Reconstructing Profiles

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, we'll be in the usual mad dash to Christmas and celebrating the New Year. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to get my tree up and finish up my shopping! This is my favorite time of year and, as usual, it kind of snuck up on me - I'm sure many of you can relate.

I've spent most of this year researching and far less time typing everything up to prepare it for the blog. I've grown quite comfortable with my chaotic filing system I have at home!

I decided to reconstruct all my profiles (the ones I've been working on posting and the ones I've already posted). Since we've reached this busy holiday season and I really want to take in every moment with my family, they won't be going up until the New Year.

Meanwhile, I'll still be posting articles and research resources.

I hope you all enjoy this magical time of year!




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Las Nutrias

With all the books I have, it's a wonder why I've been scratching my head over where exactly "Las Nutrias" used to be. I've been mystified by this question for about 9 months now.

I know that my Grandmother was born in "Nutrias", according to an old blurry copy of her birth certificate I have. Various church records, at St. Joseph/San Jose, also show the family living in this town.

From what I heard about my Grandmothers visit to New Mexico in 2008/2009, they tried driving to Nutrias but there was just an old dirt road to that lead to the area her family once lived in and it wasn't maintained - my sisters' car got stuck driving on it, so they had to turn back. Basically, "Nutrias" was no longer a functioning town.


Here is the list of contributing factors that have lead me on this wild goose chase:

1) Nutrias is written in and crossed out of the 1930 Census record for the family. Cebolla was then written in above it

2)  Cebolla (aka Sebolla) is 15.2 miles south of La Puente, NM

3) There is also a county named Cibola - 85.2 miles west of Albuquerque, NM

4) There is also a place called "Las Nutrias" in Socorro County - 204 miles south of La Puente, NM


Until today, every time I searched for "Las Nutrias, NM" or history of "Nutrias, NM" in my browser, all I'd get were results pertaining to what I described above.

FINALLY today, I somehow managed to find a few web pages that have solved this mystery for me.

Las Nutrias/Las Nutritas/Nutrias was established around 1860-1862, in Rio Arriba County. When the post office was established there, around 1866, it was called "Tierra Amarilla". The Tierra Amarilla Post Office closed a few years later and was reestablished in 1870. The named of the town was officially changed to Tierra Amarilla in 1880. 

Before today, I'd searched all over Rio Arriba County and New Mexico to find the location of this town - which ended up being a mere 3 miles away from La Puente, NM. To make matters worse, I own at least 4 or 5 books that are particularly about this area and I don't think I ever bothered looking through them.

So now that I finally know where Las Nutrias once was, I thought I'd share this with you in case this information had evaded you too.


________________________________ 
Sources:

1) Yellow Earth and a Dual Name: Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
By: Gary B. Speck
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gtusa/usa/nm/tierra-amarilla.htm


2) Los Ojos, NM
By: Robert J. Torrez, Former New Mexico State Historian
http://newmexicohistory.org/places/los-ojos-nm




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Clues to Our Mixed Heritage

While conducting my family history research, I found that we have some very strong lines that date back to Spain and Mexico. This is something that I was already somewhat expecting.  

My Cousin James shared with me that somewhere in the lineage of my Great-Grandfather Alfredo's family, there was intermarriage with Jicarilla Apache - the Jicarilla Apache Reservation is in close proximity to the area his family lived in and apparently he grazed his sheep on that land. James also told me that my Great-Grandpa Alfredo had Jicarilla Apache workers on his farm and that he spoke to them in their native tongue.

About 6 years ago another cousin told me that she had a headdress of one of our Great-Grandmothers - who was a Native American Chieftess. I don't recall the tribe she said this ancestor was from but I suspect she was in the Ulibarri lineage. 


I remember when I was younger, hearing another older cousin and a aunt say that my Great-Grandfather was of Cherokee heritage. Although there are people in my family whose physical features can easily pass for Cherokee, this tribe is from an entirely different region and is not one that I've ever come across while conducting this research.


