From nobody Sun Oct 8 00:14:59 2006 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k986ExaO031753 for ROOTS-M; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:14:59 -0600 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k986BbYn031357 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:11:37 -0600 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.41]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k986BapB004284 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:11:36 -0600 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k986Bbxa031324 for ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:11:37 -0600 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k986BaYn031313 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:11:36 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k986BYPk004190 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:11:34 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k983SkFI001394 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 23:28:46 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k983Skrx001393 for roots-l@rootsweb.com; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 23:28:46 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k97JrfFI032702 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 15:53:41 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k97MaIcT002478 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:36:18 -0600 X-Envelope-From: iecoleman@pennswoods.net Sat Oct 7 16:36:17 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k97MaHYn002467 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:36:17 -0600 Received: from md3.pennswoods.net (md3.pennswoods.net [204.11.80.53]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id k97MaFRW019008 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 16:36:16 -0600 Received: from DC5P1P51 (du56-2041186.dialupat.pennswoods.net [204.11.86.56]) by md3.pennswoods.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 464F21D7365 for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:36:09 -0400 (EDT) From: "iecoleman" To: Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:36:08 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.57 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.57 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.57 on 192.168.65.34 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists5.rootsweb.com id k97MaIcT002478 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by roots-l.rootsweb.com id k97JrfFI032702 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Manuel Rodriguez, Sr. born in Texas Never thought I'd be asking for help in this forum! Looking for ancestral information on Manuel Rodriguez, Sr. and Mary Ann Castillo Rodriguez. Have nothing but two funeral cards to go on. Verbatim; Manual Rodriguez, Sr., beloved father and husband, left this world on August 22, 1991. He was born January 13, 1900 in Laverna, Texas, the son of Slavera and Londis Rodriguez. He was a migrant worker for most of his life. He married Mary Ann Castillo in Texas on August 16, 1940. He moved to Montana in 1954, settling in the Bridger and Fromberg area. He had lived in Billings since 1970. He is survived by his wife, MaryAnn of Billings: six children, James Rodriguez,Sr, of Billings, Manuel Rodriguez, Jr. of Texas, Rosa Whitcher of Billings, Frank Rodriguez of Billings, Mary Espinoza of Fromberg, John Rodriguez of Billings: two adopted children, Lupe Mahey of Germany and Roy Rodriguez of Washington.....Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary.....at our Lady of Guadalupel with Rite of Commital in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Verbatim; Mary Ann Rodiguez, 84 of Billings, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 3, 1998, at Parkview Convalescent Center. She was born in McQueeney, Texas on March 25, 1914. Mary was raised and educated in McQueeney, Texas and following her education, worked as a seamstress with her grandmother. On August 16, 1940, she married Manuel Rodriguez, Sr. Mary and Manuel moved to Fromberg, Montana in 1968 and on to Billings in 1972, where they resided since. Manuel preceded her in death on August 22, 1991 in Billings. ......In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. Survivors.....(see above, minus the two adopted)....Michelotti, Sawyers& Nordquist Alderson Chapel with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. The Montana death record has her as Maria Castillo, which the family has confirmed to be her birth name. Laverna is probably La Vernia, Texas, as this is not too far from McQueeney. The sons are not at all forthcoming, including the father of the lady I'm trying to help. Legends she has heard are that Slavera's father or grandfather may have come from Spain. The Rodriguez family may have changed the family name during the time of Pancho Villa. I have looked at every name in the 1900 census and most in the 1920 for Wilson County, Texas, looking for either a Rodriguez or Castillo family with names that fit. Nowhere can I find this family in any year. Emanuel is a common name in the family and 'Manuel, Jr.' says his name is Emanuel (or Emmanuel). A Mexican friend of mine who works as an interpreter and translator cannot imagine what 'Londis' proper name might have been, but assures me that 'Slavera' is a proper name. It has occurred to me to use ‘Lourdes’ and “Leonides’. Having worked with migrants, I realize it is hard to track them when they are working and most censuses have been taken after they start their yearly treks. I've tried this six ways from Sunday and I'm stumped. Iva