RE: [ranchos] Immigration stories

["Kitty Cortez" <kcortez@...>]

Jose, 

My father also immigrated in 1920 at the age of 7years old.  He along with his brother (age 6) arrived with their mother Concepcion Tato Chiono.  They settled in Santa Clara, California

Jul 1914, Concepcion Tato b. Banamichi, Sonora, Mexico, married Pietro Chiono b. Italy, who was in charge of the silver mine in  Banamichi.  In 1917 Concepcion Tato lost her daughter Ma. Antonia CHIONO when she fell out of a high chair.  Her husband Pietro CHIONO (my grandfather) died Dec 1918  and her father Candelario TATO died Nov 1919 both from the 1918 flu epidemic.  Concepcion Tato knew that she was not well, so with a very heavy heart she immigrated to the United States in 1923 with her two sons, my father and his brother.  She was a brave woman and wanted a better life for her sons.  They settled in Santa Clara, California where they were befriended by Henry Warburton and his wife Matilda Warburton.  Concepcion knew that she was ill and asked that the Warburton's take care of her two sons when she died.   We all thought Concepcion died of diabetes complications, since quite a few of the family has diabetes.  After years of trying to read the doctor's handwriting on her death certificate, I finally realized that a pharmacist probably is the only  person who could read a doctor's handwriting.  The pharmacist also speaks and reads Spanish, so this coming trip to Salt Lake City, Rich and I plan on working on death records.  Conception died of "Acute Adhesive Peritonitis" or inflammation of the abdominal lining.  Probably left over from the flu epidemic. 

My father Domingo CHIONO was raised by the Warburton family, went to Saint Clara' elementary school and Santa Clara High School.  (Not too far from your high school  Jose Munoz)  The Warburton's business was making Tamales and Enchiladas.  They started the business in 1904 in Santa Clara  These were the large 12 oz size 'California Style' tamales.  The enchiladas were made with flour tortillas,  quite different from Rich's side of the family from Jalisco.   Joseph, this is why we have made so many "Tamales Making Trips" lately.  Utah, Santa Cruz Mtns. etc.  We are trying to spread the family recipe around to our cousins. 

The 1930 Census for Santa Clara shows my father and uncle as 'charges' for the Henry J. Warburton and Matilda.   Dad met my mother Aileen Kelso in high school and married in 1940.  My brother, sister and I also attended Saint Clara's elementary school in Santa Clara, but then moved to Mountain View were we attend Mt. View High School.   (Now we are really getting closer Jose)   We also spent a lot of time at Stevens Creek Dam,  also called Permanente Creek.  We collected great big wash tubs of pollywogs and brought them home.  Took us years of trying to figure out how come we came out with only one BIG frog instead of many little frogs. 

It has been a very interesting trip learning the little differences from Rich's Jalisco, Zacatecas side of the family and my Sonora side of the family.  When we go to small Mexican Restaurants we try to determine what State of Mexico the owners came from.  Here in Rocklin we have a restaurant Jalisco Grill so of course we were not surprised that the owners came from Jalisco,  but when we were in Arizona last year we tried a Mexican restaurant and when those thin large 24" tortillas came out I immediately asked where the cooks came from and sure enough, they were from Sonora. 

It wasn't until the 1980s when my brother (at the time a policeman for Concord, California) was on duty and passed a mailbox with the name of Domenic Chiono.  Too much of a coincidence to have the exact name as our father.  Sure enough this Domenic is a first cousin to my Dad.  All this time, Dad was raised as an orphan with no relatives and just 50 miles away his father's sister lived and raised a large family.  What a celebration it was for Dad to have family.  We still keep in touch with this Italian side of the family. 

Rich and I have made 3 month long trips to Banamichi, Sonora.  During these trips, we would follow my father thru the mines and ghost town, Bavicanora,  where he was raised.  

Now we communicate with Banamichi families with e-mail.  How times have changed.

