A Historical Novel Outline
of
Two Fort Stockton 1870’s Pioneer Families
by Juan-Paz Peña
of
Two Fort Stockton 1870’s Pioneer Families
by Juan-Paz Peña
Editor's note: This article will have more editing done to link to family pages and add photographs. But we publish it as is to make the information available more rapidly. We will also be adding several family pages from the great information in this document in days to come.
Introduction:
During June 25-27, 2010, the Peña-Cano- Durán-Lugo (PCDL) descendants will celebrate their 3rd Biennial Reunion in San Jose, California. The PCDL descendants number in the tens of hundreds and are located throughout the USA and many foreign countries.
Like Reunions 2006 and 2008, the PCDL families will again recognize the family patriarchs and matriarchs: Martín Peña /Manuela Prieto and Macedonio Lugo/Francisca Cano-Durán, respectively.
On June 24, 2006, the descendants of these two Fort Stockton, Texas, 1870’s pioneer families held their 1st Biennial Reunión 2006 in Fort Stockton. During August 8-9, 2008, these descendants celebrated their 2nd Biennial Reunión in Fort Stockton.
Historical Novel Outline:
A preliminary, family, genealogy research of these two pioneer families and their descendants, based on documented research and family lore, is as follows:
A. The Martín Peña and Manuel Prieto Families
Currently, the history of Martín Peña and Manuela Prieto is being documented and researched by various family researchers that include Imelda Gallego García, Virginia Zepeda, et. al.
Martín Peña, was born in 1829 in Lyons, France, and he immigrated to Fort Stockton, from Santa Rosalia, Camargo, Mexico, in 1869. He married Manuela Prieto, circa 1859, and had four sons: Juan, born in 1860 and he immigrated to Fort Stockton in 1882; Martín Jr.; Luis, born in 1868 and he immigrated to Fort Stockton in 1869; and Demetrio, born 1870 and he immigrated in 1880. It is not known if they had any daughters.
1. Juan Peña, age 28, married Mauricia Cano-Durán-Lugo, age 17, on May 7, 1988.
This marriage united the Peña-Cano-Durán-Lugo families.
They had ten children as follows:
a.Cruz Peña, born September 1890, married Francisco Urias
and they had five children:
Juan (Johnny),
Rodolfo (Joe),
Diamantina (Tina);
Jesucita (Chúi) and
María (Mary).
b. Macario Peña, born January 1892, married first wife Manuela Franco
Macario and Manuela had four children:
Magdalena,
Martina,
José and
Catarina.
Manuela died giving birth to Catariana.
After being widowed,Macario married his second wife Francisca Galindo
and they had three children:
Dorotea (Dora),
Maria Lourdes (May Lou) and
Raquel Anita (Rachel).
c. Manuel Peña, born June 1895, married Celestina Rodríguez
and they had four children:
Socorro,
Manuel,
Amparo (who never married. A smart lady!), and
Juan-Paz.
During June 25-27, 2010, the Peña-Cano- Durán-Lugo (PCDL) descendants will celebrate their 3rd Biennial Reunion in San Jose, California. The PCDL descendants number in the tens of hundreds and are located throughout the USA and many foreign countries.
Like Reunions 2006 and 2008, the PCDL families will again recognize the family patriarchs and matriarchs: Martín Peña /Manuela Prieto and Macedonio Lugo/Francisca Cano-Durán, respectively.
On June 24, 2006, the descendants of these two Fort Stockton, Texas, 1870’s pioneer families held their 1st Biennial Reunión 2006 in Fort Stockton. During August 8-9, 2008, these descendants celebrated their 2nd Biennial Reunión in Fort Stockton.
Historical Novel Outline:
A preliminary, family, genealogy research of these two pioneer families and their descendants, based on documented research and family lore, is as follows:
A. The Martín Peña and Manuel Prieto Families
Currently, the history of Martín Peña and Manuela Prieto is being documented and researched by various family researchers that include Imelda Gallego García, Virginia Zepeda, et. al.
Martín Peña, was born in 1829 in Lyons, France, and he immigrated to Fort Stockton, from Santa Rosalia, Camargo, Mexico, in 1869. He married Manuela Prieto, circa 1859, and had four sons: Juan, born in 1860 and he immigrated to Fort Stockton in 1882; Martín Jr.; Luis, born in 1868 and he immigrated to Fort Stockton in 1869; and Demetrio, born 1870 and he immigrated in 1880. It is not known if they had any daughters.
1. Juan Peña, age 28, married Mauricia Cano-Durán-Lugo, age 17, on May 7, 1988.
This marriage united the Peña-Cano-Durán-Lugo families.
They had ten children as follows:
a.Cruz Peña, born September 1890, married Francisco Urias
and they had five children:
Juan (Johnny),
Rodolfo (Joe),
Diamantina (Tina);
Jesucita (Chúi) and
María (Mary).
b. Macario Peña, born January 1892, married first wife Manuela Franco
Macario and Manuela had four children:
Magdalena,
Martina,
José and
Catarina.
Manuela died giving birth to Catariana.
