I apologize for this, I thought it would go only to Salvador Linda — On Tue, 9/1/09, Erlinda Castanon-Long wrote: From: Erlinda Castanon-L…
Salvador, I have returned home. My son John died on Aug 13th and I took him to be buried in California last week. It’s been a very hard couple of mo…
Emily, I have this record but have not entered it into my files yet: baptism 6 April 1820 in Jerez Maria Ysidora Espanola born in Mo…
Tina I checked my records and found in the years you mentioned baptism records from Zapotlan El Grande/Ciudad Gusman do not contain grandparents. The…
Hi Tina and Daniel, I did check my data base and do not have this Reyes couple. I will double check what I have but I only enter into into my files m…
as much as I appreciate getting information and records I am still very careful about entering someone else’s work if I don’t have source information …
During the revolutionary times I don’t think wealth or skin color was always a factor. Both the Revolutionaries and the Federales plundered my Gr-gr…
In Jerez they were a little kinder and called it hijos naturales but I found there were many people who were there as umarried but I had a marriage re…
you entered no name, what name are your files under? Linda in B.C. — On Thu, 7/9/09, jcdl1944@hotmail.com wrote: From: jcdl1944@hotmail…
I know your question about the firing squad was for Emily but that was the reason my gr-grandfather Vicente Castanon left Jerez (El Durazno) also. Th…
You’re right about the word Gauchupines, when I was in Jerez someone used it and it was as a put down. I did find it interesting that prejudice exist…
Well said but you did not post your name? Who do we thank for sharing this line of thought that reflects so much on many of us.. I’d forgotten the wor…
Hi Daniel, I translated (Babelfish) for you.. it kinda makes you smile.. “Me dan una sacudida eléctrica y están interesado en este nuevo asunto, ive…
I’m a different Linda but we had the same rule in our family, No Spanish unless it was a secret plus my grandparents would tell us,” you’re an America…
We need to remember that the mother of the baby was not at the baptism and I’m sure sometimes the father was not either. Mothers stayed in bed/confine…