I've heard yet another story of my Great-Grandfather Alfredo having been adopted into our family. If I can recall correctly, it was said that he was in a wagon, traveling with his Native American family when they were attacked by another tribe. He was supposedly the only one left alive and was taken in and raised by either the tribe who conducted the attack or another (possibly Spanish) family. The people who supposedly witnessed this happen are the ones who passed down this story and they were from the area my Great-Grandparents grew up in. The only problem with this theory is that the churches usually made it a point to note when someone was adopted and although it was more common in earlier time periods, they usually noted if the person being baptized was Native American.   


Per Origins of New Mexico Families, by: Fray Angelico Chavez, it states that the Ulibarri name first appeared in New Mexico in the Eighteenth Century.  Juan de Ulibarri and Antonio (who is suspected to have been his brother or possibly even his son), were said to be from San Luis Potosi, Mexico.  Juan de Ulibarri was said to have "liberated the Picuris Indians from the Apaches in 1706-1707, and brought them back to El Cuartelejo to their Pueblo". So with this information, we can suspect that we are descended from one of these two people but I am still doing a great deal of research on these lines so that I can provide you with more accurate information. What I have seen in online family trees is highly inaccurate and skips generations. There are also many names that are quite similar that I believe were used in error on these family trees.

Court records show that the Jicarilla Apache made efforts to recover some of their land from Juan de Ulibarri. I will have to do more research to find out more about that story. (I have the records but have not had time to read them in their entirety). 


In the 1782 Baptism record of  Jose Alfredo Ulibarri's  3x great-aunt, it states that she is a "Coyota Vecina"= a mixed blood neighbor.  This would indicate that intermarriage with someone of Native American lineage took place prior to that year. (a "great aunt" would be the sister of one of his great-grandfathers).


In the 1776 Baptism record of Maria Rita Abeyta's Great-Grandmother, she is referred to as "de color quebrado"= of broken color. The problem is that the marriage record of her parents states that they are "espanol"= Spanish. Also, this ancestor (Maria de la Luz Martin) was born 6 months after her older brother. I don't know the survival rate of premature babies in that era but due to the high rate of infant deaths, I'd say that it's unlikely that this was their natural born daughter (although the baptism record doesn't state that she is illegitimate or adopted). I will be doing more research on her parents lines - neither of her two brothers has "de color quebrado" stated on their baptism records.


Also, I just found out that the father of Maria de la Luz Martin was a widower when he married her mother. So I need to go back to the records to see if the older brother was possibly from the first marriage. It was not uncommon for widowers with young children to immediately remarry - this also happened with another ancestor.

The evidence suggests that we have Native American Heritage in our lineages through both Jose Alfredo Ulibarri and Maria Rita Abeyta - and they may not be of the same tribes. 


The Haplogroup B2A2, for my own mtDNA test results through Family Tree, is said to be "a really nice Native American Haplogroup" according to the article: Finding Your American Indian Tribe Using DNA   (https://dna-explained.com/2015/03/31/finding-your-american-indian-tribe-using-dna/).

So when you add in my mtDNA results, its possible that we have more Native American ancestry than what I've shared with you above and again, they may not be of the same tribes.




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Maria Lucia Ulibarri

Born:                  7 Sep 1919     La Puente, Rio Arriba County, NM
Baptized:          15 Sep 1919     St. Joseph Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, NM
Confirmation:       Jul  1923     St. Joseph Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, NM
                                                    *this record states that it was her Confirmation but it may have been
                                                      her First Holy Communion as there is another Confirmation record
                                                      for her in 1935
Confirmation:  24 Jun 1935     St. Joseph Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, NM
Married:           12 Mar 1945    Los Angeles, California
                                                   *marriage info was noted on Baptism Record & may be inaccurate
Death:               14 Apr 2007     California
                                                   *per funeral program
Burial:              20 Apr 2007     California
                                                   *per funeral program           

Other records you can find them in on Ancestry, unless otherwise indicated: 
1920 United States Federal Census - Precinct 12, Cebolla, Rio Arriba County, NM
1920 United States Federal Census - Precinct 29, El Vado, Rio Arriba County, NM
1930 United States Federal Census - Precinct 12, Cebolla, Rio Arriba County, NM
1940 United States Federal Census - Precinct 12, Nutrias, Rio Arriba County, NM
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume I
Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current

