Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10077 Surname: Montes Vigil, Sanchez, Vialpando, and many more ------------------------- Nicole, I have been in e-mail contact with you but thought it was important that this notice be posted. You will find your Sanchez/Vialpando families in my latest book Some Descendants of Juan Montes Vigil. Your ancestor Manuela de La Luz Montes Vigil was married to Pedro Ygnacio Sanchez/ The Vialpando and Sanchez families came to the San Luis Valley in the early 1860's from Ojo Caliente. Prior to that Pedro Ygnacio was a soldier in Santa Fe.
hello if you would like info on the vilapondo people there is a woman you can contact who is a villapondo at costillia county in the record dept. get info and call and she may know about them. they have alot of info on it. thanks. sign diane maestas maestas@mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <COCOSTIL-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <COCOSTIL-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 4:00 AM Subject: COCOSTIL-D Digest V01 #14
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10076 Surname: Segura, Vigil, Montoya ------------------------- For those of you who are researching Segura's in Costilla County look in LDS Film 0016622, Arroyo Hondo, NM, Nuestra Senora de Los Dolores. Paternal and maternal grandparents listed for children born until about 1855. This is what I have found: 1. Juan Pedro Segura - Married Maria Josefa Valdez - they had 2. Eulogio Segura who married Maria Victoria Valdez, they had 3. Miguel Segura who married Maria Antonia Montoya and they had (Antonia is a Vigil descendant of one of the earliest settlers). 4. Maria Elena - 1887 4. Leopoldo b. 1888 4. Maria Pabla - 1891 4. Joe Eulogio b. 1894 4. Francisco Antonio b. 1898 - married (1) Rosana Mares, and (2) Lucinda Martinez (per C. G) 4. Bersabe Segura - married Modesto Vigil (children Tonita, Beatrice, Zack) 4. Pedro Celestino married Juanita Segura (children Castulo, Miguel Antonio, Doloritas, Natividad, Pedro Nabor, Josefina Cenaida and Benjamin). ------------------------------------------------------ Modesto Vigil, Castula, Antonia, Maria Monica, Pedra, Catalina, RAmoncita, Jose Eliazar were the children of Jose Francisco (Kiko Surdo) and Cleofas Lucero. Their paternal grandparents were Jose Ysidro Vigil and Juana Maria Andrea Ortiz. The parents of Jose Ysidro Vigil were Jose Joaquin Vigil and Concepcion CRuz, and I think the parents of Andrea Ortiz were Antonio ORtiz and a Lucero going back to Lucero de Godoi who came in 1598 with Onate. Both Vigil's and Antonia Montoya are in my book Descendants of Francisco Montes Vigil II, third edition. If you would like to share your family groups e-mail mariam@vanion.com
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10075 Surname: vialpando ------------------------- HELLO I AM LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON BENERANDA VIALPANDO,VICTOR VIALPANDO,MARIA URSULA VIALPANDO,AND GILBERT GARCIA. I BELIEVE THEY AT ONE TIME OR THE OTHER HAD A LINK TO THE CITY OF CHAMA IN COSTILLA COUNTY
Posted on: Costilla Co. Co Biographies Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/CostillaBios/10006 Surname: Lawrence, Woodson, Halaas, vigil, Cordova, Edwards, Martinez, Romero, Vargas, Gallegos, Kugler, Meyer, Garduno, Cortez ------------------------- JOHN LAWRENCE, FOUNDER OF SAGUACHE, CO AND HIS "LA CULEBRA" CONNECTION - As written by Maria C. Martinez for La Sierra, a Costilla County Newspaper. On September 8-10 I attended the convention of the National Society of Hispanic Genealogy in Denver, CO. I was so busy from Friday night through Sunday noon that I did not have time to look through the registration packet until several days after I got home. The packet contained some interesting information, not the least of which was the September 2000 issue of Colorado History/Now, published by the Colorado Historical Society. I read with interest the article entitled John Lawrence: El Valle Patron written by David Fridtjof Halaas, Chief Historian. According to Halaas, John Lawrence was born in St Louis. He was orphaned at age six and ran away from home at age fourteen. He worked as a farm laborer, miner, soldier