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La Familia Cazares
What follows is only the very beginning of an attempt to trace our family line. It is based on information received from family members and legal documents such as marriage and death certificates. Every attempt has been made to be as accurate as possible. The information given here is only the record of family events which I had access to. By all accounts this should not considered a completed work. It is a work in progress. At this point one could consider it only a brief outline of our family's past. The hope is that it will expand as more information is obtained and submitted and as our family continues to grow.
In order to keep things simple I have followed, in parentheses, names with both dates and places of births.
Originally our family line is traced to Sonora, Mexico. Our family reunions have been a celebration of Victor and Santos Cazares and their offspring. Victor Cazares (March 3, 1865, San Elizario, Texas) His parents were Avato Cazares (Texas) and Pabla Castillo (Texas). They had at least six children.
Cesarea Cazares married Juan Apodaca May 23, 1873
Francisca Cazares married Luis Aranda June 20, 1874
Refugio Cazares married Bonafacio Madrid November 26, 1875
Teadora Cazares married Agapito Bennu November 6, 1875
Dolores Cazares married Fernando Loya in 1881
Victor Cazares married Santos Masese February 28, 1887
Victor Cazares married Santos Maese on February 28, 1887 in San Elizario, Texas. They had eight children:
Gertrudes Cazares
Paula Cazares
Guadalupe Cazares
Teadora Cazares
Victor Cazares
Tomas Cazares
Abato Cazares
Santos Cazares
Victor was a farmer in the alfalfa fields. When they started growing cotton and the work became much harder he moved his family in 1922 to Los Angeles, California. He brought all his eight children and grandchildren to Los Angeles. Ten months after the trip Victor Cazares at the age of 57, died of stomach cancer. Tomas Cazares then took the role as head of the household. From this point we will follow the record of Tomas Cazares the 6th child of Victor and Santos. Tomas Cazares was a hard worker and skilled laborer. He was the only child of Victor and Santos to go to school. On January 24, 1925, at the age of 58 his mother Santos Cazares died, she had been suffering with Renal Urena which was complicated with asthma. Tomas and the rest of his family continued to live together until his sister Santo married and moved out. At this time nieces and nephews went to live with other family members.
Tomas Cazares met and married Anita Gamez. They were married on September 5, 1925. Anita Gamez was born on September 15, 1906 in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico to Gabril Gamez and Josefa Acosta.
Their marriage blessed them with eight children:
Reymundo Cazares (Ray) born May 4, 1926
Victor Cazares (Harpo) born Otober 7, 1927
Josie Cazares (Malle) born March 5, 1929
Mary Ann Cazares (Bebita) born April 28, 1930
Thomas Martin Cazares (Pachi) born March 6, 1932
Richard Cazares ???
Leonard Cazares born November 6, 1938
Dolores Alicia Cazares (Lola) born January 24, 1943
Ray Cazares met Mikaela (Mickey) when they were students at Stevenson Jr. High School. There and then they began a life of romance together. They were married on Feb. 24, 1945. They had 2 sons Tomas and Larry and one daughter Faith Marie who live only 6 months.
Tomas Cazares is married to Pauline best friend and confidant. They have twelve children and currently live in El Monte.
Larry Cazares is married to Rosie. They have eight children and now live in Pico Rivera.
Victor (October 7, 1927)
Josie (Malle)-- Malle met Ray (Sombie) Abalos on the corner of Grande Vista and 6th St. in Los Angeles in June of 1944. She was 15 year old 9th grader at Stevenson Jr. High School. Sombie was 21 years old. It was love at first sight and they soon wanted to marry. Her mother (Anita Cazares) did not approve of Sombie. Neverth
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