Also Known As:
Maria Lucia Ulibarry - 1920 Census, Cebolla
Lucia Ulibarri -             1920 Census, El Vado
Lucia Ulibarre -            1930 Census   
Lucia Ulibari -              1940 Census
Lucy M. Tafoya -          US Public Records Index
Maria Lucia Ulbarri Tafoya - Obituary Daily Times Index
Maria Lucinda Ulibarri - Confirmation Record


Maria Lucia Ulibarri Baptism Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16851, Image 314, Pages 75-75
FamilySearch.org

Left side of Baptism Record

Right Side of Baptism Record



Maria Lucia Ulibarri
This record states that it was a Confirmation but it may have been a First Holy Communion
as there is another Confirmation record in 1935
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
 FHL 16854, Image 326
FamilySearch.org

Close up of Confirmation Record dated July 1923 




Maria Lucia Ulibarri Confirmation Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16850, Image 575, Page 231
FamilySearch.org
Close Up of Confirmation Record dated 1935



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Jose Alfredo de Jesus Ulibarri

Born:               10 Dec 1924      La Puente, Rio Arriba County, NM
Baptized:         15 Dec 1924      St. Joseph Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, NM
Confirmation: 25 Jul 1927       St. Joseph Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, NM   
Death:              20 Sep 1962      Kamas, Summit County, Utah
Burial:         

**his brother Manuel Antonio Ulibarri (II) died within days of him being born and baptized.

Private, 8 Service Command, WWII
Military Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1943
Discharge Date:                  4 Nov 1943

**The application for his headstone was submitted by his two parents, from the US Military. His brother, Frank J. Ulibarri, signed to have it shipped to him and to transport it to the cemetery himself.

**He called my Grandmother (about a week or two before he died) to let her know he was coming to California to visit. He died before he was able to make that trip.

Other records you can find him in on Ancestry, unless otherwise indicated:
1930 United States Federal Census - Precinct 12, Cebolla, Rio Arriba County, NM
1940 United States Federal Census - Precinct 12, Nutrias, Rio Arriba County, NM
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600's - current
U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963


Also Known As:
Aldredo de Jesus Ulibarri - Baptism
Alfredo Ulibarre -               1930 Census
Alfredo Ulibari, Jr. -           1940 Census
Pvt. Alfredo de Jesus Ulibarri, Jr. - Find a Grave
Jose Alfredo de Jesus Ulibarri -      Confirmation record


Alfredo de Jesus Ulibarri Baptism Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16851, Image 413, Pages 173-173
FamilySearch.org  

Left side of Baptism Record

Right Side of Baptism Record
This page has the date of Confirmation for his section
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16854, Image 334
FamilySearch.org


Jose Alfredo de Jesus Ulibarri Confirmation Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16854, Image 336
FamilySearch.org

Close up of Confirmation Record






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Jose Leroy Ulibarri

Born:          1938
Baptized:    1938


***I have more information but I can't find it right now. I have to see if I may have placed it in the wrong folder in my computer

I do have the Baptism Index which I have posted below.

My Grandmother had told me about Jose Leroy. She remembered when he died - she would have been about 10 years old at the time he was born. She said that her father made a wooden box to place him in, with a glass window on the front so that his face could be viewed. When I asked her the location of where he was buried, she in an area near the side of a road. In the eyes of a 10 year old, the cemetery in Los Ojos could have been that location "near the side of a road", as well as any other cemetery location.

I could have sworn I remember her saying that he was buried on the farm but I don't believe they had it yet, when he was born. The 1930 and 1940 Censuses both show Jose Alfredo and Maria Rita living in Nutrias, so its possible he was buried there. The last time my Grandma went to New Mexico, was around 2008 and the roads were too sketchy to get to Las Nutrias - my sisters car got stuck and they turned back. My Grandma may have possibly had a better recollection had she been able to get back to that area to refresh her memory.


I'll post more when I find the rest of the info I had, including notes from our conversation. Hopefully I can find them.

Jose Leroy Ulibarri Baptism Index
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16850, Image 121
FamilySearch.org

Baptism Index - Actual record is not yet available online





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Manuel Antonio Ulibarri (II)

Born:          20 May 1923     Las Nutrias, NM
Baptized:    31 May 1923     St. Joseph, Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba, NM
Death:                      1924            not stated
Burial:                     1924             not stated

**I happened to find this death record by chance. It only states his name in the left margin of page 221. It's the last entry for the year 1924.

