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Candelaria Miranda^1,2

Photo of Candelaria Miranda Cuaron. (Photo: robsgenealogy.net)

Facts and Notes

• Name:^3,4,5,6
• Name: On Candelaria's cemetery marker, her last name is spelled "Guaron"; however, that was probably a typographical error.²
• Birth: 28 January 1882; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Although her cemetery marker shows that she was born in 1881, her death certificate indicates that she was born on 28 January, 1882. According to surviving family members residing in Dona Ana, Candelaria was born in nearby Old Mesilla; however, her death certificate indicates that she was born in Dona Ana.^4,3,5,6,2
• Baptism: 2 February 1882; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO¹
• Marriage: 1897; Gregorio Cuaron³
• Residence: 1900; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 15; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife³
• Residence: 1910; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife; Candelaria indicates that she had seven children, of which only five survived; she spoke Spanish, but could not read or write⁴
• Residence: 1920; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife⁵
• Residence: 1930; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 48; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head⁶
• Anecdote: Before 1947; Candelaria's grandson, Senon Reyes, identified the house that belonged to her and her husband Gregorio. It is adjacent to the church in Dona Ana. When she died, Candelaria donated the house to the church⁷
• Death: 8 March 1947; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Although her cemetery marker indicates that she died in 1946, her death certificate confirms that she actually died at 6 AM on 8 March, 1947, from an acute coronary occlusion.²
• Burial: 12 March 1947; Doña Ana Cemetery, Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO^2,8

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Roy C. Reyes; Descendants of Pilar Miranda; Doña Ana Cemetery List of People

Citations

1. [S722] FamilySearch, New Mexico Births and Christenings, 1726-1918; database, Familysearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V24B-8CS, Candelaria Miranda, 02 Feb 1882; citing Catholic, Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico, reference; FHL microfilm 16,758; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V24B-8CS; accessed 28 August 2015
2. [S403] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=40815979&indiv=try, Record for Candelaria Cuaron
3. [S407] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=21394974&indiv=try, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: 1000; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1241000, Record for Gregorio Cuaron
4. [S393] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: T624_914; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1374927
5. [S667] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City)., Year: 1920; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: T625_1075; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 844
6. [S375] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=108036787&indiv=try, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: 1394; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 551.0; FHL microfilm: 2341129, Record for Caudilona Cuaron
7. [S37] Senon Reyes, Interview with Senon Reyes, Interviewer: Robert R. Reyes, Informant Address: Dona Ana, New Mexico, 10 September 2003
8. [S36] Newspaper article, Newspaper article, Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, New Mexico), 11 March 1947, "Cuaron Funeral Set for Tomorrow." Newspapers.com; accessed 8 Apr 2017.