Dolores García L15S-VFM
born March 19, 1865 in Jimenez, Chihuahua
died August 1933
This picture was taken in Ft. Davis, Texas before he moved to Terlingua.  Click on it to enlarge it.
Luisa "mamá Luisa" Muñoz G7DV-WGN
born in Fort Davis, Texas
buried in Carlsbad, NM
Dolores García married Luisa Muñóz in Ft Davis, TX on 11 Jan 1901.
Dolores and Luisa's children:
1st Miguel
born 5/8/1903 in Terlingua, TX
died 7/17/1938
married Micaela Hernandez
2nd Facunda
born 1904
died 1905, buried in
El Camposanto del Arroyo

3rd Altagracia
born Dec 1907
died11 Feb 1988, buried in Del Rio,TX 
Never married. Sent clipping of Castolón history.

4th Natividad
born 25 Dec 1908 
died 30 Jun 2005 in Carlsbad
married Benigno Franco

5th Gregorio
 born 11/17/1910 in Marathon, TX
died 4/17/1968, buried Pecos, TX
married Eufemia Gomez
read Recuerdo about Gregorio

6th Rosalia
born 9/04/1912
died 1975
buried in CA

7th Simona
born 8/22/1914
died 01/01/1984,
buried in Alpine, TX
married Cesario Quintela Dec 29, 1934

8th Josefa
born 9/18/1915
died 3/6/2003,buried in Carlsbad, NM
married Reynaldo Fierro,

9th Maria
born 7/25/1918
died 9/13/1994, buried in CA
married John Renfro

10th Trinidad
born 5/4/1920
died 7/27/1998
married Gregorio Chavarria

11th Asención (son)
born 5/4/1920
died 3/23/1984, buried in Alpine, TX
married Apolinaria Zimarron

12th Carlos
born 1924
died 1924
Their Story:
This photo of the García home was provided by
Ma. Louisa Franco Madrid, granddaughter of Dolores García.
Asalto en el Rancho de don Dolores
Home Invasion at my Grandparents' Home
by Maria Louisa Franco Madrid
One evening in March 1938, seven months after the death of my grandfather Dolores García, just after the family finished evening prayers, my uncle Asención went out as usual to check on the animal pens.  He was surprised by six armed men who marched him back into the house.  They demanded money from my grandmother Luisa.  She told them they had no money in the house, but they could take whatever else of value was in the house.  They ransacked the house looking for things to take unnecessarily damaging things.  Among other things, they cut the leather straps off an expensive leather trunk.
Five of the eight girls (Facunda, Altagracia, Rosalia, Josefa?, Maria, Trine) and the youngest son, Asención, were still living at home at the time.  As for the other siblings, Miguel, the eldest, and his family were living in Study Butte. Gregorio also was living in Study Butte with his widowed aunt Severa Villalva.  Natividad and Simona were married and lived in Alpine and Shafter respectively.
1930 Census Precinct 2 West of Terlingua Creek lines 6 - 16

1930 Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRZR-9ZRF?i=12&cc=1810731
Research Notes:
Simona's (their 7th child) wedding record is at
Updated based on Louisa Franco Madrid's comment on "Garcia Family Discussion Post" Wednesday 10/28/2009 5:58 PM.
Updated with portrait of Dolores García from Maria Louisa Franco Madrid on March 7, 2022.
Last Updated July 12, 2023 with link to Simona's wedding record.