Comments for John Wilmot's Genealogy Notebook http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com Documents, images, notes, and discussion. Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:28:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Contacting Me by John W. White http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-83 John W. White Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:28:32 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-83 I have detailed information on your 8th generation Henry White and Celia Page as these are my ancestors. John I have detailed information on your 8th generation Henry White and Celia Page as these are my ancestors.
John

]]> Comment on Contacting Me by Carolina Murphy http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-82 Carolina Murphy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:09:40 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-82 Hi Cous, Nice listing here. After looking at your parternal lines, we have so many common ancestors, I'm surprised we're not first cousins! LOL Wheelers, Jordans, Camps, and probably around twenty or good many more other names that I recognised right off the bat from around Habersham, Stephens, Elbert and Franklin county GA areas. What lead me to finding your site is I was looking for the parentage of one of my great grandmothers, Mary Ann Walters, whom married John Wiley "Jack" Camp. I hail down that one line through Harberts, Jordans to Ramseys. The other name I'm looking for that were associated with that line was Dukes, with James Dennis Harbert and Peobe (Ferba)Duke, who that great grandmother I'll be looking for in the Camp neighborhood also. Have spent serval years now, tracking down those lines and photographing their graves in northern Georgia. You should be about like me now, related to everyone in Habersham county and half of Stephens. LOL Keep up the good work, Allen Hi Cous,

Nice listing here. After looking at your parternal lines, we have so many common ancestors, I’m surprised we’re not first cousins! LOL

Wheelers, Jordans, Camps, and probably around twenty or good many more other names that I recognised right off the bat from around Habersham, Stephens, Elbert and Franklin county GA areas.

What lead me to finding your site is I was looking for the parentage of one of my great grandmothers, Mary Ann Walters, whom married John Wiley “Jack” Camp. I hail down that one line through Harberts, Jordans to Ramseys. The other name I’m looking for that were associated with that line was Dukes, with James Dennis Harbert and Peobe (Ferba)Duke, who that great grandmother I’ll be looking for in the Camp neighborhood also.

Have spent serval years now, tracking down those lines and photographing their graves in northern Georgia. You should be about like me now, related to everyone in Habersham county and half of Stephens. LOL

Keep up the good work,

Allen

]]> Comment on About This Blog by Sandra Calderon http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/a-brief-introduction/#comment-77 Sandra Calderon Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:46:40 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/a-brief-introduction/#comment-77 Dear Mr. Wilmot, The strangest thing, I am of Mexican descent and my great-grandfather's last name was also Wilmot. I recently moved to Virginia for new emplyoment, and was pleased to find out that I may have, in a roundabout way, come back "full circle." :) Dear Mr. Wilmot,

The strangest thing, I am of Mexican descent and my great-grandfather’s last name was also Wilmot. I recently moved to Virginia for new emplyoment, and was pleased to find out that I may have, in a roundabout way, come back “full circle.”

:)

]]> Comment on Ahentafel (Maternal) by Dahlia Guajardo-Cantu de Palacios http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/ahentafel-maternal/#comment-70 Dahlia Guajardo-Cantu de Palacios Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:51:29 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/?page_id=108#comment-70 Great work. How did you get all this data on line? I did find some of my family in your records. I am not sure how to publish my information and your way looks great. I have Cantu, Serna, de Leon etc in my family. Starr county is what drew me to your site, my husbands Gonzalez and Flores line were in that area and in Duval County. Good Look. Dahlia from Simi Valley California Great work. How did you get all this data on line? I did find some of my family in your records. I am not sure how to publish my information and your way looks great. I have Cantu, Serna, de Leon etc in my family. Starr county is what drew me to your site, my husbands Gonzalez and Flores line were in that area and in Duval County. Good Look.
Dahlia from Simi Valley California

]]> Comment on Contacting Me by Rosi Juarez http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-67 Rosi Juarez Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:59:04 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-67 John interesting! I was researching my ancestry and ran into yours! common links: ENOSENCIO GAMBOA & MARIA ANTOCIA CAR were my grandfather's grandparents also....my grandfather Pedro was the son of Susana Gamboa (Francisca's sister?) and Jesus Juarez John

interesting! I was researching my ancestry and ran into yours!

