, who had asserted squatter’s rights. Nevertheless, Menchaca held legal title to the property. He sold it to another man, who in turn sold almost half the acreage, including the stone villa, to Manuel Martinez. The house stayed in the Martinez family for 94 years.
Menchaca purchased 160 acres a few miles northeast of his original property and built another family homestead (which no longer exists). He and his wife added three more children to their family: Isabel, Meliton, and Matilde. Of their four children, only Isabel, who married Rogelio Robles, had descendants.
Miguel Menchaca did not live long in the house he built and that bears his name, yet his memory lives on. And according to subsequent owners of the House of Stones, so does his vibrant spirit. Cynthia Leal Massey is the author of Helotes, Where the Texas Hill Country Begins,

Isabel and Rogelio Robles had a son named Milton M. Robles who married Anita S. Robles. Milton and Anita had 6 children one of them is Gloria Robles who married Cary Alsobrook. Gloria and Cary are my parents. My name is Mary Alsobrook. I (Mary) had two children Anita Maddox and Nathen Maddox. Anita Maddox who married Derrek Potter. Anita and Dererk had two children Destiny Potter and Madison Potter. Later Anita divorced Derrek. Anita Maddox and Michael J Austen Had one son Elijah Austen.

Re: saiz jaramillo gonzales olivas from nm

MercyOlivosDo — 2012-09-07 05:49:20Z

I also have Jaramillo, Gonzales, Olivas/Olivos some who lived in new mexico and some born there. i am in the process of obtaining more documentation from the government with additional data. email: mercydo@gmail.com please contact me if you would like to share information.

Re: Villarreals Genealogy-15 generations

kuino1 — 2012-08-22 21:18:39Z

I have no idea... but would be great to find out.

carrera family

rumuju3 — 2012-08-17 19:29:29Z

I am searching for any information on Lauro Carrera and his wife Maria Garcia. I know his fathers name was Vidal Carrera and his wife was Inez Garcia. Vidal's parents were Marcelo Carrera and Francisca Garcia. This family was from Ciudad Camargo, Tamaulipas and migrated to Rio Grande City, Texas.

Re: Margo's Saloon

carthur179 — 2012-07-13 00:05:34Z

Out of curiosity, I did a search and found this piece among The National Register of Historic Places, which mentions Margo's Saloon. :)

Site 390 - 509 E. Main Street. Ca. 1885. Commercial. Contributing
This is a ca. 1885 one-part brick commercial block with a two-story dwelling section at the rear west side. It has
fixed windows and double wood doors with glazing. Windows and doors have been altered and the brick painted but the
building retains its form and materials.

A good local example of a one-part commercial block, this building displays corbelled brickwork in its parapet.
Many contemporaneous buildings in the community exhibit similar architectural embellishment. This building is also
noteworthy because it retains much of its historic character and integrity. The building appears as a General Store on the 1894 Sanborn map and is attributed to Juan Margo. It is also known as the Francisco Margo Drug Store, but is better remembered as the infamous Margo Saloon where Gregorio Duffy was shot in the alley as he exited the back door in the aftermath of a contested election in 1907. The building possesses local historic significance and, although features have been altered, it is considered Medium to High priority property that Contributes to the historic district. This is the website address: http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/hispanic/2009/05000656-text.pd...

Re: Saenz relatives

rsauc25001 — 2012-07-09 23:46:23Z

We must be related. Bernabe Saenz who moved to Laredo was my mother's granduncle. He worked for the TEX MEX tailroad along with Agustin, his brother, and Manuel Saldana, his brother-in-law and my great-grandfather.
Please send me an e-mail to rsauc2500@aol.com to let me know if this was your ancestor.
Regards, Rudy Saucedo

Margo's Saloon

1130alex552034 — 2012-07-09 23:04:36Z

I'm wondering if anyone know where Margo's Saloon was located in Rio Grande City, Texas! What business might be occupying Margo's Saloon right know???? My Great-Grandfather, Juan Morales along with his brother, Gabriel Morales and Sheriff Deodoro Guerra were accused and charged with murdering former Tax Collector, Gregorio Duffy in 1908!! I'm trying to locate the location where Gregorio Duffy was killed in Rio Grande City, Texas, Margo's Saloon! If anybody has any recollection or whereabouts where that building was I would like to hear about it........Thanks!!!!!

Re: Saenz relatives

1_chalanecruz — 2012-07-09 19:05:58Z

Bernabe Saenz, son of Francisco and Gabriela, is my great-great grandfather. I am also looking for any information regarding him or any of the individuals mentioned in your post.

Re: pictures

gabygz — 2012-07-08 04:22:39Z

I can't say that I am related to either of those, although I am from the Rio Grande City area. Good luck on your search.

Re: pictures

yvette0707 — 2012-07-08 03:54:05Z

Would you be related to Ignacia Gongora and Manuel Pena? Ignacia is daughter of Jesus Gongora and Concepcion Garza. Ignacia is my great grandmother from Villa de Santiago, Nuevo Leon. I am looking for any information on my mother's side of the family. My parents live in Rio Grande City, TX. Please contact me yvette@martin-communications.com if you have any info...thanks!

Re: US Customs Inspector Gregorio Duffy, d. 26 Jan 1907

1130alex552034 — 2012-07-07 18:00:48Z

Hi, Well, My GGrandfather happens to be Juan Morales and I've visited so many times his grave site in Rio grande City, plus by coincidence, Gregorio Duffy happens to be buried in the same cemetery with my GGrandfather only a few feet away!! I've also visited Gabriel Morales grave in Mission, texas! Gregorio Duffy and Juan Morales happen to be buried in the same cemetery named Cemeterio De Los Padres in Rio Grande City, Texas!!!

Re: Noah Cox of Madison Co. Ohio and his son Thomas Cox of Ross Co. Ohio

AnnNewsome — 2012-07-05 03:10:05Z

I am assuming you are descended from Thomas. I am descended from William. I do have more info and and am in contact with another Thomas descendant. Nancy is buried in Dennison Cemetery, you can find her on Find-A-Grave. Thomas is not there. He may be buried in Pleasant Cem, Mt. Sterling. Have not checked, but easy to do. Noah and Mary are buried in Dennison also at Find a grave. They are on opposite sides of same stone. Wm and Sarah are buried beside them. Please email me directly at anewsom@gcfn.org and I can give you my other contact. My family still owns/lives on some of the Cox land.

Re: Noah Cox of Madison Co. Ohio and his son Thomas Cox of Ross Co. Ohio

grayrav4 — 2012-07-05 00:19:45Z

I am a descendant of Noah Cox (1800-1881) married to Mary Cook (1807-1885), married in Madison Co, OH, (date of marriage unknown).

Family records indicate Mary Cook Cox was the daughter of Peter and Kittura Cook, from the state of Delaware.

Thomas Cox, son of Noah Cox and Mary Cook Cox was born in Ross Co in 1832, died Jan. 15, 1911 (place of death is "Dennison C"??), married Nancy Robey (1829-1902), married on Jan. 27, 1853, location of marriage unknown.

If anyone has more info about them, including where they are buried, please post or email.

Thanks,

Re: Looking for information about my family

captaincondiotti — 2012-05-05 16:07:21Z

I am a direct descendant of Richard. Please contact me with any information you have, I will make good use of it and give it to him