I think this is your Victor and it looks like someone else is doing research on this family: Victor Gonzales Male Event(s): Birth: 06 MAR 1855 Fresnillo De Gonzalez Echeverria, Zacatecas, Mexico Christening: Death: 30 JUL 1934 Burial: Parents: Father: Abraham Gonzales Family Mother: Benancia Medina --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "ftworthtexgonzales" <TexGonzales@m...> wrote: > Hi Ranchos Group Members, > > I am Michael Gonzales and have a strong interest in the Gonzales, > Ayala, Calleros and Lucero lines in Zacatecas, Mexico on my > father's side and the Ayala, Zamora, Ortiz and Moreno lines in > Michoacan, Mexico on my mother's side. I was born in California > and > am a transplant to Texas. Most of my family is still in California, > up and down the coast. > > I mainly use the LDS Family History Centers and the INS non- > statistical records for Mexican border crossings in the 1912-20 > timeframes. I also us the US Census records for family > identifications in the 1920-30 period. > > I am trying to find my paternal grandfather's birth or baptismal > records (Ramon Gonzales-31 August 1891). I have birth registrations > for two of his brothers (Francisco and Julian) who were born in > Rancho San Justo, Zacatecas, Mex, but nothing yet on my Paternal > grandfather, Ramon. I have not yet tried to look up records on my > great grandfather Victor Gonzales or my great grandmother Luisa. > I'm hoping to find any reference to where they were born and > their ages at the time of birth of Ramon or his brothers and sister > so I don't get lost in a great chase. The only thing I see in > Julian > and Francisco's birth registration is the names of the parents > (Victor and Luisa) and grandparents (Abraham and Bonifacia). They > don't contain info on where they (parents or grandparents) were > born. It does make reference to La Vicaria de la Hacienda de > Obrega. Anyone have info on that Hacienda? > > I found a great resource in a book I ordered through my local LDS > Family History Center. It's entitled "Diccionario > Biográfico y > Geográfico", film numbers 1102587 and 1102588. It was > published in > about 1891 and contains loads of information about towns and names > that were of that time period. It has some info on ranchos, but > only general names. For example, I could not find Rancho San Justo > alphabetically, but I didn't look for others to see if by chance > others might be listed. I have it on permanent loan and have found > it to be quite valuable as I go back into the 1800s . > > Anyway, searching for my ancestors has been an exciting journey. > Maybe I can get some help from this group. Please see my > website "AyalaGonzalesFamiilia" (run words together)under > Yahoo > Groups. I have several stories there about the lines I have been > researching. > > Michael Gonzales
