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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

#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

Tracking the Andrew Jackson Pace Family in Rural Depression Era Texas, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses

September 8, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Tracking the Andrew Jackson Pace Family in Rural Depression Era Texas, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses

Trying to identify where in Texas my husband’s grandfather was born requires tracking the movements of his parents and siblings, with an initial look at two census records.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Haley, Rebecca (1916-1991), Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961), Pace, Clara Irene (1917-1933), Pace, Roy Delmar (b. 1913)
Applicable Surnames: Fields, Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: births, census records, deaths, farming, Texas, The Great Depression

#52Ancestors: Hoping to Find the Birth Record for Grandfather Roy Delmar Pace on My Upcoming Texas Road Trip

September 5, 2015 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

#52Ancestors: Hoping to Find the Birth Record for Grandfather Roy Delmar Pace on My Upcoming Texas Road Trip

Grandfather Roy D. Pace is allegedly the 3rd great-grandson of William Henry Pace (1745-1815), the Pace who served in General George Washington’s elite bodyguard unit–the Commander in Chief’s Guard–during the Revolutionary War. To prove or disprove that claim, I have to first prove the identity or Roy’s parents.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Greene, Jeff, Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961), Pace, Betty (d. 2002), Pace, Richard (1583-1627) - Saved Jamestown, Pace, Roy Delmar (b. 1913), Pace, William Henry (1745-1815) - George Washington's Elite Bodyguard
Applicable Surnames: Fields, Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), births, census records, DNA, Texas

Maria Aurelia Compean (1858-1963): Correct Birth Year is Likely 1864

May 11, 2015 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

Maria Aurelia Compean (1858-1963): Correct Birth Year is Likely 1864

The second part in trying to determine the accurate birth year for my Mexico-born 2nd great-grandmother. Obtaining copies of her Spanish-written Catholic church baptism and marriage records.

People Referenced: Compean Sanches, Maria Aurelia (1858-1963), Nieto Mesa, Jose Refugio (1863-1909)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: baptisms, births, marriages

#52Ancestors: Maria Aurelia Compean (1858-1963), Lived to Be 105 or 100 or 95 Years of Age

May 5, 2015 by Colleen Greene 3 Comments

#52Ancestors: Maria Aurelia Compean (1858-1963), Lived to Be 105 or 100 or 95 Years of Age

My extended family has always proudly claimed my great-grandmother lived to 105 years. But the most credible records I’ve found thus far indicate she most likely was only 95 years old. Only 95? I still hope Dad inherited those healthy long-living genes!

People Referenced: Compean Sanches, Maria Aurelia (1858-1963), Compean, Jose Santiago (b. 1840), Sanches, Maria Eutimia (b. abt 1834)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Martinez, Nieto, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), births, deaths, Hispanic, Mexico

Grandfather Benjamin Robledo (1919-1990): Trying to Solve the Mystery of His Given Birth Name

April 19, 2015 by Colleen Greene 6 Comments

Grandfather Benjamin Robledo (1919-1990): Trying to Solve the Mystery of His Given Birth Name

For 15 years, I have beaten my head against a wall in total frustration at being unable to locate a birth record for my paternal grandfather, Benjamin Robledo (1919-1990). 14 months ago, I finally had a breakthrough that only confused things more. Yesterday, I obtained a copy of his original birth certificate.

People Referenced: Robledo, Benjamin (1919-1990)
Applicable Surnames: Compean, Nieto, Robledo, Sanches
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: births, California, given names

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