The last death record before him is dated  13 Dec 1924 and the next one is dated 7 Jan 1925 - so he died sometime between those two dates.  My Great-Grandparents lost this child during the holidays.

**Also, this child must have died within days of his brother, Alfredo de Jesus Ulibarri, being born and baptized. 


Manuel Antonio (II) Baptism Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16851, Image 386, Page 146-146
FamilySearch.org

Left Side of Baptism Record

Right Side of Baptism Record

Manuel Antonio Ulibarri (II) Death Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16854, Image 220, Page 221
FamilySearch.org

Death Record - only states his name






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Manuel Antonio Ulibarri (I)

Born:           7 Apr 1916     La Puente, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Baptized:    10 Apr 1916    St. Joseph Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, NM
Death:          8 Oct 1916     not stated 
Burial:         10 Oct 1916   Park View, Rio Arriba County, NM

**6 months old when he died

Manuel Antonio Ulibarri (I) Baptism Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16851, Image 253, Page 16-16
FamilySearch.org 

Left side of Baptism Record
Right side of Baptism Record



Manuel Antonio Ulibarri (I) Death Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16854, Image 196, Page 176
FamilySearch.org

Death Record


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Maria Genoveva Ulibarri

By Request


Born:              22 Feb 1927    ***Per Marriage Record
Baptized:                    1927    *** Per Baptism Index - actual record is not available online
Married:         11 Oct 1954     St. Joseph Church, Park View, Los Ojos, Rio Arriba County, NM
Death:             30 Jul 2006     Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado
Burial:                                     Resthaven Memory Gardens


Other records you can find them in on Ancestry, unless otherwise indicated:
1930 United States Federal Census - Precinct 12, Cebolla, Rio Arriba County, NM
**she is on sheet 2A, but the rest of the family is on the previous page
1940 United States Federal Census - Precinct 12, Nutrias, Rio Arriba County, NM
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
U.S. Find a Grave Index, 1600's- current
U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-Current

Also Known As:
Genoveba Ulibarre -           1930 Census
Jenoveba Ulibari -              1940 Census
Maria G. Chavez -              Public Records
Genoveva Maria Chavez -  Find a Grave
Genvieve Ulibarri  -            Social Security Claims and Applications
Genvieve M. Chavez -        Death Index
Genvieve Georgia (Ulibarri ) Chavez - Obituary


Maria Genoveva Ulibarri in Baptism Index
 Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16850, Image 120
FamilySearch.org
Close up from Baptism Index




Jose Albino Chavez and Maria Genoveva Ulibarri
Church Records, 1883-1956
Catholic Church: St. Joseph (Park View, NM)
FHL 16853, Image 279, Pages 45-45 (both pages say 45)
FamilySearch.org

Left page of Marriage Record

Right Page of Marriage Record



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Changing Things Up

I started working on this blog early this year and since then I've created loads of content, written many articles, and contemplated numerous designs.  I also archived everything and deleted my entire blog every single time. 

Genealogy is something many people love to dabble in, via the wealth of information that can be found online. For me, it began as a way to process my grief when my Grandmother passed away last year.

It's pretty exciting to begin pulling information together using all the resources available online. Things quickly get much more complicated when you really begin to dig, for not just the lineage, but the story of your ancestors.  Add in the formalities of source citations, copyright, appropriate formatting, protecting not only your own privacy but that of all your living relatives, traveling to distant locations to locate resources you can't find online, and trying to keep your research not only organized but funded - believe me, your head will be spinning just as mine has been this past year. 

One question I've contemplated, time and time again, is whether I really wanted to post "articles" on this blog or keep it strictly lineages, records, profiles and research resources. Many of the family trees I've seen online are incorrect, so its crucial for me to stick to the integrity of only posting information I have obtained via confirming documents. I may have a treasure trove of other information I have collected, but if it can't be verified, it has no value in this project or in really getting to know who my ancestors were. 

The other night, while watching a short documentary called "The Head of Joaquin Murrieta", I began to, once again, rethink my current stance on this. 

