Some Information On Crespin's From Chaperito, New Mexico

Modified Register for Juan Crespin

　

First Generation

1. Juan Crespin was born in New Mexico, his birthdate is unknown.
Juan married Josefa Ortega . Josefa was born in New Mexico, her birthdate is unknown
They had the following children:
+ 2 F i. Maria Petra Crespin was born on 14 Oct 1845 in New Mexico.
+ 3 M ii. Donaciano Crespin was born about 1850 in New Mexico. 
　

Second Generation

2. Maria Petra Crespin (Juan) was born on 14 Oct 1845 in San Miguel del Vado, New Mexico. She was christened on 26 Oct 1845 in San Miguel del Vado, New Mexico.
Maria married Anastacio Duran on 10 Jan 1859 in Anton Chico, New Mexico. Anastacio was born in New Mexico, his birthdate is unknown. 
They had the following children:
+ 4 M i. Narciso Duran was born on 29 Oct 1860 in New Mexico. He died on 29 Dec 1943.
5 F ii. Maria Felicitas Duran was born on 31 Mar 1862 in Anton Chico, New Mexico. She was christened on 2 Apr 1862 in Anton Chico, New Mexico.
6 M iii. Lucio Duran was born on 15 Dec 1863 in Anton Chico, New Mexico. He was christened on 22 Dec 1863 in Anton Chico, New Mexico. He died on 10 Jan 1961 in Los Angles, California.
7 M iv. Luis Duran was born in Chaperito, New Mexico, his actual birthdate is unknown but he was christened on 21 June 1868 in Anton Chico, New Mexico.
8 F v. Encarnacion Duran was born in 1878 in New Mexico.
3. Donaciano Crespin (Juan) was born in 1850 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. (Birthdate unknown).
Donaciano married (1) Maria Petra Roybal daughter of Gabriel Roybal and Viviana Baca on 22 Aug 1870 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Maria was born on 24 Jan 1856 in San Jose, New Mexico. She was christened on 27 Jan 1856 in San Miguel del Vado, New Mexico.
They had the following children:
9 F i. Maria Juana Clotilde Crespin was christened on 10 Aug 1872 in Anton Chico, New Mexico.
+ 10 M ii. Jose Luis Crespin was born on 20 Jun 1876. He died in Sep 1969.
+ 11 M iii. Juan Pedro Celestino Crespin was born on 18 May 1880.
Donaciano married (2) Demesia Gallegos on 27 Aug 1894 in Chaperito, New Mexico. Demesia was born in New Mexico.
They had the following children:
12 M iv. Juan Crespin was born on 3 Oct 1895 in Chaperito, New Mexico. He died on 4 Oct 1895 in Chaperito, New Mexico. He was buried on 4 Oct 1895 in Chaperito, New Mexico.
　

Third Generation

4. Narciso Duran (Maria Petra Crespin, Juan) was born on 29 Oct 1860 in Anton Chico, New Mexico. He was christened on 30 Oct 1860 in Anton Chico, New Mexico. He died on 29 Dec 1943 in Chaperito, New Mexico.
Narciso married Genoveva Valdez . Genoveva was born in New Mexico.
They had the following children:
13 M i. Augustin Duran was born on 12 Mar 1891 in New Mexico. He died on 31 Jan 1981 in San Mateo, California.
Augustin married a woman by the name of Sarita (Last Name Unknown). Sarita was born about 1901 in New Mexico.
14 F ii. Teresa Duran was born on 15 Jan 1895 in Chaperito, New Mexico. She died on 13 Nov 1965 in El Paso, Texas. She was buried on 15 Nov 1965 in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, El Paso, Texas.
10. Jose Luis Crespin (Donaciano, Juan) was born on 20 Jun 1876 in San Jose, New Mexico. He was christened on 2 Jul 1876 in San Miguel, New Mexico. He died in Sep 1969 in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Jose married Juana Garcia . Juana was born about 1878 in New Mexico.
They had the following children:
15 M i. Francisco Crespin was born about 1898 in New Mexico.
16 F ii. Leonarda Crespin was born about 1900 in New Mexico.
17 M iii. Felipe B Crespin was born on 27 Jul 1902 in New Mexico. He died in Aug 1987 in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Felipe married a woman by the name of Crestina (Last Name Unknown). Crestina was born about 1904 in New Mexico.
18 F iv. Victoria Crespin was born about 1908 in New Mexico.
19 M v. Flavio Crespin was born about 1913 in New Mexico.
Flavio married a woman by the name of Annie (Last Name Unknown) . Annie was born about 1914 in New Mexico.
20 F vi. Josefa Crespin was born in 1917 in New Mexico.
11. Juan Pedro Celestino Crespin (Donaciano, Juan) was born on 18 May 1880 in San Jose, New Mexico. He was christened on 23 May 1880 in San Miguel, New Mexico.
Juan married Eufelia Montoya . Eufelia was born in New Mexico (Birthdate unknown). 
They had the following children:
21 F i. Petra Crespin was born about 1917 in New Mexico.