common links: ENOSENCIO GAMBOA & MARIA ANTOCIA CAR

were my grandfather’s grandparents also….my grandfather Pedro was the son of Susana Gamboa (Francisca’s sister?) and Jesus Juarez

]]> Comment on Contacting Me by Noelia Cantu http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-65 Noelia Cantu Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:38:22 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-65 Mr. Wilmot, My parents (Francisca Moreno Rios and Leobardo Cantu Arredondo) are from the Montemorelos and Caderyta, Nuevo Leon area. I've searched for information on both families for many years with no luck. I can truly appreciate the work that you do and know how much effort you put into transcribing the information. I'm grateful for your kind thoughtfulness in sharing your hard work with others. Beautiful! Happy searching! Noelle Mr. Wilmot,
My parents (Francisca Moreno Rios and Leobardo Cantu Arredondo) are from the Montemorelos and Caderyta, Nuevo Leon area. I’ve searched for information on both families for many years with no luck. I can truly appreciate the work that you do and know how much effort you put into transcribing the information. I’m grateful for your kind thoughtfulness in sharing your hard work with others. Beautiful!

Happy searching! Noelle

]]> Comment on Contacting Me by Glenn Kennrdy http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-64 Glenn Kennrdy Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:27:05 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/contacting-me/#comment-64 Looking For Africa Durden Family Kirkham Family Tollett Family Williams Family Reed m Family in Texas Area Before Statehood An Old Miller C0 Looking For Africa Durden Family
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]]> Comment on Ahentafel (Paternal) by John http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/ahentafel-paternal/#comment-53 John Sun, 18 May 2008 06:30:42 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-53 This comment was left on another page on this blog: On May 17, 2008 at 12:25 pm Allen McLean Said: If No. 142 John Hooper is John Word Jones Hooper, his father is Johnson Monroe Hooper who married Berenice Green Chatham. I don’t know other Hooper siblings. I have 2 more generations of Hoopers; am willing to share. My gf was Elroy Levert Hooper from Edinburg, MS This comment was left on another page on this blog:

On May 17, 2008 at 12:25 pm Allen McLean Said:

If No. 142 John Hooper is John Word Jones Hooper, his father is Johnson Monroe Hooper who married Berenice Green Chatham. I don’t know other Hooper siblings. I have 2 more generations of Hoopers; am willing to share.
My gf was Elroy Levert Hooper from Edinburg, MS

]]> Comment on Ancestors of Donaciano Serda by Alcira Serda Gonzales http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/ancestors-of-donaciano-serda/#comment-47 Alcira Serda Gonzales Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:23:25 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/ancestors-of-donaciano-serda/#comment-47 John, Thank you for posting this. We are having our family reunion in July 2008 and you have provided more information than I had. My great-great grandfather was Donaciano Serda. My great grandfather was Encarnacion Serda, Sr. My grandfather was Encarnacion Serda, Jr. My father spells Serda as is where most of his brothers and sisters spell it Cerda. We had a family reunion for the descendants of Donaciano and Lorenzita back in June 29, 2002 and they spelled their last name Cerda. I found the 1880 Census with Donaciano's name spelled Serda. John, Thank you for posting this. We are having our family reunion in July 2008 and you have provided more information than I had.
My great-great grandfather was Donaciano Serda. My great grandfather was Encarnacion Serda, Sr. My grandfather was Encarnacion Serda, Jr. My father spells Serda as is where most of his brothers and sisters spell it Cerda.
We had a family reunion for the descendants of Donaciano and Lorenzita back in June 29, 2002 and they spelled their last name Cerda.
I found the 1880 Census with Donaciano’s name spelled Serda.

