Ancestors #7 & #8: Jose Maria Trejo y Eugenia Flores --- Married 1824 --- (4th Great Grandparents)

If there is one person I could back in time to meet, it might be Jose Maria Trejo to confirm his spouse and ancestors. I hit a brick wall with him & his wife that took me over a year to climb.  

I did not find a marriage record for Jose Maria & Maria Eugenia after searching through all the indexed parish records in the vicinity of Tarimoro.  Tarimoro did not have a parish at the time of their marriage.  Salvatierra, San Bartolo Aguas Calientes (Apatzeo el Alto), Apatzeo el Grande, and Rincon de Tamayo were the nearest parishes to Taliscoya.  I found the record after searching page by page in the only parish without indexed records, San Bartolome - Rincon De Tamayo.

Map of churches near Tarimoro. The churches are in red. 

Parish/City	Baptisms (first records)	Marriage  (first records)
Salvatierra	1679	1653
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA,APATZEO EL GRANDE	1627	1605
San Bartolo Aguas Calientes	1731	1736
San Bartolome, Rincon De Tamayo	1730	1750
Apatzeo El Alto	1867	1869
Tarimoro	1870	1870

Baptism Years	Years	file number	San Bartolome Rin De Tamayo		Trejo	Juan Antonio	Bernardo	Jose Maria
1730	1760	648480	Not Indexed	castas
1753	1760	648480	reviewed	castas			None
1761	1775	648481	indexed				None
1775	1793	648482	indexed
1793	1802	648483	Not Indexed
1804	1810	648483	Not Indexed
1810	1832	648485	indexed
1810	1840	648484	Indexed	Indios
1832	1848	648486	indexed

When I first found the record, I wasn’t sure it was the right one because the name of Jose Maria Trejo's spouse didn’t match other church records.  For example, in the marriage record for Rafael Trejo, his mother is listed as Maria Eugenia Flores, while in his baptism record his mother is listed as Maria Eugenia Gertrudis.  I figured her name was a combination of Maria Eugenia Gertrud's Flores.  

Jose Maria Trejo y Maria Eugenia Gertrudis 1824

What is interesting about this record is that it lists the spouse of Jose Maria Trejo (JMT) as Maria Eugenia Gertrudis (MEG), with no surname.  Her parents were Juan Francisco de Gomes and Maria Marselina Boverta Mejia.  If this is indeed the correct record, when and why did she use Flores later in life?  She was a 15 year old bride from Carrizo, a small rancho in Tarimoro, at the time of her marriage.    JMT was a 20 year old bachelor from Taliscolla (Taliscoya or Tlalixcoya).  His parents were listed as Bernardo Trejo and Maria Josefa Merina. The padrinos were Jose Antonio Trejo and Maria Josefa Nunes, the former being Bernardo's brother.  

I’m very paranoid about incorporated an incorrect record into my family tree, so I decided to find all the records for where Jose Maria Trejo and Maria Eugenia are listed as spouses to discover any patterns.  What I did below was to document all the baptism records where JMT was listed as the father and a variation of Maria Eugenia Gertrudies was listed as the mother.  Some of the Trejos below have a mother with a surname as Gomez, and others as Flores.  

I searched for a baptism record for the child of JMT & MEG where it listed MEG with the surname Gomes and a corresponding MI record for that child where it listed MEG with the surname Flores.  I believed that such a record would be proof that Maria Eugenia used Gomez as her surname early in life and Flores later in life.  I found one child, Jose Pascacio Margarito Trejo, that met the aforementioned search.  In his baptismal record from 1830, it states that he was born in Taliscolla to JMT & Maria Eugenia Gomes.  In the MI record below, the groom is listed as being 24 years old (which means he was born around 1830) resident of Taliscoya, and the son of JMT & Maria Eugenia Flores.  One of the witnesses was Jose Thimotheo Trejo,  the brother of JMT.  All the evidence points to Maria Eugenia Gomes and Maria Eugenia Flores being the same person.

	Jose Maria Trejo	Baptism Date	Parrish	Residence	Race	Padrino	Padrina	Marriage Name	MI Mom's Name	Marriage Residence	Parroqia
spouse:	Maria Eugenia Gertrudis
child:	Jose Rafael Hilario Trejo	24 Oct 1827	San Bartolomé, Rincón de Tamayo,	Taliscoya	not mentioned	Julio Trejo	Maria Juliana Trinidad Lara?	Jose Rafael Trejo	Maria Eugenia Florez	Encinal	Salvatierra
spouse:	Maria Eugenia (unmakeable)
child:	Jose Polin Roque Trejo	16 Aug 1825	San Bartolomé, Rincón de Tamayo,	Rancho de las Canoas	Espanol	Benito Trejo	Maria Francesca Olivera	Roque Trejo	Eugenia Flores	Huapango	Salvatierra
spouse:	Maria Eugenia Flores
child:	Jose Guadalupe Cesario Trejo Flores	30 Aug 1841	San Bartolomé, Rincón de Tamayo,	Taliscoya	not menitoned	Benito Trejo	Maria Francesca Olivera
spouse:	Maria Eugenia Gomez
child:	Maria De La Trinidad Trejo Gomez	9 Jul 1832	San Bartolomé, Rincón de Tamayo,	Taliscoya	Mestiza	Benito Trejo	Maria Francesca Olivera
child:	Jose Tiburcio Antonio Trejo Gomez	15 Aug 1838	San Bartolomé, Rincón de Tamayo,	Taliscoya	NL	Jose Maria Montoya	Maria Dorotea perez
child:	Jose Pascacio Margarito Trejo	23 Feb 1830	San Bartolomé, Rincón de Tamayo,	Taliscoya	NL	unmakeable	Maria Rafaela Rico?	Jose Pascacio	Maria Eugenia Flores	Taliscoya/ Encinal	San Bartolo Aguas Caliente

Jose Pascacio Trejo Baptism (4th Great Uncle)

Jose Pascacio MI (4th Great Uncle)

This was the first brick wall I encountered on the Trejo line. I found greater pleasure in scaling the wall than I did seeing the Giants win the world series for the first time.  There is another brick wall on the Trejo line that for the time being, I can't pass.  

Maria Eugenia Gertrudis (1808 - ???)

Eugenia was baptized on November 20, 1808.  I have been unable to located her death record.  The other records I have for her are the baptism and marriage records of her children.  

Jose Maria Trejo (???- about 1850)

I don't have a definitive record for Jose Maria's baptism.  I located what I believe to be his death record, but I unfortunately did not save it.  The other records I have for him are the baptism and marriage records of his children.  

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Marriage Record
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-20400-63964-94?cc=1860831 : accessed 9 April 2016), Rincón de Tamayo > San Bartolomé > Matrimonios 1810-1868 > image 178 of 482; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Pascario Trejo Baptism
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20400-17256-97?cc=1860831 : accessed 9 April 2016), Rincón de Tamayo > San Bartolomé > Bautismos 1810-1832 > image 351 of 397; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Pascario Trejo MI
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20620-41638-96?cc=1860831 : accessed 9 April 2016), San Bartolo Agua Caliente > San Bartolo > Información matrimonial 1847-1857 > image 249 of 898; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

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

Ancestor #5 - Pedro Trejo (2nd Great Grandfather)

Pedro is the first Trejo I found whose name was lost in history.  My father, who provided me with my base genealogical information, did not know the names of his ancestors beyond his grandparents. Pedro passed before my grandfather was born, so Guadalupe likely did not have any stories about his grandfather to share with his children.

I know that Pedro Trejo and Ramona Soto are my 2^nd great grandparents because their names are mentioned in various records for Apolonio Trejo and Guadalupe Trejo.

Baptism

Pedro was baptized on October 23, 1849.  I believe the record below states that he was born in Huapango to Rafael Trejo (22) and Crispina Lara (22), and was baptized in Tarimoro.  The record is from the Salvatierra church because the municipality was under the Salvatierra parish at the time. 

Pedro Trejo Baptism

Marriage

Pedro married Crispina Lara on May 28, 1873 in Tarimoro, Guanjuato.  You may notice that his actual marriage record yields very little biographical information.  

Pedro y Crispina Lara Catholic Church Marriage Record

Pedro Y Crispina Marriage Information Record

Census

Pedro lived in Puerto de Barajas during the 1883 padron, with his wife, Crispina, and their children.

Death

He died in Tarimoro on September 20 1890,  at the age of 41 years.  He was survived by his wife and kids.

Death seemed to be ever present in the small town.   In a three year period in the mid 1880’s, Pedro and Crispina lost two infant children and his father.  His daughter Patricia passed away at around  a year of age and his son Modesto passed away under the age of one. 

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Pedro Trejo Baptism:

"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-20570-23882-82?cc=1860831 : accessed 6 March 2016), Salvatierra &gt; Salvatierra &gt; Bautismos 1847-1852 &gt; image 200 of 541; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Marriage Record

"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20422-37192-2?cc=1860831 : accessed 6 March 2016), Tarimoro > San Miguel Arcángel > Matrimonios 1870-1890 > image 101 of 735; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Marriage Informational
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20594-6177-83?cc=1860831 : accessed 6 March 2016), Tarimoro > San Miguel Arcángel > Información matrimonial 1873-1876 > image 11 of 675; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Civil Death Cert
"México, Guanajuato, Registro Civil, 1862-1930," images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23324-23523-71?cc=1922031 : accessed 6 March 2016), Guanajuato &gt; Tarimoro &gt; Defunciones 1888-1890 &gt; image 507 of 554; Archivo General del Registro Civil del Estado Guanajuato (Guanajuato Civil Registry State Archives).

