Regarding Tomas Alva Edison...
A couple of years ago, I had a number of people from
Zacatecas tell me that Tomas Edison was originally
from Zacatecas.  Hard to believe it, but possible. 
And why not, Walt Disney was of latino parents. So was
Rita Hayward, Anthony Quinn, George Bush Jr., Governor
Richardson from New Mexico, the last major league
baseball player to hit over .400 (William's I
believe), Linda Ronstadt, and many others that I
cannot remember.  And I sure there will many more
within our life time.

Hey, don't forget we come from great stock.

Alberto Duarte Prieto
Santa Maria, California

--- aajay1073 <aajay1073@...> wrote:

> Here is a partial family tree for Thomas Alva
> Edison:
> http://www.genealogy.com/famousfolks/thomas-edison/
> 
> Here is a bio page:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Alva_Edison
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Angie
> 
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "John Gonzalez"
> <1gnzlz@v...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Joseph:
> > 
> > I ran into a bit of information that I find hard
> to believe.
> > I have a book titled: Teocaltiche Tierra de
> Arrieros y Hacendados 
> con 
> > Familias Ilustres.  The author is Nicolas de Anda
> Sanches.
> > 
> > On page 47. I quote:  " Tambien de este linaje
> desciende Dn. Juan 
> de 
> > Alva que era arriero o carretero en el siglo
> pasado y que segun Dn. 
> > Victoriano Salado Alvarez, iba hasta los estados
> de Nuevo Mexico y 
> > Texas, a él se le atribuye ser el padre del
> "scientifico 
> patentador" de 
> > miles de inventos, Dn. Tomas Alva Edison, nos lo
> comenta en el 
> capitulo 
> > II de sus Memorias, correspondiendole a
> Encarnación de Diaz, ser la 
> > abuela de dicho personaje." 
> > 
> > I always thought that Thomas Edison's family came
> from Canada.
> > 
> > Can anybody shed some light on this? Any ideas?
> > 
> > John Gonzalez
> > Wildomar CA.
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



		
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