John:
I've seen Jerez baptism records from the late 1800s to
the early 1900s.  I requested these records
(microfiche) a couple of years ago from our local LSD
library.  So they do exist.

Alberto Duarte Prieto
Santa Maria, California

--- John Gonzalez <1gnzlz@...> wrote:

> Hi Emilie:
> 
> It was my mother who was born in Zacatecas.  I
> remember her talking about being born in "Minillas
> de Jerez" in 1903.  She found out that there were no
> records for that period when she tried to establish
> her legal status in the U.S.  (legal resident) .   I
> believe she had an affidavit from Jerez,  stating
> that there were no records of her birth in 1903
> because they had been destroyed by fire.
> 
> She died in Lodi, California,  about 25 years ago. 
> I have tried to find some of her personal papers,
> like birth certificate, marriage certificate,
> passport, Green Card, without success.  I asked my
> brothers and sisters, but nobody seems to know what
> happened to all of her papers. 
> 
> Her parents were:  Preciliano Cerros and Apolonia
> Gonzalez.  I remember hearing my grandfather talking
> about Pánuco but I was too young to remember what he
> said about it.  The name stuck to the back of my
> mind.
> 
> I am almost ready to start  researching her side of
> the family.  I am anticipating lots of road blocks
> and dead ends. 
> 1gnzlz@...
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Emilie Garcia 
>   To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 4:35 AM
>   Subject: Re: [ranchos] 1550: Suave!!!
> 
> 
>   John,
> 
>   So your grandmother was born in Jerez in 1903 



		
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