Although websites like Ancestry.com can provide a temporary satisfaction to the curiosity and craving to research your family roots, when you're researching a New Mexican family tree you'll miss out on much of the the story of your ancestors.  Unlike many other places in the U.S., New Mexicans (and other areas that were colonized by the Spanish) have the benefit of the wealth of information provided in church records that were kept and beautifully written in calligraphy, by Spanish priests.

For me, the only draw back to this is that I don't speak Spanish and these documents were written by hand, in Calligraphy (sometimes with great embellishment), and they're written in the Spanish alphabet (which differs from the English alphabet). When you go back to the actual records you will see references to specific terms and designations of the Spanish Caste System and many of those terms and phrases are then abbreviated so you will need to use a legend to know what the abbreviation means. To translate a document, I basically have about 10 resources in front of me at all times to help me decipher the code. Although I've gotten much better at this, I once spent a mind-numbing 8 hours translating a document, only to realize it didn't provide me with very much information, other that the ceremonial formalities of the event. For this reason, many people don't invest in researching these resources when they are simply spending time on a casual hobby.

In addition to the church records, there are government records and reports that were sent back to the King of Spain. There were prenuptial investigations and prenuptial agreements. There were land contracts and land grants, court records and jail records.  There were also church, Spanish and Mexican Censuses that you can not find online,  besides small excerpts that have been compiled and listed on websites like US Gen Web and American Genealogy Village, etc.  Even then, you will not have access to or see what the full scope of resources are out there - which can mainly be found in state archives, digital repositories, libraries, genealogical society libraries and journals, microfilms and expensive indexes that can be purchased online or by mail. The thing is, if you invest in an expensive index, it will only take you so far because they span an average of a 20 year time period most of the time and in only one central location. So to get very far in your research, you'd have to invest in many indexes covering all the time periods your ancestors lived and all the locations they lived in. 

Knowing this doesn't make it any less complicated either. FamilySearch.org (owner one of the largest collection of microfilms that is made available to the general public, that I know of) stopped allowing the public to order microfilms to be shipped to/viewed on short term or extended loan, at a local Family History Center, as of September of this year.

I was told that the Family History Centers (located worldwide) were allowed to keep the microfilms they already had - but even then, you'd have to visit each one to find out if they contain the information you are looking for. Every time I've called to ask this question I'm told they have the film's in a cabinet, sorted by number (not location they cover) and they have no list of which microfilms are in their inventory.  You pretty much have to go take a look for yourself to see how many of those microfilms cover New Mexico and how many cover the time frame and location you are researching. Don't get me wrong, I love these free resources, but it is not a cut and dry process. 

You'll find a couple of lists of Microfilm numbers I've provided for you under the "Microfilms" tab on the home page of this blog. When I have time I will type out what each one contains but it might be a while before I get to it.

FamilySearch.org (which is run by the LDS Church and based out of Salt Lake City, Utah) not only provides a wealth of free information online, they have Family History Centers located worldwide and you don't have to be a member of the LDS Church in order to use them. When I contacted them to ask permission to post images from their microfilms, on my blog, I was surprised by the generosity of the quick "yes" that I received. Although I was already burnt out by the amount of hours, each week, I was investing into my family history research, getting the go ahead to post the images gave me that boost of energy and focus I needed to see this through. 

There are only two things about FamilySearch.org that I would say don't meet my preferences 

1) I'm not able to keep my family tree private as I continue to conduct my research. I've come across many family trees and pedigrees that are full of inaccuracies. My only problem with not being able to keep my tree private is that I often put tentative information in it as I search to find confirming documents. 9 of out of 10 times, that information is incorrect so I'd hate for someone to see that and think that this info has been verified and is correct. I'll say it again, many of the family trees I've come across are highly inaccurate - even in the pedigrees on FamilySearch.org. So unless you verified it yourself, take it with a grain of salt until you do. I've seen even the most experienced genealogist get a lineage wrong because they didn't specialize in New Mexican history and genealogy. There are factors that can't be ignored because the history of this region differs from many other places in the country. 

