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-Lisa

Hi, My father was from Utuado. I'm having difficulties finding his father's parents. My grandfather's name, as I knew him, was Lino Sanchez. However, when I started to do my research I found that he listed himself as Lino Laureano y Sanchez in the 1920 census, and Lino Sanchez Laureano in WWI Draft card. None of the children that are still living understand this! Because of the history of Puerto Rico and the United States, I am stuck! Nobody can find the census of 1899 that was taken by household of Puerto Rico by the U. S. and I even contacted Spain and they were of very little help! Ancestry has limited information on Puerto Rico! Can you help? Evelyn P.S. My grandfather was born about 1889.

Hi Lisa, I have a couple of questions re: Utuado. My father and his family was from there. I can't get much information about my grandfather's family. His name was Lino Sanchez y Laureano. I just found out about the Laureano part when I joined Ancestry. I have no idea who his parents were. The people that are still living say he never talked about them or they don't remember! He was born in 1889 or about. In 1910 I found someone by the name of Lino Sanchez as a border, no parents. Are you familiar with a 1901 census and was Utuado included? The 1899 census by household was supposedly destroyed. This is very frustrating. Not much information on Puerto Rico.

Hi

My family is from Utuado. The 1899 Census was done by the US Dept. of War. I reviewed this Census at the LDS History Center in Salt Lake City. I think there is a copy at the National Archives, however, this census was more of a statistical census and very few names appear on it. It was not a Census like the 1910, etc. about the people. In 1899, Jayuya was part of Utuado, and the church at that time was Nuestra Señora de Monserrate. That is where I found some of my family. Those records unfortunately, have not been translated and you can order them from the LDS History Center near you or, as I did, in Salt Lake City. My family name is Luis and I found it spelled Lino in the 1910 Census, so check all spellings. Also when you bring up a family name on the census, go to the actual record and review who lived around them. Scan the pages of the original census for family nearby.

Good Luck
Marti

Hi

My family is from Utuado. The 1899 Census was done by the US Dept. of War. I reviewed this Census at the LDS History Center in Salt Lake City. I think there is a copy at the National Archives, however, this census was more of a statistical census and very few names appear on it. It was not a Census like the 1910, etc. about the people. In 1899, Jayuya was part of Utuado, and the church at that time was Nuestra Señora de Monserrate. That is where I found some of my family. Those records unfortunately, have not been translated and you can order them from the LDS History Center near you or, as I did, in Salt Lake City. My family name is Luis and I found it spelled Lino in the 1910 Census, so check all spellings. Also when you bring up a family name on the census, go to the actual record and review who lived around them. Scan the pages of the original census for family nearby.

Good Luck
Marti

Thank you for replying to me. I'm going to try your suggestions and see what I can find. I also know that my grandfather was in the military in a war just prior to World War I and there is no information on that either. The thing that struck me the most was this Laureano last name. We never knew this, so that is why I'm trying to get to the bottom of it. Thanks again. Oh, by the way, I'm bilingual and I can also read Spanish.

Evelyn

Good Morning MysticEve, Sorry about not getting back right away, I have been quite busy.

With regarding to any information from Utuado beyond the 1910 census, the only resolution that I have because I'm stuck myself, is to visit the records hall in Utuado. I already have a trip lined up for this in December.

Hi Lisa, I got a reply from somebody else and they told me to try and get information from LDS History Center. They also mentioned something about a church by the name of Nuestra Señora de Monserrate in Jayuya, I believe. I think I'm going to take a trip to Puerto Rico eventually also to get to the bottom of this. The mos intriguing and frustrating part is that I didn't know we were Laureano!

Hello Lisa,
I am trying to find more information regarding my great grandfather Jose Gonzalez Y Gonzalez from Salto Arriba Utuado. I have so far been able to find him in the 1910, 1920 census but I can not got further back. Would you happen to know how I can find further information on him and my family?

The best and mostly only way to retrieve records beyond these census is by visiting the town hall in Utuado. I'm sure if we can get enough support, we can ask for Utuado to make records electronically available. I believe now you can just send them a letter asking for records or even calling to see if they have any records.

I hope this has been some help.

Good luck to you in your search!

-Lisa