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Maria de los Angeles Munos Flores

Female 1844 - 1951  (106 years)


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  • Name Maria de los Angeles Munos Flores 
    Nickname Petra 
    Birth 24 Nov 1844  Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "México, Coahuila, registros parroquiales, 1627-1978," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DHLW-M1F?cc=1502401&wc=MKC9-HZ3%3A64892101%2C64892102%2C64942001 : 7 June 2021), Nadadores > Nuestra Señora de la Victoria > Bautismos 1829-1849, 1861-1864, 1868-1885 > image 246 of 822; parroquias Católicas, Coahuila (Catholic Church parishes, Coahuila); baptism, entry 6077, Maria de los Angeles Flores, 24 Nov 1844.

      Translation by TX000136 on 23 September 2019, retyped by Debbie Parker Wayne on 7 June 2021:

      Baptismal - In the town of Our Lady of the Victory of the Swimmers on November 24, 1844. In the parish of the town of San Buenaventura, I, the current lieutenant of priest Bachelor Don. Juan Jose Flores solemnly baptizes Maria de los Angeles from the 5-day-old shelter, legitimate daughter of Francisco Flores and Maria Antonia Munoz, were godparents, Herminio de la Cruz and Maria Basilia Daniel to whom I noticed the obligation and spiritual kinship and for For [sic] the record.
      Bachelor Juan Jose Flores

      Note from TX000136: Maria de los Angeles Munoz Flores went by the nick name "Petra" throughout her life and that name is on her death record.
    • Maria de los Angeles Munos Flores was born in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1860 US census, Bexar County, Texas, pop. sch., San Antonio, p. 483 (stamped), p. 277 (penned), dw. 2311, fam. 2222, Ygnacio [indexed as Lgnacio] Archuleta household with four Flores children; Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4297430_00493 : 10 June 2021); NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1288.

      Ygnacio Archuleta, 27, male, laborer, born New Mexico
      Juanita Archuleta, 25, female, born New Mexico
      Estefena Flores, 16, female, born Texas
      Candida Archuleta, 2, female, born Texas
      Petra Flores, 15, female, born Mexico
      Paulo Flores, 10, male, born Mexico
      Rosita Flores, 7, female, born Mexico
      Abelino Flores, 6, male, born Mexico
    Misc Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    TX000136 told TX000135 that he enjoyed watching the movie Heidi because it reminded him of his grandmother Petra who lived up in the mountains. The church, with photos online at http://www.territoriodecoahuilaytexas.com/noticia/nadadores-la-ciudad-de-la-victoria/21441/ was attended by Petra, and her mother, Maria. 
    Death 12 Jan 1951  Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • "México, Coahuila, Registro Civil, 1861-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT5W-3GY?i=1903&cc=1916233 : 7 June 2021), citing Death Registration, Nadadores, Coahuila, México, page 2, Direccion Estatal de Registro Civil del Estado de Coahuila (Coahuila State Archives), Saltillo (Mexico, Coahuila, Civil Registration, 1861-1998 > Nadadores > Matrimonios, defunciones 1926-1998); image 1904 and 1905 of 2901, Petra Flores, age 101, 12 Jan 1951.

      Translation by TX000136 on 23 September 2019, retyped by Debbie Parker Wayne on 7 June 2021:

      In the village of Nadadores Coahuila on the 13th day of the month of January 1951, Mr. Jesus Chavarria appeared before the Civil Registry Officer C. Jesus Chavarra appeared and presented a medical death certificate: signed by Dr. Alfonzo Martinez where it is recorded that today, January 12, a female individual died at 9:00 pm at the age of 101, who in life was named after Petra Flores as her spouse Teodoro Garza, the cause of her death was due to senile exhaustion. The body is buried in the only municipal pantheon in use in this villa in a mass grave. The appearing party heard this act read and was satisfied with its content. In the presence of the witnesses Eduardo Montemayor and Juan Garibay. The Civil Registry officer and witnesses sign.
    • Maria de los Angeles Munos Flores died in Nadadores, Coahuila, Mexico.
    Flores - Panteon Cemetery Gate where Petra Munos Flores is buried in a mass grave
    Flores - Panteon Cemetery Gate where Petra Munos Flores is buried in a mass grave
    Person ID I5150  EarlyTexans
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Father Jose Francisco Guadalupe Flores (aka Sifuentes),   b. 9 Oct 1825, Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1883, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Maria Antonia Munos,   b. 10 Jun 1826, Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1890, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 5 Mar 1844  Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Teodoro Sanchez Garza,   b. Nov 1858, Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1931, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1879  Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Teodoro Sanchez Garza and Maria de los Angeles Munos Flores were married in San Buenaventura, Coahuila, Mexico.
    Children 
     1. Jesus Flores Garza,   b. 30 Jun 1884, Coahuila, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1949, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F4886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1911] Spanish Baptism Certificate to link. 1860 US census.

    2. [S1912] Spanish Death Certificate to link.

    3. [S1910] Death Certificate of Jesus Flores Garza. 1860 US census.