Long before I became interested in genealogy, I was aware of family lore
that there was a Chinese ancestor in my maternal family. In the 1980s I
determined to resolve the issue. As such, I visited the FHC in Yuma, AZ and
My son-in-law's paternal maternal great-grandfather, Rosario Barron (Paura) worked the Quik Silver Mines in what was known as the Redwood Township Almaden Precinct of Santa Clara Co. CA. in the 1920s.
What a small world, My parents owned the Warburton's Tamales and Enchilada Shop in Santa Clara and bought about 500 tortillas weekly from Puentes Bros. They used to make their own tortillas while the shop was in Santa Clara, but when they bought a restaurant in Mountain View, they took to buying their tortillas from Puentes Bros. That would have been the mid 50s. I just talked to my Mom and she remembers either your Mother or Aunt's birthday being on St. Patrick's Day. My brother took over the Tamale business in the early 80's and I am not sure where he was buying the tortillas then. Warburton's is now closed but my twin and I still get together and make the tamales and enchiladas. To celebrate the business's 100th anniversary, in 2004, Mom gave out the recipe to all our cousins. My parents were Bud and Aileen Chiono in case your family remembers them.
A couple of people have asked me about Indian kidnappings, and life on the unsettled frontier in general.
Of course, I don't mean to demonize the Indians who were only protecting their families, homes, and land. But the story is almost always told from the European perspective.
Not a real big deal now but lets try to keep the messages on the right
lists:
for things directly related to research use: research@nuestrosranchos.org
for things of a general nature use: general@nuestrosranchos.org
I have just posted a picture of a church in the Albums/Ranchos y Ciudades/Nochistlan, Zacatecas section. I received this photo from a primo about a year ago and have since lost contact with him. Does anyone recognize this church, and/or know it's name. According to my primo this is where my great-grandparents, Victo Jauregui and Petra Huerta, were married in Nochistlan, Zac.
Joseph,
I had been meaning to ask you about that picture of the men in front of the "Puentes Bros" store.
My husband and I were brought from the Southwest to San Jose as children right after WWII (he from El Paso, age 12, and me from New Mexico's Mesilla Valley, age 8). We lived there, went to school (St. Joseph's, Washington Elementary, Wilson Jr. High, SJ High, SJCC, SJSU), worked there, and retired there before moving up to the Northwest in 1996. Our families in San Jose always bought the corn tortillas at Puentes Bros. since Safeway didn't sell any Mexican products, and I remember my mother would pick up the masa, chiles, etc. for tamales there too.
There have been quite a few new members that have joined the list since
we moved to the new site.
If you haven't had a chance yet please do introduce your self on the
Research list: research@nuestrosranchos.org
I've run across a surname that does not comply with the traditional Mexican progression of surnames. In other words, the name of the person is not followed by the surname of the father, then the surname of the mother.
if you saw a little boy running around the store sometimes then it might
have been me. Then again it could easily have been one of my many
cousins. You never know but you and I might have met or as little kids
Arturo,
I just noticed that Linda's messages regarding her new DNA test results
aren't listed in the Ranchos website.
Previously I also noted that one of my posts apparently was truncated on the
"Mongolian blue spots are common among darker-skinned races, such as
Asian, East Indian, and African. They are flat, pigmented lesions with
unclear borders and irregular shape. They appear commonly at the base
this one is full of relatives from Jalisco, Zacatecas and Chihuahua
joseph
ps: you'll have to have Windows Media Player to view. . .sorry Mac folks,
but if you have QuickTime you can try this: http://blip.tv/file/15482,
Linda with DNA the geographical areas are easier to cross and still make connections. A great
database has already been set up and it would be good to make your contributions there on
Gary Felix' site.
In reference to Chinese immigrants in Mexico prior to 1650... one of the most Mexican of traditions originates with an Asian immigrant...
http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/lachina.html
ASIAN INFLUENCE IN MEXICO STEMS FROM SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
HI,
I am a new member to Nuestros Ranchos and already I made contact with a distant Tisnado relative. Based on the IGI found in www.FamilySearch.com, migration and settlement patterns, I am searching for the Tisnado ancestor who migrated from Jalisco to Sonora.
Most of my research originated in Calvillo and Aguascalientes,
Aguascalientes. This is my fathers paternal side. My surname is Gonzales,
below is my father Antonly Richard Gonzales. The following are two pages of
Thank you, that answered my questions. I am trying to learn. Helen
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> Helen:
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> The films database on Nuestros Ranchos has two basic functions... the first is
I've standardized all my spellings to conform to today's language.
At first I left the old names, they are quaint and add a certain flavor to my tree.
But my tree is too large and unwieldly for that now. Too many alternate names cause confusion and chaos.
Actually, I found five individuals whom I believe are siblings for Yolanda's grandmother, Maria Ruano. There may be more, but the IGI database for Nochistlan only goes up to 1875. Unless the microfilms for the years after 1875 are indexed, it will necessitate going through them entry by entry to find any others.
I am trying to trace my de la Torre's in and around Guadalajara and
Tepatitlan de Morelos. What I know is Jose de la Torre and Elena
Romero had at least four children: Sofia (b. ca. 1881), Adolfo,
Thank you so much for your help. Helen
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> Helen:
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> It appears someone at LDS is researching your family as well, since there are a
I would like to research the Femat, Montanez,Reyes, Perez, and Richarte surnames. Helen Femat Fisher
Emilie Garcia's GARCIA-CERVANTES and OLAGUE-TINAJERO [FELIX] trees are now in the GEDCOM database. These trees are also available on Ancestry.com but now they are searchable from within the Nuestros Ranchos site along with over a dozen other members' trees.