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Genealogy-Herrera II
Descendants of Tomas Herrera
6. JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4 HERRERA (PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born July 02, 1836 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México, and died December 14, 1915 in Alamogordo, Otero Co., New México. He married (1) MARÍA JULIANA GOMEZ MARTIN September 24, 1856 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, New México, daughter of JA MARTIN and MARÍA GOMEZ. She was born February 13, 1832 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México. He married (2) MARTA RODRIQUEZ 1873. She was born May 1835 in New México.
Notes for JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA HERRERA:
Padrinos: Seledon Herrera and Maria de la Cruz Lopes (grandparents). Fernando's Grave is unmarked in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Fernando was born in Santa Cruz de la Canada, founded in (1695), located thirty miles north of Santa Fe.
Fernando's oldest daughter, Maria Alta Gracia, married Antonio Nunez Valenzuela, on July 1892 after her husband William James Norris Gill died in Nogal on April 11, 1889. Two children were born, Rosalia and Benancio Herrera Valenzuela.
Maria and her father Fernando petitioned the court on several occasions. William didn't leave a will for his real estate and personal property. On April 23, 1889 Fernando requested that they appoint him as administrator of William's estate. Fernando also accused Antonio Valenzuela of squandering William Gill's money and believed that Maria was greatly influenced by this man.
William had owned gold mines in Nogal and White Oakes.
On May 9, 1889 the court appointed Maria as guardian to her children and management of property and estate.
When Maria died, Nocolásita, one of Maria's younger sisters married Antonio Valenzuela. Antonio was very mean to Nicolása. He would come home drunk and threaten her with his shaving knife. He would ride in on his horse and lasso her, dragging her on the ground and laughing with a loud thundering voice.
Nicolásita married Antonio, because he kept threatening to take Benancio, so she would never see him again. Antonio Valenzuela finally stopped coming around.
Nicolásita never had any children of her own, but she helped raise a lot of nieces and nephews in the family, including Benancio.
To the Hon. Probate Judge Lincoln County New Mexico
Your undersigned petitioners respectfully represent that on or about the 11th day of April 1889, W.J. Gill a resident of Lincoln County died leaving certain real estate and personal property an inventory of which is hereto appended; that he left no will; and that your petitioners are the wife and father-in-law of the said deceased and they request that you appoint Fernando Herrera one of your petitioners afore-said administrator of the estate of said W.J. Gill deceased.
This 23rd day of April 1889.
Witness Maria Herrera Gill
George Curry (X her mark)
Fernando Herrera
Letters of Guardianship.
To all and to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Be it known, that at the May term of the court of Probate of the county of Lincoln and Territory of New Mexico, begun and held at the court house, with in and for said county, before the honorable Francisco Romero y Lueras Judge of Probate within and for said county, on the sixth day of May 1889 for the appointment of guardians, etc, application having been made in due form, the said court did appoint Maria Herrera Gill guardian to Jennie Gill, Dona Gill, Alice Gill, William Gill, Newman Gill, and Estella Gill residing near Nogal in said county, minors and orphans of William J. Gill late of said county, deceased, and did order said guardian to give bonds to the Territory of New Mexico, with Jas. J. Dolan, Jose Montano and W. Rosenthal as surety, in the sum of four thousand ($4000.00) dollars, conditioned to discharge with fidelity the trust reposed in her, and for rendering an accurate statement of her transactions, with a just account of the profits accruing from the estate of her ward and for delivering up the same to the said court when thereto required. And the said Maria Herrera Gill having entered into bonds agreeable to the aforesaid order, and filed the same in the office of the clerk of said court, according to law she is duly constituted guardian to said minors and is by these presents authorized and empowered to take the care, guardianship and the profits arising there-from, for the use and benefit of said minors according to the provisions of the statute in such case made and provided.
In Testimony Whereof I George Curry clerk of said court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Lincoln N.M. this 9th day of May A.D. 1889.
SEAL George Curry
Clerk.
by W.J. Taliafero
Deputy
In the Probate Courts
Lincoln County.
In the matter of the guardianship of the minor heirs of Wm. J. Gill deceased.
Fernando Herrera by D.J.M.A. Jewett his attorney appears, and represents to this Hon Com. That Jennie Gill, Dona Gill, Alice Gill, all minors under the age of fourteen years and minors, heirs of said Wm. J. Gill deceased are his grand children. That their mother, the widow of said Wm. J. Gill deceased, has since the 9th of May 1889 inter married with one Antonio Beulansuela that the said Antonio possesses an influence over the mother of said minor heirs, inconsistent with the conservation and protection of their interest that the said petitioner is of considerable pecuniary means, and is able and willing to care for and protect said minor heirs and all their pecuniary interests, that said minor heirs, possess as their distribution share of the estate of the said Wm J. Gill their father real and personal property of the ($782.00) , Seven hundred and Eighty-two 100/100 dollars, which is liable to be wholly lost, if left to uncontrolled disposal of the said Beulansuela, your petitioner therefore asks that he may be appointed guardian of the persons and estates of the said minor heirs pending the further action on heirs of this Honorable court.
