Bonifacio Vega
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Francisca Alvarado
born ca. 1870 in Zacatecas, Mexico |
Bonifacio Vega married Francisca Alvarado
circa 1890
circa 1890
They had eight children:
1. Isabel Vega (son) married Julia Rivas
2. Abram Vega born 1892 married Maria Llanez
3. Juan Vega born 1894 married Candelaria Ramirez
4. Maria Vega born ca. 1897
5. Mariana Vega born in 1899 Benigno Mireles
6. Manuel Vega born 1901
7. Josefa Vega born 1904 married Seferino Garcia
8. Victoriana Vega born 1909 married Amado Granado
1. Isabel Vega (son) married Julia Rivas
2. Abram Vega born 1892 married Maria Llanez
3. Juan Vega born 1894 married Candelaria Ramirez
4. Maria Vega born ca. 1897
5. Mariana Vega born in 1899 Benigno Mireles
6. Manuel Vega born 1901
7. Josefa Vega born 1904 married Seferino Garcia
8. Victoriana Vega born 1909 married Amado Granado
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Their Story
Bonifacio's wife, Francisca Alvarado, was born in Zacatecas, in central Mexico, to Roman Alvarado and Joaquina Sosa. Soon after their marriage the couple moved to the state of Coahuila; their first child was born in Coahuila and the third was born in Boquillas, Coahuila. |
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Early in 1900 Bonifacio, Francisca and five children immigrated to the United States and settled in the Terlingua, Texas area. By June of 1900 Bonifacio already was employed in the mines. Bonifacio and Francisca apparently were well known and respected by their neighbors. Between 1905 and 1909 one or both of them were chosen as godparents of six local children.
Around 1910, Bonifacio purchased a 640 acre tract of land from the State of Texas, Section 224 of Block G-4. This land lies in a valley just east of Pena Mountain. Ruins of several houses can still be seen in the area. One of these very likely was the Vega home.
In 1922 Bonifacio was assessed $8.26 in state and local taxes and $1.75 poll tax. The amount of the state and local tax is fairly typical for the owner of a single section of land. The fact that he was assessed a poll tax indicates he was an eligible voter, and therefore a U.S. Citizen. Bonifacio died in the 1920’s. By 1930 his wife Francisca was a widow living with daughter Victoriana in Terlingua. She died in Alpine on March 20th, 1947 and was buried there the following day.
(for the complete Documented Research Report on Bonifacio Vega and his family click the icon below)
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The information on this page is from Bob Wirt's Documented Research Report on the Bonifacio Vega Family. Click on the icon or the words "Documented Research Report" above to go to Bob Wirt's report on his site Life Before the Ruins.
