Hi, thanks for the info
The Ybanez who moved from Tabogon was not really an Ybanez according to your story but had only adopted that surname. If they only moved to Bogo in 1880 and found out there was already an Ybanez there in Bogo during that time, certainly they are possibly not relatives or it’s also possible they are since you said you truly have an Ybanez further back in time. It’s difficult to stitch together the accounts of that long gone era. However is there anybody who knows the original Ybanez from Bogo since my great grand pa Lolo Epifanio Ybanez (later Ibanez) was possibly born there in 1857 but then the story was told that he run away from home, left the Ybanez clan, his parents and siblings in Bogo, swearing to his grave never to return and didn’t claim his inheritance though it was told he was included in the will of his parents. I learned in one of the posts that indeed, there was a story of Ybanez going separate ways to Mindanao, Masbate, Visayas, and Luzon. (Masbate is mentioned so maybe I can start with that)Direct relatives of my great grandpa should be those in Bogo between 1800 or earlier to 1857 the time my Lolo was born and up to present time. Certainly they should know the story because they looked for him during that time and they found him in San Fernando, Masbate. Unfortunately he died in December of 1927 at age of 70. While his birth and death is recorded, he apparently by purpose did not give a record of our great great grandparents. I hope to one day travel to Bogo and find who the relatives are because I’m a direct descendant of 3 generations and it would be great to complete one’s family tree. It makes a person know who he is as well as the future generations. You can email me at
emj_san88@yahoo.com It would be a dream to have reunion of sorts of the entire Ybanez clan. I wish I would still see that day to also make the wish of my Aunt who died in 2009 at age 91.