2) The online index for FamilySearch.org also neglects to provide church names (in some cases it only posts the town name), it does not provide the Spanish Caste System designations and it does not provide any other tidbits of info that can be helpful - like how many days old the person was being baptized, if they were a small child or adult (which would most likely indicate that they were a slave at the time of their baptism). The index also doesn't state if they were a servant or slave, where they were from/born (which is not always in the same town as the church), it doesn't provide military or government ranks and honorary titles used for prominent families. Most importantly they don't provide you with the names of the grandparents, godparents and witnesses who are usually noted on the actual records. We have to remember that, not only were there thousands of Native Americans who were bought and traded, they were also christianized and hispanicized - this means they were often given the last name of the family that owned them or an NS would be in place of one (NS= no surname). Also, in New Mexico, you'll see the exact same names repeated throughout a family for many generations. For example: if two brothers had 9 children each, most of those cousins will have the same exact names. Knowing who the parents and grandparents (and even godparents and witnesses) are, as stated in the actual records, is the biggest indication that you're on the right track. Not exploring the confirming documents is how many people get it wrong. 

When I post my page on Native American Captivity and Trade, you'll understand why this is pertinent to uncovering the "story" of your New Mexican ancestors.  This is also why I've decided to begin posting articles on this blog. The lineage say very little, other than a list of names and dates. It's my hope to bring you more of the story, which is not as easy to come by.  

Uncovering and sharing the story of my ancestors is why I chose to share this information on a blog, rather than merely posting it on a family tree online. There's a bigger picture and a more compelling story to tell here, one that I can not do justice to, had I chosen to only share our lineage in a family tree. I also wanted to avoid doing it on a site where my family would have to pay subscription fees in order to view the documents.  

I'll be honest, I've been reluctant to share this project that I've spent so much of my time, energy and money on. It's been a great comfort to me as I grieved and I didn't know if I would still feel that way once I shared it. This is the conflict in genealogy - it's personal - and you have to overcome that selfish beast and realize that this is not all about you, its about so many. You'll see, on the savviest genealogy websites, that they make it a point to encourage sharing, because this is a struggle that people face when they invest so much time doing research that is personal to them. 

The things I've learned have really changed and affected me in ways I never expected. I've been so inspired by the blessings, characteristics, talents and resilience that has transcended time and generations. I've also shed many tears over the struggles and misfortunes my ancestors have faced. There was one point in time when my ancestors got hit with death, after death, after death of their loved ones - including extended family, and friends - I discovered this early in my research (and grieving process) and it gave me a strength I never knew I was capable of, a strength that I now know runs through my veins. 


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Here's more information on the short documentary, "The Head of Joaquin Murrieta"
By filmmaker John Valadez
http://www.pbs.org/video/fronteras_krwg-head-joaquin-murrieta-john-valadez/


www.familysearch.org

files.usgwarchives.net

https://nmahgp.genealogyvillage.com/default.htm



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How to Navigate this Blog

Due to the preset blog format I'm using, my most recent post will always show on the home page.

 Above the blog post, you will see a number of blue tabs that link to various pages containing loads of research resources. I am hopeful that if you do not see your ancestor posted on my blog, the research information will be helpful to you in your own family history research.

In the right margin you will find three lists:  
1) Family Group Profiles - containing links to the individual profiles of the couple, the names of their parents and a list of their children
2) Individual Profiles - containing the vital information for each person, along with any corresponding records that I've obtained permission to post (from FamilySearch.org). I have not sought permission to post documents from any other website so I am merely posting a list of records that can be found for each person. I've also provided you with the most common AKA's because some of the surnames have quite a few variations and some of the given names have misspellings and will not show up in search engines under the correct name.
3) First Families of New Mexico - any tidbits of information I find on the First Families of New Mexico, including vital information (from church and other records).

I have a great deal of research I'm working on getting posted and as I do it I'll be entering the information into a genealogical database, which will put the lineage information and sources citations into the appropriate format. This is a very time consuming process, but I encourage you to check back periodically, as it will take a while for the full scope of research I've done on all my lineages to unfold. Unfortunately, this blog format does not give me many options for footnotes and citation numbers but I will try to state my sources the best I can, until I have it all in the proper format for you.

I'm refraining from entering vital information that I do not have corresponding documents for. I may already have a general or specific date, in most cases, but will be waiting to post the information once the documents have been retrieved.