and freighter and ended up in Conejos Territory where he assimilated into the Spanish culture. On 28 Feb 1867, according to Halaas, Lawrence left Conejos for Saguache Creek, taking with him wheat, oats, provisions and farming implements, three Hispanos and a Navajo boy. Lawrence recorded the event in his diary thus: "In accordance with a command of God, which says, "In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread all the days of thy life, I, John Lawrence, having passed thirty-one years of my life, eating bread, and rather poor bread, in this way was anxious to change it for better, and as to make such change it was necessary to change from my old to a new home. I therefore changed from Conejos to Saguache." Halaas goes on to explain the relationship between a Patron and his people, explaining that "the legitimacy of a patron-based society ran deep on the northern New Mexican frontier. A large landowner - a trusted and true man - obligated himself to the men and women who lived on or near his land. For a share of their profits, he represented their interests- political, financial, social - to an often hostile outside world". Lawrence apparently became a man of consequence, and although he had no formal education he was so well liked that he was elected mayor of Saguache three times and served in the state legislature. I knew once I encountered the name Woodson in the article by Mr. Halaas, that I would find a link to the Vigils in La Culebra. Halaas states that Lawrence married the widow of his longtime partner and referred to her in his diary as Mrs. Woodson. Mrs. Woodson was born Julianita Vigil. Halaas states that the wedding took place on Christmas Day 1895 and Lawrence recorded in his diary that "Mrs. Woodson had a fine entertainment. She had a fine colations spread of Whiskey, wine, cakes, candies and a fine dinner for all. She only invited the Mexicans she had raised or had brought to the country, and their families, being 25 or 30 persons in all, children included". The following is my research on Julianita: Julianita Vigil, daughter of Antonio Jose Vigil and Isabel Cordova, born February 1843 in Taos, NM, married James Woodson, son of James Woodson, SR, and Gracey Edwards, on 28 April 1858 in Arroyo Hondo, NM. The entry in the parish record states that the couple was from "Culebra". James and Juliana Woodson had at least one child together according to the baptismal records, she was named Bernarda and was born August 1860 in "La Culebra". Bernarda was living in the household of her maternal grandparents in the 1870 U. S. Census, Costilla County. An adopted daughter of James and Juliana Vigil Woodson was baptized on 5 September 1860 was named Catalina and she was eleven years old at the time of her baptism - she is listed as Navajo. Catalina Woodson married Rafael Martinez 7 Sept 1889 in Del Norte, CO. A third child, Andres Woodson, is found in Del Norte, CO when he married Cenobia Romero on 26 Sept 1874. At that time he is listed as "Hijo natural adoptivo de Juliana Vigil. The marriage entry indicates the couple were from Saguache. Julianas relatives in La Culebra included her uncle Juan Miguel Vigil and his wife Rosa Vargas. They were the parents of Eduvigen Vigil who married Isabel Gallegos. The only surviving son of Eduvigen Vigil was Federico Vigil who married his second cousin Fulgencia Gallegos; Other children of Juan Miguel and Rosa Vargas Vigil were Simonita, possibly married Dr. Joseph Kugler; Teresa, and Manuela who married William Meyer. Another uncle of Juliana Vigil was Pedro Vigil who married Ana Maria Martinez. Pedro and Ana Maria were the parents of Luis Vigil (San Pedro) Rafael Vigil (San Francisco), Agapita Vigil who married Manuel Garduno, and others. A Tia of Juliana was Maria Guadalupe Vigil who married Antonio Maria Cortez. Julianas parents are enumerated in the 1860 U. S. Census, Taos Territory, Precinct of Culebra as follows: Household No. 1857, Antonio Vigil, age 44, farmer, $600 real estate, $100 personal property, birthplace Taos; Isabel Cordova, 36, pob: Taos; Ramon Vigil, 11, pob: Taos; Juan de Dios Vigil, 14, pob: Taos. Juliana is absent, having married two years earlier in 1858, she would have had her own household.