After being widowed,Macario married his second wife Francisca Galindo
and they had three children:
Dorotea (Dora),
Maria Lourdes (May Lou) and
Raquel Anita (Rachel).
c. Manuel Peña, born June 1895, married Celestina Rodríguez
and they had four children:
Socorro,
Manuel,
Amparo (who never married. A smart lady!), and
Juan-Paz.
d. Martín Peña, born 1896, married Cecilia Parades and had four children:
Pedro (Pete),
Elena,
María (Mary) and
Irene.
e. Bonefacio (Bone) Peña, born 1900,
was accidently killed while serving in the US Army in Fort Bliss, Texas, prior to WW II.
f. María Peña, born 1902, died as a teenager.
g. Leandra Peña, born in 1904, married Alberto Hernandez
and reared a grand niece, Dorotéa (Dorothy);
h. Asunción Peña, born 1906, died at birth.
i. Rosa Peña, born 1909, did not marry. Another intelligent family descendant!
j. Teresa Peña, born 1913, married Apolonio Garcia and had one daughter, Virginia (Ginger).
2. Martín Peña, Jr., was a Catholic priest in Chihuahua, Mexico.
3. Luis Peña, born 1868 and he immigrated in 1869, married Maria Chavez and they had six children. After being widowed he married a second time and had eight children. (http://barstow.xaper.com)
4. Demetrio Peña, born 1870 and immigrated in 1880, married Virginia Valencia and had nine children as follows: Pedro, Silveria, Beatrice, Conceptión, Leonor, Manuel, Dorotéa, Presiliano, and Inéz. After being widowed, he married Cayetana Chacón and had six children as follows: Eusevio, Antonio, Juan, Guadalupe, Martín and Fermán. (From Virginia Zepeda)
B. The Macedonio Lugo and Francisca Cano-Durán-Lugo Families:
At the present time, the history of Macedonio Lugo and Francisca Cano-Durán is being documented and researched by various family researchers that includes Imelda Gallego García, et. al.
Francisca was the daughter of Marcos Cano and Desideria Ramos. Francisca was born in 1848 in Mexico. Her mother, Desideria Ramos Cano, was born in 1812 in Mexico.
Francisca had two brothers: Juan José Cano, who married Librada Rodríguez and Preciliano Cano, who married Supapan Jimenez. Francisca’s first marriage, circa 1868, was to Nicanor Durán and after this marriage ended she evenually married Macedonio Lugo.
Francisca, at age 21, and Nicanor had one son, Pilar, who was born in 1869. Pilar Durán married Albina Aguilar and they had ten children. In Fort Stockton, Pilar had a reputation for being a successful entrepreneur.
From her marriage with Macedonio Lugo, Francisca had two sons and three daughters. The sons, Candelario and Gerónimo, used their mother’s maiden name, Cano, as their surname instead of their father’s surname, Lugo.
In Mexico, the reason for using the mother’s maiden name is that Mexican parents use many common, biblical given names in naming their children. To minimize the confusion, since there are also many common given names, it is Mexican law to use the mother’s maiden name, written after the father’s surname, in all administrative/legal transactions. However, in Mexico when addressing a person the father’s surname, written before the mother’s maiden name, is used.
It is possible that Texas officials, inadvertently, used Candelario’s and Gerónimo’s, mother’s maiden name, Cano, as their surname. Or their might be unknown reasons why Candelario and Gerónimo chose to use their mother’s maiden name, Cano, as their surname instead of their father’s surname, Lugo.
The children of Macedonio Lugo and Francisca Cano-Durán were as follows:
Mauricia Cano Lugo, born 1871, when Francisca was 23 years old.
Candelario Lugo Cano, born 1872, died 1950
Gerónimo Lugo Cano, born 1875, died 1916
Macaria Cano Lugo, born 1877
Adislada Cano Lugo, born, 1879
The children of Macedonio Lugo and Francisca Cano-Durán married and had their families as follows:
1. Mauricia Durán-Cano-Lugo married Juan Peña and had ten children: See paragraph A2, above, for details. This marriage united the PCDL families!
2. Candelario Lugo Cano married Guadalupe Robles and they had twelve children. These children were as follows: Felipe, Jorge, Julián, José, Josefita, Esteban, Juan, Carmen, Candelario, Francisca, Perciliano, and Adán. (First Lt. Adán Cano died in WW II; Sgt. Perciliano Cano died in 1945 in an automobile accident caused by wounds received in WW II. He married Ella Dinius who was a WW II WAC; and a grandson, Orlando, son of Felipe and Luisa M. Cano, died in WW II. (From Rome Cano Lopez)
3. Gregorio Lugo Cano married and had a number of children.
4. Macaria Lugo married Víctor Gonzales and had a number of children.
5. Adislada Lugo married Eduardo Gonzales and had 12 children. These children were as follows: Saturnino married Tomasa Ramos; Priciliana married Sarapio Primera; Ezequiel married Santiaga Ramos; Tomasita married Martín Quintela; Macaria married José Benavides; Jesucita married Antonio Benavides; Bonefacio married Aurelia Nieto; Reyes married Herminda Urias; Eduardo married Sylvia Velásquez; and Guadalupe married Carmen Delgado. (From Sister Eva Flores)
III. Summary
Many current and former Fort Stockton families are descendants of the Martin Peña/ Manuela Prieto and the Macedonio Lugo/and Francisca Cano-Durán marriages. Like many other Fort Stockton families, these two pioneer families have produced some of the finest families in Fort Stockton.
Many of these descendants have become outstanding parents, community/church leaders, educators, military leaders, social workers, law enforcement officers, medical professionals, attorneys, engineers, architects, Information Technology specialists, administrators, entrepreneurs, local/State leaders, and experts in numerous other professions.
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