Ferrer v Ferrel Carmel v Carmen

I have a set of greats Bicente Ferrer (Ferrel) Diaz and Maria del Carmen (Carmel) Rodriguez. I see the spelling of both names going back and forth from Ferrer to Ferrel and from Carmen to Carmel.

Research in Rio Grande Zacatecas

Has anyone had experience researching in Rio Grande before the 1850s? Familysearch only has records from that year forward, any idea where the older ones might be?

San Judas Tadeo, Villanueva Zacatecas

Has anyone had any experience in researching records in The San Judas Tadeo church in Villanueva, Zacatecas? My wife and I are planning to visit there this summer.

Padrones de San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco

Hoy noté que los registros de la iglesia de San Ignacio Cerro Gordo no están disponibles en FamilySearch. (Tal vez están allí y simplemente no los he encontrado todavía).

Delfin Not Delfin ???

Yup I know this is not from our area of research but I still need help with a surname.

¡Feliz día de la madre!

En España, se celebra el día de la madre el 1 de mayo.

Indigenous Tribe

How do we find out our Indigenous tribe of our grandparents if there were never records like the colonizers made the northern tribes do.There is no paper trails for our lineage for tribal affiliation

Viudas perdidas (Lost widows)

En un par de ocasiones, hemos perdido un miembro de la familia y su viuda desaparecio del mapa; en ocasiones solo con un nombre, en otras solo una ciudad ("Era una americana de Los Angeles.")