Hello,

I haven't posted here for a long time, but seems like a good time to check in again. I usually devote the last three months of the year to researching my mother's ancestry which goes back to Jalisco. I joined Nuestros Ranchos last year around this time for that very reason.

Since last year, I've made some small progress in my research, so I've updated a couple of my files. One area where I've made some small, tiny, baby steps is in trying to break down the biggest brick wall in my research. This would be the mystery that is (was) my maternal grandfather who abandoned his family in the early to mid 1940s. I have recorded all I have been able to learn about him, and while I don't expect anyone will either recognize him or necessarily be connected to me, I do welcome all suggestions for how to proceed in my research on him. I posted a document with all I know about him. You can take a look at my files here: http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/CindyF

Also, I've been able to obtain a DNA sample from my mother's brother, hoping the Y-dna test (37 markers) would generate some leads on my mysterious grandfather, but so far nothing very helpful has come from it. (Haplogroup R-M269)

And lastly, while my Spanish has improved a lot over the last year yet I still struggle with reading and understanding many old church and civil records. So, I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to take a look at this birth record and give me a translation? It is the one on top of right page, number 185:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GPJ9-PGS?mode=g&i=894&cc=1…

Many thanks in advance to anyone that might be able to help me out with the translation or any other insights on my files. If you prefer to send the translation offlist, my email is genie_research@hotmail.com.

Best regards,

Cynthia Barela