Posted on: Costilla Co. Colorado Obits Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Co/CostillaObits/10043 Surname: martinez, roybal, maestas, mestas ------------------------- hello i am writing regarding rose martinez. Did she know luisa olivias who is still alive in san luis colorado. also I would like to know if she was related to my grandmother whose name was rosita martinez she died giving birth. Her parents were raquel roybal who is now deceased and also eziekiel martinez were her parents. They also were from the san luis valley. If there is any relation please email me at maestas@mindspring.com sign diane maestas my grandmother was married to cirilo mestas who is now past away. thanks again hope to hear from you.
Posted on: Costilla Co. Colorado Obits Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Co/CostillaObits/10042 Surname: MARTINEZ, ROYBAL ------------------------- Rose Martinez, 90, of Denver died Feb 28, 2001. Services were March 3 with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Martinez was born in San Acacio on April 28, 1910. She retired from St. Joseph Hospital. survivors include son Gene of Denver; sister Eufelia Roybal of Westminster; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren. Published in April 4, 2001 Rocky Mtn News.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10074 Surname: Segura, martinez, mares ------------------------- There are two Segura marriages in the Sangre de Cristo Parish, San Luis, COthat might interest you they are: 12/29/1921 - Francisco Segura, parents not listed, married Lucinda Martinez, parents not listed. Pg. 7, vol. 3; and 3/27/1930 - Franke Segura, son of Miguel Segura and Antonia Segura, married Rosana Mares, daughter of Matias Mares and Asencion Martinez, p. 75, vol. 3.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10073 Surname: mestas, maestas ------------------------- hello i am looking for any information from anyone out there to the birthday or death of a manuella maria mestas who died in the san luis valley. anyone with info on her should email me at maestas@mindspring.com She should have been born sometime in the middle 1800s and died maybe in 1971. not sure of the death date. thanks ever so much diane
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10072 Surname: Romero, Maes ------------------------- Hi Nola - my name is Maria Clara Martinez. I am researching families for a book on the early settlers in San Luis de La Culebra for the 150th anniversary. Your Jose Antonio Maes and Maria Petra Romero were among them. They had at least eleven children, including Jesus Maria y Jose who married Acasia Vigil. Most of the children were married in Arroyo Hondo. When I went to the Taos baptisms I found a child I did not know about named Maria Cesaria born 2/24 in Arroyo Hondo and baptized 2/28/1845 in Taos. The paternal and maternal grandparents are listed in this record. The parents of Jose Antonio Maes are listed as Antonio Maese and Juana Maria Romero; and the parents of Maria Petra Romero are listed as Juan Jose Romero and Maria Ygnacia Solano. I have a problem with this mainly because I have Juan Jose Romero and Maria Ygnacia Solano as the parents of my great-great grandmother "Petra de Jesus Romero" who married Miguel Antonio Martin. I wonder if a family could have had two daughters with almost the same name? Maria Petra and Petra de Jesus???? Have you done any research on this family? mariam@vanion.com
Posted on: Costilla Co. Colorado Obits Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/CostillaObits/10040 Surname: Segura, Montoya ------------------------- I am your Grandmother Carolina's Second cousin my Mothers Name was Antonia Vigil Born c. 1904 daughter of Modesto Vigil and Bersave Segura Bersave was Frank Segura's Sister both children of Miguel Segura and Antonia Montoya. Miguel Segura's mother's first name was Victoria Beleived to have been of Ductch ancestry. That is the extent of my knowledge. Please share any information you may have. Thank
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/10071 Surname: Tietjen ------------------------- Costillo County? I have an Ernest (Ernst) Albert Tietjen born abt. 1848 in Sweden, who emigrated to America and his family settled in Santaquin, Utah, then he finally settled in New Mexico..my mother was born in Valencia County, NM.. My grandmother was Emma C. Christiansen If interested, please contact me by email...dnooner@manti.com..
