Lerma Family

Simón Lerma had two wives.
 1st wife: María Antonia Contreras

2nd, wife: Victoria Resa Peña
Simón Lerma de Leon • GMYS-8SV
Born 28 October 1843 in Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, MX
Died 27 December 1927 in Marfa, Presidio, Texas, United States
Buried in Marfa, Presidio, Texas
Parents: Jose Eugenio Lerma de la Cruz y Maria Josefa de Leon 
Simon was an early settler at El Polvo.
1st. wife: María Antonia Contreras ML3R-4BD
Simón Lerma de Leon Married María Antonia Contreras
1 August 1863 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
The children of Simón Lerma and Antonia Contreras:
Agapito 1864-Deceased  •  MLSX-9F4 ​
Luz Lerma born ca. 1866 or 1862 •  L1H3-H4D
Rosalio Lerma Contreras 1866 (ca. Sept) • ML3R-4YJ
Simón "Papa Non" Lerma de Leon GMYS-8SV
Born 28 October 1843 in Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, Mexico
Died 27 December 1927 in Marfa, Presidio, Texas
Buried in Marfa, Presidio, Texas
Parents: Jose Eugenio Lerma de la Cruz and Maria Josefa de Leon 
Victoria Resa Peña LH2F-2NB
Born 1871 Redford, Presidio, Texas
Died Feb 1953 Stockton, San Joaquin, CA
Her parents were Apolinar Peña and María Antonia Resa
Simón Lerma Married Victoria Resa Peña
Simón and Victoria's Children:

Juan Pantaleon Lerma born 27 Jul 1892 Redford (Polvo), Presidio, Texas, died 3 Apr 1985 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona

Manuela Lerma Lyles born 24 May 1894 in Redford TX, died 08 May 1921 in Balmorhea, Reeves, Texas

José Péna Lerma

Louisa Lerma Tecero,

Max Lerma,

Samuel P Lerma,

Frank P Lerma,

Minnie Lerma Hinkle
Research Notes:
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I really enjoyed the story of Celestia. The entire documentation of her family is well done. --I am happy to report to you that my great grandfather Simón Lerma de Leon lived at Terlingua in 1905. My great uncle Frank was born there.

--I wish there was more I could do to preserve the heritage of the Big Bend area settlements. I can provide this information:p

Simón Lerma and Apolinar Peña arrived at El Polvo after the original first 5 families settled (abt. 1872). Both men are mentioned in Soltero Mata's book "Ojinaga en una loma." Peña owned farm land at Polvo. Apolinar Peña's daughter Petra married Samuel J. Hensley. Hensley had property there too.

Simon married Apolinar's daughter Victoria at Polvo in 1892. Simon and Victoria's oldest son Pantaleón Lerma (b. Polvo, 1892) is my grandfather.

From 1896-1904, the Lermas lived at Marathon, Boquillas, and Las Lajitas. My grandfather said that Apolinar Peña died at Lajitas. I'm not sure where he is buried. During the off season, the men worked the mines to supplement their income (my best guess).

Sometime in 1916-17 my grandfather was secretary for the water district at Polvo. His minutes are recorded in documents in the possession of Señor Rosendo Evaro.

The Lerma's eventually settled at Marfa in 1918, using 2 mules and wagon. My grandfather worked various jobs and was a US mail carrier for Redford, Shafter and the other communities.

Please consider the inclusion of my family in this website. Kind regards, Robert
Simon Lerma sources in Family Search:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/GMYS-8SV

"Ojinaga en una Loma" Identidad de un Pueblo by Vicor Sotelo Mata
Jan 1, 2003 Paperback  Currently unavailable.
This page was created February 8, 2021. with information from Robert Mata Lerma