 

Rich and Kitty Cortez

Rocklin, CA

 

Rich raised in Redwood City, Ca

Kitty raised in Santa Clara and Mt. View, CA

married and lived in Fremont, CA 25 years

and now live in Rocklin, CA 40 miles NE of Sacramento.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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From: ranchos@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jose munoz
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:16 PM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [ranchos] Immigration stories

Great Story Alicia,
I wish to share the following with the 
Group... My
father Elpidio Tristan Munoz{Mar 04, 1906, immigrated
in 1920 
at age 14 ... he was a mojado {wet
back}...never was naturalized nor did he 
desired to
be. My grandfather and Grandmother entered the U.S.
{March 
1920},... sought Eleudoro {John} Tristan (May
04,1892 - July 18,1985}, my 
Grandmother's brother} in
Texas. My father was a die hard when it came 
to
Mexican citizenship,SLP, up to his death in Feb 
26,
1968.

Immigration Alien registration numbers for 
my
Grandmother, 2 Aunts and 2 Uncles.

Alien Report: GUADALUPE 
MUNOZ  No. 
3929605            
        United States Department of 
Justice
Alien Report: EVARISTA T. MUNOZ   No. 
3983409         
           Immigration and 
Naturalization Service
Alien Report: JOSEPH A. 
MUNOZ      No. 
3929606        
            Alien 
Registration Division
Alien Report: FRANCES M. TORRES  No. 
3929604          
          Washington, 
D.C.
Alien Report: JOSE T. MUNOZ JR.     No. 
3929603

  Sample of information of Grandmother's Alien 
Report.

Copia by my grandmother EVARISTA T. MUNOZ.  Numero de
los 
dedos  #3983409.

01.}  en Novienre del 1955 en Vernon, Texas 
cuando se
bajo del carro asi a la tienda de comida.
02.}  nombre 
cuando tomo los dedos. EVARISTA T. MUNOZ,
Rte 1 Box-16A, Georgetown, 
Texas.
03.}  el mismo nombre
04.}  lo mismo
05.}  P.O. 
Box 326, Georgetown, Texas
06.}  Naci el 26 de Octubre de 1886 en San 
Luis
Potosi, Mexico
07.}  San Luis Potosi, Mexico
08.}  
altura 5 ft. 1 in. Peza 125 lbs.
09.}  Laredo, Texas
10.}  
No.   -     No.
11.}  Luis Potosi, 
Mexico
12.}  Laredo, Texas {Mexico}
13.}  FRANCISCO TRISTAN 
14.}  SEBENA GALVAN TRISTAN 
15.}  mis padres
16.}  
Brookshire, Texas
17.}  Hermanos y hermanas juro que es cierto lo que 
e
dicho en este blanco.

Chronology I wish to share of my Aunts and 
Uncles:

  The following records are from a diary in 
the
possession of, my cousin, Angie Munoz Roblez. This
diary was written 
by Eva Tristan Munoz {May 21, 1929}
daughter of Jose Angel Ybarra Munoz, and 
for Jose
Angel Ybarra Munoz, in 1952.