D.J.M.A Jewett
for Fernando Herrera
Territory of New Mexico
County of Lincoln
D.J.M.A. Jewett having duly sworn on his oath says, that he is the attorney of Fernando Herrera, in the above petition named, that he knows the contents of said petition, and states that the contents of the said petition are true as he is informed and verily believes.
D.J.M.A. Jewett
Subscribed and of sworn to before me this 7th day of March 1893
George Sena
Probate Clerk
In the Probate court for Lincoln County,at the adjourned September 1903 term-
to the Hon. Francisco Gomez, Probate Judge of said county-
In Re" Guardianship of Jennie Gill, Dona Gill, Alice Gill, William Gill and Estella Gill wards.
Now comes Fernando Herrera, Guardian of said wards, and shows to the court here that Jennie and Alice Gill have married off and have left the house of your guardian; that William Gill now aged about nineteen years and Dona Gill who has reached his majority, have both left the house of said guardian and refuse to have said guardian care for them further; that Estella Gill aged about fifteen years is still under said guardians care and protection; that Newman Gill aged about eighteen years refused to accept the care and protection of your guardian- Your orator Fernando Herrera further shows to the court that the only estate belonging to these wards is twenty two head of cattle counting the calves; that no income is derived from these cattle, on the contrary they are a source of expense to the estate.
That the said ward Estella Gill has arrived at an age when she should have the advantages of an education, and have decent clothes to wear, and have expenditures made for her in the way of school and other books, to the end that she may grow into a useful and intelligent woman.
That as above stated there is no income from the body of said wards estate, however your orater receives or will receive from now on, from the Government of the United States, a pension of thirty two 32/100 dollars every three months, commencing on the tenth day of August 1903.
Wherefore your orator now prays the court for an order granting him the privilege to expend said pension money to educate, maintain and clothe the said ward Estella gill, and such other wards above named who may come back to your orator and seek his care and protection, while he is their guardian-
Fernando Herrera
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of September 1903.
Leslie Ellis
Probate Clerk
Legislative Appropriations for the
Lincoln Mounted Riflemen Company
Mrs. Alexander A. Mc Sween, widow of a Lincoln County merchant, employed Houston J. Chapman, a Las Vegas attorney to find the men who murdered her husband 19 July 1878. Chapman was killed in Lincoln on the evening of 18 February 1879. Meanwhile on 15 February 1879 Govenor Lew Wallace authorized the organization of a company of mounted riflemen in the county of Lincoln to assist the civil authorities in repressing violence and restoring order in that county. The Legislative Assembly of the Territory of New Mexico at the 24th session (1880) appropriated funds to be paid as full payment to the persons below. This Act was approved 5 February 1880 and the Territorial Auditor was authorized to deliver warrants on the Territorial Treasury to the Officers and Men as well as those who incurred debt due to subsistence of the men and animals.
$2,206.52 is hereby appropriated for payment to the following persons:
Jose Montano $565.73 Sue E. Mc Sween $43.65
Isaac Ellis 144.10 Juan B. Patron 246.52
Of the pay to the Officer and Men:
Juan B. Patron, Captain 95.02 Pablo Miranda 28.50
Ben H. Ellis 58.50 Manuel Martin 43.50
Martin Sánchez 21.00 Santiago Maes 22.50
Camilo Nunez 6.00 Martin Montoya 23.50
Elias Gray 8.00 Zenon Mora 43.50
Ramon Montoya 6.00 Trinidad Romero 6.00
Estolano Sánchez 43.50 Manuel Romero 6.00
Trinidad Vigil 6.00 Crescencio Sánches 43.50
Fernando Herrera 6.00 Jose Maria Sánches 43.50
Jesus Rodriques 43.50 Esiquio Sánches 28.50
Juan Pedro Torres 2.00 Franco Sánches y
Martin Chávez 6.00 Gonzales 43.50
Martin Chávez 58.50 Apolonio Sedillo 43.50
Florencio Chávez 58.50 Higinio Salazar 43.50
Jose Chávez y Chávez 58.50 Jose Salazar 34.00
Maximiano Chávez 5.00 Franco Sedillo 22.50
Romualdo Fresquez 6.00 J.C. Wilkins 28.50
Gregorio Giron 6.00 George Washington 6.00
Lonworth, T.B. 43.50 Alex Rudder 20.00
Eugenio Maldon 6.00 Ramon Vigil 22.50
------Source: New Mexico General Laws, 24th Session, 1880
Chapter XXXIX
NMG XXVII, No. 1 pg. 29 March 1988
More About JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA HERRERA:
Baptism: July 17, 1836, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico
Burial: December 16, 1915, Alamogordo, Otero Co., New México
More About MARÍA JULIANA GOMEZ MARTIN:
Baptism: February 18, 1832, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico
Children of JOSÉ HERRERA and MARÍA MARTIN are:
| 7. | i. | MARÍA ALTA GRACIA MARTINEZ5 HERRERA, b. April 04, 1857, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México; d. June 26, 1893, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| 8. | ii. | JOSÉ ANDRES MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. November 27, 1858, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México; d. 1911, New México. | |
