Ancestors #6 & #7 - Rafael Trejo (1827-1886) & Ramona Soto (1827-???) - 3rd Great Grandparents

Luckily, I easily found Rafael Trejo & Ramona Soto’s marriage record, unfortunately, it didn’t list the names of their parents.  I found the names of their parents in their marriage informational record, but it was very difficult to read because the ink from the opposite page bled through the paper and the penmanship was poor.  It also contained transcription errors.  I was frustrated to say the least.  His parents were Jose Maria Trejo and Maria Eugenia Flores.  Ramona’s parents are listed as Jose de la cruz Soto and Maria Juana Lara.  

Rafael Trejo y Ramona Soto 1847

Rafael Trejo y Ramona Soto - Marriage Informational

He was from el Encinal, which I at first had no clue where it was located.  It wasn't even listed in the following atlas, which lists all the municipalities, congregations, haciendas, and ranchos in Mexico.

1896 Tarimoro

Diccionario geográfico, histórico y biográfico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos,Volume 5.  Antonio García Cubas, 1896 - Mexico.

The website below doesn't show it as well.  

http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/Default.aspx

I eventually found the community using google maps street view.  It is currently a very small settlement, I don't even think its considered a rancho.  I wonder what brought them to live in such a small community. 

Rafael Trejo Baptism

Jose Rafael Hilario was baptized on October 12, 1827.  His record lies within the San Bartolome Church in Rincon De Tamayo.  He was born on October 8, 1827 in Talicoya (Taliscolla), which was likely considered part of Tarimoro but not likely under the Salvatierra parish.   As shown on the map below, Rincon de Tamayo is closer to Taliscoya than Tarimoro.  I'm sure of is if he was baptized in the church or closer to home. 

Jose Rafael Baptism 1827 - Mexico

Google Map of Tarimoro

Residence
In the 1883 padron of the Tarimoro, Rafael lived with his son, Pedro, in Puerto de Barajas.  His wife, Ramona, is not listed in the padron.

Death
Rafael received his final sacraments on August 9, 1886.  He lived in la Nopalera at the time of his death, a community within the municipal boundaries of Tarimoro. He died at the age of 58 years.  He is listed as a widower, but his spouse is not listed.

Rafael Trejo Death Record

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Ramona Soto

Ramona Soto's MI list her as being from el talon or tafon del partied, which I still can't find on any map.

Baptism:
She was baptized on June 24, 1827, in Tarimoro, but the record is under the Salvatierra parish.  She is listed as a mestiza from Huapango.  

Ramona Soto Baptism Record

I have been unable to locate her death record.

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Rafael Trejo

Baptism
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-20400-18619-7?cc=1860831 : accessed 14 March 2016), Rincón de Tamayo > San Bartolomé > Bautismos 1810-1832 > image 315 of 397; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Marriage
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20571-30295-62?cc=1860831 : accessed 14 March 2016), Salvatierra > Salvatierra > Matrimonios 1839-1854 > image 251 of 607; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Death
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-20419-27864-62?cc=1860831 : accessed 14 March 2016), Tarimoro > San Miguel Arcángel > Defunciones 1878-1886 > image 459 of 482; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Ramona Soto

Baptism
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-TQCB-V?mode=g&i=473&wc=3NYG-MNP%3A178285301%2C178658501%2C219552601%3Fcc%3D1883388&cc=1883388

Esteban Arroyo - Ancestor #4 - Part 2

Esteban’s death record was my last hope of finding a document that definitively identified his parents.  The information in death records is uneven, so it wasn’t a guarantee that I would hit the jackpot if I found it.  I started my search by narrowing down the years of when he could have possibly died.

The marriage informational records of his children provided me with helpful hints to track down his death record from the Catholic Church.  Refugio’s Arroyo’s MI from 1894 provided me with my first clue.  It listed her father, Esteban Arroyo, as deceased.  I decided to work backward from that date. Unfortunately the records were not indexed at the time, so I searched the digital microfilm documents page by page.  I searched for hours to find his record. 

Jackpot!!!  Well, a bittersweet jackpot.  It's a bit sorrowful searching death records because I'm familiar with the feelings that accompany the records.  

