Genealogy Research

Thanks for confirming Arturo. The dispensa for Manuel Sanchez de Porras
and Apolonia Martin del Campo is for Sebastiana Apolonia's parents. I have a
copy of that document. I suspect that Sebastiana Apolonia and Juan Ygnacio

Things continue to be busy. This group is like a democracy. . .of the
people, by the people and for the people.

As I get busier and busier I see less time for me to function properly
within the group. I'm not planning on going anywhere, but since we are

Hello
Ref to Sanchez-Porras.....I did not find this in the book of Luz's.

I do not think I missed it...it just did not come up....hope someone else
will double check..

Mickey

Hello,

I have a lookup request for anyone who has Luz Montejano Hilton's book of marriage dispensations.

I want to know if Juan Ygnacio Martin del Campo m. Sebastiana Apolonia Sanchez de Porras on 25 Feb 1754 in San Felipe, Cuquio, Jalisco received a marriage dispensation?

Arturo,
Is Saucedo, a spelling variation for Salsedo/Salcedo/Salzedo?
I would be interested in reading what you have on the names that the
"indigenous," individuals used, absent of a surname...
On one of the lines that I am researching I have come across a Maria De La

An oficialia is an office as in oficialia #1, #2 , #3, etc of the
Registro Civil.

Some cities have many, others a couple. It all depends on the number of
inhabitants they have to serve.

elvira

Arturo,

You've been explaining the various government entities in Mexico: In the excerpt from the FHC Library Catalog (below) of films available for Valparaiso, Zacatecas, I see OFICIALIA designated for some of the nearby communities. What is meant by "oficialia"?

On my mother's side I am the fourth generation to use the maternal suname.

Because my great grandfather was the product of rape.

Since 1858 our family has been proud to bear the name of the 14 year-old victim of that rape, Maria de las Nieves Porras.

Dear Alice:
EL ARCHIVO HISTÓRICO DE AGUASCALIENTES concentra documentación e información
desde el año de 1592 hasta 1930, y está dividido en fondos, series y
secciones. Aproximadamente un 70% se encuentra clasificado, todo está

Thanks so much for the information, Arturo. This affirms the need to search maternal names just as carefully. I believ I've read that it wasn't unheard of for a husband to take his wife's maiden surname, if she was the sole heir to land or fortune. Alice Blake