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/126.1 Message Board Post: Hi! I am Gilbert Garcia's nephew. I would love to talk to you on the telephone as I am fairly new to computer e-mail. My phone number is 303-665-6166. I live in Lafayette, Colorado. I might have information you need. My mother, Gertrude, was Gilbert's sister. Hope to talk to you soon.
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/29.30.35.33.37.40.57.1 Message Board Post: My fathers family are Maestas and lived in N.M. near San Juan & Chamita. I have a grandfather born in 1894 who's name is Jose E. Maestas, who was married to Adelia not sure of her last name. His fathers names was Jose I. Maestas and his wife was Mela Maestas. Of what my grandfather death certificate say is that her last name was Trujillo. I am interested in finding information on them also and this is my first time looking. I have read some of your messages. I remember my father telling me that my grandfather was a farmer/sheephearder and spent lot's of time in CO. Also he had some family that he called Uncle Thomas that I think he lived in the Denver area. We have very few Maestas left in NM that we know. My father had a brother who died at a very young age and also a sister that passed way in her teens. After them there was another sister and then my father who was the youngest who's name is Joe Maestas.
Hello, I pulled this info off related research I am doing on this family, don't know if it helps, if so please e-mail me privately at hierloom@yahoo.com Maria Juana Espinosa (Twin) Bapt 6-23-1833, 3 days old, Father Pedro Espinosa, Mother Maria Gertrudis Chaves, Vecinos de Nuestra Senora Del R. PGP: Francisco Espinosa and Maria Dela Cruz Lopez. MGP: Domingo Chaves and Maria Antonia Vigil. Padrinos: Manuel Celedon Gomez Y Maria Juana Quintana.
I am looking for information on any of the following names: Jose Antonia Jiron(b.1790) married in 1826 to Juana Maria Hurtado (b.1804).(probably from New Mexica). They had a son Jose Santiago Jiron (b.1834) married to Maria Juana Espinosa (b.abt.1837). Jose Maria Lopes married to Maria Ascension Esquival who had a daughter Maria Filomena Lopes in 1862 in Colorado. Jose Guadalupe Jiron (b.abt 1818) and married to Maria Julianita Ulibarri in 1869 at Penablanca, NM. Juan De Dios Perea (b. abt 1823 married to Maria Delubina Espinosa. They had a daughter Maria Cesarea Perea born abt 1863 in Espinosa, CO. Juan Archuleta who was married to Maria Antonia Arellano. They had a child Julio Archuleta in about 1868 in Antonito, CO. Jose Manuel Barela married to Maria Manuela Garcia -- they had a son Jose Ramon Barela in 1849 in New Mexico. Jose Dolores Barela married to Maria Petra Romero and they had a daughter Maria Natividad Barela born in 1856 in New Mexico. If anyone has any information on any of these names, please contact me at ashida@pld.com. Thanks, Debbie
Maria, Thanks for the info. I haven't tried Culebra Precinct yet. I suspect that the family was from Taos, but haven't proved it yet. Chris
We have a NEPOMOCINO DURAN in our family tree. His parents were Pedro Luis Duran and Maria Dolores Tenorio. All were born in the 1800's in New Mexico. His brother Jesus maria Duran was born NM in 1850 and married Maria de la luz Marquez.
I have the Vigil connection of this family in my book Descendants of Francisco Montes Vigil II. mariam@vanion.com
Can't help you a whole lot, but just by coincidence I picked up the San LUis Valley *GenealogicaL sOCIETY journal. Vol. 7, number ? of 1991 in a used book store and I was reading it yesterday and found the following.: Situated at the top of the hill overlooking Fort Garland is a fenced cemetery with six graves, five of them marked. It continues to list the Brennaman burials then states "On the morning of May 22, Ted's wife 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 than 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 the 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. There is more if you want me to make a copy and mil to you let me know at mariam@vanion.com
Seeking info on maternal ancestry: Grandpa: Wilbur Lewis, b. 1882 Wales, family moved to Creede, gfrandfather Wilbur,ggrandmother Kate. Children, young Wilbur, John, Charlie (Gunner), Kate & Ida. Grandpa Wilbur's 1st marriage (unknown) son Charlie lived in MO. Grandma: Dulcinea (Lucy) Aragon, Judd, Lewis 1st marriage Elmer Judd, children Ruth, Eva & Clarence. Ruth & Eva shot & killed in Ft. Garland in 1928-29. Clarence killed in car accident in 1951. Grandpa Wilbur & Grandma Dulcinea's children; Edward (passed as a child), Mae, June & Jessie. (They raised Teresa, Ruth's daughter) Grandparents owned a restaurant in Ft. Garland in the 1920's, that is where Ruth & Eva were killed by a Ted Brenneman. Later had a farm in Alamosa. Grandma's sibs; Fred, Lupe, Manual, Dave, Isabel, Mary & Ursula. All Aragon's. I have been told ggrandmother Cleofis (pos. Espinosa) and ggrandfather Solomon. Thank you for your time and care!
I found a Rosita Medina (my boyfriend's ggrandmother?) who is listed as the stepdaughter of a Fontero(?) Trujillo and daughter of Fidelia M. Trujillo. Do you have any information of Fidelia or Rosita as Medinas?
