Posted By:	Gloria
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	Subject:	Re: CHAVEZ FAMILY IN RATON NM
	Post Date:	December 28, 2005 at 18:38:20
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/nm/colfax/messages/207.html
	Forum:	Colfax County, NM Genealogy Forum
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I don't know what happened to my C.C. I lose him after his marriage in 1886 to Patricia Apodaca. There were so many little coincidences that I really thought I had found a relative of my father's. My CC & the CC from Raton were born about a year apart. I couldn't find another CC of the right age, so I concentrated on CC from Raton. According to my mother, my dad had stated that after his mother died, his "uncles" had wanted to adopt him & his younger brother. He had also stated that his uncles were "professional men- lawyers & judges." My family lived in Loretta, not that far from Raton. CC in Raton was a probate court judge in 1910.I had also come across a message posting from a lady looking for information regarding her mother's adoption. She wrote that the adoption papers had been signed by Judge Celso Chavez in Raton,NM. See what I mean? CC from Raton had a daughter named Rosarito. I thought maybe he had named his daughter after my late grandmother, Rosita. My brother told me that Dad had stated that we had had a "Cop in the family". Supposedly, a relative had worked in law enforcement on an Indian reservation. Well, I just happened to read an article about the Maxwell Land Grant. There's CC- part of a posse. It was all just too exciting. Very disappointing to have to give up Celso Chavez from Raton. I'll just keep plugging along until I find my Celso Chavez. g.