Posted on: Costilla Co. Colorado Obits Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/CostillaObits/10039 Surname: Chacon ------------------------- Just courious to know who Juan Chacon from Costilla county is. Could you give more information on Juan and his family. Middle name who he was married to and parents if possible. I am a Chacon and would like to know if there may be a family connection. Thank you Evelyn
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Co/Costilla/72 Surname: vialpando, duran, sanchez ------------------------- I had previously responded to this message via private e-mail and hopefully was able to help this young man find his NM/Southern Colorado (Costilla County) roots and relatives. Vialpando families came to the San Luis Valley in the early to mid 1860's. Juan E. Vialpando and Maria de Jesus Duran apparently stayed behind in Ojo Caliente, NM. I did not have children listed for this couple. With a combined effort we will be able to compile the family group and the new researchers will have found their Vialpando/Sanchez roots. This family is in my book Some Descendants of Juan Montes Vigil.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Co/Costilla/71 Surname: mestaz, mestas, maestas, vialpando, villalpando, duran, padilla ------------------------- My grandfathers parents were Edward Mestaz (Jose Vialpando) and Clementina Cordero. Edward was born in Northern New Mexico on 10/13/1878 according to his SSDI index. My grandmother Sally claimed Edward was born in Ensenada, New Mexico. My Aunt Sandra claimed he was born in Chama, New Mexico and had also heard that he was from a town in that area starting with a "B" (Brazos?). My Aunt Grace claimed that he was from Tierra Amarilla in Northern New Mexico. My grandfather Joe claimed that he recalled going to Park View, New Mexico to visit his Uncle Tomas Vialpando. In fact Tomas Vialpando did die in Park View, New Mexico in 1963. At this time I cannot say for sure exactly where Edward was born but I can confirm that Park View, Ensenada, Brazos, and Tierra Amarilla are all within close vicinity of eachother. All are located in Northern New Mexico, in Rio Arriba County. Also, family members have claimed that Edward came from Chama, New Mexico. Chama is located just north of the other towns I mentioned. In my opinion all the villages listed are valid/relevant. Edward's father was from Spain (or at least the family was) while his mother was from? Edwards original family name was Vialpando (Villalpando) but Edward ran to Douglas, Arizona from New Mexico as a result of an incident back in New Mexico. Apparently he thought he had killed a man in an altercation and he left New Mexico (he was 15 or 16 at the time?). There he took his fathers mothers maiden name Mestaz, hence I'm a Mestaz today!? The name my also have come from Edward's mothers side of the family. The spelling Mestaz most likely evolved from Maestas or Mestas. At the very least, Mestaz is a family name even if the account of the acquisition is not accurate. Edward had two younger brothers Tomas (Tom) and Ramundo (Ramond, Roman); he also had a few sisters Fransisca, Victoria, Doratia, Manuella, and another brother Salamon. I have located a couple sources showing: 1) Tomas Vialpando from Ensenada, New Mexico Born in 1890 to Juan Vialpando and Jesusa Duran. 2) Dorotea Vialpando of Ensenada, New Mexico (Bapt 1897 in San Juan, New Mexico) daughter of Juan Vialpando and Jesusita Duran, married Tomas Esquibel of Park View, New Mexico (1920). Armando, a cousin of Edward, while in the Service went to Panama to work on the Panama Canal. My grandfather Joe claimed that his fathers father was from Colorado, but as we know parts of Southern Colorado was New Mexico back in the day. I suspect he was from Northern New Mexico or Southern Colorado (maybe the San Luis Valley?). Grandpa Joe said the family migrated south from Colorado to New Mexico? Edwards father, Juan Vialpando, was a cowboy from Colorado? They family did work as sheep herders/ranchers in Northern New Mexico. Joe (my grandfather, Edwards son) stated that his grandmother's last name was Duran. Joe's sister Adella confirmed that their grandmother was Jesusita Duran. Joe's grandfather was allegedly killed by a horse in New Mexico. Edward worked for the US Post Office in Douglas, AZ. Edward died in Los Angeles in 1947. If anybody has any information or leads please contact me.