  Ano de 1906 a los 4 dias 
de Marzo nacio Elpidio
Munoz en San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Sus 
padrinos
Secundino Garcia y Srita Leonarda Garcia. Su fe de
vautismo en la 
Hacienda de Solis, estado de San Luis
Potosi, Mexico.
  Ano de 1908 a 
los 8 dias del mes de Marzo nacio
Juanita Munoz en Lampasos, Nuevo Leon 
Mexico. Sus
padrinos Alejandro Capetillo y Maria Eugenia Torres.
Su fe de 
bautismo en Lampasos, Nuevo Leon.
  Ano de 1909 a los 27 dias del mes de 
Octubre nacio
Francisca Munoz en Lampasos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. 
Sus
padrinos Severiano Lumbreras y Srita Emilia Lumbreras.
Su fe de 
bautismo en el Refugio, estado de Nuevo Leon,
Mexico
  Ano de 1911 a 
los 16 dias del mes de Febrero nacio
Julian Munoz en Lampazos, Nuevo Leon, 
Mexico, Sus
padrinos Severiano y Srita Emilia Lumbreras su fe de
bautismo 
en Lampasos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
  Ano de 1913 a los 7 dias del mes dee 
May nacio
Estanislado Munoz en Villaldama, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Sus 
padrinos Francisco Marques y Maria Tiofila
Gonzales de Marques su fe de 
bautismo en Villaldama,
Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
  Ano de 1914 a los 14 
dias del mes de Marzo nacio
Francisco Munoz en Lampasos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. 
Sus
padrinos Ruperto Agirre y Maria Asuncion Tularca su fe
de bautismo en 
Villaldama, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
  En el ano de 1916 a los 4 dias del mes 
de Enero
fallecio Francisco Munoz que dando su sepulcro en
Villaldama, 
Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
  Ano de 1917 a los 28 dias de mes de Enero nacio 
Jose
A. Munoz en Villaldama, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Sus
padrinos Alfredo 
Gonzales y Maria Sofia G. Trevino su
fe de bautismo en Villaldama, Nuevo 
Leon.
  Ano de 1919 a los 19 dias del mes de Mayo nacio
Guadalupe 
Munoz en Lampasos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Sus
padrinos Luis Guartuche y Maria 
Manuelita Trevino. Su
fe de bautismo en Lampasos, Nuevo Leon, 
Mexico.
  Ano de 1922 a los 2 dias del mes de Octubre nacio
Angelito 
Munoz en el Rancho de henry Gidding en
Leander, Williamson County, Texas. Sus 
padrinos Jose
Garcia y Maria Refugia Rodriguez. Su fe de bautismo en
la 
Capilla de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe en Austin,
Texas.
  Ano de 
1924 a los 24 dias de Octubre nacio Alvina
Munoz en el Rancho de Jim MacBray 
en Leander,
Williamson County, Texas. Sus padrinos Jose Garcia y
Maria 
Refugia Rodriguez. Su fe de bautismo en la
Capilla de Nuestra Senora de 
Guadalupe en Austin,
Texas.
  En el ano de 1929 a los 21 dias del mes 
de Mayo
nacio Eva Munoz en el Rancho de Cal Davis en Leander,
Williamson 
County Texas. Se bautizo el 7 de Setiembre
en la Capilla de Nuestra Senora de 
Guadalupe en
Austin, Texas. Sus padrinos Manuel Vargas y 
Josefina
Ortiz.

Ano de 1921 el 25 de Agosto llege a Leander, Texas, 
a
piscar con Mr. Henry Gidding. En el ano 1922 con el
Chapa.En el ano de 
1924 con Jim MacBray. En el ano
1925 y 1926 con el Baker. En el ano 1927 y 
1928 con el
Oscar Davis. El ano 1929 con Cal Davis. Ano 1930-1935
con el 
George Darrah.

Cuenta de pocas y de el balor que me dieron en el 
ano
de 1923.  1.} $69.24     2.} 
$79.92    3.} $74.74
4.} $47.55    5.} 
$27.40    *****Total   $291.85*****

El dia 5 de 
Febrero de 1955 se les iso una fiesta en
casa de su hija y lierno Alvina M. 
Guzman y Lorenzo C.
Guzman en hanor del 50 aniversario de sus padres 
Sr.
Jose Y. Munoz y Sra. Evarista T. Munoz. Acompanantes
de ellos fueron 
Florentino y Srita Romanita
Brocamontez. Envitados presentes: Sr. Federico y 
Sra.
Socorro Bracamontez, Sr. Tomas Zavala y Sra. Felecitas
Zavala y Petra 
Guzman. Regalos de: Sr. y Sra. Federico
Bracamontez, Sr. y Sra. Tomas Zavala, 
Sra. Petra
Guzman y Srita Consuelo Guzman. Gastos en ropa y
zapatos en 
mama en su 50 aniversario de casada fueron
$26.85 viente seis pesos ochenta y 
cinco centavos.
Regalo de su hijo; Sr. Jose T. Munoz Jr, y su esposa
Maria 
Morales Munoz. Y hija; Sra. Guadalupe Munoz
Hernandez y esposo Francisco 
Hernandez. De mas gasto
en la fiesta acargo de su hija Sra. Alvina 
Munoz
Guzman y esposo Lorenzo Guzman y en poco parte su hija
Eva Munoz 
quien firma este acuerdo. **Savado Feb. 5,
1955 , alas 8:20 P.M.  Eva 
Munoz**

Compre el carro Chev 1937 el dia 10 de Setiembre 1955
en 
$110.00.

