by Moises Garza

October 28, 2011

Last Names of Nuevo Leon

1st Generation

Yldefonso Zamora (my great-grandfather) was born About 23 Jan 1886 in Mier, Tamaulipas to Gabino Zamora and Marta Garza. I have yet to find any documents with his death date.  He married 1st Felipa Rios on Oct. 4, 1920 in Los Aldamas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Felipa, daughter of Andres Rios and Pilar Gonzalez, was born About 1904 and died on an unknown date. He met 2nd Elena Tanguma (my great-grandmother), daughter of Juan Tanguma Pena and Leandra Ramirez Martinez.

Children of Yldefonso Zamora and Felipa Rios

  1. Manuela Zamora
  2. Juan Zamora
  3. Jose Angel Zamora
  4. Pedro Zamora
  5. Ernesto Zamora
  6. Guadalupe Zamora
  7. Paula Zamora
  8. Gilberto Zamora
  9. Lives in (Laredo) Zamora
  10. Minerva Zamora
  11. LuisZamora was born on Aug. 25, 1921 in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico and died in El Nogalito, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
  12. Lalo Zamora
  13. Santos Zamora was born on Jun. 6, 1923 in Mexico and died on an unknown date.

Children of Yldefonso Zamora and Elena Tanguma

14. Juan Tanguma (my grandfather) was born on Feb. 14, 1914 in Mexico and died on Dec. 10, 1981.

2nd Generation (Children) Manuela Zamora She married Barbarena

  1. Manuela Zamora
  2. Juan Zamora
  3. Jose Angel Zamora He married Irma
  4. Pedro Zamora He married Maria Magdalena
  5. Ernesto Zamora
  6. Guadalupe Zamora
  7. Paula Zamora She married Trevino
  8. Gilberto Zamora
  9. Lives in (Laredo) Zamora
  10. Minerva Zamora
  11. Luis Zamora was born on Aug. 25, 1921 in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico and died in El Nogalito, Tamaulipas, Mexico. 
  12. Lalo Zamora.  He married Jose Fina.
  13. Santos Zamora was born on Jun. 6, 1923 in Mexico and died on an unknown date.
  14. Juan Tanguma was born on Feb. 14, 1914 in Mexico and died on Dec. 10, 1981.  He married Maria Josefina Lopez. Maria Josefina, daughter of Cesareo Lopez and Maria Trevino, was born on Mar. 19, 1925 in la joya/ corpus christi, texas and died on Feb. 20, 2010 in McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA.

Note: If anyone has more information about anyone in this post please let me know. I have so many brick walls with this family.

Sources: FamilySearch, San Juana Tanguma, and Ernestina Tanguma

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Moises Garza

I have doing my family genealogy since 1998. I am also the creator of this blog We Are Cousins, and the Mexican Genealogy blog. To always be up to date with both of these sites follow me on Facebook. To contact me or book me for a presentation, buy my books, and or learn more about me visit my personal website at www.moisesgarza.com.

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