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Román de la O

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Román de la O L2R4-FPN
son of Roman De La O and Tomasa Morales

born 7 July 1913 on the De La O Ranch near Castolón
died 26 Feb 1980 in Alpine
buried in Holy Angels Cemetery

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Jesús "Jesusita" Molinar MYVG-JLZ
daughter of Alberto Molinar and Luisa Jáquez

born 7 August 1913 in Brewster Co., Texas.
died 27 Sep 1972 in Alpine, Texas and
buried in Holy Angels Cemetery Alpine.



Román de la O married Jesús Jácquez Molinar 10 Sep 1938

Their 10 children:

1. Alfredo de la O was
    born 28 June 1939 in Brewster County.
    In 1980 he was living in Alpine
    died 6 August, 2006 in Odessa Medical Center
    probably is buried in Alpine.

2. Virginia Morales de la O
    born 10 October 1940 in Brewster County.
    In August 2006 she was living in Fabens, Texas.
    Her married name was Pena.

3. Román de la O III was born 30 January 1942 in Alpine. He was living in Alpine in August 2006. [See research note 1 below]

4. Claudio de la O was born 6 June 1945 in Brewster County. In August 2006 he was living in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

5. Clelia de la O
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    born 13 January 1948 in Brewster County.
    In 1980 she was living in Fort Stockton, married name Dyer.
    In August 2006 she was living in San Angelo, TX, married name Fite.

6. Celia de la O
    born 19 July 1949 in Brewster County
    in 1980 she was living in Alpine,
    married name Espinosa.
    In August 2006 she was living in Granbury, TX,
    married name Anderson.

7. Roberto de la O
    born 12 June 1951 in Alpine
    living in Alpine in August 2006.

8. Maria Edudina de la O
    born 6 July 1952 in Alpine
    died 23 November 1952 in Alpine of gastroenteritis
    buried in Holy Angels Cemetery.
              
9. Berta Alicia de la O

    born 18 December 1953 in Alpine
    in 1980 she was living in Alpine
    married name Rodriguez.
    In August 2006 she was living in Alpine
     married name Benavidez.

10. David de la O

Román de la O Family Album
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This photo was provided by Maria Louisa Franco Madrid. 
Louisa's father Ben Franco and Jesusita were second cousins.

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Note: Jesusita was 1st cousin of Elisa Molinar (far left)
and 2nd cousin of Rita Franco (far right).
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The 1940 US Census shows the Ramon de la O family in lines 5, 6, and 7.
click on the image to enlarge it
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Research Notes:
Research Note 1:

COMMENT TO FDT

From:  Rosario de la O
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:43 PM
Hi, I live in Alpine, TX. My husband is Roman De La O, Jr., son of Roman De La O and Jesusita Molinar.
I check this website occasionally hoping to find something about my side of the family. (There is a lot of info on Roman's side).
I did notice on Agapito Carrasco, who married Beatrice Reyes and would like to point out that
Beatrice was Hernandez, not Reyes. [?]
Beatrice's mother, Eustolia, was Reyes, my Dad's sister. She died very, very young.

"My dad, who died in 1984, was Merardo (Lalo) Reyes son of Esteban Reyes and Faustina Valdez, I believe that was my grandmother's maiden name.
My Mom was Jesusita Martinez, her Mom was Teresa Flores, who married Roberto Martinez. My grandfather was killed in an automobile accident when he was very very young, about 26 yrs of age. My grandmother Teresa's mom, my greatgrandmother was named Apolonio Mireles. Her husband's name, was Marcelino Flores. That's is all I know about my family tree.

I just wanted to correct the info on Beatrice, since her mom, Eustolia and my Dad, Merardo, were brother and sister.

You have a fantastic website! Keep up the good work!"
    
REPLY TO COMMENT
Friday September 13, 2019
Rosario, I apologize to you for not updating FDT with the information you sent eight years ago.  There were three of us working round the clock for three years on this site: Maria Louisa Franco Madrid and  Bob Wirt did tremendous research and I mostly did the technology and graphics work on the site.  Bob died early in 2011 and Louisa and I felt a big loss and were disheartened.  We had put our personal lives on hold for three years working on Familias de Terlingua and were worn out.  The amount of information coming in overwhelmed us and we turned to catch up on important projects on our personal lives.  I have never caught up updating this site with all the information I have.  I say this, not to excuse not having updated the site with your information, but so that you can see that it was not personal to you.  We got behind on everything. 

In addition, I want to point out that both Louisa and I are part of the Molinar family.  Jesusita Molinar (Román De La O's wife) was the daughter of Alberto Molinar.  Alberto Molinar and Antonio Molinar Franco were first cousins and best friends.  They bought their land next to Terlingua Creek together.  Antonio Molinar Franco was Louisa's and my grandfather, so we are cousins of Jesusita and her descendants.  So we are related to you.

I would like to work with you over the coming months to update your family information. Send me an email to [email protected] so I know how to reach you.


The information and photos on this page were provided by Louisa Franco Madrid.  Date of wedding from Bob Wirt's Life Before the Ruins.
Additional information from Rosario de la O and Antonio S. Franco
Updated September 13, 2019. Last updated March 221, 2022 with photo of Jesusita provided by Maria Louisa Franco Madrid.
Updated July 11, 2024 with death certificate for Jesusita Molinar.

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