Renee'
Thank you for your post. Wow! What can I say? My family an I have been stumped on Conrado (my great grandfather) for ever. I have never heard anyone mention we could be part Italian. I cant wait to research this information and share it with my family. I have two aunts, Lilian, Helen and two uncles, Jose and Robert left from my fathers (Manuel) siblings. Their father Margarito was born in Texas but ended up moving his family to Colorado where he passed in Pueblo in 1984.
I have always had a suspicion that the reason why we could not determine the parents of Conrado, was because of a change in our last name. I have heard and read many stories about families changing their surname due to racism or to escape the law. Also, in reading many census scrolls, I have noticed many mistakes when recording the information. It would not surprise me if perhaps a spanish speaking priest recording Conrado's last name would have been wrong.
I want to thank you for this information. It will be a thrill to research.
You can contact me directly, if you wish, at (
darnocoo7@yahoo.com)
Your new cousin,
Conrad G Guajardo