Maria Manulita (Mary) VIGIL MEYER, wife of William H. Meyer, died 25 February 1937 in Santa Barbara, California. California Certificate of Death number 37-017269 lists her birth place as Santa Fe, New Mexico and her date of birth as 27 February 1854, Father Juan VIGIL, Mother Rosita VARGAS. Both parents are listed as having been born in Spain although I believe both were born in New Mexico. Maria was buried in Old Mission Cemetery in Santa Barbara. Cause of death listed as hypostatic pneumonia, senility, and advanced arteriosclerosis.
I am looking for information on Jose Nicanor Santistevan who lived in the Costilla County area in 1852- 1920. He ius buried in the Costilla cemetery. My great grandpa, Nicanor was married to Rumalita Archuleta and they had a son named Quirino, (my grandpa) was born in 1879, my grandpa Quirino had a son named (Benedito Santistevan), my dad who was born in 1906 in Tercio, Colorado. I am looking for any information, particularly photos of Nicanor in early years of his life in Costilla, New Mexico. You can email Irene here: irn@fiberpipe.net. Irene Santistevan Igo
Maybe this will help you....Maria De La Paz Vigil (Born approx 1860 - 1865) married Jose Ignacio Duran on 29Jan1883 in Trinindad, Las Animas, Colorado. They had a daughter named Ysabel Duran who was born 03Nov1883 in Trinindad. She (Ysabel) married Jose Julian Trujillo on 22Jan1900 in Trinidad, Colorado. They had at least two children (Art and Demetro Trujillo). Art was born on 14 aug 1917. Art was my father and I was born on 24Oct1962. I wish I had more for you and I cant verify any of this information for sure.
Posted on: Costilla Co. Colorado Obits Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/CostillaObits/10044 Surname: Garcia, Vialpando ------------------------- Hello I'm looking for any info on Gilbert Garcia formerly of Costilla County he was married to Maria Ursula Vialpando and died in 1940 he was the son of Guillermo Garcia and Sarah Albreght I know some of his siblings names "Horacio, Nias, Eppifanio, Reina any information please contact me, Thank you.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10084 Surname: Beckwith ------------------------- Hello! My name is Michael Rose. I am attempting to locate information about and relatives of my Grandfather, Gerald Beckwith, born sometime before World War 1, in Blanca. This is what I know. His nickname was Gerry. He and a brother (whose name I do not know) owned a silver mine within the town. He had at least two and possibly three wives, at different times of his life. Marion, my Grandmother, was from Minnesota. They had one child, my Mother, Patricia Dorothy Beckwith. It is said he later married a much younger woman whose name was possibly Frankie or Franky. They had at least one daughter together. This offspring would be somewhere between 60 and 75 years of age, at this time. The mine apparently petered out in the 1920s or 1930s. The Beckwiths may then have migrated to the Springs area. I would appreciate any help you can give me in locating relatives and their location. If you know someone in Blanca who is on the Net and a longtime resident, this information would also be very useful. Many thanks!
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10083 Surname: Cordova, Espinoza, Benavidez, Sandoval ------------------------- Although your query is asking for the origins of the surname HILERIO and my ancestor's name is a given name of Jose Hilario (spelling?) CORDOVA, it may have some relevance after all. I have learned that everything counts when it comes to investigating and unearthing facts about our ancestors. My grandfather, Jose Hilario Cordova was born in Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado. His family came from Costilla County. The name Hilario is unique to me. I am wondering what the English translation of the name would be and if it references something that you can use as an identifier to a location or job or something of that nature. It may even be a clue to something that I overlooked in my own search. Thanks for asking. Good luck in your own search!
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10082 Surname: Vialpando, Segura ------------------------- I have the Segura family of Costilla County in my book Some Descendants of Juan Montes Vigil for the child of Penta and Anita Segura. For Clara Lomeland, your Montoya/Segura/Vigil connection I have in my book Some Descendants of Francisco Montes Vigil. I had also previously posted a message to this board on the Segura's that Ms Lomeland is seeking.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10081 Surname: Segura, Martinez, Cordova ------------------------- I was born in 1970 to Anita and Penta (Presentacion) Segura in Alamosa, Colorado and was raised in San Pablo, Colorado in Costilla County. I want to make a family tree and I believe my ancestors were some of the first settlers in the San Luis Valley and New Mexico (Arroyo Seco). I need help because I do not know my ancestors past the following: Anita Martinez Segura -Mother (San Acacio, Colorado) Presentacion Segura -Father (Fort Garland and San Pablo) Tircio (Tilo) Segura -Paternal grandfather (Chama) Magdalena Lucero Segura- Paternal grandmother (Arroyo Seco) Cecilia Martinez- Maternal Grandmother (San Acacio) Candido Martinez- Maternal Grandfather (Alamosa) Francisco Cordova- Maternal Great Grandfather (San Acacio) Tomasita Cordova- Maternal Great Grandmother (San Acacio)
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10080 Surname: Hilerio ------------------------- I think you confused a given name with a surname. I noticed that person posted something on Hilerio Cordova. I really doubt that there are any families with the surname Hilerio in Walsenburg, CO, but who knows? I certainly am not familiar with the surname. Good luck with your search.The LDS Family History Centers in your area are a good start if you are just beginning your research. They can order microfilm from anywhere in the world. If your family was Catholic in Puerto Rico chances are that your family history is available for a little investment in time.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10079 Surname: Hilerio ------------------------- I am trying to find the roots of the Hilerio surname. Any idea of where the Hilerio's in Walsenburg come from. We are from Puerto Rico. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance