Many public libraries have a subscription to Ancestry.com; however you have to use it at the library.

The LDS Family History Centers also have access, but once again, you can only use it at the FHC.

At the Family Search website there is a source entitled “United States, Border Crossings from Mexico to United States, 1903-1957” which may be helpful. This is just an index of the files at Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com has images of these records. which may have more information than the index. In a few cases there are even pictures of the person, but that is rare.

There are a number of Texas resources at Family Search that you can search on the web, as well as others at Ancestry.com.

The 1940 Census may be helpful, although the names Roberto Flores and Petra Flores are not distinctive, so if you had any more information your chances of success would be improved.

Getting a copy of your father’s birth certificate would be helpful, but it likely would only say his father is from Mexico, but there is always a chance that it may be more specific. There are restrictions on who can get copies of birth records. You would have to look at the rules at the Texas Department of State Health Services. There is also a fee for an official copy.

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

If your grandfather was using the name Roberto Diaz Flores and all his children go the surname Flores, I wonder whether he used his full name unchanged (Roberto Diaz Flores) and here in the US the authorities just assumed Flores was his only surname, or if he switched the order of his surnames and his real birth name was Roberto Flores Diaz. If you search this name at familysearch you get some hits from US border crossings from Mexico.

As for using Ancestry.com, I agree with Mr. Fulton, you can visit your local library, or the library of a nearby university and they may have a subscription you can use. Maybe even your school.

Good luck with your search,
Victoriano Navarro

I tried Ancestry.com and found them way too expensive and no results. I had no success with my searches and a friend of mine told me to use FamilySearch, which is free and quite helpful. I’ve had success in my searches with Nuestros Ranchos, Mexico Genealogy and familysearch. They are free and very helpful. Afer months of searching, Joseph found my Mother and I almost cried to see her birth certificate since than I stick with NR.

Ann Marie Gutierrez

I tried Ancestry.com and found them way too expensive and no results. I had no success with my searches and a friend of mine told me to use FamilySearch, which is free and quite helpful. I’ve had success in my searches with Nuestros Ranchos, Mexico Genealogy and familysearch. They are free and very helpful. Afer months of searching, Joseph found my Mother and I almost cried to see her birth certificate since than I stick with NR.

Ann Marie Gutierrez

Victoriano,

I see so do you think one of the those Robertos might be my grandfather?I shall try going to the library and check if they do so.

George,

May I have the link to that specific website because i couldn’t find it.I tried looking for my fathers birth certificate on familysearch.org but was not successful it didn’t mention birth records for people born in San Antonio Texas County Bexar;this is a lot different than looking for your ancestors in Mexico.

Abram

This is the site:

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/certified_copy.shtm#offline

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

Abram

There is a border crossing record that may be of interest, but you would need some more information to determine if this is the right person:

Roberto Diaz Flores
b. 9-17-1928, Ags., Ags, Mexico
residence: Calle Madero #164, Ags., Ags., Mexico
Crossed the border at El PAso, 5 Jan 1946
unnmarried

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

Abram

Assuming your grandmother was born in the 1930’s (not unreasonable with the info you provided) there is one Petra Flores born in Bexar Co., TX:

Petra Flores
b. 18 Sep 1931, Bexar Co.
Father: Mateo Flores
Mother: Andreas Casares

However, more inforamtion is needed to determine if this is the right Petra Flores. There are 12 other Petra Flores born in Texas in the 1930s.

There are also at least two female births with last name Flores, but no first name, in Bexar County.

Perhaps trying to find a marriage record for your grandparents would solve the riddle.

George Fulton
Pleasanton, CA

Abram,

Yes, one of those Robertos might be your grandfather, although Roberto, Díaz and Flores are pretty common name and surnames, so chances are there were more people named like your grandfather during his lifetime.

Good luck with your search,
Victoriano Navarro

Name: Rogelio F Flores
Date of Birth: 3 Jul 1951
Gender: Male
Birth County: Bexar
Father’s Name: Roberto D Flores
Mother’s Name: Petra Flores
Roll Number: 1951_0005

The above is from Ancestry.com. It’s a birth index. You have to order a birth certificate thru Vital Check in order to see the document. I still pay for this site, but after going through it today I might have to cancel. You used to be able to look at lot of records, now they want you to order all the sources. For the price that I pay I’m certainly over paying for it.

I found a family tree that is online at Ancestry.com of a family that seems to match, but there is very few facts attached to the tree.
From this tree the following info is on it. Again, not sure if this is your family.
Roberto D Flores
1922
20 Mar
Birth
Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
3 source citations
1922
13 Nov
Baptism
Saltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
1924

1949
Mar
Age: 27
Marriage to Petra Cantu
San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX
1 source citation
1952
15 Mar
Age: 29
Arrival
Eagle Pass, Texas, United States
1 source citation
1966
23 Sep
Age: 44
Death
San Antonio, TX
2 source citations
Occupation
Baker – Bakery

Roberto Flores Diaz
Maclovio Villegas’ extended Family Tree
BIRTH: 20 Mar 1922 – Mexico
MARRIAGE: Mar 1949 – San Antonio, TX (Texas)
DEATH: 23 Sep 1966 – San Antonio, TX (Texas)
PARENTS: Maclovio Flores, Angela Diaz

Texas > San Antonio > 1960 > San Antonio, Texas, City Directory, 1960 > 638
Roberto D. Flores
Residence 1960 San Antonio, Texas
Occupation = Baker
Spouse Petra Flores

Petra Cantu

1921
Birth
Robstown, TX
1949
Mar
Age: 28
Marriage to Roberto Flores Diaz
San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX
1 source citation
1970
Age: 49
Death
San Antonio, TX

Abram,

You might want to contact Maclovio Villegas’ extended Family Tree owner to see if you are related. His/her family tree is public so I think they are willing to be contacted. I would check my local library as people here have suggested. Only go the Genelogy Department to see if they have access to Ancestry.com.

I just noticed that some of the dates for children don’t match the marriage date, so probably not your family, but I’ll leave it up in case it helps.

Juanita Henniger