I knew it was his records because it listed Leandra Jimenez as his spouse.  Esteban Arroyo passed January 18, 1895, in Tarimoro, at the age of 51.  

I was elated, almost to the point of being teary-eyed, when I read the names of his parents at the bottom of the record. His parents were listed as Manuel Arroyo and Antonia Contreras.  Other than the trill that comes with finding a record after hours of research, my favorite aspect of family research is learning the names of my ancestors.  I first great pride in resurrecting the relationship within a family.  I wonder about the last time someone mentioned Manuel and Antonia as the parents of Esteban. Additionally, I now could add the names of another set of great-great-great grandparents to my family tree. 

This record provided that definitive proof that Bacilia Lara and Bacilia Alvarez were indeed the same woman.  Mystery solved.   With the names of his parents and the biographical information from his first MI, I was able to locate his baptism record.

Esteban Arroyo was baptized on August 2, 1843 in Tarimoro.  The record is from Salvatierra because Tarimoro did not have a parish at the time.

Below is his record from Tarimoro's 1883 padron.  He is listed as living with his wife and kids, Leandra Jimenez, Josefa, Refugio, Conrado, and Maria.   The ages in the document are not accurate.

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Esteban Arroyo Death Record

"México, Guanajuato, Registro Civil, 1862-1930," images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-23321-10800-46?cc=1922031 : accessed 27 February 2016), Guanajuato &gt; Tarimoro &gt; Defunciones 1894-1896 &gt; image 47 of 540; Archivo General del Registro Civil del Estado Guanajuato (Guanajuato Civil Registry State Archives). 

Citation

"México, Michoacán, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1555-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18784-10196-9?cc=1883388&wc=3NYG-MNP:178285301,178658501,219552601 : accessed 27 February 2016), Morelia > Arquidiócesis de Morelia > Padrones 1831-1896 > image 416 of 684; parroquias Católicas, Michoacan (Catholic Church parishes, Michoacan).

 

Draft: Ancestor # 2 Apolonio Trejo

Apolonio Trejo, my paternal great grandfather, was born and raised in the Tarimoro region of Guanajuato.  His baptism record states that he was baptized with the name Jose Apolonio de Jesus Trejo Lara on April 10, 1874, at San Miguel Arcangel in Tarimoro.  He was born in Encinal, a very small rancho in the municipality of Tarimoro.  His parents are listed as Pedro Trejo (25) and Crispina Lara (22). 

The 1883 padron of Tarimoro list Apolonio living with his immediate family in Barajas, a small rancho near Huapango.   Also listed in the padron living with the family is Rafael Trejo, his grandfather. 

                                                

Apolonio has been an important name in the Trejo family, along with Guadalupe, over the last four generations.  Guadalupe Trejo named his first son after his father, and my father named his oldest son after his oldest brother.  I don’t foresee any more Trejos named Apolonio, at least not in the US. 

On April 3, 1894, he married Refugio Arroyo in the San Miguel Arcangel church in Tarimoro.  He is listed as a 20 year old laborer from Huapango.  Refugio Arroyo is listed as a 17 year old bachelorette from Tarimoro. I imagine the wedding would have been a relatively simple affair by today standards.

Based on the records I have found online and the names provided to me by my father, Apolonio and Refugio had eight children together: Encarnacion (1897), Mercedes (1900), Guadalupe (1901), Ascencion (1905), Soledad (1913), Concepcion, Juliana, and Modesto (I have been unable to locate records for the last three children).  Apolonio’s occupation was likely related to agriculture and his income comparable to a lot of folks in town.   His home in Huapango, a really small & rural community, was likely a simple structure made out of bricks. 

I do not have any second-hand accounts about Apolonio, however I do have one unfortunate story.   I was told that he was taken from his home during the Mexican revolution, and along with his younger brother Crispin, killed in Salvatierra.   His death had something to do with supporting rebels against the government during the time of the Mexican revolution.   The story goes that his brother was killed first and he died from sight of his fallen brother.

The record about his death states that he was killed by a firing squad in Salvatierra on May 29, 1916.  His brother’s record also states that he met the same fate.  His body was not returned to Tarimoro, but he received his final sacraments at San Miguel Arcangel.  From what I gather, his burial site is unknown, somewhere in Salvatierra.