- Onecimo Chavez in the 1900 census in the right place with the right father and in the right year. When I continued searching, there was another Onecimo in the same county, different district, who was born in 1801!
- Onecimo's father is listed in census and family records as: Jose Maria Chavez b. 1831. Onecimo is living with Jose Maria Chavez in 1900, with several siblings.
- The Onecimo Chavez who was born in 1801 was living next door to J. M. Chavez, born 1848. In the list of children living with J. M. Chavez, was .............continued another time:-)
- Back again. Onecimo Chavez born in 1801 would be a very good possibility for the father of J. M. Chavez. Onecimo, born 1875, was the son of Jose Maria Chavez. He would have been the namesake of the Onecimo born in 1801, if it all fits together, that is.
- A few hours at the library in some transcribed christening records in the County of Rio Arriba, New Mexico, showed me how many of the pieces of the puzzle might be in those church records. The Catholic records are amazingly complete with the child's birth and christening dates and location as well as the parents full names. The mother is listed under her maiden name!
- I learned that the transcribed records have gaps in coverage and I will need to do the films to verify what I hope is there.
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ReplyDeleteBTW, I was born in NM and I am constantly asked if I have dual citizenship or if I am a US citizen at all! LOL Silly people don't know that New Mexico is a US state. Time to bring geography back to the educational system...
I like your site and especially the unique focus on those in New Mexico. If I come upon any research, I'll be sure to share!
ReplyDeleteTo answer your question about the medical pluralism in Maya Guatemala, it is essential to understand the local community's culture before one can truly begin to implement a strategy sufficient to encompass the strengths of the local area and Westernized medicine. This is what I'm hoping to understand more as a result of this study into the Mayan's lives.
Love your Title!!! Very Cleaver
ReplyDeleteInteresting site and subject. I have interest in New Mexico as my Olney relatives migrated through the area in the 1870's. They were leaving Texas, stayed in New Mexico for a few years and then on the Arizona. I do not know much about the New Mexico time. I may have some questions for you later in the semester. Lyn
ReplyDeleteI agree. Cleaver title.
ReplyDeleteVery professional looking blog
ReplyDeleteI love the title of your blog. I don't know much about New Mexico, so I am looking forward to learning from you!
ReplyDeleteIt appears that we have both done research "the old way". It is so much better now! I like you blog and the subject you have chosen.
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ReplyDeleteI discovered the treasure trove in the HBLL. The New Mexico land issues have many references. You probably are aware that the pre-spaniards land was occupied by Indians who lived in pueblos, or villages of various sizes. Different tribes occupied different pueblos. As the Spanish explorers made efforts to extend the possessions of their country, they established missions in New Mexico and other connecting states. All these areas became possessions of Spain, and the conflict between the Indian inhabitants and the Spanish colonizers began.
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ReplyDeleteIf you happen to have Tennessee ancestors who were moving gradually westward from the Carolinas, you might want to check the postings on my blog from Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog on my site. She is the expert on sources in Tennessee and gives links to several that I will be searching (if I ever make time to do it).
Back to New Mexico.....
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