22 M ii. Donaciano Crespin was born about 1920 in New Mexico.

A Visit To Chaperito, New Mexico

Took a day trip to Chaperito, New Mexico with my nephew and his family this past week. After several previous attempts on my part I finally made it to the old ghost town on the Gallinas River.

My nephew's paternal ancestors came from and are buried there.

It looks like San Miguel County bladed the road. It is in way better condition than the last time I attempted the trip. Make sure you close all of the numerous gates you will encounter if you go.

Lots of folks descend from people who lived in Chaperito at one time or another during it's short existence as a village in New Mexico. It was around as a permanent place of habitation a little over 100 years and the last folks to live there left in the 1950's. Read all about it here;

http://www.newmexicohistory.org/filedetails_docs.php?fileID=24817

There were several such villages in Eastern New Mexico during that time. Most are gone now and the descendants of folks who once lived there make pilgrimages to get a look at the place where their ancestors once lived.

Quite a scenic and historical area below the cap rock, more scenic than above it anyway. This was a very dangerous place to live in the mid to late 1900's. Especially by today's standards. Roving bands of "Indios Salvages" would roam the area which was once part of their homeland. You never knew when they would show up and what type of reception they would get or give. Lots and lots of folks, Indians included, lost their lives there in battles with the Indians.

The old cemetery is full and a few ruins of peoples homes are still visible. Some of the buildings are remarkable examples of rock construction. Hard to imagine this was once a thriving vibrant community.

The Most Dangerous Things in The World

No, weapons of mass destruction is not one of them.

Communism is not one of them.

The red Chinese is not one of them.

Here they are.............. 

No. 1 - Religion

No.2 - Tribalism

No.3 - Ignorance and Illiteracy

I do not know why, but if you look at things this is what it comes down to. And if you mix the any of the elements you have a ticking time bomb. Just look at all of the problems in the world today. At least one of these is present. And in most cases two and sometimes all three.

Politicians at the highest levels know this, they use it to attract soldiers to do their bidding. They use it to build mobs or armies to do their dirty work.

We will never get rid of religion, people need it. Most cannot function without some form of religion. So, in one form or another, religion is here to stay. It is like the old saying, if there was no god people would invent one. 

Tribalism is very difficult to get rid of, but it can and will be done. Maybe another 2,000 years or so, but it will be done. There are examples where tribalism has been rid of in some populations. Not many, but there are a few.

Ignorance and illiteracy are our best hope. It is hard to get rid of, but it is our best hope. It tempers both religion and tribalism. But people seem to need ignorance and illiteracy too, other wise there is no explanation why there is so much of it.  In this ignorance and illiteracy is sort of like religion. 

La Reina del Cielo y de Los Nuevo Mejicanos

Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe

 

Our New Mexican ancestors revered Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. Naming male and female children in her honor, naming one church after another for "La Reina del Cielo y de los Mejicanos", as the song goes. No other saint is so revered in Mexico or New Mexico, not one comes close. Nuestra Senora was everywhere in our lives as we grew up, you could not avoid bumping into her namesake or image, not even if you tried. Not that anyone ever did.