Chronology for Eva Galvan Tristan:

The Tristan family of 
thirteen were born in the
Hacienda de Solis. Evarista Galvan Tristan the 
first
child was born October 26, 1886, and on February 05,
1905, married 
Jose Angel Ybarra Munoz, in la Yglesia
de la Hacienda Solis. Evarista and 
Jose Angel left the
Hacienda de Solis approximately a year after their 
son
Elpidio T. Munoz was born {March 04,1906], and prior
to Juana T. Munoz 
birth March 15,1908, in La Cinta,
Nuevo Leon, Mexico.  Jose Angel Munoz, 
and Evaristan
Tristan remained in Nuevo Leon until 1920. 

After his 
youngest daughter, Primitiva, death June 04,
1907, Francisco Tristan left the 
Hacienda de Solis.
Date of departure are uncertain.  The death 
of
Primitiva and the Mexican Revolucion erupting were
certainly some of 
the motives that motivated Francisco
Tristan and his family away from the 
Hacienda de
Solis. One fact is certain. Francisco left San Luis
Potosi 
after June 1907 and went to Mineral del
Refugio, Lampazos, Nuevo 
Leon.

  They lived in Mineral Del Refugio, 6 years 
from
1907-1913, a mineral mining town.  Francisco possibly
labored in 
the mines. His son-in-law, JOSE ANGEL
MUNOZ, would later follow in the same 
manner.
Francisco's decision to leave Mineral Del Refugio, in
Nuevo Leon, 
came in 1913 during the worse period of
the Revolucion. 
  FRANCISCO 
TRISTAN DIARY: written in "Spanish" by
Francisco Tristan{December 13, 1861} 
and his son
Lorenzo Tristan{September 06, 1896}.

"Mayo 9 de 1913 sali 
del Mineral del Refugio por
tierra y llegue a Loredo el dia 14; y me en 
barque
para Palestina el 16 a las 6 1/2 de la tarde; el 17
llegue a las 6 
de la tarde; el 18 me en barque para
Loveladi a las 6 de la manana y llegamos 
a las 10 de
la manana. Alli travajamos en una sesion permanente.  
El 
28 de Julio nos embarcamos para Conrroee, alli
estubimos travajando: el dia 
12 embarcamos para
Houston Texas; a 13 de Nobiembre murio Andres
Lumbreras 
lo irio Juan Lopez en las norias Juridicion
de Sabinas E de N Leon {Estado de 
Nuevo Leon}.  El dia
10 de Abril de 1914 salimos de Houston Texas 
para
Patterson, Texas. "1914 a 24 de Mayo dia memoriable.""

May 09, 
1913 left Mineral del Refugio {Mx} by land and
arrived at Loredo on the 14th. 
Embarked for
"Palestine" on the 16th - 1830 hrs; Arrived 1800 hrs
on the 
17th; at 0600 the 18th embarked for Lovelady
...arrived 1000 
hrs.

  My father, as your father, was a foreman in Mountain
View 
from 1950 thru Feb, 26,1968, @ Ira M. Higgins
{died 1965 in a tomato field}, 
and his wife Elaine
{1986 ?} Ranch. The ranch neighbor was San 
Francis
High School. The school's Baseball and Footbal field
were named in 
Mr. Higgins honor. My father helped
erect the school baseball backstop in 
1958. Beautiful
landscape, orchards, and plenty of space. Its all 
gone
now. Cueasta Park was once a orchard of prunes and
apricots. I lived 
in Los Altos/Mt. View on Alegre
street. If you are in that area, Covington 
and
Miramontes, 1061 Alegre Street dead ends at Permanete
Creek 
...but!,,,the house no longer exist. 

Thanks for sharing. Brings forward 
many memories. I
apologize for last leg of tree's. My MUNOZ 5th, and
6th 
great were from Hacienda de Banon, Burgo de San
Cosme, Villa de Cos, 
Zacatecas, Mexico. I'm stranded
there with Ysidro Munoz and Toribia Dorothea 
de
Torres.

