Hello, my name is Elena Becerra Woodard. My research shows that my ancestors from my grandmother on my mother’s side were in the Chinampas, Jalisco area for at least 250 years, before migrating to the US in 1898, settling in Colton, CA.

I am a direct descendent of the following people from Chinampas:
My grandmother: Felipa Canales (1890 – 1981)
Her parents: Simon Canales (1858 – 1955) m. Epimenia Contreras (1861 – 1902)
Juan Andres Canales (b. 1823) m. Maria Casilda Cuellar (b. 1829)
Jose Sixto Cuellar (b. abt 1780) m. Maria Felipa Sanchez (b. abt 1780)
Miguel Sanchez (b. abt 1760) m. Gregoria de Lira (b. abt 1760)
Antonio Atanacio Basilio Cuellar (b. 1765) m. Ana Maria Collazo (b. 1759)
Juan Cristomo Collaso (b. 1736) m. Maria Celedonia Delgado ( b. 1730)
Juan Delgado (b. 1703) m. Maria Ysabel de Peres y Gutierres (b. 1704)
Lorenzo Delgado (b. 1676) m. Juana de la Cruz (1675)
Lazaro Delgado ( b. 1655) m. Nicolasa de la Cruz (1650 – 1722)
Lucas de Ramirez Delgado (b. 1629) m. Maria Magdalena Hernandez (b. 1634)
Jose Miguel Cuellar ( b. abt 1740) m. Maria Josefa Martinez (b. abt 1740)
Maximo Canales (b. 1794) m. Josefa Gomez (b. 1797)
Ygnacio Gomez (b. abt 1770) m. Maria Matiana Barrientos (b. 1768)
Jose Miguel Canales (b. abt 1770) m. Paula Elena Perez (b. abt 1770)
Franciso Perez ( b.abt 1750) m. Petra Flores (b. abt 1750)
Jose Manuel Guadalupe Canales (b. abt 1750) m. Maria Antonia Garcia (b. abt 1750)
Gregoria Contreras (b. abt 1830) m. Timotea Ibarra (abt. 1820)

Several of my family lines in the Chinampas, Jalisco area intermarried with Terrones.

My father’s family are Becerras who lived in the Tepic, Nayarit area for at least 150 years before migrating to the US and settling in San Bernardino, CA.