Hello Janet.
I think I had contact with you in the past. I am sorry to tell you,
but my Cervantes ancestors are all from the Zacoalco area (Santa
Catarina, San Marcos, Atotonilco el Bajo, San Andres, Los Pozos).
Also, I strongly believe that my Ramirez line is from El Crucero, a
town close to Zacoalco.
However, I do have ancestors from Atenguillo and Acatitlan, which is
close to Guachinango. My family surnames from this area are Curiel,
Diaz, Pena, and Casares, but I have not researched these lines a lot.
Something interesting that I have noticed is that everytime I know of
someone researching this area, they all have a Curiel branch on their
family tree. I bet that you do, too. Once, when I was checking a
baptism book from Atenguillo, I noticed that "Curiel" was one of the
most common surnames in the index. Up to this date I have confirmed a
family tie to only one other Curiel researcher, but I am confident
that all the Curieles around this area descend from a single ancestor.
Let me know what you think about it.
--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Janet Iglesias" <reynavaleria@h...>
wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I was reading your entry and wondering if there was a connection.
My grandmother maiden name was Cervantes Castrejon and was raised in
Manzanillo, Colima. Her fathers name was Pedro Cervantes. I also have
Ramirez in the family tree from my fathers side "Iglesias" from
Guachinango, Jalisco and my mother side "Ramirez" is from Coahuila
(we think).
>
> Please let me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Janet
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sgapodaca
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:06 AM
> Subject: [ranchos] Re: Names
>
>
> Hello. During my research, I once found a record of an
illegitimate
> child just by chance. I was checking the baptisms in Atotonilco
el
> bajo/santa clara, Jalisco of children with the last name
Cervantes.
> Most of them were not related to me, but I found a girl whose
last
> name was Cervantes. she was the illegitimate daughter of a woman
with
> the last name Hernandez and of my greatgrandfather's brother
Bacilio
> Apodaca. However, she was not named neither Apodaca or Hernandez.
> Why? Because in the record it showed that this child was not
claimed
> by the father, but by the paternal grandmother, Guadalupe
Cervantes.
