This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LEWIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/140 Message Board Post: Looking to connect with others researching in this area. My Grandfather, Wilbur Lewis m. Dulcinea (Lucy) Aragon Judd in 1918. They had both been married before. Wilbur b. 1880 to Jesse Lewis (County Judge) & Mary who lived in La Veta, Trindad, Canyon City,Alamosa and settled in Mineral County. Lucy b. 1889 in Ft. Garland, lived there and Alamosa. Wilbur and Lucy were farmers and also owned restaurants/rooming houses in both Ft. Garland and Alamosa during the 1920's on. Please contact me if you have a connection or want more info. Thanks. Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: MEDER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/139 Message Board Post: Seeking information on John Meder and sons; Alfred, Vincent, Ben and Robert (Pete) b.1896 in Ft. Garland, d. 1928 of pneumonia-flu. Robert was married to Eva Judd at the time of his death. I would like to have the date and place of their marriage along with any information you can provide on the family. Thank you, Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: roybal,martinez,mestas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/124.126 Message Board Post: hello i am looking for info on my grandmother who was born either rosabel martinez knowen to others as rosita martinez she was born a roybal her parents were ezeikel martinez and her mother was raphael roybal so we do have that lineage mygrandmother died giving birth to my uncle amos maestas who was raised by juan neopocemio mestas and evarista mestas of st luis valley in colorado due to the people refusint to assist me in my search for my roots i have to come here to find them and hope someone out there can give me stories and also dates of realtions to me please email me facts to diane maestas at maestas@Mindspring.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: mestas,maestas,archuleta Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/138 Message Board Post: HELLO i am writing cause i am interested in finding and locating some files or info regarding my great grandmother manuella mestas it is said she was from chama new mexico dont know for sure and she should have been born in the middle of the 1850s and someone know about her please email me information to maestas@mindspring.com and also she had children juan neopcemio mestas and cirilo mestas who was my grandfather and i hope someone out there can share with me some light and encouragement. thankse ver so much and she had a daugher named rosarita archuleta that was her married name

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hY.2ADE/55.1 Message Board Post: Tap into the New Mexico Geneological Society. They Have listings of all the church records and I have a few. There is a Manuela Mestas listed as godparents on Volume 11 of the Abique baptismal records. It reads: Salazar, M Rufinia bap 30 sept 1841,ae 4 ds: d/Esquipula Salazar & M Fran Serrano; ap/Juana Salazar;am/Hypolito Serrano & Manuela Mestas; gp/d Jose M Chaves and M de Jesus Martinez.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/136 Message Board Post: Found a great Costilla County Genealogy Site: http: //65. 10. 15. 149 (Enter the above link without spaces into your browsers Address: box) They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GILLETTE/JUDD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/135 Message Board Post: I am seeking info on Ruth Judd m. Kenneth Gillette (?). They lived in Ft. Garland in 1927-29. Ruth had a daughter named Roberta "Teresa" b. 4/1/1929. Ruth and her sister Eva were shot and killed one month later on 5/29/29 by Ted Brenneman. I have heard that Mr. Gillette left shortly before his daughters birth to find work, possibly in Sante Fe. Teresa was raised by her grandmother. If you have any information on the Gillette family, I would greatly appreciate it, as I am "at the wall" with this one. Thank you. Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brenneman/Judd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/134.1 Message Board Post: Maria, Thank you so much for the info. I had not heard from you and was able to get a copy of the newpaper article from Dan and Linda Deslauriers who host websites for several counties in southern Colorado. However, your e-mail provided a different perspective and I am very greatful! Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Trujillo-Olguin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hY.2ADE/14.52.1 Message Board Post: I am search of my birth mother, she was born out of CO, her name was Linda Marie Trujillo Olguin, I would like to find my other family members too. I was adopted out of Chicago, IL in 1975 Birthname: Lisa Dee Williams She vanished out of my life in 1975 so I remember her well, and aparently I had a father named Shad Dree Williams of Chicago, IL Any of this info may help in my search, please contact me. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: serna, cordova, vialpando Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hY.2ADE/54.61.66.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Nicole, I have been trying to email you but for some reason it came back. You can email me if you wish at dovechapman@msn.com. here is what I was trying to send; Dear Nicole, I am answering your post on the ancestry board. I was a bit surprised to find this as Beneranda Vialpando is my great -great grandmother, and yes she is from the San Luis Valley/Chama/ San Pablo/San Luis(same area) as are my other relatives. Do you have other info that we can swap? I hope so, please contact me!! Susan Chapman dovechapman@msn.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vialpando, Garcia, Martinez, Albert Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hY.2ADE/54.61.66.1 Message Board Post: Who is your great grandmother? please email me at ncausey@webtv.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vialpando,Serna, Cordova, Vialpando Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hY.2ADE/54.61.66 Message Board Post: Wow, That is my great grandmother ! I am also trying to compile info, maybe we can swap info!!! Sue

