Dear Mr Puentes,

I just came back from the Univerisity of Las Cruces in New Mexico.  I need
someone to help me translate the copies that I made, matrimonales, limpa de
sangre, and some other copies.

Also how do I get a password and an ID to enter information on the Rancho web.

Thank you
Mary

Joseph Puentes wrote:

> How many of you all are thoroughly using the IGI parent search feature
> of the Family Search website? Now I'm not saying that I am either but
> here are a few of the strategies I use in hunting for my ancestors.
>
> I'm going to use my Great Great Grandparents: Lucio Santa Maria and
> Cecilia Lugo. My Aunt Julia Espinoza gave me their names in a
> conversation one day. I went straight to IGI search page and plugged
> their names into the parent section. These are the names that I turned up:
>
> Mexico
> Father: Lucio Santa Maria, Mother: Cecilia Lugo
>
> 1. CAYETANO SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 11 AUG 1857 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 2. MARIA ANTONIA SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Female Christening: 17 JUN 1862 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 3. ALBINO SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 20 DEC 1869 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 4. BLAS SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 01 DEC 1859 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 5. VICTORIANA DE LA TRINIDAD SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Female Christening: 05 SEP 1845 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 6. JOSEF SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 12 DEC 1864 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
>
> Now I hope everyone knows that you have to try all the different
> combinations of names to get a the most out of the Parent search, for
> example:
>
> In addition to 1) Lucio Santa Maria and Cecilia Lugo I used these other
> possible combinations:
>
> 2) Lucio Santa Maria and Maria Lugo
> 3) Jose Santa Maria and Cecilia Lugo
> 4) Jose Santa Maria and Maria Lugo
>
> Many times I have found other children of the same couple by using the 4
> possible combinations for a single couple. But in this case I found no
> additional children.
>
> but if I would have stopped here I would have missed a few more of their
> children.
>
> Here is the other 4 possible combinations that must be tried to make
> sure you haven't missed anything.
>
> 1) Lucio Santa Maria y Cecilia
> 2) Lucio Santa Maria y Maria
> 3) Jose Santa Maria y Cecilia
> 4) Jose Santa Maria y Maria
>
> Only number one (Lucio Santa Maria y Cecilia) produced positive results
> for other children giving this list:
>
> Mexico
> Father: Lucio Santa Maria, Mother: Cecilia
>
> 1. FRANCISCA SANTAMARIA ESPINOSA - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Female Christening: 29 JAN 1853 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 2. VIRGINIA SANTA ESPINOSA - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Female Christening: 23 MAY 1855 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 3. PRICILIANO SANTA ESPINOSA - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 05 JAN 1867 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 4. SILVERIA SANTA ESPINOSA - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Female Christening: 21 JUN 1850 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 5. CAYETANO SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 11 AUG 1857 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 6. MARIA ANTONIA SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Female Christening: 17 JUN 1862 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 7. ALBINO SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 20 DEC 1869 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 8. BLAS SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 01 DEC 1859 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 9. VICTORIANA DE LA TRINIDAD SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Female Christening: 05 SEP 1845 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
> 10. JOSEF SANTA LUGO - International Genealogical Index
> Gender: Male Christening: 12 DEC 1864 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
>
> Now if you looked at the additional 4 children they were the offspring
> of Lucio Santa Maria and Cecilia Espinosa. So initially I assumed it was
> a different couple and if the dates hadn't been mixed into each other I
> would have thought that maybe this was a second wife and that he was a
> Viudo. As it is when the films came in it turned out that the Priest
> didn't consistently name Cecilia. Her parents were Januario Espinosa and
> Antonia Lugo. In one record they called her Cecilia Lugo in another
> record they called her Cecilia Espinosa.
>
> Here is the main point. . .expect anything. Try all the possibilities.
> If you get all the records then you can compare them and sort out the
> anomalies. So instead of a couple only have 4 possible combinations for
> the parent search section it turns out there are 8.
>
> Now maybe I'm not so good at explaining what I mean so if you have any
> questions I'll try to sort out any confusion I might have produced in
> explaining the above. . .let me know.
>
> Joseph
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