Just in case some of you missed this. I'd like to encourage you all to read
the following info found on the website and consider donating your DNA. The
only requirement is that you have compiled at least 4 generations of your
family history. But I think this starts with you as the first generation. 
We might be able to find that we are related genetically even if we can't
prove it genealogically.



http://www.smgf.org



Here is the gist of it:

"Once enough data will be collected, analyzed
and correlated, findings from this research will be made available for genealogical
research. Individuals interested in learning more about their family history
will need to submit an inquiry and a DNA sample in the mail, regardless of
their previous participation in the study (the DNA sample submitted for the
database will NOT be used to answer personal questions). This new sample
will be compared with the data

Sorry about being so basic, but I just learned this and who knows but some
of you might not know about it yet.



There are several very nice Research Manuals available online by the LDS
FamilySearch website. Here is a list of the ones I found but there is probably
more:

Thanks to Carol Turner and Maria Cortez for these two great URL's. . .if
someone gets a chance can you put these into the "Links" section?



http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/drsw/index.html



go to the DRSW Master database and plug in a Surname---do Diaz for example.
This is a great website.



Also check out the webpage for:
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http://biblio2.colmex.mx/bibdig/dicc_cubas/base3.htm



joseph

http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/drsw/index.html



go to the DRSW Master database and plug in a Surname---do Diaz for example.
This is a great website.



Also check out the webpage for:
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http://biblio2.colmex.mx/bibdig/dicc_cubas/base3.htm



these two URL's were provided by two members of the Ranchos email discussion
group for Jalisco and Zacatecas: Carol Turner and Maria Cortez.



joseph

Just a message of encouragement. what I've been doing is spending my
weekends on the telephone cold calling my different surnames asking if
they might have come from the Santa Maria de Los Angeles/Colotlan,
Jalisco area. Back about 3 months ago I called all the Leaños in El Paso
(8 total) the very first one told me that they came from Jalisco and to
call his relative for more info. I called and it turned out that they
came from the Santa Maria area. It also turned out that of the 6 people
comprising his parents and grandparents that these names were there:
Leaños, Rivas, Castañeda's and Rodarte. The next day I got busy and in a
span of about 5 hours managed to trace the Leaños line back 5
generations. . .but I just could see any connection to our families. I
studied their line a little more that week and sent them what I found. I
didn't hear from them and kind of lost touch with them for a while and
just recently recontacted these family but not the exact person I was

I haven't seen the film, actually I haven't seen anything from Zacatecas
yet. I don't recall seeing this info you sent either. I'll get to it one
day soon I hope. thanks and I'll just continue sitting on the edge of my
seat a little while longer.

joseph

aajay1073 wrote:

Have you seen this:

MARIA CONSSEPCION CASTANEDA
Female
Marriages:
Spouse:  JOSSEPH FRANCISCO DIAS

Marriage: 07 JUN 1767 Tlaltenango De Sanchez Roman, Zacatecas,
Mexico

Messages:

Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The
source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage
date.

Source Information:
Batch No.:  Dates:  Source Call No.:  Type:  Printout Call No.:  Type:
M607141  1754 - 1769  0443969   Film  NONE

Have you seen this:

MARIA CONSSEPCION CASTANEDA
Female
Marriages:
Spouse:  JOSSEPH FRANCISCO DIAS
Marriage:  07 JUN 1767   Tlaltenango De Sanchez Roman, Zacatecas, 
Mexico
Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The 
source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage 
date.
Source Information:
Batch No.:  Dates:  Source Call No.:  Type:  Printout Call No.:  Type:
M607141  1754 - 1769  0443969   Film  NONE


--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes  wrote:
> 
> Oh this genealogy stuff sure can be exciting and yet so 
frustrating. I'd 
> love to make a tie into some of you all. But yet again it isn't 
> happening. I am intrigued by one of the Castañedas in AJ's 
genealogy.
> 
> Maria de la Consepssion Castañeda Ponse. 24Dec1716
> 
> This Consepssion is to old to be the Concepcion that I'm looking 
for but 
> here is a record that I'm wondering if you all might have had a 
look at 
> in your studies. I'm bound and

Oh this genealogy stuff sure can be exciting and yet so frustrating. I'd
love to make a tie into some of you all. But yet again it isn't
happening. I am intrigued by one of the Castañedas in AJ's genealogy.

Maria de la Consepssion Castañeda Ponse. 24Dec1716

This Consepssion is to old to be the Concepcion that I'm looking for but
here is a record that I'm wondering if you all might have had a look at
in your studies. I'm bound and determined to order that film and have a
look in a few months but I have previous comittments that prevents this
for now. Anyway here is the record and if anyone knows anything about it
let me know:

JOSSEPH VISSENTE DIAS CASTANEDA

Male
Event(s):

Birth:
Christening:
25 OCT 1770   Tlaltenango De Sanchez Roman, Zacatecas, Mexico
Death:
Burial:
Parents:
 Father:  JOSSEPH FRANCISCO DIAS Family

Mother: MARIA CONSSEPCION CASTANEDA
Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the
record. The source records are

Maria,

The familes in Tepechitlan are Correas, Miramontes, Munos, Ulloa, and 
Valdez.  I do have one Castaneda born/registered in Tepechitlan but 
the majority of them are in Tlaltenango De Sanchez Roman and 
Atolinga, which isn't that far from Tepechitlan since the families I 
listed above are also from Tlaltenango.  My Luna family is mainly 
from Tlaltenango and Momax.

I will post a file for my Castaneda family and Miramontes family.

Here are the Tepechitlan batches that I searched through:
C600811	1736-1782	0444025
C600815	1847-1858	0444029
C600817	1867-1875	0444031
C606165	1783-1802	0444026

Angie

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "readysetgo95814"  
wrote:
> Hi Angie,
> I was wondering about your ancestors from Tepechitlan, Zacatecas.  
> One of my lines, Castaneda and Luna, are from Tepechitlan Zacatecas 
> are those the surnames you are researching in that area?
> Maria Cortez
> 

Hi Angie,
I was wondering about your ancestors from Tepechitlan, Zacatecas.  
One of my lines, Castaneda and Luna, are from Tepechitlan Zacatecas 
are those the surnames you are researching in that area?
Maria Cortez

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "aajay1073"  wrote:
> Hello, I am new this group.  Thanks for letting me join.  I noticed 
> that everyone was giving intros, so I thought I would add mine to 
the 
> list....  I recognize some of the different people in this group 
> through other message boards or email... So this may be a repeat 
for 
> some of you...
> 
> My name is Angie Godina.  I have been working on my family tree 
since 
> 1998. But I didn't start using the LDS website and films until 2001 
> so that is when I really started working on researching my 
> genealogy/ancestors.  I have been able to find most of my paternal 
> and maternal lines up to the early 1700's.  They have generally 
> stayed in the same areas these last 300 years.  I am mainly 
>