Hi there Elvira,
My name is Welester G. Alvarado . I have Tamez in my family line . My Great Grandfather is Bernardo Almaguer Tamez born Aug. 23, 1848 in Villa de Sanitago, Nuevo Leon . His mother Maria Antonia Tamez Tamez born in 1817 also in Santiago .
Antonias father Jose Eugenio Tamez Salazar born 1790 in Sanitago . Eugenios father Juan Crisostomo Tamez Tamez born April 10, 1761 in Santiago. Crisostomos father Gregorio Tamez born 1740 in Santiago .

Im sorry I dont have exact dates on some of these , for the moment this is what I have . Hope its of some use .

Welester

> Hello, Everyone!
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> Can someone give information or contacts with people doing research on the Tamez/Tames families from Nuevo Leon?
> I understand some books about the last name have been published but cannot locate any of them. Can anyone point me in the right direction here as I have no publisher or name of authors but have only heard about the books existing.
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> Also, does anyone know for sure the origin of the last name? So far all I have found says its either Jewish or Arabic.
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> Hoping to get a response,
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> Elvira
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