| 9. | iii. | MARÍA ANTONIA MIGUELA MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. May 07, 1860, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México; d. November 27, 1912, Acton, Texas. | |
| iv. | MARÍA BAITOL DE LA CRUZ MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. August 23, 1861, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México. |
| More About MARÍA BAITOL DE LA CRUZ MARTINEZ HERRERA: Baptism: August 24, 1861, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico |
| v. | MARÍA ANTONIA MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. December 08, 1862, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México; d. December 11, 1862, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México. |
| More About MARÍA ANTONIA MARTINEZ HERRERA: Baptism: December 11, 1862, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico |
| Notes for MARÍA NICOLÁSA MARTINEZ HERRERA: Twin sister Maria Antonia died December 11, 1862. |
| More About MARÍA NICOLÁSA MARTINEZ HERRERA: Baptism: December 11, 1862, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico |
| vii. | MARÍA MARTA MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. April 24, 1865, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New México. |
| More About MARÍA MARTA MARTINEZ HERRERA: Baptism: December 30, 1865, Santa Cruz de la Canada, NM |
| 10. | viii. | MARÍA MANUELA MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. April 20, 1866, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México; d. February 13, 1939, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| ix. | JUAN DONACIANO MACEDONIO MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. September 07, 1868, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico. |
| More About JUAN DONACIANO MACEDONIO MARTINEZ HERRERA: Baptism: September 12, 1868, Santa Cruz de la Canada, NM |
| x. | CELEDONIO MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. April 20, 1870, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico. |
| More About CELEDONIO MARTINEZ HERRERA: Baptism: April 24, 1870, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico |
| xi. | JOSÉ MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. 1871, Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México. | ||
| xii. | AUGUSTIN MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. April 04, 1872, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New México. |
| More About AUGUSTIN MARTINEZ HERRERA: Baptism: April 07, 1872, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico |
| 11. | xiii. | TEODORO MARTINEZ HERRERA, b. April 1873; d. March 23, 1924, Otero Co., New Mexico. |
Descendants of Tomas Herrera
7. MARÍA ALTA GRACIA MARTINEZ5 HERRERA (JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born April 04, 1857 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México, and died June 26, 1893 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México. She married (1) WILLIAM JAMES NORRIS GILL1 July 15, 1880 in Nogal, Lincoln Co., New México, son of ROBERT GILL and LYDIA NORRIS. He was born November 16, 1839 in Markesburg, Huntington Co., Pennsylvania, and died April 11, 1889 in Nogal, Lincoln County, New México. She married (2) ANTONIO NUNEZ VALENZUELA July 27, 1892 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., NM, son of JESUS VALENZUELA and RITA NUNEZ. He was born July 1853, and died February 22, 1922 in Otero Co., New México.
Notes for MARÍA ALTA GRACIA MARTINEZ HERRERA:
Title: SantaCruz de la Canada Church, NM Bapt.V-3, 1827-1856
Author: Transcribed by Virginia Olmstead,
Compiled by Margaret Windham/Evelyn L. Baca
1860 Pecinct 7 Rio Arriba, New Mexico
More About MARÍA ALTA GRACIA MARTINEZ HERRERA:
Baptism: April 15, 1857, Padrinos: Jose Ignacio Montoya and Maria Guadalupe Martinez.
Notes for WILLIAM JAMES NORRIS GILL:
He was in the California Column.
Enlistment: August 16, 1861, Coloma, California
Mustard: August 30 1861, Camp Downey
Age 27, 5' 9 1/4 Blue eyes and light brown hair.
1870 US Census Precinct #1; Lincoln Co., New Mexico Territory; Roll M593 894; Page 277 Image 6.
Eleventh Census of the United States
Special Schedule
Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, and Widows, ETC.
Persons who served in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United States during the war of the rebellion (who are survivors), and widows of such persons, in Ruidoso 1-3 Picacho 4-5, County of Lincoln, State of New Mexico, enumarated in June, 1890.
#2 House #18 Family #18 Widow of Gill, William , Private, Company F, Regiment 1 Cal. Inf.
Date of Enlistment 30 Aug 1861, Date of Discharge 30 Nov 1864, Length of service 3yrs.
Post Office: Ruidoso, New Mexico, Disability Incurred: Shot in right leg,
Hale Family History
William James Gill from England, owned a mine at White Oaks. He was a blacksmith with the cavalry at Fort Stanton. He and his wife Maria lived in Nogal. Legend has it that Billy Gill had a bucket of gold from his mine buried on his land at Nogal.
Fernando Herrera's daughter Maria married Billy Gill who farmed 100 acres more or less. Another daughter Elisia (Alice) married Peter Hale who owned the east end of his property though his marriage.