 

If you research families as we do, you will be dumbfounded with the number of people named Guadalupe in New Mexico. There are "Lupe's" every where in every family over the generations. The only other names that were more popular were Jose for men and Maria for both men and women. But Guadalupe holds a special place in New Mexican hearts,

 

I have not attended church in almost 50 years and consider myself a non believer. And I still carry her image in my wallet, I always have. I really don't know why, sort of a mystery even to me. But her picture there gives me an odd sense of calm when I look at it, always has and I do not think that will change.

 

The naming of our children after "Nuestra Senora" is one aspect of our New Mexican culture that had probably passed and it is one aspect I miss. Not too, too,  many Guadalupe's left amongst us anymore.

The Two Women Named Maria Eulalia Gallegos

Image is San Jose, San Miguel County, New Mexico by Walt Gonske
 

There were two women named Maria Eulalia Gallegos with the same parents born on different dates and married to different men on different dates. Why and how come?

The first Maria Eulalia Gallegos was born on the 4th of November 1858 the daughter of Antonio Gallego and Maria Luisa Ulibarri who at the time were living in Entranosa, San Miguel County New Mexico. Her godparents were Ramon Leyba and Tomasa Montoya.

This (the first) Eulalia married Casimiro Dimas, the son of Aparacio Dimas and Maria Dominga Olguin at San Miguel del Bado, New Mexico on the 11th of October of 1875. The marriage padrinos were Manuel Urioste and his wife. Manuel's wife is not named and there were several Manuel Urioste's around the area in the same time period. The church at San Miguel was, and is, the parish church, as compared to one of the many missions associated with it.

They went on to have at least six children;

1. Maria del Pilar born October 9, 1884,
2. Maria Ruperta born March 27, 1886, 
3. Maria Domitilia born September 6, 1892,
4. Maria Josefa born June 14, 1895,
5. Maria de la Cruz born May 2, 1899.
6. Samuel born march 28, 1907.

The second Maria Eulalia Gallegos was born 10th of February of 1861 also the daughter of Antonio Gallego and Maria Luisa Ulibarri who were still living in Entranosa, San Miguel County New Mexico. Her godparents were Miguel Antonio Ribera and Maria Caterina Lucero.

This (the second) Eulalia married Jose Gregorio Sanchez, the son of Nazario Sanchez and Ursula Bustamente on the 1st of December 1876 at San Miguel del Bado. The marriage padrinos were Francisco Griego and Celestina Sanchez.

They went on to have at least 3 children;

1. Rafael born on Oct 23, 1877,
2. Candelaria born on Feb 1, 1879,
3. Lucindo born on September 22, 1880.

That makes one wonder why parents would have 2 daughters born just a little over 2 years apart and give them exactly the same names? It is my guess that the first one got sick as an infant and the parents promised God to name their next daughter after the one that was ill and not expected to live. The first Eulalia survived but a promise was a promise, especially to God. So when the next baby was born a girl, she was named the same as the first one to fulfil a promise.

In Catholic Hispano New Mexican households it was not uncommon to make promises and deals with God himself or the saints. The promises and deals were for various and diverse reasons.
 

 

The Assassinination/Murder of Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur De La Salle and the Role Of Jean L'Archeveque

 (1643 - 1687)

 

Wandering about lost in the wilds of Texas were, amongst others, Robert-Rene Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, Pierre Duhaut, his servant Jean l'Archeveque, La Salle's nephew Cavelier, Henri Joutel, the friar Anastase Douay, Another La Salle nephew Crevel de Moranget, the surgeon Liotot, the German Hiens sometimes known as English Jem, a pilot Sieur de Marle, Nika one of two Shawnee hunters, Teissier and Saget.

 

Pierre Dahaut,  the surgeon Liotot, the German Hiens, Teissier, Jean l'Archeveque, Nika the hunter and Saget were ordered by La Salle to go and search for a cache of food hidden by La Salle on a previous mission. The food in the cache was found but spoiled and as they returned they ran into buffalo and Nika, the Shawnee hunter shot two of them. They camped to dress the animals and sent Saget to inform La Salle so he could send horses to transport in the meat.

