Category Archives: Birth Records

Can’t Find Your Ancestors in Mier after 1925? Find out Why.

In 1925 a second Civil Registration was opened for the municipality of Mier. The southern half of the municipality now had their births, marriages and deaths recorded in Arcabuz, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Arcabuz, belonged to Mier all the way up to 1953. Now days it is located in the present day Municipality of Miguel Aleman and has belonged to it since…

The 1711 Baptism of Maria Gregoria Martinez in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the baptism of my sixth great grandmother Maria Gregoria Martinez in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She was the daughter of Miguel Martinez and Clara Trevino y Renteria. She goes on to marry Bartolome de Lizarraras Y Cuellar also in Monterrey back in July 25, 1732. This record indicates that her godparents were Gregorio Trevino, and Maria Ana Zalazar.…

1675 Baptism of Margarita Gutierrez, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the June 23, 1675 baptism of my 8th great grandmother Margarita Gutierrez. As this document indicates she was the daughter of Diego Gutierrez and Gertrudis Flores. She was baptized in the Parochial Church of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She ends up marrying Joseph Martinez Guajardo and you can see their marriage record here: 1693 Marriage of Joseph Martinez…

1884 Civil Registry of Rafael Trevino Barrera, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following is the image and transcription of the 1884 birth of Rafael Trevino Barrera. He was the brother of my 2nd great grand mother Maria de Jesus Trevino Barrera. Their parents are Rafael Trevino Trevino and Maria de Jesus Barrera Pena. This document indicates that Rafael Trevino Barrera was born in Alameda St, on the house labeled 31 in…

Rafaela Trevino Hinojosa, 1876 Birth Record in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following is the 1876 Civil Registry Birth Record of Rafael Trevino Honojosa. She was my 2nd great grand aunt, the sister of my 2nd great grandfather Exiquio Trevino. Their parents are Domingo Trevino and Maria Elena Pena. Cut out of original image: See Original Transcription of above image: Numero 187 Ciento setenta y siete. En la Ciudad de Mier…

1883 Civil Registry Birth of Eusebio Garza Lopez, Arcabuz, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following is the 1883 Civil Registry Birth Record of my great grandfather Eusebio Garza Lopez. His parents are listed as being Martin Garza and Maria Ruperta Lopez. Cut out of original image: See Original Image Transcription of above image: Acta numero ciento ochenta y siete = 187. En la Ciudad de Mier a la nueve de la manana del…

1891 Civil Registration of Birth of Paula Lopez Garza, Arcabuz, Tamaulipas, Mexico

The following document is the 1891 Civil Registration of Paula Lopez my great grandmother, my father’s grandmother. Growing up I used to hear stories about her and my mother would state that she was the grandmother that she never had. She used to say that she had the biggest heart anyone has ever had and that she is also the…

1899 Civil Registration birth of Jose Benito Gonzalez Guerra, Guardado de Arriba, Tamaulipas, Mexico

For years I had been searching for the parents of my 2nd great grandparents Andres Gonzalez and Nicolasa Guerra without much luck. That was until I found the following document for their son Jose Benito Gonzalez (great grand uncle). It is his 1899 Civil Registration Birth Record in Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It lists his paternal grandparents as being Francisco…

1887 Civil Registry Birth Record of Toribio Tanguma Ramirez, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

It had been several years that had been searching for the names parents of my great grandmother Elena Tanguma. All I new was that according to my mother she only had a brother named Toribio Tanguma. A few weeks ago I found Toribio’s death record which provided me with an estimated birth year and my search began. I found the…

Yldefonso Zamora Mendoza – 1887 Civil Registration Birth Record, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico

I was searching for the birth record of Cesareo Lopez my great-grandfather in the Mier Civil Registry at FamilySearch and instead came across my other great-grandfathers birth record. All I had for him was his name and names of his parents. I had originally assumed that he ans his parents were from Zacatecas Mexico but turns out they are not.…

Ygnacio (El Tio Nacho) Marroquin Gonzalez – 1927 Arcabuz Civil Registration Birth Record

This is the 1927 Civil Registration of Ygnacio Marroquin Gonzalez and for those that knew and loved him El Tio Nacho. Ygnacio was my grandmother’s, Dominga Marroquin, brother. As a young child I remember always going with my father to visit his uncle Tio Nacho at his ranch. He would always come out and greet us with a smile in…

Ofelia Garza Lopez, 1927 Civil Registration Births of Congregacion Arcabuz Tamaulipas Mexico

The following death record is that of my grandfather’s sister, Ofelia Garza Lopez was my. At the cemetery of Los Trevinos, Tamaulipas, Mexico I had found Ofelia’s tombstone with a death date of September 15, 1944. The following document indicates that she was born on the 29th of October 1924. So she was 19 years old when she died. At…

Eulalio Garza Lopez, 1927 Civil Registration Births of Congregacion Arcabuz Tamaulipas Mexico

As you all know, due to my last three posts, I have been transcribing the Birth Index from 1925 to 1930 of Congregacion Arcabuz, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Well in the 1927 I found three names too familiar to discard. They were Luciano, Eulalio, and Ofelia Garza. Eulalio is my paternal grandfather and Luciano his brother and Ofelia his sister. I never…