More About WILLIAM JAMES NORRIS GILL:
Burial: Nogal, Lincoln County, New México
Children of MARÍA HERRERA and WILLIAM GILL are:
| 12. | i. | JENNIE HERRERA6 GILL, b. March 19, 1881, Nogal, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. December 13, 1913, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. | |
| ii. | MASEDONIO HERRERA GILL, b. February 09, 1882, Nogal, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. July 24, 1938, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| 13. | iii. | ALICE VIVIAN HERRERA GILL, b. May 15, 1881, Nogal, Lincoln Co., New México; d. March 13, 1949, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| iv. | WILLIAM HERRERA GILL, b. September 10, 1884, Nogal, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; m. CONFERINA ORISITACION SÁNCHEZ SÁNCHEZ, January 13, 1916, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; b. July 12, 1889, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México. |
| More About CONFERINA ORISITACION SÁNCHEZ SÁNCHEZ: Baptism: February 04, 1892, Padrinos: Julian Silva y Jesusita Sanchez. |
| 14. | v. | NEWMAN HERRERA GILL, b. October 30, 1885, Nogal, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. December 06, 1943, Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico. | |
| 15. | vi. | MARÍA ESTELLA HERRERA GILL, b. August 12, 1887, Nogal, Lincoln Co., New México; d. March 29, 1938, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México. |
Children of MARÍA HERRERA and ANTONIO VALENZUELA are:
| vii. | ROSALIA HERRERA6 VALENZUELA, b. July 13, 1891, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., NM. |
| Notes for ROSALIA HERRERA VALENZUELA: Padrinos: Reyes Mirabal y Manuela Mirabal. |
| More About ROSALIA HERRERA VALENZUELA: Baptism: 23 days old Padrinos: Reyes Mirabal and Manuela Mirabal. |
| 16. | viii. | BENANCIO HERRERA VALENZUELA, b. June 06, 1893, Ruidoso, Lincoln co., New México; d. January 07, 1921, Otero Co., New México. |
8. JOSÉ ANDRES MARTINEZ5 HERRERA (JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born November 27, 1858 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México, and died 1911 in New México. He married ROSARIO SÁNCHEZ RODRIQUEZ 1882, daughter of JESUS RODRIQUEZ and FRANCISCA SÁNCHEZ. She was born January 1869 in New México, and died January 24, 1940 in Carrizozo, Lincoln Co., New México.
Notes for JOSÉ ANDRES MARTINEZ HERRERA:
Andrew Herrera age 19.
Desert Land Act of March 3,1877.
#163 S 1/2 NE 1/4,
NW 1/4 SE 1/4,
Sec 21 T11 SR 14E
Cause 238 Equity
government Survey
May of 1867
Hale Ditch 1866 South
Hale Ditch 1881 North
More About JOSÉ ANDRES MARTINEZ HERRERA:
Baptism: November 28, 1858, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico
More About ROSARIO SÁNCHEZ RODRIQUEZ:
Burial: January 26, 1940, Carrizozo, Lincoln Co., New México
Children of JOSÉ HERRERA and ROSARIO RODRIQUEZ are:
| More About PAULA MEDINA JUANA WARNER: Burial: December 21, 1951, Carrizozo, Lincoln Co., New Mexico |
| ii. | LINO RODRIQUEZ HERRERA, b. May 13, 1885, Ruidoso, Lincoln co., New Mexico; d. September 29, 1944, Carrizozo, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About LINO RODRIQUEZ HERRERA: Baptism: June 07, 1885 Burial: October 01, 1944, Carrizozo, Lincoln Co., New Mexico |
| More About CONFERINA ORISITACION SÁNCHEZ SÁNCHEZ: Baptism: February 04, 1892, Padrinos: Julian Silva y Jesusita Sanchez. |
| v. | JUAN SACRAMENTO RODRIQUEZ HERRERA, b. March 08, 1894, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About JUAN SACRAMENTO RODRIQUEZ HERRERA: Baptism: May 25, 1894, Ruidoso, Lincoln co., New Mexico |
| vi. | ROSA PERFECTA RODRIQUEZ HERRERA, b. April 28, 1896, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. | ||
| 17. | vii. | MARÍA PETRA ROSA RODRIQUEZ HERRERA, b. April 28, 1899, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. October 03, 1921. | |
| viii. | MARCELINO RODRIQUEZ HERRERA, b. June 02, 1901, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México; d. 1980. |
| Notes for MARCELINO RODRIQUEZ HERRERA: Padrinos: David Trujillo, Nicolasa Garcia. |
| More About MARCELINO RODRIQUEZ HERRERA: Baptism: October 21, 1901, Padrinos: David Trujillo, Nicolasa Garcia. |
| Notes for ANDRES RODRIQUEZ HERRERA: Padrinos: Manuel Sanchez and Estella Gill. |
| More About ANDRES RODRIQUEZ HERRERA: Burial: December 1998, Alamogordo, Otero Co., New Mexico, Imaculate Conception Cemetary; BB 6.12 |
Descendants of Tomas Herrera
9. MARÍA ANTONIA MIGUELA MARTINEZ5 HERRERA (JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born May 07, 1860 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México, and died November 27, 1912 in Acton, Texas. She married JOSIAH GORDON SCURLOCK October 19, 1876 in Lincoln, Lincoln Co., New México. He was born January 11, 1849 in Talapoosa, Alabama, and died July 25, 1929 in Eastland, Texas.
