Person Page 925

Pilar Miranda, Jr.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

Photo of Pilar Miranda. The date of the photograph is unknown, but was probably taken in the late 1930's or early 1940's. (Photo courtesy of Art Cuaron)

Facts and Notes

• Birth: 13 October 1855; MexicoBG; According to church records, his baptism took place in Juarez, Mexico a day after his birth. Although his place of birth is not given, his death certificate and several censuses indicate that he was born in New Mexico. His death certificate indicates Dona Ana as his place of birth. However, the death certificate also indicates that he was born on 12 October 1856, although the year must have actually been 1855 in order for baptism to have taken place on 14 October 1855.^10,5,6,11
• Baptism: 14 October 1855; Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, MexicoBG^3,10,12
• Birth: 12 October 1856; New Mexico Territory, Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG; Pilar Miranda's baptism record was entered in the 1855 section of the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe church parish book, confirming that he was born in 1855 and not 1856, as his death certificate states.¹³
  
• Arrival: 1860; In the 1910 census Pilar claims to have immigrated to the United States in 1860, which would explain the family's absence in the 1850 census.^5,6
• Residence: 1860; New Mexico Territory, Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG; Age: 26; SelfResidencePostOffice: Mesilla⁹
• Residence: 1870; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Post Office: La Mesilla; Age: 17¹⁴
• Occupation: Between 1870 and 1900; New Mexico Territory, Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG; Laborer^4,14,11
• Residence: 1880; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 25; Marital status: Single¹¹
• Marriage: 28 February 1881; Octaviana Lopez; St. Genevieve's Catholic Church, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG^2,4
• Residence: 1900; New Mexico Territory, Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABG; Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head⁴
• Occupation: 1910; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Laborer working "odd jobs"
• Residence: 1910; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head⁵
• Residence: 1920; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 65; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; he indicated that he could not speak English⁸
• Occupation: 1920; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Farmer with his own account⁸
• Residence: 1930; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 75; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. His wife and children are not listed as part of his household in this census.⁶
• Occupation: 1930; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Pilar lists his occupation as "none" in the 1930 census, suggesting that he was retired or unemployed.⁶
• Residence: 1935; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO⁷
• Residence: 1 April 1940; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; Age: 86; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Father⁷
• Death: 23 August 1941; Doña Ana, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USABGO; He died at 01:20 AM. Cause of Death: Ileocolitis (an inflammation of the ileum and colon) and old age. The duration of his ailment was three days^15,13

• Related Pages: Ancestors of Roy C. Reyes; Descendants of Pilar Miranda

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. [S705] FamilySearch, New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918; database, Familysearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD57-T1T, Pilar Miranda and Octaviana Lopez, 28 Feb 1881; citing Santa Genevieves, Las Cruces, Dona Ana, New Mexico, reference; FHL microfilm 16,798; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD57-T1T; accessed 28 August 2015
3. [S486] Ancestry.com, Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MexBaptisms&h=85655114&indiv=try, Record for Pilar Miranda
4. [S365] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=21394961&indiv=try, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: 1000; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1241000, Record for Pilar Miranda Jr
5. [S393] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=16858972&indiv=try, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: T624_914; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1374927, Record for Pelar Miranda
6. [S375] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=108036742&indiv=try, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: 1394; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 550.0; FHL microfilm: 2341129, Record for Pilar Miranda
7. [S373] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=109485671&indiv=try, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: T627_2443; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7-3, Record for Ranan Mirando
8. [S667] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=81586255&indiv=try, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: T625_1075; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 837, Record for Peliar Mirandia
9. [S476] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=54593991&indiv=try, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico Territory; Roll: M653_712; Page: 77; Family History Library Film: 803712, Record for Pilar Muranda
10. [S551] México bautismos, 1560-1950, database, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NVWY-NFF, Record for Pilar Miranda in entry for Pilar Miranda Varela, 14 Oct 1855, FHL microfilm 162,706; Accessed 1 September 2015
11. [S397] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=15406653&indiv=try, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico; Roll: 802; Family History Film: 1254802; Page: 248C; Enumeration District: 010; Image: 0500, Record for Pelar Meranda
12. [S791] Church Records, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S27-9M6?i=489&cc=1521780, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe (Juarez, Mexico), Registros parroquiales 1727-1956 ( Bautismos 1848-1857), Page 219. A copy of the microfilmed registry has been posted online by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through their FamilySearch website; this record was on page 490 of 573 and was accessed on 30 Oct 2019
13. [S432] New Mexico, Department of Public Health, Standard Certificate of Death, New Mexico. Department of Public Health. Standard Certificate of Death., File Number 204, 23 August 1941; certificate for Pilar Miranda
14. [S471] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=39062544&indiv=try, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dona Ana, Dona Ana, New Mexico Territory; Roll: M593_893; Page: 164A; Image: 65692; Family History Library Film: 552392, Record for Pilar Miranda
15. [S158] Art Cuaron, Cuaron, Art, Genealogy Project, Cuaron, Art. Genealogy Project. Privately held by Provided by Art Cuaron, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2007., 26 May 2007. Art Cuaron Genealogical Records