 

La Salle sent Crevel de Moranget and de Marle to go back to the buffalo camp with Saget. Menwhile Pierre Duhaut and his companions had cut and prepared the meat and they had also put away for themselves the marrow bones and some choice portions of meat as was the custom and their right by woodland custom. When Crevel de Moranget and company arrived Moranget flew into a rage as was his habit and he threatned Pierre Dahut and siezed the whole of the meat including the reserved portions.

 

Angered by the outburst Pierre Dahut met in counsel with the surgeon Liotot, the German Hiens, Tiessier and Jean l'Archeveque and there it was reselvoved to kill Crevel de Moranget that night. Nika, La Salle's faithful follower and Saget must die with him. All five in on the counsel were of one mind with the exception of Teissier, who neither aided nor opposed the plot.

 

That night when the watch changed and most were asleep Pierre Dahut and the German Hiens, guns cocked ready to shoot anyone who should resist or try to flee. The surgeon Liotot, with an ax swiftly killed Saget and Nika but Moranget started to spasm into a sitting position gasping and unable to speak. The murderers compelled De Marle, who was not part of the plot, to comprimise himself by dispatching Moranget.

 

Now, vengenance and safety demanded the death of LaSalle. Hiens or "English Jim" alone hesitated as he was close to La Salle. Meanwhile La Salle was still at his camp six miles away. It was the 18th of March, 1687 and Moranget and his companions had been expected the night before. La Salle was anxious and on the 19th of March set out to find them along with the other Shawnee Indian guide and the friar Anastase Douay.

 

As they approached the buffalo camp LaSalle fired his pistol to summon followers within hearing. Pierre Dahaut stelathily crossed the river between them and he and the surgeon Liotot hid in the long reed like grass out of sight of LaSalle. LaSalle spotted l'Archeveque on the opposite bank and called to him demanding to know where Moranget was. l'Archeveque without lifting his hat or any other show of respect replied in an agitated but broken voice, but in a tone of insolance, that Moranget was strolling about somewhere. La Salle rebuked and menaced him and l'Archeveque drew back as he spoke toward the others in ambush. At that moment a shot was fired from the grass, instantly followed by another hitting La Salle in the head as he dropped dead.

 

"There thou liest, great Bashaw! There thou liest"! exclaimed the surgeon Liotot. With mockery and insult the members of the conspiracy stripped the body naked, dragged it into the bushes and left it there, a prey to the buzzards and wolves. Thus in the vigor of his manhood, at the age of fourty three died Robert-Rene Cavelier Sieur de la Salle.

 

Most, but not all, of the information on this post comes from the book titled La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West written by Francis Parkman published by Random  House in 1999. A tough but great read.

 

 

Gross Kelly & CO, Rowe, New Mexico - 1910 - 1947

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This is a picture of the Gross Kelly & Co. store in Rowe taken on August 11, 1918.  Clearly the picture was taken in Rowe, the Picacho clearly visable behind the store. Other than that I do not recognize anything in the photo.

 

Rowe, what ever there was of the town in 1918 was 40+ years old, having been built as the AT&SF railroad came through. Prior to that the residents of Rowe were, for the most part, from Las Ruedas, down by the Pecos River.

 

This was the first Gross Kelly store. Later a second, or a third, building would be errected a bit further to the right of this picture and right in front of the AT&SF Railroad depot. Who knows who lived in the house next door pictured in this photo.

 

Gross Kelly was a big influence in the area around Rowe. Railroad ties were manufactured by the locals according to GK & Co. specs and sold to the company who in turn sold them to the Santa Fe Railroad who took them to a wood treatment plant to be treated prior to use on the tracks. The same goes for mine props and firewood, they were cut, delivered and sold by the locals to the store who in turn would sell them where ever they found a market. The store was operated as a Gross Kelly & Company store between 1910 and 1947, there after under different ownerships well into the 1960's. My mothers first cousin, Aaron Archuleta, worked at the store for many, many years and retired from there.

