No, not yet. Now that my wife is finally recovering from her serious illness, I plan to continue my family genealogy research, starting this coming January 2006. Alberto Duarte Prieto Santa Maria, California --- Margarita Vallazza <TeaCozyGran@...> wrote: > I think you and I are related way back, but if not, > we have relatives > who are related to yours and mine. Have you found > any connections to > the Denas, Saldivars, Olagues, de la Torres, > Morrillos, Chaves, Ortiz, > Banuelos, Onates, etc., One of my emails to you had > a family connection > of sorts to you and you said you'd look it up. > Holidays are no excuse > to this prairie chick.:) Marge:) > On Dec 22, 2005, at 10:22 AM, Alberto Duarte wrote: > > > Marg, does that mean our DNA should be very > close? > > > > Just kidding. > > > > Alberto Duarte Prieto > > Santa Maria, California > > > > --- Margarita Vallazza <TeaCozyGran@...> > wrote: > > > > > Erlinda, my great-grandfather's first wife was > Ma. > > > Eleuteria Tov/bar > > > from Jerez. Her brothers and sisters were > born in > > > both Tepetongo and > > > Tla--don't remember how to spell this town. > Her > > > parents were Mauricio > > > Tovar and Ma. Petra Escobedo. My > great-grandfather > > > had about 4 kids > > > with her before she died and he married my > > > great-grandmother, who was > > > the age of his eldest daughter or a little > older. > > > > > > And yes, Davila is the same as de Avila. I > read > > > something about it > > > this past week but don't ask me where, 'cos I > dunno. > > > The surname > > > Correa is Portuguese, I believe. Marge:) > > > On Dec 21, 2005, at 6:18 PM, Erlinda > Castanon-Long > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I found in the records from Tamazula Jalisco > back > > > in the late 1600's > > > > the scribe spelled Juan as Joan on many > records.. > > > that's a Portuguese > > > > spelling. In Jerez I noticed my Tovar > ancestor is > > > spelled Thobar, > > > > Thovar, Tobar and Tovar... all the same > family. I > > > would think that's a > > > > Spanish pronunciation and spelling. Since > our > > > ancestors never saw the > > > > records and sometimes were not even the > person > > > giving the information > > > > it's amazing that so many are traceable and > > > correct! In Jerez I find > > > > the surname Correa, in Tamazula it's Coria, > I'm > > > wondering if it's the > > > > same family name? Is Davila the same as De > Avila? > > > The ancestors must > > > > get a chuckle from our searches and > questions. > > > > Linda in Everett > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > > > > >      ââ??ª      Ã? Visit your > group "ranchos" on the web. > > > > Ã? > > > >      ââ??ª      Ã? To > unsubscribe from this group, send an > > > email to: > > > > Ã? ranchos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Ã? > > > >      ââ??ª      Ã? Your use of > Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > the Yahoo! Terms of > > > > Service. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > Aguascalientes > > Criminal offenses > > Zacatecas > > Zacatecas mexico > > Zacatecas hotel > > Fiesta americana aguascalientes > > > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > â?ª  Visit your group "ranchos" on the web. > >  > > â?ª  To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > >  ranchos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > >  > > â?ª  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > the Yahoo! Terms of > > Service. > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
