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Matheo Antonio Gil Y'Barbo

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Re: Matheo Antonio Gil Y'Barbo

Posted: 1 Oct 2014 7:58AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am at a complete roadblock with the Cordova side. My great grandfather's side is pretty easy because it is well documented. It goes for Lee Ybarbo my great grandfather all the way up to Antonio Gil Ybarbo. My great grandmother's side if not so easy. My Grandmother's birth certificate says her parents were Lee Ybarbo and Lena Cordaway. In 1910 they were living in Karnes city and my grandmother was born in 1913. We know through stories passed down that he left her and remarried and I think that's why the census in 1910 is the only record of them being together. Lena Cordaway's death certificate says her parents were Napoleon and Maria Cordaway. I can't find a single thing linking Napoleon Cordaway to a Maria -- or the birth of my grandmother Lena. I find Napoleon Cordaway married to Lina Cordaway but there is no child named Lena born in 1893. I thought that I had the wrong Napoleon Cordaway but my mother remembers my grandmother talking about her Tio Leandro. My mother also remembers visiting Tia Catarina his wife. My mom remembers visiting their graves in Karnes City so they are both buried there. I found an Andrew Cordaway buried in Karnes City and his wife was Carolina. Looking through census records for karnes city I found that Andrew was John H. Cordaway's son who was the son of John Cordaway and Maria Regina Ybarbo. I just wonder if my great grandmother Lena was maybe from a second family that Napoleon Cordaway had. Maybe she was illegitimate. My mom is trying to contact a cousin who lives in Corpus Christi who years ago said he did some family research of the Cordova's. His last name is Garcia but I think his grandmother or grandfather was a Cordova. Did you come across a Lena Cordova Cordaway in any of your research because i am completely stumped. My home email is cpresses@satx.rr.com. I live in San Antonio. Unfortunately I work full time and have 10 year old twin boys so i can't spend as much time as i would like on this. I am going to the library this weekend to see what i can find. I better get back to my real job!!

Carrie
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palbah48 26 Sep 2014 9:16PM GMT 
Cpresses1 29 Sep 2014 2:04AM GMT 
palbah48 30 Sep 2014 4:47PM GMT 
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