 

A good source of information on the Gross Kelly & Company is a book titled The Buffalo Head, A Century of Merchantile Pioneering in the Southwest written by Daniel T. Kelly with Beatrice Chauvenet and published by the Vergara Publishing Company in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1972.

 

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The man on the left is Harry W. Kelly (H.W. Kelly) and the person next to him is Carlos (Charles) Cramer. I knew Charles Cramer's, wife Mrs. Maude Cramer. She lived to a ripe old age and was the postmistress in Rowe in the 1950's. Carlos Creamer came to the Rowe area as manager of the GK & Co. store. His family did stay in the area and Mr. and Mrs. Cramer raised several sons in Rowe.

 

The other four people and the dog are not identified.

 

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These are the three folks who appear to be locals from the area. I do not recognize anyone, a bit before my time. But the boy appears to be 9 or 10 years old.

 

My padrino Jose Benavidez was living in Rowe and 18 years old at the time this photo was taken. My mother, Refugio Benavidez was 12 years old and my grandfather Roman Benavidez would have been 44 years ols and my grandmother Ignacia Archuleta 42.

 



Looking for someone special in San Miguel County, New Mexico? North or South Isidro , San Jose, San Juan, San Miguel del Bado, Rowe, etc.?

I may have it... I May not, but I do have a lot of names in my files (15,000 plus) and the majority are from the San Miguel County in the period 1800 - 1950 or so. If you are looking for someone in particular just ask, I will see what I have.

Names include, but are not limited to, Archuleta, Benavidez, Ortiz, Tapia, Gutierrez, Ortega, Garcia. Am willing to help if you have the patience to wait a bit. Genealogy is a hobby for the most part, not doing it full time. We have been doing it for over 10 years so our boxes of information are many.

So give me a name by posting a response to the weblog and give me something to go on. Jose and Maria are very, very common names. Seems like every ones first name was either Jose or Maria, so a first name other than that.

The weblog has averaged between 50 and about 90 visitors a day in the last year, with most of them being from the United States. The few forigners visiting bump into it by searching and the rest by word of mouth. I have not advertised the URL as the material here is of limited interest to most.

Nuestra Familia and New Mexico History

The history of New Mexico since the settling of the area by don Juan de Onate in 1598 and the history of our New Mexican families are one and the same. And you have to remember that the New Mexico of today is a lot smaller than before the American occupation. The names of our ancestors show up every where, EVERY WHERE. The good, the bad and the ugly. Hard to sidestep any aspect of it. Our ancestors have been here involved in all aspect of life as they lived and died.

Our ancestors were there when all of the good deeds were accomplished. They were also there as the dirty deeds went down. That happens in history, and especially the history of New Mexican Hispanos whose ancestors were here when the American invasion took place and the Americans took over the reins of government..

Politics and Hispanos and New Mexican Hispanos, Some Thoughts

The biggest, and probably the only things we "Hispanos/Hispanics" living in the good ole U.S.A. have in common with each other is a tie, however small that tie is, to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain) and the fact that we are citizens of the United States. We may share other things in common.... Maybe Catholicism, maybe the use of the Spanish language, maybe some aspects of a cultural tie. But the only real ties is that tenuous tie to Spain and our current citizenship.

 

Click on the highlighted words for a Wikipedia defination.

Some major politicians and both major political parties do not seem to get this. They appear to think of us as one big group. And we are not. No where close to being one big group. They seem to be looking for an "Hispanic" that will appeal to all of us. That will probably not happen. I recall Supreme Court Justice Sonya Sotomayor reminding New Mexicans she was not a Mexican, new or other wise, she identified herself as a Nuyorican. I can see where she was coming from. I can see that very clearly.

New Mexico Hispanics whose ancestors were here when the American occupation happened are, for the most part, mestizos with a unique history and culture.  415 years removed form the time our ancestors came to New Mexico from what was then New Spain (Mexico).  Almost 500 years removed from Spain. That is a long time when you stop to think about it.

We share a lot more with Mexicans from Mexico than we do with a Spanish Spaniard of today. Some would prefer otherwise, pero es asi como es. We have little in common with Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Ecuadoreans, Peruvians etc., etc.