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).

 

Ancestor #4 Esteban Arroyo (Great Great Grandfather) – Part 1

Esteban Arroyo, my great-great-grandfather, lived in Tarimoro, Guanajuato in the 1800’s.  Unfortunately, I do not have any photographs of him. 

I’m writing about Esteban because finding and confirming the names of his parents required extra genealogical research.  The records I typically use to find the names of my ancestors, the marriage information (MI) records, were not fruitful in his case due to inconsistencies in the surname used by his first wife.  I located two MI records for Esteban Arroyo, he was married twice, but I could initially only positively attribute one of the two records to him.  I know he was married twice because in the MI record with my great-great-grandmother, Leandra Jimenez, it states that he was a widower of 14 months, previously married to Bacilia Lara.  Esteban Arroyo and Leandra Jimenez married on November 7, 1872 in the San Miguel Arcangel church in Tarimoro, Guanajuato. 

Esteban y Leandra

Extra research is required to discover the names of the parents of a bride or groom when the only record known of them is their second marriage information record.  A marriage record usually lists the parents of both the bride & groom.  In the case of Esteban, in the section normally reserved for the names of the groom’s parents, it listed the details of his previous marriage.  I used that information to work backward to try to locate his first MI record.  I was unsuccessful at finding an exact match.  However, I did find a record for an Esteban Arroyo and Bacilia Alvarez.   Bacilia’s parents are listed as Ygnacio Alvarez and Antonia Lara.  His parents were listed as Manuel Arroyo and Antonia Contreras. 

Esteban y Bacilia

Everything for the marriage record for Esteban and Bacilia Alvarez matched except her surname. Perhaps the priest incorrectly wrote down her name as Lara (her mother’s maiden name) instead of Alvarez during Esteban’s marriage informational session with Leandra.  I wanted to be certain, so I continued to look.

I decided to research his first wife’s death record, hoping to find useful additional.  My search again came up empty for an exact match.  The closest match I found was for a deceased woman named Bacilia Perez, who was survived by a husband named Estaban Arroyo. Bacilia Perez passed away in Tarimoro on September 1, 1871, approximately 14 months before Esteban and Leandra were married.  The record was around the estimated time and place of the passing of Esteban’s first wife.   

Bacilia Perez

I had three records for Esteban Arroyo, each showing him married to a woman named Bacilia, and each with a different surname.  I began to wonder, was it possible that there were two or three Esteban Arroyos who lived in the same place, at the same time and married a woman named Bacilia.  Likely not, but I wanted more definitive proof that Bacilia Lara and Bacilia Alvarez were the same person. 

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citations:
1. Esteban y Leandra:
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20592-29266-79?cc=1860831 : accessed 20 February 2016), Tarimoro > San Miguel Arcángel > Información matrimonial 1870-1873 > image 520 of 645; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

2. Esteban y Bacilia
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-20415-44091-80?cc=1860831 : accessed 20 February 2016), Salvatierra > Salvatierra > Información matrimonial 1863-1865 > image 387 of 450; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

3. Bacilia Perez
"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-20589-8090-59?cc=1860831 : accessed 20 February 2016), Tarimoro > San Miguel Arcángel > Defunciones 1870-1878 > image 79 of 444; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

Draft: Ancestor #3 Refugio Arroyo

This post is a work-in-progress.  I have to interview my eldest aunt to gather more information about Refugio's life.  My Tia told me that her Mama Cuca (as Refugio was known to her grandchildren) loved her grandchildren very much.  My Tia Came called her a “abuela de verdad.”

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Refugio Arroyo was born and raised in Tarimoro, GTO.  Her baptism record states that she was baptized on February 26, 1878, at San Miguel Arcangel church. Her parents are listed as Esteban Arroyo and Leandra Jimenez. 

She married Apolonio Trejo on April 3, 1894 in Tarimoro, GTO, at the age of 16. 

As mentioned in a previous post, she was widowed in 1916, at the age of 38.  She never remarried.

She was living with her son, Guadalupe, at the time the 1930 Mexican Census was taken.

Below is a picture of Refugio with her grandson, Apolonio. 

Apolonio Trejo & Refugio Arroyo

She passed away around 1960.  I believe she was laid to rest inside the San Miguel Arcangel church, pictured below.

Baptism Record Citation:

"México, Guanajuato, registros parroquiales, 1519-1984," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-20400-42964-12?cc=1860831 : accessed 13 February 2016), Tarimoro &gt; San Miguel Arcángel &gt; Bautismos 1877-1882 &gt; image 97 of 728; parroquias Católicas, Guanajuato (Catholic Church parishes, Guanajuato).

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.