I took a trip to look for my grandfather's birthplace and I found it!
The house where he was born is nothing but adobe ruins, but I expected
that, since he was born in 1875 and the family left it in 1917 to come
to California...The ranch, "Los Portales" is located about three miles
south of Jalostotitlan, Jalisco. That town is full of beautiful
girls...The whole town is in a festive mood already. Decorating for
the August 15 Fiesta.
I also found a living cousin in one family line and three others that
I am pretty sure are related. I need to look at some more data to
analyze and find the connection to them. I visited Santo Toribio's
Church in Santa Ana. It is a beautiful and well kept place of worship.
I was told by one of the workers there, that since he became a saint,
everybody named ROMO or GONZALEZ is trying to establish a relationship
to the saint. "Where were all these relatives when he needed help?" He
asked...
Note to Irma Gomez Lucero:
I have some specific information that might be of interest to you..
Will email you later.
John Gonzalez
Wildomar, CA
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