More About MARÍA ANTONIA MIGUELA MARTINEZ HERRERA:
Baptism: May 09, 1860, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico
Burial: Eastland, Texas
Notes for JOSIAH GORDON SCURLOCK:
"Doc" got his nickname because he really did go to medical school. He had many talents, he was a teacher and poet. He married Antonia Herrera when she was only sixteen. Together they had ten children.
More About JOSIAH GORDON SCURLOCK:
Burial: July 26, 1929, Eastland, Texas
Cause of Death: Heart attack died at home.
Children of MARÍA HERRERA and JOSIAH SCURLOCK are:
| Notes for VIOLA INEZ HERRERA SCURLOCK: Viola was 2 months when they moved to Fort Sumner, New Mexico September 1st 1878. |
| iii. | JOSIAH GORDON HERRERA SCURLOCK, b. October 11, 1879, Fort Summer, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. | ||
| iv. | JOHN JOSIAH HERRERA SCURLOCK, b. May 21, 1881, Rua Ranch, Oldham, Texas. |
| Notes for JOHN JOSIAH HERRERA SCURLOCK: Baby John was held by Billy the Kid when he was born in Texas. Soon after Billy was killed on July 14 1881 in New Mexico. |
10. MARÍA MANUELA MARTINEZ5 HERRERA (JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born April 20, 1866 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Santa Fe Co., New México, and died February 13, 1939 in San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New México. She married (1) CHARLES BOWDRE. He was born 1859 in Tennessee, and died December 23, 1880 in Stinking Springs, New México. She married (2) JOSÉ PORTILLO. She married (3) MAXIMIANO CORONA 1887. She married (4) JAMES SALSBERRY 1895.
Notes for MARÍA MANUELA MARTINEZ HERRERA:
I was looking through yet another book about Billy the Kid. I saw a picture of Charlie Bowdre, with his wife standing beside him. I remember thinking could she be related, she looked like family.
So, I started looking for other books with Charlie Bowdre, till I found information on this lady. I was so excited, one book said she was Fernando Herrera's daughter. I not only discovered this, but I also found that "Doc" Scurlock married another daughter of Fernando Herrera.
The more I researched and read books the more desperate I became in fitting all the pieces of our family together.
Fernando Herrera, was the marksman who shot Charlie Crawford from the Montano Store on July 17, 1978 in the Lincoln County War.
Fernando was around 41 at the time of the Lincoln County War. Manuelita became a widow. She married again and began a new life after Charlie Bowdre was killed.
Charlie was killed December 23, 1880, at Stinking Springs, New Mexico, by Pat Garrett's posse. The same day they captured Billy the Kid and the rest of his gang.
Charlie wanted to stop that way of life and settle down with his wife Manuela. He wrote a letter to Lea asking him to write to Govenor Wallace for a pardon the same month he was killed.
Manuelita must have been very lonely, since Charlie was always on the go.
The day they brought his body home, Manuelita went crazy hitting the man over the head with a branding iron, yelling, kicking, and pounding on Pat Garrets chest.
More About MARÍA MANUELA MARTINEZ HERRERA:
Baptism: April 22, 1866, Santa Cruz de la Canada, New Mexico
Burial: February 14, 1939, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New México
Notes for CHARLES BOWDRE:
Charlie and "Doc" Scurlock were best friends, they even married sisters. "Doc" married Antonia Herrera and Charlie married Manuela Herrera, both were daughters of Fernando Herrera. Charlie, "Doc", and Fernando were in The Regulators during the Lincoln County War.
Charlie shot Buckshot Roberts at Blazer's Mill.
Charlie was shot and killed December 23, 1880, at Stinking Springs, New Mexico.
More About CHARLES BOWDRE:
Burial: Fort Sumner, New México
Child of MARÍA HERRERA and JOSÉ PORTILLO is:
| 18. | i. | JOSÉ HERRERA6 PORTILLO, b. 1893. |
Children of MARÍA HERRERA and MAXIMIANO CORONA are:
| 19. | ii. | MANUEL HERRERA6 CORONA, b. 1886. | |
| iii. | DORTEA HERRERA CORONA, b. February 06, 1887. |
| More About DORTEA HERRERA CORONA: Baptism: April 03, 1887, Padrino: Juana Bojorques |
Children of MARÍA HERRERA and JAMES SALSBERRY are:
| iv. | ELLENA6 HERRERA, b. February 17, 1889, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. March 14, 1928, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; m. ROBERTO PROVENCIO, August 04, 1922. |
| More About ELLENA HERRERA: Baptism: Padrinos: Teodoro Herrera and Nicolasa Herrera. |
| 20. | v. | AUGUSTIN HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. October 26, 1896, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| 21. | vi. | TOMASA HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. December 29, 1897. | |
| vii. | MARTINA HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. January 30, 1901, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México; d. September 07, 1917, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México; m. ANTONIO PADILLA SÁNCHEZ, October 30, 1915, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México Padrinos: José Portillo Elena Herrera.. |
| 22. | viii. | DOROTEA HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. February 05, 1902, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| 23. | ix. | FERNANDO HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. April 13, 1904, Ruidoso, Lincoln co., New México; d. September 11, 1937, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| 24. | x. | SANTIAGO HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. June 26, 1906, Ruidoso, Lincoln co., New Mexico. | |
| 25. | xi. | FLORINDA HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. March 15, 1910, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México; d. March 27, 1978, Hondo, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| 26. | xii. | ENRIQUE HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. August 11, 1912, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| xiii. | FREDERITA HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. 1914. | ||
| xiv. | GREGORIO HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. 1915. | ||
| xv. | CARMEN HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. 1919. | ||
| xvi. | FELECITA HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. 1923; m. MARGARITO CHÁVEZ. | ||
| xvii. | MARGARITA HERRERA SALSBERRY, b. 1925. |
11. TEODORO MARTINEZ5 HERRERA (JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born April 1873, and died March 23, 1924 in Otero Co., New Mexico. He married TOMASA CHÁVEZ MONTOYA September 16, 1896 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, daughter of FELIPE MONTOYA and MARCELLA CHÁVEZ. She was born April 1880 in Texas.
