John,

Sometimes it is difficult to find individuals from that recent period just
using the online familysearch.org search engine so you'll probably have to
resort to turning pages one by one first in San Miguel el Alto and then
expand your research to the area of AGS that you speculate he might have
been born:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=MEXICO

scroll down to Jalisco

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.fami…
rch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1874591

and to San Miguel el Alto:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamil…
ch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2F12503115%3Fcc%3D187459

or for Civil Records:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.fami…
rch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1918187

https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamil…
ch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2FMMBB-NHJ%3An604286422%3Fcc%3D1918187

now for Aguascalientes since you don't know the location your search will be
infinitely harder. Here is the link to the AGS records:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.fami…
rch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1410092

https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamil…
ch.org%2Frecords%2Fwaypoint%2F6805247%3Fcc%3D1410092

joseph

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Joseph Puentes
Clean@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org [mailto:research-
> bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of John Martinez
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 11:28 PM
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Trinidad Martinez
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am trying to do some research on my grandfather Trinidad Martinez, but
have not been
> able o find his place of birth.  I am using
"familysearch.org/mexico-genealogy"  He was
> born in and around 1895 either in San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco or
Aguascalientes.  if anyone
> can help I will appreciate it.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Martinez
>

Hi John

I found some useful clues and info on the records of border crossing which I accessed through Ancestry.com. I think you can try it out through a trial version.
I saw who came across with whom, what town they came from in Mexico, and who they were going to stay with in the US,ages of the children and where they were born...This was for 1908 or 9. I had tried it on a lark, had always assumed they were undocumented, but I got lucky. Knowing specifically which town they came from has of course enabled me to narrow my searches.

Regards
Denise