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Question: Researching (Casillas-Cabrera) at www.familysearch.org


By nancasillas - Posted on 26 June 2011

A huge thank you to Daniel Méndez Camino who sent me in the right direction!!! :)
After only a few weeks at familysearch.org...I can trace our Casillas family back from Blase Alexander Casillas (my little grandson) to Blase> Blase> Blas> Cristino> Pilar> Crisanto> Carlos> Santiago> and our last found ancestor...Joseph Cabrera Casillas who was married to Paula de Villasensor in 1771 and referenced as the parents of Santiago in his marriage records.
Is there an easier way to access the records in familysearch.org. I found the actual hand written marriage record of José de Santiago Casillas and Maria de San José Vasquez (Basquez) in 1797, but I had to scroll through the records after I went from:
1) Scrolling down the page at familysearch.org to where it says "Browse by location"
2) Choosing "USA, Canada, and Mexico"
3) Scrolling down on next page to: "Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records"
4) Clicking on the BLUE link that says "Browse through 5 Million + records"
5) Next page Click on "Jalostotitlan"
6) Next page Click on BLUE link that says "Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion"
7) Next page you have to choose the year you are searching for example: "Information matrimonial 1797", and scroll through 100's of records.
They had film record numbers on their indexes which didn't match the film number where I found Santiago's marriage record, and what good is the batch number? It goes nowhere? Can anyone give me a hint? Is there an easier way than going blind like this..... or is this it?
Nancy Casillas
Saint Clair, Michigan