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Pablo "Chiquito" Chavarría
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"Mom recently gave me a picture of my grandpa Pablo "Chiquito" Chavarria. I thought I would share on here. He was the twin son of Severiano Rita Chavarria. 💕. Both twins were named Pablo. The other twin was Pablo "Gordito" Chavarria who resided in Alpine, TX. The back of the picture says Abril 13 de 1939." Marisa Chavarría Singh [contributed July 25, 2018]

Pablo "Chiquito" Chavarría
born June 18, 1901 in La Coyota.
baptized September 22, 1901 in Terlingua by Father Brocardus
                  god parents were Carlos Acosta and Pascuala Ramírez
Died August 30, 1966

María Morales
born April 17, 1903 in Terlingua, Her parents were Tranquiliano Morales and Concepcion Baeza.


Pablo "Chiquito" married María Morales
in Brewster County May 7, 1938

Maria had one child, daughter Celia, before she married Pablo.

Pablo and Maria had two children:

          A.   Josefina Chavarría was born in Alpine July 26, 1935.

        B.   Francisco “Frank” Chavarría, Sr.
               born October 4, 1938 in Alpine;
               died March 2, 1985 in Odessa .
               He lived most of his adult life in Fort Stockton up to his death.


              Francisco was married twice:

               1st wife: Francisco's first wife was Jesusita “Susie” Navarrete.
               Francisco and Jesusita “Susie” Navarrete had one child:


                       (1)  Danny Chavarría born November 28, 1959 in Alpine and lived there all of his life.
                        He attended Centennial School and Alpine High School, and later worked in the          
                        physical plant at Sul Ross State University.
                        He died January 2, 2010 in Odessa Medical Center and is buried in Holy Angels Cemetery in
                        Alpine.
     
                        Danny married Hortencia Minjárez Cadena,
                        Hortencia was born in Brewster County November 8, 1965.
                        her parents: Cosme Gonzales Cadena, Jr. and Oralia Minjárez.
                        She was still living in Alpine in January 2010.
                        They had two children:
                                  a. Marc James Chavarría was
                                      born January 27, 1988 in Alpine and still living there in January 2010.
                                  b. Rachael Dannielle Chavarría
                                      born September 16, 1991in Alpine and still living there in January 2010.

               2nd. wife: Francisco's second wife was Hortencia Salas.
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Hortencia "Tencha" Salas Chavarría
This photo was provided by Marisa Ruth Chavarría Singh
"God has been good to us giving us such a strong momma.  She is a breast cancer survivor; she was a widow at 45; and has buried 2 sons." Marisa Singh
Hortencia was born on February 5, 1939 in Runge, Texas to Eduardo and Margarita Salas. She lived in Runge until she married Francisco "Frank" Chavarría.  Then she moved to Fort Stockton, Texas.
Francisco and Hortencia Salas had six children:
          (1)  Francisco “Frank” Chavarría, Jr. was born October 30, 1960.
                 In January 2010 he and his wife Cindy were living in Midland.

          (2)  Gabriel Chavarría, twin of Graciela, was born August 9, 1964 in Fort Stockton.
                 He lived in Fort Stockton prior to moving to Midland in 1994.
                 He worked as a roughneck in the oil fields for several different companies.
                 He died in Martin County, Texas July 20, 2007.

                 Gabriel married Yvonne Marie Rodriguez
  
                They had one child:
                       a. Amanda Chavarría was born May 31, 1988 in Ft Stockton.
                       In July 2007 she was living in Seguin, TX.

                  Gabriel married Graciela Ann “Gracie” Urquidez (2nd. wife) September 24, 1997.
                  Gabriel and Gracie had no children, but Gracie had one child by a     
                  previous relationship:
                        a. Daughter Dioni Urquídez was born January 13, 1978 in Brewster County.
                        In July 2007 she was living in Midland.

             (3)  Graciela “Gracie” Chavarría, twin of Gabriel, was born August 9, 1964 in Fort   
                    Stockton.
                    She married Eddie Terrazas.
                    In January 2010 they were living in Midland.
                    They had one child:
                         a. Eddie Terrazas. Jr. was born in Midland June 20, 1996.

               (4)  Marissa Ruth Chavarría was born July 12, 1968 in Fort Stockton.
                      She married Gilbert Singh and in January 2010 they were living in Fort Stockton.
                      They had three children:
                          a. April Chavarría Singh was born April 30. 1987 in Fort Stockton.
                          b. Katy Chavarría Singh was born March 19, 1994 in Fort Stockton.
                          c. Raquel Chavarría Singh was born September 27, 1996 in Fort Stockton.

                 (5)  Teresa Chavarría was born October 15, 1972 in Fort Stockton.
                        She married Cipriano Amaro and in January 2010 they were living in Marfa.
                        They had two children:
                             a. Cipriano Francisco Amaro III was born in Fort Stockton June 26, 1991.
                             b. Eduardo Lorenzo Amaro was born in Fort Stockton July 11, 1997.

                  (6)  Larry Chavarría and his wife Becky were living in Imperial in January 2010
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Their story:
Severiano and Rita Chavarría had sixteen children.  Their first four children were born in Fort Stockton, Texas during the seven years between between May 1877 and May 30, 1884 when Fernanda Chavarría, grandmother of the Fort Stockton Vásquez family, was born.  Some time between May 30, 1884 and before April 29, 1885 when their fifth child Petra was born, the family left Fort Stockton and were original settlers of a new settlement that later came to be known as La Coyota.  The rest of their children were born in La Coyota.  So when Pablo Chiquito was born in June 1901 the family had been in La Coyota for about 15 or 16 years. 

Pablo Chiquito had a twin brother.  They were born on June 18, but they were baptized on different months.  Pablo Chiquito was baptized on September 22, in Terlingua by Father Brocardus.  His god parents were Carlos Acosta and Pascuala Ramírez.  His twin was baptized


In April 1930 he was living with his widowed mother in La Coyota and was working as a farm laborer. By 1935 he was living in Alpine, and the 1940 US Census shows him living in Alpine. Between 1952 and 1966 he was living in Fort Stockton.

Pablo died of a heart attack in Fort Stockton August 30, 1966. He is buried in Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery. Maria was still a resident of Fort Stockton when she died in Odessa January 17, 1986.


Josie and Celia
Josie and Celia Chavarría

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Josie Chavarria
Josie Chavarría
as a girl
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Josie Chavarría
as an adult

The information for this page came from Bob Wirt's site Life Before the Ruins  and from Marisa Ruth Chavarría Singh who also provided photographs.  The photograph of Josie and Celia was provided by ...

This page was updated June 11, 2015.
This page was last updated February 5, 2024 with Hortencias photo and some additional information from Marisa Chavarría Singh.
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