My mother's name was Maria del Refugio Carmen Brambila Fregoso. She was born on a stormy afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in the town of Monterrey, Mexico. Her birthday is July 4, 1904. She passed away in Mexico, City on June 26, 1989.
Carmen is the daughter of Felipe N. Brambila who was born in Autlan, Mexico on September 14, 1854. Carmen's mother was Florencia Contreras Cuevas. Flor (grandma's nickname) died in a mental institution in San Pedro Tlaquepaque (a town near Guadalajara, Mexico) on March 11, 1921. Grandpa passed away in 1930. Florencia was the daughter of Jesus Contreras and Micaela Cuevas.
Felipe Neri Brambila's father was Luis Brambila and Mariana Fregoso. Luis Brambila was born in Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico, in 1833. He died in Autlan, Mexico on July 28, 1910. Maria Feliciana, his wife, was born in Soyatlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on March 31, 1835. She died in Tenamaxtlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on July 5, 1871.
Luis Brambila's parents were Casildo Brambila and Rita Garcia de la Paz. Casildo was a Spaniard according to my mother. Casildo was born in Tecolotlan on April 3, 1803. Casildo was the son of Bernardino Brambila and Josefa Gomez de la Paz. Josefa's parents were Jose Antonio Gomez de la Paz, a Spaniard who was loyal to the King of Spain and fought in the war of Mexican war of independence. Jose Antonio Gomez de la Paz was married to Josefa Garcia de Alba. Josefa was a Spaniard related to the Garcia de Alba family in Spain. Casildo died in Tecolotlan on June 4, 1874. Rita was born in Tenamaxtlan in the year 1807. She died in the same town on July 20, 1883.
Bernardino (Casildo's father) was the son of Jose Reyes de la Brambila. Bernardino was married to a lady whose last name was Rosales.
Jose Reyes de la Brambila was the son of Agustin and Antonia Gonzalez. Jose had several siblings; Agustin, Felipe, Sebastian and Pablo. Pablo was baptized in Tecolotlan on July 8, 1731. He was the owner of the hacienda Luis Jose Ibarra in the municipality of San Cristobal de la Barranca. My grandfather does not provide a birthday for Jose Reyes de la Brambila.
Jose Antonio Gomez de Teran was a Spaniard who was a Judge in Tecolotlan in the XVIII century. He was the owner of the hacienda Santa Rita, which was located near the mountains of this town.
Up to this point, I have described my grandfather's ancestors on his paternal side. Following is the maternal side.
Grandpa's maternal grandparents were Juan Jose Fregoso and Rita Naranjo (Juan Jose was the son of Juan Antonio Fregoso and Maria Antonia Toscano..)We do not know their birth dates. Rita died in Tenamaxtlan on August 5, 1871. She was the daughter of Rafael Naranjo and Maria Ursula Gomez Brambila.
Maria Ursula Gomez Brambila was the daughter of Nicolas Crisanto Gomez Quijas and Maria Francisca Brambila Diaz de Santa Ana. Maria Francisca was born on September 15, 1785 in Tecolotlan, Jalisco.
Nicolas Crisanto Gomez Quijas (noted in the paragraph above) was the son of Francisco Gomez-Garcia y Velazco Zuniga and Michaela Timotea Quijas. My source is a noted genealogist named Alfredo Pena Perez-Plazola. He notes that the above families, along with the Michels and Diego Perez de la Torre are some of the families that founded the city of Guadalalajara, Mexico.
Carmen is the daughter of Felipe N. Brambila who was born in Autlan, Mexico on September 14, 1854. Carmen's mother was Florencia Contreras Cuevas. Flor (grandma's nickname) died in a mental institution in San Pedro Tlaquepaque (a town near Guadalajara, Mexico) on March 11, 1921. Grandpa passed away in 1930. Florencia was the daughter of Jesus Contreras and Micaela Cuevas.
Felipe Neri Brambila's father was Luis Brambila and Mariana Fregoso. Luis Brambila was born in Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico, in 1833. He died in Autlan, Mexico on July 28, 1910. Maria Feliciana, his wife, was born in Soyatlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on March 31, 1835. She died in Tenamaxtlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on July 5, 1871.
Luis Brambila's parents were Casildo Brambila and Rita Garcia de la Paz. Casildo was a Spaniard according to my mother. Casildo was born in Tecolotlan on April 3, 1803. Casildo was the son of Bernardino Brambila and Josefa Gomez de la Paz. Josefa's parents were Jose Antonio Gomez de la Paz, a Spaniard who was loyal to the King of Spain and fought in the war of Mexican war of independence. Jose Antonio Gomez de la Paz was married to Josefa Garcia de Alba. Josefa was a Spaniard related to the Garcia de Alba family in Spain. Casildo died in Tecolotlan on June 4, 1874. Rita was born in Tenamaxtlan in the year 1807. She died in the same town on July 20, 1883.
Bernardino (Casildo's father) was the son of Jose Reyes de la Brambila. Bernardino was married to a lady whose last name was Rosales.
Jose Reyes de la Brambila was the son of Agustin and Antonia Gonzalez. Jose had several siblings; Agustin, Felipe, Sebastian and Pablo. Pablo was baptized in Tecolotlan on July 8, 1731. He was the owner of the hacienda Luis Jose Ibarra in the municipality of San Cristobal de la Barranca. My grandfather does not provide a birthday for Jose Reyes de la Brambila.
Jose Antonio Gomez de Teran was a Spaniard who was a Judge in Tecolotlan in the XVIII century. He was the owner of the hacienda Santa Rita, which was located near the mountains of this town.
Up to this point, I have described my grandfather's ancestors on his paternal side. Following is the maternal side.
Grandpa's maternal grandparents were Juan Jose Fregoso and Rita Naranjo (Juan Jose was the son of Juan Antonio Fregoso and Maria Antonia Toscano..)We do not know their birth dates. Rita died in Tenamaxtlan on August 5, 1871. She was the daughter of Rafael Naranjo and Maria Ursula Gomez Brambila.
Maria Ursula Gomez Brambila was the daughter of Nicolas Crisanto Gomez Quijas and Maria Francisca Brambila Diaz de Santa Ana. Maria Francisca was born on September 15, 1785 in Tecolotlan, Jalisco.
Nicolas Crisanto Gomez Quijas (noted in the paragraph above) was the son of Francisco Gomez-Garcia y Velazco Zuniga and Michaela Timotea Quijas. My source is a noted genealogist named Alfredo Pena Perez-Plazola. He notes that the above families, along with the Michels and Diego Perez de la Torre are some of the families that founded the city of Guadalalajara, Mexico.
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