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Antonio Nerio Gomez & Maria Estefana Miera

Antonio Nerio Gomez Individual Profile Link

Maria Estefana Miera Individual Profile Link



Antonio Nerio's Father:     Juan Phelipe Gomes
Antonio Nerio's Mother:    Maria de la Luz Martin

Maria Estefana's Father:    Jose Antonio Miera
Maria Estefana's Mother:   Maria Catalina Sisneros AKA Maria Cathalina Zisneros



Antonio Nerio Gomez and Maria Estefana Miera's Children:
Maria Altagracia Gomez                             1833-
Felipe Nerio de Jesus Gomez                     1835-
Maria Antonia Gomez                                 1837-
Jose Ygnacio Gomez                                  1839-
Maria Nestora Gomez                                 1841- 
Jose Manuel Gomez                                   1843-               
Juana Maria del Rosario Gomez                1848-
Jose (Juan) Esquipulas Gomez                   1852-
Jose Pascual Aircio Gomez                        1855-
Maria Librada de los Dolores Gomez         1858-1942







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Maria Estefana Miera

Born:                                          ***pending confirming documents
Baptized:                                    ***pending confirming documents
Married:                                     ***pending confirming documents
Death:                                        ***pending confirming documents
Burial:                                        ***pending confirming documents

Unfortunately, her vital records have been hard to come by because the years for all her standard life events are not in the corresponding microfilms. She is, however, mentioned in "The Spanish Recolonization of New Mexico", By: John Borradaile Colligan and Jose Antonio Esquibel.  She is also found on the various records for her children. I do have some vital dates and information but I'd like to do more research before I post that information here. 


Other records you can find her in on Ancestry.com, unless otherwise indicated:

1860 United States Federal Census -  Precinct 9, Rio Arriba County, NM Territory  
1870 United States Federal Census -  Precinct 16, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, NM
1880 United States Federal Census -  District 28, Cebolla (Sebolla), Rio Arriba County, NM

Also Known As:
Estefana Miera -   1860 Census
Estefana Gomes - 1870 Census 
Estefana Mira -     1880 Census






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Antonio Nerio Gomez

Born:        14 May 1809    Per Baptism Record, Vecino of Puente, Rio Arriba Co, NM
Baptized:  17 May 1809   Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County, NM   
Married:                                                                     ***pending confirming documents
Death:                                                                         ***pending confirming documents 
Burial:                                                                         ***pending confirming documents


Other records you can find him in on Ancestry.com, unless otherwise indicated:
1850 United States Federal Census - Rio Arriba County, NM Territory
**on this census it is indicated that he is blind and he can not read or write
1870 United States Federal Census - Precinct 16, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County NM Territory



Also Known As:
Antonio Nereo Gomez - Baptism Record
Antonio Gomez -            1850 Census
Antonio Nesio Gomes -  1870 Census


*** You will find this ancestor (and his father) both listed on page 46 of the following document
The El Vado Lake State Park: History of Title and History of Tierra Amarilla Land Grant 
By: Malcolm Ebright - President, Center for Land Grant Studies 
http://dev.newmexicohistory.org/featured_projects/LandGrants/documents/ElVado.pdf


***Our ancestors, during this specific period in time, have a pretty sketchy paper trail. On one hand, I have dates and locations for vital events and on the other hand, the confirming documents have been very hard to come by. There are many great things about being able to access microfilms. The down side is that those microfilms don't always cover the time frame you're looking for.  When this happens, in a family line, the good thing is that you can confirm information via more creative methods, like the records of that persons children - which I have done with this family line. Because there are a lot of children and records, I won't be posting this information for a while. I just want to say, don't get discouraged when you see "***pending confirming documents" because I may have tracked down other ways of making sure this person is the one in our family line.    