Posted on: Costilla Co. Colorado Obits Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/CostillaObits/38 Surname: SEGURA ------------------------- I am also looking for information about the Segura family from Costilla County. My great grandfather was Frank or Francisco Segura. His daughter was Carolina (Lucia) Segura. I know my grandmother, Carolina, and my father Tony Trujillo lived in San Luis until about 35 years ago when they moved to Rocky Ford, Colorado. We can compare information and hopefully help each other out.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/70 Surname: SEGURA ------------------------- I am trying to find my great great grandfather's parents and other relatives to complete my family tree. I know they lived in San Luis in Costilla County. My grandmother's name was Carolina (Lucia) Segura and her father was Frank or Francisco Segura. Any information would be appreciated.
Posted on: Costilla Co. Colorado Obits Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Co/CostillaObits/37 Surname: ROYBAL, LOMELIN, QUITORIANO, COYLE, LLOYD ------------------------- Donald Alfonso Roybal, 58, of Commerce City died Dec. 30. Services were Jan 4 and 5, with burial at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Mr. Roybal was born in San Luis on Oct. 18, 1942. He married Josephine Lomelin, 1981. He served in the Air Force. He was a woodworker for the govt. Survivors include his wife; dtrs Dana Quitoriano of Denver, Jenifer of Commerce City; brothers Arnold of Denver, William of Walsenburg; sisters Martha Coyle of CA, Alice Lloyd of Denver, Angela of Maryland, 2 grandchildren...published Jan 10, 2001 in Denver Rocky Mtn News.
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/67 Surname: mestas manuella maria, maestas manueita maria ------------------------- Hello i am asking if someone has the 1855 census of rio arriaba or chama new mexico where i feel my great grandmother manuelita mestas may have come from anyone with this info please email me at maestas@mindspring.com i am looking to see if she came from that area. thanks alot. she may have taken on the name of the maestas so not sure if that is her true name. however i am looking into and posting it as such. thanks ever so much diane maestas
Posted on: Costilla County, Co Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Co/Costilla/66 Surname: maestas cirilo, mestas manuelita, mestas neopocemio juan, roybal raquelita, martinez rosebell, atencio florencio ------------------------- this message is in the attempts to try and locate some information regarding the maestas or mestas people of st luis valley. My great grandmother was MANUELITA MARIA MESTAS OR SHE could have been knowen as MANUELLA MARIA MESTAS OR MAESTAS.it is said that she took on this name from a raphael MAESTAS This we do not know if it is fact or fiction only hearsay story pass down to me. Her sons were CIRILO MESTAS OR MAESTAS he was born in 1886 in the st luis st pablo area and he had one living brother whose name was JUAN NEOPOCEMIO MESTAS and supposedly had 13 kids out in costilla.My grandfather Cirilo Mestas was married to my grandmotherROSEBEL MARTINEZ her parents were Raquelita ROYBAL and SHE was married to Eziekiel Martinez who was her husband. I would like anyone out there who recognizes these names to email me at maestas@mindspring.com with information regarding these persons of my family. I am also looking for a GENOVEVA HERMELINDA MESTAS BORN IN 1920 she was the oldest daughter of Cirilo Mestas or MAESTAS. mY GRANDFATHERS CHILDREN are as follows frank,evan,mable,esperanza,marywho is deceased, twins that are deceased.anyway amos,david,....I am looking for a picture of Manuella Mestas anyone who may have it i would be interested in obtaining a copy of it. I am also looking for information regarding Florencio Atencio who was married in costilla county in the 1900s . I am trying to see a picture of Florencio Atencio in the Hopes that he maybe my great grandfather. Not certain of this fact only that i would be interested in speaking to anyone with knowledge of both of them and somehow tie them in if she is my great grandmother. email me at maestas@mindspring.com