Jose Munoz
Yuba City, CA

--- Alicia Carrillo 
<alliecar@...> wrote:

> Natalie,
>  
> 
I am the one who recommended the book "Rain of
> Gold'' and I am the 
immigrant.
>  
> I was brought here to San Jose´ Ca when I was 
two
> years of age. Mom said that my father sent for her
> and the 3 
children and this was in 1952. My sister
> was almost five, I was two and 
a half and my brother
> Rigoberto was one year old.
>  
> 
Mom said we flew to Ensenada which has a military
> airport called El 
Cipres. We were picked up by an
> aunt and went to stay with them for a 
short period
> of time in Maneadero Baja Ca until my dad could get
> 
someone to come pick us up as he was a mojado (wet
> back) and could not 
cross the border.
> A family friend came to pick us up and he 
traveled
> with us on the train to San Jose. We arrived in San
> 
Jose on Thanksgiving day of 1952. How's that for
> always having something 
to be thankful for on
> Thanksgiving day.
>  
> My dad 
was a foreman at a ranch hereing in San Jose
at
> the time and had 
already secured family housing. We
> were forutunate in that when we 
arrived we had a
> home to come to and a very loving family who 
thought
> of us as their children. They were the ranch owners
> and 
did not have any children of their own so they
> doted on us. We 
maintained contact with them until
> he died about 5 years ago. We have 
nothing but good
> stories to tell unlike the family of Victor
> 
Villaseñor in Rain of Gold. 
>  
> When my sister started 
school here in the Almaden
> Valley of San Jose she was taken under the 
wing of
> her first teacher Mrs Callahan. She thought my
> sister 
was an amazing learner considering we had
> just arrived from Mexico. Mr 
and Mrs Callahan also
> took us under their wing and adopted our 
family.
> They taught us about the holiday traditions in the
> USA. 
Every holiday, Christmas and Thanksgiving they
> would arrive with a tree, 
turkey, presents and
> clothing both new and used. They would take 
us
> shopping every summer before school started for
> clothes and 
school supplies. They would take us to
> their home to do arts and crafts 
projects and made
> us feel very special and loved. They also 
didn't
> have any children of their own thus we became their
> 
surrogate children. My oldest sister's name is
> Liduvina and they could 
not pronounce it so they
> began calling her Lucy and to this date my 
sister
> goes by Lucy in addition to her given birth name.
>  
> We also maintained this friendship with the
> Callahan's into 
adulthood until they died about 13
> years ago in Santa Cruz Ca where 
they'd retired to.
>  
> I believe our story is not the normal 
immigrant
> story. My dad always made a good living especially
> 
after we went from mojados to legal aliens in 1956
> but he always worked 
very very hard. He made sure he
> had a good place for us to live before 
bringing us
> here and we didn't have to travel by bus or rail for
> 
days and days as I've heard other people have had to
> do. We didn't have 
to cross any rivers or deserts
> and we didn't have to go hungry in the 
process and
> for this and much more I am grateful.
>  
> 
Well here's my immigrant story. I don't remember
> coming here as I was 
too young, but I do remember
> the wonderful people who came into our life 
to guide
> us and assist us not only with the basics but with
> 
love.
>  
> Alicia Avelar Olmos de Carrillo
> 
> 
Natalie <nc_coleman@...> wrote:
> A few weeks back someone 
mentioned the book, "Rain
> of Gold", which told 
> the immigration 
story of the author's grandfather
> and grandmother.
> So - can you 
share your immigrant ancestor's story?
>   - When did they come 
to the U.S.? How long did
> their journey take? 
> Did they come 
alone or with a group? Was their move
> to U.S. meant to be 
> 
temporary or permanent? Where did they settle? What
> did they think of 
> their decision to move from their home in Mexico?
> What 
traditions did 
> they bring with them? How many generations ago 
did
> the immigration take 
> place? (Are you the 
immigrant?)
> I hope this is not being too nosey - and thanks for
> 
sharing your 
> stories.
> 
> Matalie Coleman, VA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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