this might be old news but I'm finding it valuable for my work. Has this
been addressed before?



Batch Searching the
LDS films from home: "Or how to get the most bang
for your buck when ordering films."



The batches are just that: "batches" of information keyed into the Family
Search website (
href="http://www.familysearch.org">http://www.familysearch.org). This
is information that is taken from the films and entered into the International
Genealogical Index. (Not just there but for the specific purpose of Mexican
Genealogy that is where I'm finding my ancestors).



How to find the batch numbers?



well you can go to any LDS Family History Center and look at the Fiche
for your particular surname of  research. Find the Fiche for the State then
for the Surname and then find the towns your Ancestors came from.



Orrrrr



>From the home page just go to the IGI page that looks like this:

			for="" title="Enter father's given name">Father	for="" title="Enter father's surname">Last Name
class="inputLabelStrong"> title="Enter ancestor's given name">*First Name	class="inputLabelStrong"> title="Enter ancestor's surname">*Last Name	src="" alt="" border="0" width="15" height="47">
Jose	Garcia		for="" title="Enter mother's given name">Mother	for="" title="Enter mother's surname">Last Name
for="" title="Enter spouse's given name">Spouse	for="" title="Enter spouse's surname">Last Name

 and select the name, Jose Garcia***. Set the options for: Mexico, the
estado que quieres (the state your researching), Baptisms, and set the date
for 1865 plus or minus 10 years.



***We used Jose Garcia only because of it great popularity.



then hit the search button.



when the 200+ matches appear then use the "find" option of your computer
and set it for the name of the town you are researching. Hit search. Now
look at the different choices for your town and find the one that is closest
to 1875 and click on the name. Just as an example I'm going to do this for
the state of Zacatecas and town of Tepetongo. here is what the page looks
like from the "Jose Garcia" closest to 1875:



573.
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500166754188&lds=1&region=10&regionfriendly=Mexico&juris1=Mexi9Zaca&juris2=Zaca&juris3=&juris4=&regionfriendly=&juris1friendly=Zacatecas&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly=">JOSE
GARCIA MARIN - International Genealogical Index

Gender: Male Christening: 22 NOV 1868 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico



well Number 573 is not to far from 1875 so we click on this and get this
page:

src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">
Event(s):
src="">	Birth:
src="">	Christening:	22 NOV 1868   Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
src="">	Death:
src="">	Burial:

src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">
Parents:
	Father:	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500166754189&lds=1&region=10&frompage=1">JOSE MARIA GARCIA	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/family_group_record.asp?familyid=160310582&indi_id=500166754189&lds=1&region=10&frompage=1">Family
	Mother:	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500166754190&lds=1&region=10&frompage=1">JUANA MARIN

src="">	src="">
Messages:
src="">	Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">
Source Information:
src="">	Batch No.:	Dates:	Source Call No.:	Type:	Printout Call No.:	Type:
src="">
src="">	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/search_igi.asp?batch_number=C600837&region=10&batch_search=true">C600837	1859 - 1869	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C180%2C0&filmno=0445162" target="_parent">0445162	Film	NONE

Now see that batch number at the bottom and see how it is a hyperlink?
Well click on that and you'll go to this page:

			for="" title="Enter father's given name">Father	for="" title="Enter father's surname">Last Name
class="inputLabelStrong"> title="Enter ancestor's given name">*First Name	class="inputLabelStrong"> title="Enter ancestor's surname">*Last Name	src="" alt="" border="0" width="15" height="47">
			for="" title="Enter mother's given name">Mother	for="" title="Enter mother's surname">Last Name
for="" title="Enter spouse's given name">Spouse	for="" title="Enter spouse's surname">Last Name

now click on Search and you get all the entries entered into the IGI file
for Batch C600837 on Film 0445162. You can be more selective by entering a
surname in the surname window and now get all of the entries for that surname
on Batch C600837; Film 0445162 covering the years from 1859-1869.



So now write down the info Batch: C600837  Years: 1859-1869  Film: 0445162



now erase the surname and change the 7 at the end of the batch number to
an 8 and hit search. You'll come up with a lot of entries. Click on the first
one and scoll to the bottom of the page and you'll fine this information:
Batch: C600838  Years: 1869-1875  Film: 0445163. Save this info also for future
reference.



Try this again changing it to a 9 and you'll find it won't work so we've
found the latest available (I think) Batch info entered into the IGI for Tepetongo
Baptisms.



try it again going in the other direction using 6 then 5 then 4 then 3 then
2 then 1 and you'll find that this works except for the period of time between
1842-1850.



Your chart of the above info will look like this:



Tepetongo, Zacatecas 1750-1875



Year Range                Batch               Film



1750-1797            C600831        0445156

1797-1817            C600832        0445157

1818-1831            C600833        0445158

1831-1842            C600834        0445159



 

1850-1858            C600836        0445161

1859-1869            C600837        0445162

1869-1875            C600838        0445163



Now how do we find the Batch number for film 0445160 covering years between
1842-1850?  