]]> Comment on Salazar – 1870 Hidalgo Co Census by John Wilmot http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/salazar-1870-hidalgo-co-census/#comment-36 John Wilmot Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:46:37 +0000 http://johnwilmot.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/salazar-1870-hidalgo-co-census/#comment-36 I'm afraid that I know only a little bit about the Ochoas and nothing about the Salazars, and none of the people you mentioned is in my database. My best suggestion would be to first go through the census to find parents or relations -- 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, & 1930. You should also check the death certificates in Hidaldo County, which usually give parents names, though they only begin in 1920. If your ancestors were known to have married in Hidalgo County, another option is to visit or mail a query to the Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin, who have the records for the diocese of Brownsville (which included Hidalgo Co) before the 1920s. If you mail a query for something like a marriage, for example, it will cost you about $5 for each one, but they will search, copy, and translate the record for you. Some people had a civil marriage in Hidalgo, but no church wedding, in which case the Catholic Archives will have no record of them, but they'll still charge you for the search. On the other hand, it's free to visit the library and do the research yourself. The period when you are searching (the 1800s along the Texas-Mexico border) is kind of difficult because most of people were still baptized over in Mexico, usually Reynosa,and the Mormon Family History Centers do not have microfilms of those records.The only place I know of where you can find copies of the Reynosa records is at the University of Texas Pan American library (in Edinburg) in the Lower Rio Grande Historical Collection (It's on the ground floor last time I was there.) I don't think the church in Reynosa itself owns copies of the records. So this may really be the only place. Unfortunately, none of the records, nor even an index, is available online. Here is a link to the special collection's page: http://lib.utpa.edu/collections/lrgv If you cannot make it to Edinburg, I have found other researchers on the Hidalgo Co message board at Rootsweb.com who can do limited searches in the Reynosa records. However, you will need to provide them with specific names usually. That's where it helps to have already gone through the census or tried the Catholic Archives. http://boards.rootsweb.com/ http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.hidalgo/mb.ashx If you were looking for general information about the families, I can only suggest posting queries on surname specific message boards at Rootsweb. I have found that families in Hidalgo have usually lived there many generations and know a little about the recent history. I know the Ochoas have been there since the 1850s or 1860s at least. In case you have never seen this, here is more about the cememtery at Abram (aka Ojo de Agua), which at least mentions some early Ochoas and gives a little background about the community. http://members.aol.com/daniel5822/cem.html I’m afraid that I know only a little bit about the Ochoas and nothing about the Salazars, and none of the people you mentioned is in my database. My best suggestion would be to first go through the census to find parents or relations — 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, & 1930. You should also check the death certificates in Hidaldo County, which usually give parents names, though they only begin in 1920. If your ancestors were known to have married in Hidalgo County, another option is to visit or mail a query to the Catholic Archives of Texas in Austin, who have the records for the diocese of Brownsville (which included Hidalgo Co) before the 1920s. If you mail a query for something like a marriage, for example, it will cost you about $5 for each one, but they will search, copy, and translate the record for you. Some people had a civil marriage in Hidalgo, but no church wedding, in which case the Catholic Archives will have no record of them, but they’ll still charge you for the search. On the other hand, it’s free to visit the library and do the research yourself.

The period when you are searching (the 1800s along the Texas-Mexico border) is kind of difficult because most of people were still baptized over in Mexico, usually Reynosa,and the Mormon Family History Centers do not have microfilms of those records.The only place I know of where you can find copies of the Reynosa records is at the University of Texas Pan American library (in Edinburg) in the Lower Rio Grande Historical Collection (It’s on the ground floor last time I was there.) I don’t think the church in Reynosa itself owns copies of the records. So this may really be the only place. Unfortunately, none of the records, nor even an index, is available online. Here is a link to the special collection’s page:

http://lib.utpa.edu/collections/lrgv

If you cannot make it to Edinburg, I have found other researchers on the Hidalgo Co message board at Rootsweb.com who can do limited searches in the Reynosa records. However, you will need to provide them with specific names usually. That’s where it helps to have already gone through the census or tried the Catholic Archives.

http://boards.rootsweb.com/

http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.hidalgo/mb.ashx

If you were looking for general information about the families, I can only suggest posting queries on surname specific message boards at Rootsweb. I have found that families in Hidalgo have usually lived there many generations and know a little about the recent history. I know the Ochoas have been there since the 1850s or 1860s at least.

In case you have never seen this, here is more about the cememtery at Abram (aka Ojo de Agua), which at least mentions some early Ochoas and gives a little background about the community.

http://members.aol.com/daniel5822/cem.html

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