Luis Baéza


















Luis Baéza
born June 1860
immigrated 1871 [1920 census]
Could these be Luis Baéza's parents?
Benancio Baeza Deceased  •  GS4V-NVT
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GS4V-NVT
Marta Valenzuela Deceased  •  GS4V-NV1
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GS4V-NV1
Pomposa Domínguez
born May 1868
died in 1953 in El Pueblito, Chihuahua, Mexico
immigrated 1885 [1920 census]

Pomposa's sister Josefa Domínguez  married Teófilo Alvarado.  Josefa and Teófilo are the parents of Severiana who married Macario Hinojos so they are ancestors of the Hinojos family of Terlingua.
Luis Baéza married Pomposa Domínguez
Luis and Pomposa's children:
1 - Alberto
       born 2 Jul 1886 in el Fortín, Texas
       died in Terlingua 2 Jul 1945
       buried in Terlingua
                       

3 - María Baeza Hernandes
      born 30 May 1891 in Redford, Texas.
      died 29 Mar 1968 in Midland, Texas




5 - Juan
      born  26 Dec 1893 (or Sept)
      in El Polvo, Texas*






7 - Cristina
       born circa 1898 in Texas
      (Birth year based on 1910 census.)

1st husband:  Sanchez
     Carolina
     Enrique
     Reyes
     Maria

2nd husband: ??
      owner of store
      no known children
2 - Dominga
       born in Texas Jan 1888




4 - Josefa
        born 19 Mar 1892 in Redford, Texas*
        died 1977
        Josefa married Felix R. Valezuela who became
         Constable of Terlingua January 18, 1929


6 - Pablo
        born June 1894 (or 1896) in Texas (probably
        Shafter maybe Redford).
        died February 9, 1914 at 7 AM in Shafter of
        pneumonia at the age of 18 (or 20  see death
        certificate) and is buried in Shafter.
         Pablo was a miner and never married. 


8 - Rafaela  "Tela"
         born 24 Oct 1906
         baptized 13 Jan 1907 in Terlingua by Padre 
         Brocardus. Godparents: Jose David and  
         Remedios Luna.
         Married Jesús Loya (born 1899)
         on 15 Oct 1925 in El Pueblito, Chihuahua, Mexico
         He was 26 and she was 18.
            https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYR4-J56
Luis and Pomposa's Godchildren:
  • Manuel Domínguez
        son born in Texas on April 12, 1905 to Manuel Domínguez and Braulia Baeza and
        was baptized in Terlingua on September 11, 1905 by Father Brocardus
        [Note that the father and godfather are Domínguez and the mother and godmother are Baeza.]
  • Cruz  Luna
        daughter born to Lorenzo Luna and María Ontiveros on October 22, 1906 in Terlingua
        was baptized in Terlingua on January 13, 1907 by Father Brocardus
* Note: Redford, Texas was also next to El Polvo, Texas.
Cristina Pomposa Josefa
In her later years Pomposa left Texas and went to live in El Pueblito Chihuahua, MX. This photo was taken (probably in the 1950's) when two of her daughters, Cristina of Midland Texas and Josefa of Alpine, Texas went to visit her.
The Story:  According to Celestina Amatulli nee Valenzuela, granddaughter of Luis and Pomposa,  Luis had been adopted by the Baeza family and his birth heritage is not known.  Celestina also says that the family moved to Fort Leaton when Celestina's mother, Josefa, was a little girl.    Josefa was born in Redford in 1892 and Fort Leaton today is about 10 miles west on highway 170.  Note that the Redford area was also known as El Polvo. 
The date of Pomposa's birth is based on the 1900 US Census. Family oral tradition said she was 102 when she died but that does not seem likely. Pomposa had a sister, Josefa Domínguez, who married Teófilo Alvarado.  Josefa's daughter, Severiana Alvarado married Macario Hinojos.  So the Hinojos family is related to the Valenzuela family.
Fort Leaton where the family lived
Fort Leaton was not a U.S. government fort.  It was a private compound with a very interesting history.  The University of Texas has a website called Texas Beyond History that has a very interesting history of Fort Leaton definitely worth reading.  Click here to read it.    According to that website, "After the Burgess family ceased to occupy Fort Leaton in 1884, the fort began to deteriorate. For the remainder of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, Fort Leaton was occupied periodically by several tenant families."  

Below is a video of Fort Leaton by Texas Parks Wildlife.  Since history often depends on who is telling it, we recommend that you read the account on the site Texas Beyond History  by the University of Texas before you watch the video so that you can compare the two.

Rafaela Baeza was Josefa Baeza Valenzuela’s sister.  She moved from Texas to “El Pueblito” in Mexico in the state of Chihuahua.  She married Jesus Loya and raised her family there.

The 1930 Census of Mexico taken in May 1930 shows the family and at the bottom of the page there appears Alberto Baeza.   I found the record at the following place using Family Search.

 Mexico Census, 1930 Chihuahua Aldama San Juan de Urrutia Image 13 of 20 at the following URL

https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/show#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/pal%3A/MM9.1.i/dgs%3A004107033.004107033_00218
Familias de Terlingua wish to thank Bob Wirt who provided most of the information on this page through the Baeza Family Discussion dated September 30, 2009.  Celestina Valenzuela Amatulli provided other information and the photograph of Cristina, Pomposa, and Josefa.  Celestina Amatulli in an interview February 1, 2013 stated that Pomposa Domínguez and Josefa Domínguez, wife of Teófilo Alvarado, were sisters.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/changelog/L7H7-NNMhttps://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/changelog/L7H7-NNM
Research to be done:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT4F-BDN Crisanto Terrazas Acosta 27 October 1801 – 1881  •  LT4F-BDN ​
Cristantos' wife and children are listed here https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT4F-BDN
Juan Francisco de Acosta https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/changelog/L7H7-NNM


The following record has Pomposa's sister, Josefa marriage record that shows their parents:
Josefa Dominguez Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHR9-PP8
This page was updated with links to Marcelo Dominguez' page and links to Alberto and Pablo's death records on January 24, 2018.
This page was updated on February 26, 2013 to add Godchildren.