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Tomás Vega, Sr.

Tomás Vega, Sr.
born circa 1911, probably in Terlingua
Luciana "Chana" Granado
born circa 1914 in Texas
daughter of Manuel Granado and
Angelita Valenzuela


Tomás Vega married Luciana Granado circa 1931

They had seven children:
1. Alberto - born 3 Oct 1932 in Terlingua, TX
3. Palemón - born 11 Jan 1938 in Brewster County
5. Herminia - born 26 Apr 1944 in Brewster County
2. Tomás - born 2 May 1936 in Brewster County
4. Rómulo - born 17 Feb 1940 in Brewster County
6. Jesús "Chuy" - born 21 May 1946 in Brewster County

 The Story:
There are some interesting details of the life of Tomás like the time he was running the Sierra Blanca engine for the Mariposa Mine and the air receiver blew up.  Click here to read the family story in Bob Wirt's Documented Research Report on the Bonifacio Vega family.

Tomás Vega Family Album
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Photo of Luciana Granado when she was a girl in the Little Red Schoolhouse which was in Chisos before the Perry School.


The information on this page was provided by interviews with Celestina Valenzuela Amatulli and the information in Bob Wirt's Documented Research Report on the Bonifacio Vega family.

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