Go back to the beginning and instead of inserting 1865 as your starting
point insert 1845 plus or minus 2 years for Jose Garcia. Hit search and find
Tepetongo and you get: and you'll get the following:



23.
href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500166754079&lds=1&region=10&regionfriendly=Mexico&juris1=Mexi9Zaca&juris2=Zaca&juris3=&juris4=&regionfriendly=&juris1friendly=Zacatecas&juris2friendly=&juris3friendly=&juris4friendly=">JOSE
FRANCISCO DE JESUS GARCIA BERMUDES - International Genealogical Index


Gender: Male Christening: 03 DEC 1843 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico



click on this and you'll get this page:

src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">
Event(s):
src="">	Birth:
src="">	Christening:	03 DEC 1843   Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico
src="">	Death:
src="">	Burial:

src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">
Parents:
	Father:	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500166754080&lds=1&region=10&frompage=1">CANDELARIO GARCIA	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/family_group_record.asp?familyid=160310537&indi_id=500166754080&lds=1&region=10&frompage=1">Family
	Mother:	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/individual_record.asp?recid=500166754081&lds=1&region=10&frompage=1">MARIA ENCARNACION BERMUDES

src="">	src="">
Messages:
src="">	Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">	src="">
Source Information:
src="">	Batch No.:	Dates:	Source Call No.:	Type:	Printout Call No.:	Type:
src="">
src="">	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/igi/search_igi.asp?batch_number=J600835&region=10&batch_search=true">J600835	1842 - 1850	href="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C180%2C0&filmno=0445160" target="_parent">0445160	Film	NONE

and thus we see that the Batch number for those missing years is J and not
C. . ."No I don't know why they did this."



so the completed chart looks like this:



Tepetongo, Zacatecas: Bautismos  1750-1875



Year Range                Batch               Film



1750-1797            C600831        0445156

1797-1817            C600832        0445157

1818-1831            C600833        0445158

1831-1842            C600834        0445159

1842-1850             J600835        0445160

1850-1858            C600836        0445161

1859-1869            C600837        0445162

1869-1875            C600838        0445163



Now if you are researching this area of Zacatecas you'll be able to do surname
searches from home using the specific Batch numbers. Just insert the Batch
number in the Batch number window, Select Mexico as the region, enter the
surname you want to research. Hit Search and you'll get all the entries for
that surname for that Time span on that Batch number and film.



Now there might be easier ways of doing this, but with a little time you
can make up a chart like the above for all your areas of research interest.
You can even make up charts like this for areas you think your relatives might
have come from or migrated to. That way you can find almost all the surnames
you're interested in during those time periods on those particular films
without having to order the films. Now of course you'll still have to order
the films to confirm the info is correct or to find the padrinos or to find
the grandparents for records after 1800, but you might be able to narrow
down your selections a bit more. You'll also be able to make your time more
productive is you have a list of all the people you're looking for on a particular
film ahead of time so you can go directily to those records.



hope this helps. Some of it is probably confusing and I'd be glad to try
to explain it better if you like.



Joseph Puentes

makas@...





Joseph Puentes

                          de Diaz, Aguallo, Ledesma, Casas, Alvarez,

Varela, Gonsalez, Sanchez, Leanos, Marquez, Torres, Santa Maria, Lugo,

Espinosa, Romero, Banuelos, Miranda, Muro, Nava, Castaneda y Rivas.



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Most of the below generations resided in Santa Maria de Los Angeles,

Jalisco though I have strong beliefs that Justo Puente moved there

from his original residence of Sombrerete, Zacatecas.



. . .then there was

   Justo Puente who met and married Maria Josefa Sanchez

   they had Josse Cipriano Puente who met and married

   Eduarda Torres, they had Josse Cecilio Puente

   who met and married Dominga Varela, they had

   Jose Julio de Jesus Puente who met and married

   Victoriana Gonsalez, they had Julio Gonsalez Puente

   who met and married Virginia Diaz, they had

   Antonio Diaz Puentes who met and married Louisa,

   and they had me.



Most resided in Santa Maria de Los Angeles, Jalisco but I believe

that Juan Jose possibly came from Santa Ines, Jalisco or even

Tlaltenango de Sanchez Roman, Zacatecas.



. . .then there was Juan Jose Diaz who met and married

    Maria Concepcion Castaneda, they had Jose Vicente Diaz who

    met and married Maria Hipolita Caciana Rivas, they had

    Jose Tadeo Diaz who met and married Genoveva Leanos, they

    had Jorge Diaz who met and married Andrea Torres, they had

    Francisco Diaz who met and married Antonia Santa Maria,

    they had Virginia Diaz who met and married Julio Puente, they

    had Antonio Diaz Puentes who met and married Louisa,

    and they had me.



En Espanol:



La mayoría de las generaciones de las cuales voy a hablar residieron en


Santa María de Los Ángeles, Jalisco. Aunque tengo la certeza de que

Justo Puente se mudo de su residencia original en Sombrerete, Zacatecas


para alla.



. . .entonces, Justo Puente conocio a Maria Josefa Sanchez y se casaron.


Ellos tuvieron un hijo Josse Cipriano Puente que conocio a Eduarda Torres


y se casaron . Ellos tuvieron un hijo, Josse Cecilio Puente que conocio
a

Dominga Varela y se casaron, ellos tuvieron un hijo, Jose Julio de Jesús
Puente

que decidio casarse con Victoriana Gonsalez, ellos tuvieron un hijo,

Julio Gonsalez Puente que se caso Virginia Diaz y tuvieron a Antonio Puentes


que se casó con Louisa, y me tuvieron a mi Joseph Puentes.



La mayoría residieron en Santa María de Los Ángeles, Jalisco pero yo creo
que

Juan José posiblemente vino de Santa Ines, Jalisco o de Tlaltenango de
Sanchez

Roman, Zacatecas.



. . .entonces, Juan José Diaz conocio a Maria Concepcion Castañeda y se
casaron.

Tuvieron un hijo, Jose Vicente Diaz que conocio a Maria Hipolita Caciana
Rivas y

se caso con ella. Ellos tuvieron a Jose Tadeo Diaz que se casó con Genoveva
Leanos,

y tuvieron a Jorge Diaz. El se casó con Andrea Torres y tuvieron a Francisco
Diaz

que se caso con Antonia Santa María y tuvieron a  Virginia Diaz. Ella se
casó con

Julio Puente y tuvieron a Antonio Diaz Puentes que se  casó con  Louisa,


y me tuvieron a mi Joseph Puentes.



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