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what specific ranchos and surnames are you investigating in Tepetongo?
I'm researching Santa Maria, Miranda, Espinoza, Ortiz, Nava, Lugo,
Garcia, de la Torre from the El Salitral or possibly another rancho
called Salitrillo. Then there is Varela, Bañuelos, Sandoval, and
Sanchez from El Salitral.
joseph
Emilie Garcia wrote:
Recently I sat down after a long time away from browsing the
FamilySearch.com's IGI database, and after many years of searching, I
found three more generations back on my father's side who were from
Tepetongo, Zacatecas, and all in one sitting. I had tried looking for
these people for years, but had no luck, and they were there all the
time. I guess the other day their spirits were with me (I do beseech
them to show themselves), and they wanted to be found. It is funny
that sometimes I can find people in the IGI, for myself and others, and
sometimes I can't.
Shortly after learning my way around the IGI, I started really
digging up stuff. By trial and error, and thinking out of the box, I
discovered ways to locate my Mexican ancestors in the IGI. I guess by
studying the naming customs in Mexico and the way the transcribers
think, I developed a sense of how they may be listed. I think it is
George Ryskamp that has an
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