Emily, I checked my database but did not find your gggfather, but good news, I did find Ysidro Flores marriage to Panfila Gil in the San Fernando Church records. Here is how it is listed. Record # 1476 "Flores, Ysidro, 49 years old, a widower of Francisca Hernandez, he is from San Juan Allende, in San Antonio 32 years, legitimate son of late Manuel Flores and the late Josefa Flores de Valdez, to Panfila Gil, 24, a widow, from El Paso del Aguila, (Eagle Pass, Tex.) legitimate duaghter of Carlos Gil and Refugia Jaimes. She has been in San Antonio 10 years. Witnesses: Juan Lozano and Rosenda Gonzales. Father L. Genolin married them Oct. 23, 1882." You can find the San Fernando Church records on the 6th floor of the San Antonio Public Library. Steve Gibson bexargenealogy.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emily Russell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:58 AM Subject: Ysidor Flores >I have been trying to research the San Antonio Library in regards to my >grandmother's family which was Flores. I am not familiar with that side >but was told a story that was handed down to my cousins and I was wondering >if any of you have heard anything about it. > > I was told that my great great grandfather was thought to be the mayor > (alcalde) of San Antonio at the time of the seige of the Alamo in Mar > 1836. What I was told is that he was murdered by being poisoned to keep > him from going to Washington on the Brazos to sign the Independence > papers. His last name was Flores but I do not know his first. I know he > had an infant son named Ysidor (Ysidore, Ysidoro or Isidore) Flores who > his father gave to a family in Medina TX, by the name of Cannon, to raise > when he found out that his life was in danger (have not found them > either). > > I checked the list of Alcaldes of San Antonio from 1731 to 1836 and found > that Jose Angel Navarro was Mayor in 1835 and Francisco Antonio Ruiz was > up to Feb 1836 and there is a gap from Feb to 6 Apr 1836 when Jose Maria > Salinas took office. In researching the Bexar Archives (1717-1836), A > Name Guide Compiled and edited by Adan Benevides, Jr, I found on pgs > 326-327 a Francisco Flores. One of his many entries (and his last one > also) was "Elected Alcalde of Bexar 2/2/1836" > > I am trying to find out if there is any info on what happened to him or > anything about his family. > > The Isidor (Ysidoro) Flores that is my great grandfather was born 4 Apr > 1835 in TX and died 15 Apr 1897 in San Antonio. He married Francisca > Hernandez 28 Sep 1854 in San Fernando Cathedral and later married Panfilla > Gil on 23 Oct 1882. He is suppose to have been a wealthy land owner with > land both in Medina and Bexar County and reportedly sold mules to the > Army. > > I found where he purchased 160 acres of land on the Medio Creek in Dec > 1882 and I was told that his children by Panfilla Gil were born on this > ranch he had in Macdonna TX (Bexar County). > > If anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate it. > > Emily Russell > > > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >