We know what happened to Francisco, we don't know exactly where he came from. The best information we have is that he was Apache born in the Navajo country. He may have been Navajo. He was purchased, or somehow ended up in the family of Antonio Jose Valdez and his wife Maria Antonia Quintana originally from Taos but later from Rayado in Colfax County, New Mexico. The best information I have is that Antonio Jose Valdez and his wife, Maria Antonis Quintana had twleve (12) children of their own.
So Francisco's children are 1/2 Native American and his grand children at least 1/4. As to what tribal group Francisco was taken from we can only guess. Family information has it that Francisco knew he had a sister, whom he never saw again after being taken form his family and homeland.
We know that Francisco survived the ordeal and actually thrived. He has many descendant around today in Northern New Mexico and Colorado.
Some Descendants and Families of Francisco Valdez
1. Francisco Valdez was born about March 1858 in Navajo Country. He died on 22 December 1927 in Miami, New Mexico. He was buried in Agua Dulce (Miami), New Mexico.
Francisco married Marina Coca on 26 November 1880 in Cimarron, Colfax County, New Mexico, the daughter of Isidro Coca and Refugio Lucero. Marina was born in January 1861 in New Mexico. She died about 1897 in Blanco, New Mexico.
They had the following children:
+ 2 F i. Benina Valdez was born in Deccember 1881 and died about 1969.
+ 3 F ii. Salome Valdez was born on 22 October 1883.
4 M iii. Guillermo Valdez was born on 10 February 1887 in New Mexico and died on 11 May 1972 in New Mexico.
Guillermo married Cecelia Sanchez .
5 M iv. Jose Damian Valdez was born on 18 November 1890 in New Mexico.
Jose Damian married Adela Aguilar, the daughter of Aurelio Aguilar and Carolina Ortega on 8 November 1910 in Springer, New Mexico. Adela was born in 1895 in Springer, New Mexico.
6 M v. Pedro Jose Valdez was born on April 1892 in New Mexico.
7 F vi. Adelaida Valdez was born on March 1895 in New Mexico.
8 M vii. Francisco Valdez Jr. was born on 22 September 1897 in Rayado, New Mexico. He was buried on 12 November 1988 at the Fairmont Cemetery in Raton, New Mexico.
Francisco Valdez Jr. married Maria Soledad Aguilar daughter of Aurelio Aguilar and Carolina Ortega on 7 October 1918 in Springer, New Mexico. Maria was born on 14 March 1899 in Rayado, New Mexico. She was buried in 1991 in the Fairmont Cemetery in Raton, New Mexico.
9 M viii. Jose Gabriel Ventura Valdez was born in July of 1899 in New Mexico.
Jose Gabriel Ventura Valdez married Magdelena Montoya in Springer, New Mexico.
10 F ix. Refugio Valdez was born about 1903 in New Mexico.
Refugio Valdez married Santiago Felipe Aguilar, the son of Aurelio Aguilar and Carolina Ortega on 3 September 1920 in Springer, New Mexico. Santiago was born about 1902 in New Mexico.
11 F x. Delfina Valdez was born about 1903 in New Mexico.
Delfina Valdez married Jose Isaiah Montoya .
Francisco's Grandchildren And Their Families
2. Benina Valdez (Francisco) was born in December 1881 in New Mexico. She died about 1969.
Benina Valdez married Jose Ignacio Herrera son of Juan Nepomuceno Herrera and Maria Cecilia MartÃn on 20 June 1900 in Springer, New Mexico. Jose Ignacio was born on 3 July 1871 in Santa Gertrudis, Mora County, New Mexico. He was christened on 10 July 1871 in Santa Gertrudis, Mora County, New Mexico. He died on 7 August 1935 in Cimarron, New Mexico.
They had the following children:
12 M i. Candido Herrera was born about 1901 in New Mexico.
13 M ii. Santiago Herrera was born about 1904 in New Mexico.
14 M iii. Juan Herrera was born about 1906 in New Mexico.
15 M iv. Francisco Herrera was born about 1908 in New Mexico.
16 F v. Marina Herrera was born about 1910 in New Mexico.
17 F vi. Mary Ann Herrera .
18 F vii. Ramona Herrera .
19 F viii. Eloisa Herrera .
3. Salome Valdez (Francisco) was born on 22 October 1883 in Springer, New Mexico. She was christened on 15 November 1883 in Springer, New Mexico. She died in Trinidad, Colorado.
Salome Valdez married Sabino Deciderio Casias on 3 February 1906 in Springer, New Mexico. Sabino was born in October 1882 in New Mexico and he died in Colfax County, New Mexico.
They had the following children:
20 F i. Maria Ferminia Casias. born on 30 April 1905 in Cimarron, New Mexico. She died on 31 August 1964 in Denver, Colorado.
Maria Ferminia Casias married Pedro Alfonso Pina . Pedro Alfonso was born on 23 July 1891 in Trinidad, Colorado. He died on 27 January 1952 in Denver, Colorado. He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Denver Colorado.
21 F ii. Teodora Casias was born on 4 May 1907 in Los Montecitos, New Mexico. She died on 7 March 1996 in Cimarron, New Mexico.
Teodora Casias married Felipe LeDoux . Felipe was born on 3 December 1899 in Agua Dulce (Miami), New Mexico and he died about 1950 in Trinidad, Colorado.
22 M iii. Pablo Casias was born on 22 September 1909 in Agua Dulce (Miami), New Mexico. He died about January 1972.
Pablo Casias married Juana Gonzales on 16 April 1933 in Springer, New Mexico. Juana was born in 1918 in Levi, Mora County, New Mexico.
23 M iv. Marcelino Casias was born about 1911 in Cimarron, New Mexico.
Marcelino Casias married Linore Montoya in Springer, New Mexico. Linore was born in Mora, New Mexico.
24 F v. Leonora M. Casias was born about 1913 in New Mexico.
25 M vi. Desiderio Casias was born on 7 November 1914 in New Mexico. and he died on 2 February 1983 in Trinidad, Colorado.
26 M vii. Eloy Casias was born on 20 June 1917 in New Mexico. He died on 20 Oct 1990.
27 F viii. Elena Casias was born about 1926 in New Mexico.
Here are additional posts on the matter of Genizaro's;
http://nuevomejicano.blogspot.com/2010/03/say-it-loud-i-am-genizaro-and-proud.html
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