Notes for TEODORO MARTINEZ HERRERA:
1920; Census Place: San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; Roll: T625_1077; Page 2A;Enumeration District: 97; Image 218.
Children of TEODORO HERRERA and TOMASA MONTOYA are:
| More About FELIPE MONTOYA HERRERA: Baptism: March 17, 1906, Padrinos: Livorio Montoya y Marcella Chavez |
| v. | JULIAN MONTOYA HERRERA, b. February 14, 1909, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About JULIAN MONTOYA HERRERA: Baptism: March 17, 1909, Padrinos: Stanislado Montoya y Socorro Urebali. |
| vi. | PETRA MONTOYA HERRERA, b. June 01, 1912, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About PETRA MONTOYA HERRERA: Baptism: June 08, 1912, Padrinos: Isaquio Gonzales y Jesus Hernandez |
| vii. | FERNANDO MONTOYA HERRERA, b. May 18, 1914, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About FERNANDO MONTOYA HERRERA: Baptism: July 05, 1914, Padrinos: Marcial Sambrano y Refugia Padilla |
| viii. | CAUESLO MONTOYA HERRERA, b. June 05, 1915, Roswell, Chavez Co., New Mexico. | ||
| 27. | ix. | GREGORIO MONTOYA HERRERA, b. May 13, 1917, San Patricio, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
Descendants of Tomas Herrera
12. JENNIE HERRERA6 GILL (MARÍA ALTA GRACIA MARTINEZ5 HERRERA, JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born March 19, 1881 in Nogal, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, and died December 13, 1913 in Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. She married SOLOMON I MIRABAL SÁNCHEZ December 06, 1900 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, son of JOSÉ SÁNCHEZ and TELESFORA MIRABAL. He was born July 15, 1878 in Tularosa, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico, and died November 1952 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico.
Notes for JENNIE HERRERA GILL:
My mother Teresita would tell me a story about a beautiful girl in the family, which she believed to be Jennie Herrera Gill. Jennie was the oldest daughter of William James Norris Gill and Maria Alta Gracia Martinez Herrera.
Jennie was very beautiful, and the man she married was an English man. He told the family that he was going to take her to England and no one would ever see her again.
For several years I searched for Jennie. It turns out that Jennie was going by the name of Josefita.
When William Gill died in1893, Jennie was the oldest of all the children she was nineteen. Sisters Alice (Alicia) , Maria Estella the youngest, was my mother's grandmother, brothers Macedonio (Donio),
William (Julian) and Newman, all of which went along with their mother Maria Alta Gracia to live with their grandfather Fernando Herrera and his second wife Marta Rodriquez. Fernando must have given the children the Spanish names, since he spoke very little English. He raised the children till they became of age or married.
Jennie (Josefita) married Solomon Mirabal Sanchez, my great grandfather's brother Manuel Mirabal Sanchez.
Solomon and Josefita were married in Glencoe, at the San Isidro Church.
They had seven children, Virginia, Jose Enrique, Solomon, Telesfora, Eduvigen, Anatalia, and Maria Consuelo.
Josefita died on October 1913, six months after their last child Maria Consuelo, born April 22,1913.
I had the opportunity to visit with Solomon and Josefita's daughter Eduvigen Sánchez-Silva on March 18th and 19th, 1998 at her home in Roswell.
Eduvigen was born April 23, 1908 in Glencoe, New Mexico. when her mother Josefita died she was only five years old. So she couldn't recall anything about her mother except what people had told her.
Her father Solomon went out of his mind with grief when his wife died. He sold everything, their house, their car and started going out and not coming back for days. Solomon was a very handsome man, he was tall, fair skin light chestnut hair and eyebrows.
The kids went to live with Solomon's mother, Telesfora Trujillo Mirabal-Sánchez-Gonzalez. Who had remarried after her husband Antonio Sánchez died in a horse accident. Telesfora had small children of her own since she had remarried to Prospero Gonzales.