Antonio Nerio Gomez Baptism Record
Church Records, 1777-1956
FHL 16621, Image 226, Page 128
FamilySearch.org

Close up of Baptism Record










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Jose Trinidad Ulibarri

Born:                                                                          ***pending confirming documents
Baptized:                                                                    ***pending confirming documents
Married:                                                                     *** pending confirming documents
Death:                                "Ojos" is all that is stated on death record
Burial:      17 May 1887     The record doesn't state where he was buried but it is assumed he
                                             may have been buried in Park View, Rio Arriba County, NM


Other records you can also find him in on Ancestry.com unless otherwise indicated:
Estate of Jose Trinidad Ulibarri - New Mexico State Archives¹
1870 United States Federal Census - Precinct 5, Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County, NM
1880 United States Federal Census - District 28, Puente, Rio Arriba County, NM
Family Data Collection - Individual Record


***I ordered the estate records from the New Mexico State Archives, so I'll update this post when I do. I'm expecting to receive them next month.
*** You will find this ancestor listed on page 47 of the following document
The El Vado Lake State Park: History of Title and History of Tierra Amarilla Land Grant 
By: Malcolm Ebright - President, Center for Land Grant Studies 
http://dev.newmexicohistory.org/featured_projects/LandGrants/documents/ElVado.pdf

Also Known As:
Jose Trinidad Urrivarri - Death Record
Jose Trinidad Ruibali - Baptism of Jose Trinidad Olguin       (FHL 007548698, Image 312)
Jose Trinidad Urivali - Baptism of Juan Nepomuseno Beyta (FHL 007548698, Image 331)
Jose Trinidad Ribali - Tierra Amarilla Land Grant






Jose Trinidad Ulibarri Death Record
Church Records, 1883-1956
FHL 16854, Image 13, Page 24
FamilySearch.org

Death Record





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Jose Dario Abeyta & Maria Librada de los Dolores Gomez

Jose Dario Abeyta's Individual Profile Link

Maria Librada de los Dolores Gomez's Individual Profile Link


Jose Dario's Father:                                                        ***pending confirming documents
Jose Dario's Mother:             Maria Francisca Abeyta aka Mariana Francisca Beyta

Maria Librada's Father:        Antonio Nerio Gomez
Maria Librada's Mother:       Maria Estefana Miera



Jose Dario Abeyta and Maria Librada de los Dolores Gomez's Children:
Antonio Nerio Abeyta                    1880-
Jose Fabian Abeyta                      1883-1920
Jesus de Esquipula Abeyta          1885-1972
Juan Ygnacio Abeyta                    1888-
Daniel Abeyta                               1890-1974
Maria Rita Abeyta                         1893-1986
Maria Estefana Abeyta                 1896-
Jose Eulogio Abeyta                     1898-1940


These Grandchildren can also be found in their household:
Maria Estefana Abeyta  1908-
Maria Atocha Abeyta    1911-




*** Since my primary focus is posting records for my direct family lines, I won't be posting any of the documents I have for the children listed above until I have finished entering my lines.  If you have an ancestor listed above and would like me to post the records I have for them, please put your request in the comments below or email me at harvestingpinons@gmail.com 




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Maria Librada de los Dolores Gomez

Born:           25 Feb 1858   San Ygnacio, Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County, NM
Baptized:     27 Feb 1858   Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County, NM¹
Married:      31 Jan 1876   San Juan Nepomuceno, El Rito, Rio Arriba, NM
Death:         10 Jan 1942   Rio Arriba County, NM
Burial:         12 Jan 1942   Park View, Rio Arriba County, NM



Other records you can find her in on Ancestry.com unless otherwise indicated:
1860 United States Federal Census - Precinct 9, Rio Arriba County, NM²
1870 United States Federal Census - Precinct 16, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, NM 
1880 United States Federal Census - District 28, Cebolla (Sebolla), Rio Arriba county, NM
1910 United States Federal Census - Precinct 17, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, NM
1920 United States Federal Census - Precinct 17, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, NM
1940 United States Federal Census - Precinct 17, La Puente, Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba Co, NM 
U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007


Also Known As:
Dolores L. Gomes -      1870 Census
Librada Abeyta -          1880  Census
Maria L. Abeyta -        1910 Census
Libradita -                    1920 Census
Libradita G. Abeyta -   1940 Census





Jose Dario Abeyta and Maria Librada de los Dolores Gomez Marriage Record
Church Records, 1869-1956
FHL 16769, Image 27, page 23
FamilySearch.org

Marriage Record




Maria Librada de los Dolores Gomez
Church Records, 1883-1956
FHL 16854, Image 282
FamilySearch.org

Death Record









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Sources:
1.) "Index to Abiquiu Baptisms (1754-1866)", Published by GSHA (pages 87, 88 and 220)
2)  Can be found on www.Fold3.com




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