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Hello Linda: I have been researching the Romeros also for some time but have made little progress. Would you have among your names VICTOR ROMERO or MONICO ROMERO or PETRA ROMERO GONZALEZ. If you do I would love to hear from you. If I asked you already I apologize for the repeat question. Mary
Linda R Romero <romero89@...> wrote:
Linda R Romero <romero89@...> wrote:
My main focus is in Jalisco - Tepatitlan de Morelos to be exact. I
have not been able to find anything farther away than that little
burg. In fact, after lurking on this list all summer, I haven't
found anyone with a connection to my Romero/de la Torre family from
that area. You are all such good researchers. I've been to SLC and
copied information from the Baptismos from Tepatitlan and am trying
to connect the Romero/de la Torre names to my family. My father was
born there but told so many "stories" the truth is hard to find. He
even had us kids claim he was born in Guatamala throughout our school
years. I found the truth when I was an adult. He also never allowed
us to learn Spanish. What a character! So I'll keep lurking
and
learning from all you great researchers.
Where do you find all that good information?
Linda Romero
Ramon Romero/Marie L. Hallstead
Castulo Romero/Sophia de la Torre - Donald Hallstead/Merle Beltz
Manuel Romero/Marcelina de la Torre - Jose de la Torre/Elena
Romero
Romero's and de la Torres for generations. Any hints as to finding
out where this leads?
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Linda, We mostly start by looking in the IGI in the FamilySearch.org website and then spending hours at our local Family History Center poring over microfilms. Luck in finding information is mostly a matter of hard work. There is no easy way. You didn't give any dates in the sketchy information you gave on your ancestry, or which resources you used. It helps to know a little Spanish, but as limited as my Spanish is, I have learned a lot just by poring over the microfilms. The priests wrote everything in a certain format, and the Family History Center in your area (please note your location from now on so we know where you are) can get you a copy of their "Mexico Parish Record Extraction Training Guide" and their "Spanish Indexing Reference". It is instructions for their extractors, but you can tell them you need it for your extractions since they can't help you read records if they have no Spanish speaking staff. They have many people doing extractions that don't speak Spanish. One thing I had to learn on my own is the system they use for surnames. In Mexico they use both the father's surname and mother's surname, never just one surname. For instance my name here is Emilie Garcia. In Mexico I would be Emilia Olague Marquez de Garcia (Garcia is my married name--my husband would be Antonio Garcia Acosta). Perhaps you noticed that your father is listed in Mexico as Ramon Romero de la Torre, maybe even Jose Ramon Romero de la Torre (since everyone just about was named Jose or Maria) not just Ramon Romero. I have broken down many a wall by using both surnames in the IGI and using the "Use exact Spelling" when doing so. Then you have to try different spellings, since in Spanish then they used x or z for j or s, y for I, etc. Sometimes they would use a double "l" as in Padilla, or not, as in Padia. The double l is pronounced like a y. Sometimes the extractors read an e for an a, etc. There are also many abbreviations for names such as Je. for Jose, Ma. for Maria, Gdpe. for Guadalupe, etc. In very old records they used the Latin Joseph or Josef. If we can help you, be more specific about your roadblock, etc. There may be gaps in you lines, since many records have turned to dust or were burned during wars, or damaged beyond repair in floods. Emilie Garcia Port Orchard, WA.
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