Nicolása helped with some of the kids, Nicolása Herrera was Josefita's Aunt. Eduvigen loved her Nicolásita , was like a mother to her.
Solomon remarried to Manuelita Martinez Sánchez, four years later, on February 3, 1917. Manuelita was about twenty years and didn't want any of Solomon's children to live with them.
Soon some of them would stay there and Manuelita would work them very hard. One day Eduvigen, told her sister Anatalia to stand up for herself, well she did and after that day things changed. They eventually became a close family.
When Eduvigen lived with Nicolása, she would pass by her Aunt Alicia's house on the way to school. Aunt Alice (Alicia) Gill-Hale was Eduvigen's mother's younger sister. Alice was married to Peter Hale, son of Lower Hale. Aunt Alice would call to her to come closer, then she would tie her shoes, button her coat, or just fuss over her. Eduvigen said they were good people.
Eduvigen recalled visiting Fernando Herrera her great-great-grandfather in Alamogordo where he lived.
Aunt Nicolása ,
More About JENNIE HERRERA GILL:
Burial: Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico
More About SOLOMON I MIRABAL SÁNCHEZ:
Baptism: Padrinos: Abel Mirabal and Jesusita Sanchez.
Burial: Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico
Children of JENNIE GILL and SOLOMON SÁNCHEZ are:
| 28. | i. | VIRGINIA GILL7 SÁNCHEZ, b. April 13, 1902, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. | |
| 29. | ii. | JOSÉ ENRIQUE GILL SÁNCHEZ, b. September 03, 1903, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| 30. | iii. | SOLOMON II GILL SÁNCHEZ, b. January 06, 1905, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico.. | |
| 31. | iv. | TELESFORA GILL SÁNCHEZ, b. July 15, 1906, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. November 18, 1993, Alamogordo, Otero Co., New Mexico. | |
| 32. | v. | EDUVIGAN GILL SÁNCHEZ, b. April 23, 1908, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México; d. March 07, 1999, Roswell, Chávez Co., New México. | |
| vi. | ONOFRE GILL SÁNCHEZ, b. June 22, 1910, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| Notes for ONOFRE GILL SÁNCHEZ: Baptized July 28, 1910, at the San Isidro Church in Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. Padrinos: Danios Sanchez and Guadalupe Valles. |
| More About ONOFRE GILL SÁNCHEZ: Baptism: July 28, 1910, Padrinos: Danios Sanchez and Guadalupe Telles. |
| 33. | vii. | ANATALIA GILL SÁNCHEZ, b. September 10, 1911, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. February 23, 1969, Snyder, Texas. | |
| 34. | viii. | MARÍA DEL COUNSUELO GILL SÁNCHEZ, b. April 22, 1913, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
13. ALICE VIVIAN HERRERA6 GILL (MARÍA ALTA GRACIA MARTINEZ5 HERRERA, JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born May 15, 1881 in Nogal, Lincoln Co., New México, and died March 13, 1949 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México. She married PETER GEORGE COWGILL HALE March 15, 1902 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México, son of JOHN HALE and EMMA COWGILL. He was born February 18, 1881 in Rio Ariba Co., New México, and died February 23, 1941 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México.
Notes for ALICE VIVIAN HERRERA GILL:
Buried at the Hale Cemetery east Ruidoso Downs, Lincoln Co., New Mexico.
Notes for PETER GEORGE COWGILL HALE:
Farmer, freighter,and raised horses for the cavalry.
State of New Mexico
County of Otero
Peter G. Hale, of lawful age, being first duly sworn on his oath to tell the truth, states that he has lived on the property known as the Lower Hale Ranch, situated in sections twenty, twenty-one and twenty-eight in Township Eleven, South of Range fourteen east of in Lincoln County, Territory of New Mexico, and through which runs the Ruidoso stream of water, for the area said of his; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that the spring situated on the Northwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of section twenty-eight in said Township Eleven and having its source in the land just described, never reached the Ruidoso in and over ground flow and was continuously used by the owners of the Lower Hale ranch for agricultural and domestic purposes from the first of the year 1880 up to the present time; that the ditch marked Hale Ditch S. on hydrographic map of the said Lower Hale ranch now on file in the office of the Territorial Engineer of the Territory of New Mexico, which has its sources in the Ruidoso river, and flows through the Lower Hale Ranch, was constructed prior to and the water of the said, Ruidoso stream need therefrom for beneficial uses prior to the construction of the ditch known as the Herrera ditch which has its source as a point upon the Ruidoso stream above the point where the said a stream is intersected by the said Lower Hale ditch S., said Herrera ditch running parallel and south of the said Hale Ditch S. was with the exception of about two periods of one year each, used continuously by the owners of the said Lower Hale ranch for agricultural and domestic purposes for a period of over twenty years, and that the area of land also used and supplied by said South fork was in extent about forty acres more in length the ditch marked Hale Ditch N. on the said hydrographic map above referred to was built solely for and by the owner of said Lower Hale Ranch and that the water appropriated has been continuously used by the owner of said Lower Hale Ranch for agricultural purposes in about thirty-five years more or less of owned by the said Lower Hale his heirs and assigns, situated between said Hale Ditch and Ruidoso stream, and that the water so said was taken from the said Ruidoso stream, and was continuously used thereon prior of more than twenty years, last past.
