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Grettings from Austin, Texas. Looks like we are cousins, Manuel. How did you become Benito's and Camila's great grandson? They are my GGparents, too!!! I have the following info which I gleaned from Ancestry.com (Mexican Parish Records)(It costs to subscribe) and from "Hidalgo County Ranch Histories". This book can be ordered for you by your local library through their inter-library loan program. Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you a transcript of the info found in the Chapa cemetery in San Manuel. I'm from Hidalgo, by the way. Father: Benito Vela b Mar 23, 1836 Benito's parents were Julian Vela and Crisanta Casas Mother: Camila Canales b June 18, 1835 d Oct 17, 1940 (Buried in Chapa cemetery in San Manuel) (105 yrs old!!!) Macario Vela baptized Mar 17, 1870 Ruperta Vela B Mar 27, 1872 Baptized Mar 30, 1872 d Dec 24, 1966. Also buried in Chapa Cemetery. Florentino Vela Bap Mar 17, 1875 Epifania Vela Baptized April 18, 1877 Zenon Vela Baptized June 28, 1879 Died in McAllen, tx Feb 27, 1956 Buried in Hidalgo Cemetery, Hidalgo, Texas. Zenon was my grandfather, Married to Josefa Lara Gonzalez. Born ca. 1889, died about may 22, 1926. Let me know if this fits with what you have....I have bits and pieces of other Vela relatives. e-mail me at <waterloopy@aol.com> Notify Administrator about this message?
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