Genealogy Research

Good Evening,

I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself to the group. I have just recently begun to research my family roots. I am new to this so please be patient with me until I get up to speed with all of you!!! It has been a difficult task obtaining famly information since most of the family with the key information has passed on. The branch I am currently focusing on is for my Paternal Munoz & Macias lineage. My Grandfathers name was Jose Gutierrez Munoz who was born in Tlachichila, Zacatecas in 1897. My grandfathers parents names were Magdaleno Munoz & Nolberta Gutierrez. The only other info I have on this line is the name of my gg grandfather Rafael Gutierrez. From what I am told Rafael had two wives. However, no one remembers their names! Any help with this branch would be very welcome. Nolberta Gutierrez had siblings by the names of: Margarita, Thomasa, Basilia & Rafael. Magdaleno Munoz had only one sister by the name of Diega who married a Santellan.

Hola Raul,

Yes, indeed I have some Luna, Estrada, and Rodrigues:

LUNA
A fifth great-grand-mother was Maria Timotea de Luna married to Diego de Aro (Haro) early-1800's
A sixth great-grand-mother was Maria Geronima de Luna married to Jose Miguel Carrillo in the late-1700's

Hi all. I am planning a trip to Mexico in the fall (leisure trip to Cabo San Lucas, B.C. Sur) and was wondering if anybody knows of a bookstore chain - or national bookseller - in Mexico that I can reasearch and perhaps order some geneaology books from.

Hello.
My name is Angelina and as a new member I want to take this
opportunity to introduce myself. My interest in genealogy started when
my father passed away and I became painfully aware that I knew very

Great message Daniel, I feel the same.  I would love to travel to the land of my ancestors and feel of their spirits.  I want to see the land where they lived and I would like to find the living family.  I would like to find the ranches that my grandfather owned.  I would like to find pictures of family members long gone.  I have always wanted to see what they looked like.  I just would like to know them better.

Hola Miggy ,I looking at my family chart and noticed Ana
Munoz de La Barba(married to Francisco Padilla Davila) whose parents were Jose Munoz de La Barba and Catarina Gonzalez de Hermosillo.Catarina 's Parents Diego Alonso Ramirez de Hermosillo and Luisa Munoz de Nava. Point being that I believe that Ana Munoz de La Barba and Catalina de La Barba are sisters . Similarities Jose de La barba -Jose Munoz de LaBarba :

Hola Miggy,did you ever find out who the Parents of Jose Romo de Vivar who married Maria Jimenez de Hermosillo.I couldn't find any on a Juan Jose Romo de Vivar who married a Maria Gertrudis Gonzalez.I do have a little info on Baltazar Romo de Vivar and Catalina de la Barba(Ihave parents of her being a Jose de la Barba and a Catalina de Nava Munoz). I believe that her father's name should read Jose Munoz de la Barba and her Mother Munoz de Nava,but couldn't find anything under the IGI.

Bill Figueroa and Daniel:

I am presently in Teocaltiche, waiting for the conference which will be taking place this coming Saturday. Dr. Mariano Gonzalez Leal has not arrived yet and is not expected until then. I am sorry I don´t have any information to report yet. I should be back home in California by the 9th of August.

For those members of the group that will be going to the meeting in
Valle de Guadalupe this weekend a new member of the group Carlos
Yturralde would like info about this meeting. Can you email him directly