Nuestros Ranchos Introduction - Surnames: Ledesma, Najera (Najar), Mejia, Llanas

Hello Nuestros Ranchos Members:

My name is Anna Marie Ledesma-Miklovic and I am long overdue in introducing
myself. I had joined about year ago with the intentions of spending more
time on my research but time flew by so quickly for me with having a few
losses in our family and the devastation of the San Diego's Witch Creek Fire
last October in our neighborhood that I just didn't have the time to get
into it then. I am now ready to continue my research again and although I am
not new to genealogy research, this would be the first for me in doing
research in Zacatecas, Mexico. My Grandfather's family is from Zacatecas
City, Zacatecas. From the little research I have done so far, I believe my
Ledesma line is from an area called El Sagrario or Santo Domingo in
Zacatecas City. I found an LDS record - Batch No. C600785 from 1863 that has
an Yrineo Ledesma-Rodarte that may be a connection to the family line. I
will be going to the Family History Center next week to order the film.

My grandfather, Luis Ledesma's parents were Yrineo Ledesma and Valentina
Najera. In researching the Najera line, I keep coming across the surname
"NAJAR" as I do not find that many "Najera" from El Sagrario/Santo Domingo,
Zacatecas City. Does anyone know if these two surnames would be the same? I
found an LDS record of a Valentina Neajar from El Sagrario (I believe the
spelling of the surname is misspelled) and a Trenes Ledesma having a
daughter named Adelaida Ledesma in 1886. (LDS Batch No. I025120). I will
also be requesting the film on this at the Family History Center.

Another finding that puzzles me is that Valentina Najera was born February
14, 1859 and Luis Ledesma was born in 1906. Valentina was 47 years old when
she had Luis. Does anyone know if women during these times still gave birth
at this age?

Here are the family members I am researching on:

1 Yrineo Ledesma 1863 ..

+Valentina Najera 1859 - 1944

........ 2 Jose Ledesma 1872 - Unknown

........ 2 Margarita Ledesma - Unknown

........ 2 Luis Ledesma 1906 - 1982 (Grandfather)

............ +Angelina Mejia 1912 - 2006 (Grandmother)

I will also be researching my Grandmother's family line - Mejia-Llanas from
San Miguelito, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. What I found so far
is as follows:

LDS M601892 dates 1869-1885 ; source # 0709866

Pedro Yanas (last name misspelled)

Married Maria Trinidad Mares on June 8 1871, San Miguelito, San Luis
Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

(they would be my great-great grandparents)

They had a daughter, Anselma Mejia (my great grandmother). Trinidad Mares
died giving birth to Anselma and Trinidad's mother raised Anselma. Family
does not know Trinidad's mother's name as she was known as "Abuelita".

I have enjoyed reading each member's discoveries of their family line
connections and sharing their knowledge of their genealogy research. I am
looking forward in sharing my findings to this informative genealogy
website. Thanks for allowing me to be a member.

Anna Marie Ledesma-Miklovic from San Diego