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Abundio Sotelo and Luciana Madrid parents of Victor Sotelo, Sr.
Victor Sotelo Sr. born in San Carlos, Chihuahua, Mexico October 16, 1884.
1910 - immigrated into the United States.
1916 - married Guadalupe Moreno in civil ceremony.
Guadalupe was born in Punta del Agua, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1896, to Francisco Moreno and Juana Cabello.
They had eleven children:
1.      Florencio Sotelo, Sr.
      born in Lajitas 15 Nov 1916,
      married Francisca Granado 11 May 1938.
      Florencio died in
Dallas, Texas10 Jan 1999.
       They had five children:
           A.    Son Florencio Sotelo, Jr.
                 born
20 Oct. 1942 in Terlingua,
                 died
5 Nov 1967 in Monahans, Texas.
           B.      Son Oscar Sotelo
                  born in Brewster County 2 Oct 1943.

           C.    Son Gabriel “Gabe” Sotelo
                 born in Brewster County 24 Mar 1946

           D.    Daughter Alice Sotelo.
           E.      Daughter Elsa Sotelo

2.      Son Margarito Sotelo was in Texas circa 1917

3.      Son Victor Sotelo, Jr.
          born in
Texas circa 1921,
          married
Maria Granado in 1942.
          She was born in
Hot Springs, Texas 20 Mar 1917.  
          Victor
died in 1994,
          Maria
died in Abilene on 29 Aug 2004.

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       They had five children:
   
      A.   Daughter Eulalia Sotelo
                 was born September 18, 1942 in Brewster County.

          B.   Daughter Guadalupe Sotelo
                 was born in Brewster County on November 7, 1943.
                 In August 2011 she was living in Abilene, Texas.
                 Her married name is Box.

          C.   Son Alberto Sotelo was born in Marathon, Texas on February 15, 1946.
                 Later he lived in Monahans, Texas, where he worked for Mitchell’s Thriftway
                 and State School.
                 Alberto married Esperanza Bernard.
                 She was born January 20, 1944, the daughter of Francisco Bernard and Juliana Holguin.
                (For more information on the Bernard family, see http://www.lifebeforetheruins.com/henry-bernard.html).
                 Alberto died in Monahans August 11, 2011.Esperanza was still living in Monahans at the time of his death.
                They had three children:
               (1).    Son Albert Ray Sotelo, Jr. was born October 21, 1962 in Monahans and was living there in August 2011.

               (2).    Daughter Sylvia Sotelo was born in Monahans November 10, 1963 and was living there in August 2011.
                         She married Bobby Almanza, the son of Antonio Almanza and Beta Garcia and the grandson of Jesus Garcia                          and Mariana Oliveres. Sylvia and Bobby had four children.
                          For details and more information on the Garcia family, see http://www.lifebeforetheruins.com/jesus-garcia.html

               (3).    Son Edward “Eddie” Joe Sotelo was born in Monahans August 21, 1966 and was living there in August 2011.

          D.   Son Ramon G. Sotelo was born June 9, 1947. He died February 6, 2000 in Taylor County.

          E.   Son Abelardo “Abe” G. Sotelo was born March 5, 1957 in Ward County.
                 He was living in Abilene, Texas in August 2011.


4.      Son Dolores Sotelo born in Texas circa 1923.

5.      Son Estevan Sotelo born in Texas circa 1926.

6.      Daughter Sofia Sotelo
          born in
Glen Springs, Texas circa 1927,
          died in Monahans 26 Jan 2009. Her married name was Valles.

          She had four children:
                 A.    Son Leroy Valles.
                 B.    Daughter JoAnn Valles. Her married name is Nunez.
                 C.   Daughter Selbia Valles. Her married name is Martinez.
                 D.   Daughter Rosita. Her married name is Flores.

7.      Daughter Josefa Sotelo
          born in
Glen Springs, Texas18 Sep 1928,
          died in
Odessa, Texas29 Jan 2007.
          She was married to
Julian Baiza, who died in Belton, Texas 29 Jan 2007.
          They had six children:
             A.    Son Julian Baiza, Jr.
             B.      Daughter Albina Baiza. Her married name is Gonzalez.
             C.    Daughter Guadalupe Baiza.
             D.    Daughter Marinella Baiza. Her married name is Vasquez.
             E.      Son Armando Baiza.
             F.      Daughter Yolanda. Her married name is Saucedo.

8.      Son Ricardo Sotelo in Texas circa 1929.

9.      Daughter Petra Sotelo
          born on
20 May 1932 in Brewster County. Her married name is Garcia.

10.   Son Domingo Sotelo born on 20 Mar 1936 in Brewster County.

11.   Daughter Maria Elena “Mary Helen” Sotelo
         born on
19 Aug 1937 in Brewster County.
         Her married name is
Gomez.


Eulalia Sotelo
Eulalia Sotelo
Mary Elena Sotelo
Mary Elena Sotelo

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The information on this page is from the Web site
Life Before the Ruins
with permission from the author, Bob Wirts.

The photograph of Eulalia Sotelo provided by Jo Hartman March 2, 2015

This page last updated March 2, 2015
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