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brennaman/Judd Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/134 Message Board Post: An individual contacted me for info on the following. I promised to get back to them and now don't recognize the e-mail address and name: The following is from V. 7, no. 1, Sep 91 issue of the San Luis Valley Genealogical Society Journal in part Julia Brennaman Cemetery - On the morning of May 22, Ted's wife (Brennaman) Eva and her sister Ruth Judd (who was holding a baby) were seated in the house and Ted came in with a gun and told them he was going to kill them. He shot Ruth first and when Eva ran out, he shot her. He then ran to his father's house where he threw the gun (which had jammed) down. He than ran to his uncle's house (Charles Robinson). Mrs. Robinson saw blood on his face and said "Ted, you've been hurt. Let me fix you up". He said, "No, they're after me" and ran out. As he ran toward his mother's house, a man by the name of Vasquez dropped to his knee, took a shot and killed him. The funeral for Ted was held in his mother's house. The cousin who rela! ted this story indicates that Ted's father had said earlier that Ted had been acting strangely and it was confirmed that on this day, he had not been drinking. This is the first time the cousin had heard of Marijuana and Ted's father suspected that Ted and the friend he ran with were "on marijuana" because they always seemed in a daze. One of the pioneers who was part owner of a mortuary at this time recalled going with the hearse to pick up the bodies in Fort Garland and found them piled in the middle of the street when he got there. Ted Brennaman was buried 29 May 1929, Julia Brennaman, his mother was the last person to be buried there.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/133 Message Board Post: Costilla Found a great Costilla County Genealogy Site: http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: mestaz, vialpando Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/64.64.1 Message Board Post: visit my website at http://communities.msn.com/JosephPaulMestazVialpando just click on the link and register to be a member, when I send your approval you can get into my site.... joseph

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Martinez, Aguello, Trujillo, Gemmill Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/131 Message Board Post: The Colorado Springs Gazette Sunday, September 2, 2001; page Metro 4 Mr. Martinez, 82, a Colorado Springs resident, died Aug. 30, 2001, in Cincinnati. He was a waiter for the Air Force Academy. He served in the Army during from 1942 to 1945, attaining the rank of technical sergeant. Mr. Martinez was born Jan. 12, 1919, in San Acacio to Antonio and Cresencia (Aguello) Martinez, who are deceased. He was married Nov. 5, 1945, to Margaret A. Trujillo, who is deceased. He is survived by a son, Louie; a daughter, Terri Gemmill; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Jesse. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 S. Hancocn Ave. Inurnment will be at Evergreen Cemetery. Frederick Funeral Home, 2553 Banning Road, Cincinnati, (513)522-3700, is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Suite 1026, Cincinnati, OH 45203.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: maestas,mestas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/64.64 Message Board Post: hello jose i am writing you cause you had wrote me sometime ago for your mestas thinking you maybe related to me cause my grandfather was jose cirilo mestas from los fuertos colorado in the san luis valley. i am his granddaughter lost touch with you when you changed your web address to geocities. anyway i just wanted to tell you still havent found to much out who the father of my grandfather was. I havent really looked either. i am still considering it though. please contact me as to what you found out . maestas@mindspring.com i was able to get a picture of grandfather when he was younger though. i dont know if you would have a picture of yours. mine was also a sheep herder. thanks ever so much hope to hear from you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: maestas,mestas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/83.122.1 Message Board Post: hello i am returning your email i dont know these people but are they related to the maestas people of the st luis valley. if you could tell me i would know. i am sorry it took so long but had computer problems. let me know where i can write you so you can tell me the list and i know if you are not. the people i am trying to find. i dont know there fathers. i am still looking into it but have some clues. not to say at this point in time. please email your info at maestas@mindspring.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barela Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hY.2ADE/83.122 Message Board Post: Hi. I've tried to email you, but have not been able to get through. I hope you see this even though it is alot later than your message. I have a Jose Ramon Barela married to Maria Natividad Barela on my mothers side of the family. They would be my great, great grandparents. I have quite abit about them further down the line. Please contact me to see how we are related and to compare notes. Debbie Ashida

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: maestas,mestas, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hY.2ADE/29.30.35.33.37.40.57.1.1 Message Board Post: hello della read what you wrote and you never know who isrelated to who in this world. my grandfather was jose cirilo mestas or maestas. i am writing you cause i read your email. i wanted to tell you that my grandfather cirilo i did not know him at all. i only heard stories from the family. i dont even have a clue as to who his father was. i am looking myself, but you never know in this world anything is possiable. i am thinking my great grandmother manuella never listed my great grandfathers name because he was a married man. i am looking to find out who he is myself looking into things gradually. anyway if you had a picture of your jose mestas i could compare him to mine. email me it at maestas@mindspring.com if you could scan it and then send by email then i could tell you if we got something here even a resemblence.i am sure there has to be something out there somewhere to show us. i am looking into obtaining also software to age people from youth to see how they would! look as a adult. maestas@mindspring.com diane maestas hope to hear from you soon