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  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM AUGUST 26, 2019 August 26 News from San Diego Fiestas were going full blast in San Diego. Cotton picking was already underway. Candelario Arredondo from Realtios shipped five large bags on consignment to E. Martinez at San Diego. It was enough cotton to keep both steam gins working. Laredo Daily Times , August 29, 1889 August 27 Livestock was plentiful in Duval County August 27, 1880 – Duval County was said to contain 275,257 sheep, 83,816 goats, 7,951 cattle and 16,789 horses and mules. Prominent sheepmen included Manuel Vela (12,000), E.G. Perez (10,000), C. Hoffman (10,000), Rios Cayetano (10,00), and Hubbard & Co. (8,000). Jacinto Guerra was reported to have 100,000 pounds of wool in storage in his store in San Diego. Forgotten Legions , pp. 27-28 To get a copy of Forgotten Legions from Amazon click on the book image above.   August 28 Theodore Molise dies at Mendieta August 28 – Theodore Molise died on Tuesday (Aug. 27) at his fath...

POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM AUGUST 19, 2019 August 19 Rangers slay Pablo Flores at home San Diego – On August 19, 1901 Rangers Baker, Livingston and Sanders went to the home of Pablo Flores to arrest him on theft charges emanating in Karnes County. They arrested some men in rear of house. Flores was asleep in the gallery. Sanders stayed with those arrested while Baker went in from the front of the house and Livingston from the other end. Barking dogs awoke Flores who went inside and retrieved a pistol. His wife stopped Baker who told them, in both English and Spanish, that he was there to arrest him. Baker pushed wife aside and Flores took shots at him through a window. He shot again through a door but the gun reportedly jammed. Flores stuck his head out of a window and took aim again but his head was blown away. He fell inside the house but part of his head and brains fell outside of the window. Flores’ half brother Antonio Guerra said Flores had said the day before he would not...

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM AUGUST 12, 2019 August 12 Work on the railroad on hold Work on the Corpus Christi, San Diego, and Rio Grande Narrow Gauge Railroad was on hold because the ties gave out. The E.D. Sidbury Co. was under contract to provide ties for the railroad.  The Galveston Daily News , August 12, 1879 August 13 Duval County Mexican Americans hold a political convention A county convention was held in Concepcion to nominate candidates for county offices. It was said to be a meeting of Mexican Texans but was manipulated by 2-3 Americans.  Don Julian Palacios was selected as chairman and W. L. Hebbron as secretary. Palacios appointed a business committee composed of A.J. Ayres, John Buckley, J. Alanis, Juan Cardinete, and Hipolito Cantu. They assigned the following votes to each community: San Diego 9; Benavides 6; Rosita 4; Pena 2; Concepcion 5.  The following slate was selected: W. Parkman,  County Judge John Buckley,  Sheriff William A....

  POSTED BY: CARDENAS.AE@GMAIL.COM AUGUST 6, 2019   Click here to go to the Facebook group page. 7 COMMENTS ON "INTERESTING FB GROUP ON DUVAL COUNTY CEMETERIES" Clementina Charles Pederson | August 14, 2019 at 7:29 am | Reply I posted my website address to Find a Grave in Duval County Cemeteries. I included burials in Pena Cemetery, Pila Blanca ( both in Duval), plus others such as Collins and Sta Gertrudis. Not all burials have tombstones, which is sad. Hope this helps genealogists find their loved ones. cardenas.ae@gmail.com | August 18, 2019 at 10:16 am | Reply Thank you for this important contribution, Edna. Edna Campos Gravenhorst | August 13, 2019 at 8:07 am | Reply Thank you Alfredo for posting my Duval County Cemeteries Facebook Page, I am concerned about losing these outdoor history books that are located in so many different Duval County Ranches. I hope people will post photos of family cemeteries so we can document information for future generations. I apprecia...