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Yngenio Rascon, San Luis Potosí, Mexico: Birthplace of Great-Aunt Lupe Robledo

September 8, 2017 by Colleen Greene 5 Comments

Yngenio Rascon, San Luis Potosí, Mexico: Birthplace of Great-Aunt Lupe Robledo

I had looked for several years for a birth record for my Mexican-immigrant great grandparents’ oldest child Guadalupe. But I was looking in the wrong place. She had been born 155 miles southeast of the family home, in a place identified on her birth record as Yngenio Rascon.

People Referenced: Nieto Compean, Maria Hermalinda (1887-1974), Robledo Nieto, Maria Guadalupe (1910-1975), Robledo Sanches, Jose Pablo (1879-1937)
Applicable Surnames: Nieto, Robledo
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: births, employment, Mexico

Celedonia Robledo, the Mexico-Born Sister My First-Generation Grandfather Never Knew

November 10, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Celedonia Robledo, the Mexico-Born Sister My First-Generation Grandfather Never Knew

A Mexico civil death registration record confirms that great-aunt Celedenia Robledo died at just 18 months of age, one year prior to the family immigrated to the U.S. She is the older sister that my grandfather never knew.

People Referenced: Nieto Compean, Maria Hermalinda (1887-1974), Robledo Sanches, Jose Pablo (1879-1937), Robledo, Celedonia (1913-1914)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Nieto, Robledo, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: deaths, Mexico

#52Ancestors: Celedonia Robledo, Discovering Another Mexico-Born Sister for My Grandfather

October 21, 2015 by Colleen Greene 4 Comments

#52Ancestors: Celedonia Robledo, Discovering Another Mexico-Born Sister for My Grandfather

A few weeks ago, while strategically perusing through Mexico Civil Birth Registrations for as-yet-unfound birth records for the two children born to my great-grandparents when the family still lived in Mexico, I made an unexpected discovery. I came across the birth registration for a third child born in Mexico–a daughter named Celedenia Robledo.

People Referenced: Nieto Compean, Maria Hermalinda (1887-1974), Robledo Nieto, Maria Guadalupe (1910-1975), Robledo Sanches, Jose Pablo (1879-1937), Robledo, Celedonia (1913-1914), Robledo, Refugio Raphael (b. 1915)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Nieto, Robledo, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), births, Hispanic, Mexico

Were My Mexican Ancestors Part of the Elite Landed Hacienda Lifestyle?

July 21, 2015 by Colleen Greene 7 Comments

Were My Mexican Ancestors Part of the Elite Landed Hacienda Lifestyle?

Taking a closer look at the lifestyle of the pre-revolution Mexican landed class to which my ancestors allegedly belonged before having to flee and start a new life in the United States.

People Referenced: Compean Sanches, Maria Aurelia (1858-1963), Nieto Compean, Juvenal (1898-1978), Nieto Compean, Maria Hermalinda (1887-1974), Robledo Sanches, Jose Pablo (1879-1937)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Nieto, Robledo, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: Hispanic, lifestyle, Mexico, property

Close to Identifying My Immigrant Great Grandfather Jose Robledo’s Birth Date and Parents’ Names

June 18, 2015 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

Close to Identifying My Immigrant Great Grandfather Jose Robledo’s Birth Date and Parents’ Names

Two new documents found last month helped me to finally start busting down another 15+ year old brick wall, providing the first references to the names of my great-grandfather José Robledo’s parents. Not even Dad, his cousins, or his uncle (José’s sole living child) know the names of these individuals.

People Referenced: Nieto Compean, Maria Hermalinda (1887-1974), Robledo Sanches, Jose Pablo (1879-1937)
Applicable Surnames: Robledo, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: church records, deaths, Hispanic, identity, immigration, Mexico

With Whom Did 2nd Great Grandmother Maria Aurelia Compean Immigrate from Mexico in 1919?

June 13, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

With Whom Did 2nd Great Grandmother Maria Aurelia Compean Immigrate from Mexico in 1919?

The recent discovery of the last of the border crossing records for my paternal grandfather’s immediate family has prompted me to try to solve a similar mystery about his grandmother Aurelia, whose border record indicates she immigrated alone in 1919. There is just no way my 55 year old non-English-speaking 2nd great grandmother crossed into a new country and traveled from Texas to California by herself.

People Referenced: Compean Sanches, Maria Aurelia (1858-1963), Nieto Compean, Juvenal (1898-1978), Nieto Compean, Maria Hermalinda (1887-1974), Nieto Mesa, Jose Refugio (1863-1909), Robledo Nieto, Maria Guadalupe (1910-1975), Robledo Sanches, Jose Pablo (1879-1937), Robledo, Refugio Raphael (b. 1915)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Nieto, Robledo, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: Hispanic, immigration, Mexico, Texas

#52Ancestors: The Way My Robledo and Nieto Family Immigrated to the U.S.

June 3, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: The Way My Robledo and Nieto Family Immigrated to the U.S.

I busted down yet another 15+ year brick wall two days ago, finding the last two border crossing records for the Mexico-born members of my paternal grandfather’s family, who immigrated here in 1915. Reviewing border records for this family of four led me to a new discovery, which involves another family history road trip this fall!

People Referenced: Nieto Compean, Maria Hermalinda (1887-1974), Robledo Nieto, Maria Guadalupe (1910-1975), Robledo Sanches, Jose Pablo (1879-1937), Robledo, Refugio Raphael (b. 1915)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Mesa, Nieto, Robledo, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), Hispanic, immigration, Mexico, naming conventions, surnames, Texas

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