At last! Someone who is looking for VIDAURRI!

Welcome, Gilbert, to Nuestros Ranchos.

My name is Veronica Vidaure Rahorn and I live in Gilbert, AZ. I believe that
you and I are related through this man:
Miguel VIDAURRI
Born 1806 in Rio Chico, Teocaltiche, Jalisco

Some time between 1806 and 1826, he moved to Paso de Sotos, JAL (now known
as Villa Hidalgo) and married a ggggreat aunt of mine. She died in 1836. A
few months later, he married my gggreat grandmother, but I think they had
already been having hanky panky because my gggreat grandfather Luis was born
before Miguel's first wife died. Lots of skeletons in this closet!

Anyway, I am waiting for my husband to get back on swing shift so I can
start spending more time at the local Mormon family history center. I plan
to work backwards from Miguel so I'll share my findings with you. I'd love
to figure out how Miguel and Chavelita are related. Do you have any
genealogy lines for her?

Some other questions: Did Chavelita come to Douglas with Celso? Where is Los
Osos, California?

Looking forward to sharing info with you!
Veronica Vidaure Rahorn
vrahorn@wydebeam.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gilbert Keas"
To:
Sent: 23 January, 2008 15:05
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/16503

> http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/16503
> RESEARCHING: Rodriquez-Vidaurri-Aguilera-Yniquez
>
>
>
>
> Greetings to members of Nuestros Ranchos:
>
> My name is Gilbert Keas [rhymes with Keys] and I live in Los Osos,
> California. My research at this early stage is focused on Teocaltiche,
> Jal.
> and Zacatecas, Zac.
>
> Here is a brief informal Descendancy Narative of my great-grandfather,
> Celso
> Rodriquez [through my grandfather, Candelario Rodriquez], from my mother's
> side of the family:
>
>
>
> Descendancy Narrative of Celso Rodriquez & Isabel Vidaurri
>
> I. Celso Rodriquez was born circa 1847. He married Ysabel "Chavelita"
> Vidaurri on 25 April, 1874 in Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico. The children
> of
> Celso and Ysabel, may have consisted of seven boys and one girl. Their
> daughter may have died in childhood. After 1908, Celso may have
> immigrated
> to Douglas, Arizona, as did most of his sons, including Candelario and his
> immediate family.
>
> A. Ciriaco Rodriquez was born between 1875-1879 in Teocaltiche,
> Jalisco,
> Mexico.
>
> B. Camilo Rodriquez was born between 1875-1879 in Teocaltiche, Jalisco,
> Mexico.
>
> C. Apolinar Rodriquez was born between 1875-1879 in Teocaltiche,
> Jalisco, Mexico.
>
> D. Casimiro Rodriquez was born between 1875-1879 in Teocaltiche,
> Jalisco, Mexico.
>
> E. Candelario Rodriquez was born on 2 Feb 1879 in Teocaltiche, Jalisco,
> Mexico. He married Maria Refugia Aguilera [Daughter of Timoteo Aguilera
> and
> Refugia Yniguez] circa. 1897 in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico. Candelario
> died on 14 Nov 1941 in El Paso, Texas, at age 62. Candelario & Maria had
> ten
> children... the first three were born in Zacatecas, Zacatecas, the next
> four
> were born in Douglas, Arizona, the last three were born in El Paso, Texas.
>
>
>
> AGUILERA-YNIGUEZ NOTES:
>
> 1. Timoteo Aguilera & Refugia Yniguez were married on July 8, 1874 in
> Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico.
>
> 2. Maria Refugia Aguilera was born on July 13, 1882, Teocaltiche,
> Jalisco,
> Mexico and died on May 10th, 1957, El Paso, Texas.
>
> 3. Two of Maria's brothers were Margarito and Francisco "Poncho"
> Aguilera.
>
> 4. Maria worked in the men's clothing store owned by her brother,
> Francisco
> Aguilera, either in Teocaltiche or Zacatecas.
>
>
>
> I hope to travel to Teocaltiche this June or July to walk the sod of my
> grandparents & great-grandparents and see what I can find in the way of
> family history [I'll be traveling with a friend who is fluent in
> Spanish...
> regrettably, I am not].
>
> I would like to find the locations of Teocaltiche's cemeteries while this
> trip is still in the planning stage.
>
> I look forward to any advise offered by fellow researchers and members of
> Nuestros Ranchos.
>
> Muchos Gracias,
>
> Gilbert
>

Welcome to the Nuestros Ranchos family, How exciting to hear so many members are going to Mexico!

I thought I'd share what I found in my trip to Mexico about cemeteries. Most are locked and you will need someone to let you in. Another thing I found was many old grave markers were wood so they no longer exist and there were not always records of where each person was buried. I also discovered not many people go to graveyards unless they have to! My host's found it strange I wanted to just walk and read headstones in them. Another older custom I discovered it they buried up to 5 people in one grave, they would move the bones to the foot of the grave and bury the next person. I found a family grave of a child of 7 years of age and saw something sticking out of the dirt, I pulled and a leg bone came up in my hands.. Obviously it was not the child buried in 1967.. I said a prayer and reburied the bone. My host's could only shake their heads.

The truly strange thing was seeing the surnames of the people I had been researching back to the 1600's. I almost felt them thanking me for remembering them.. it was an experience I had never had before but will never forget.

Linda in Everett

Gilbert Keas wrote:
http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/16503
RESEARCHING: Rodriquez-Vidaurri-Aguilera-Yniquez

Greetings to members of Nuestros Ranchos:

My name is Gilbert Keas [rhymes with Keys] and I live in Los Osos,
California. My research at this early stage is focused on Teocaltiche, Jal.
and Zacatecas, Zac.

I hope to travel to Teocaltiche this June or July to walk the sod of my
grandparents & great-grandparents and see what I can find in the way of
family history [I’ll be traveling with a friend who is fluent in Spanish...
regrettably, I am not].

I would like to find the locations of Teocaltiche’s cemeteries while this
trip is still in the planning stage.

I look forward to any advise offered by fellow researchers and members of
Nuestros Ranchos.

Muchos Gracias,

Gilbert