Affiant for her states: That the ditch marked "R. Herrera Ditch" on Hydrographic survey map above referred to, which begins near the north boundary line of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section twenty one Tp. Eleven S. of Range fourteen S.O.M.N.M. was constructed partly through the labor of Lower Hale deceased, that Affiant helped to build said ditch and helped to keep it in repair and that said Lower Hale having more land said ditch than said Andres Herrera deceased expended more labor, more means and more time on said ditch than Andres Herrera always under the agreement of the said original owners that Lower Hale, deceased owned two-thirds and Andres Herrera owned one-third of all the water from said ditch was to be owned and controlled by Lower Hale, deceased and one-third by said Andres Herrera, deceased; that since the construction of said ditch the water directed by the said ditch has been continuously used by the owner there of and has been applied, beneficially upon the said below is belonging to Lower Hale, deceased, his heirs and assigns, lying between it and the Ruidoso stream to the North boundary of the L. Hale Ranch in area about eight acres for a period of over twenty years last past.
Affiant further states that he knows of his own personal knowledge that the ditch marked "Avent Ditch", on the said Hydrographic Survey map while constructed without the labor of Lower Hale was built under an agreement that in lieu of right of way granted for said ditch by said Lower Hale, that Lower Hale his heirs and assigns was to have sufficient water from said ditch to irrigate the small tract of land lying between said ditch and the Ruidoso stream and that this right was the only consideration which Lower Hale ever received and compensation for said right of way; and that this right has been exercised continuously for a period of more than twenty years, last past.
Peter G. Hale
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
26th day of January 1912.
(N.P. Seal)
My Commission expires Nov. 13, 1913
Notary Public
File and for Record Feb. 19, 1912 - 11 am
N. Harvey
County Clerk
Children of ALICE GILL and PETER HALE are:
| 35. | i. | WILLIAM WASHINGTON GILL7 HALE, b. March 16, 1903, Greentree, Lincoln Co., New México; d. 1968. | |
| 36. | ii. | HENRY HARRISON GILL HALE, b. September 28, 1904, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México; d. January 10, 1975. | |
| iii. | GRACE GILL HALE, b. November 02, 1908, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About GRACE GILL HALE: Baptism: November 08, 1908, Padrinos: Higinio Chavez y Domitila G. Chavez. |
| iv. | SUSAN MAY GILL HALE, b. January 25, 1910, Ruidoso Downs, Lincoln Co., New México; d. 1988; m. JASPEW W. MARABLE. | ||
| v. | PETER PAUL GILL HALE, b. June 07, 1912, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México; d. May 24, 1924, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México. | ||
| 37. | vi. | MARGARET GILL HALE, b. September 19, 1915, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México; d. November 22, 1982. | |
| vii. | JAMES JOSHUA GILL HALE, b. August 19, 1917, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. May 04, 1964, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; m. DELLA MORRISON. |
| More About JAMES JOSHUA GILL HALE: Baptism: November 05, 1017, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico Padrinos: Roue y Mary Helen Sallard. |
| 38. | viii. | OLA ELIZABETH GILL HALE, b. November 21, 1919, Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New México. | |
| 39. | ix. | FRANK BEN GILL HALE, b. October 21, 1923, Roswell, Chavez Co., New Mexico; d. Still living. | |
| 40. | x. | JOHN EDWARD GILL HALE, b. October 21, 1923, Roswell, Chávez Co., New México; d. January 28, 1977, Roswell, Chávez Co., New México. | |
| 41. | xi. | BESSIE FLORENCE GILL HALE, b. May 08, 1929, Roswell, Chavez Co., New Mexico. | |
| 42. | xii. | MARÍA EMA GILL HALE, b. May 29, 1907, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New México. |
14. NEWMAN HERRERA6 GILL (MARÍA ALTA GRACIA MARTINEZ5 HERRERA, JOSÉ FERNANDO ARCHULETTA4, PEDRO ALCANTAR BUSTOS3, JOSÉ JOAQUIN ARCHULETTA2, TOMAS1) was born October 30, 1885 in Nogal, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, and died December 06, 1943 in Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico. He married RITA SÁNCHEZ SÁNCHEZ July 03, 1915 in Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, daughter of RAFAEL SÁNCHEZ and VISITACION SÁNCHEZ. She was born June 12, 1889 in Ruidoso, Lincoln Co., New Mexico, and died January 1984 in Visalia, Tulare, California.
Notes for NEWMAN HERRERA GILL:
Newman and Rita lived in a house across the river going north. Both Rita Sánchez and Manuel Sánchez were given that land by their parents. Rita was Manuel's cousin. Manuel gave that house to his daughter Amanda Gill Sánchez who was married to Louis Baca Torres. The two houses were up there with only a small arroyo between them.
Years later, the house that my grandparents lived in was donated to the Church of God. Both houses were later torn down to make the highway.
More About NEWMAN HERRERA GILL:
Burial: December 09, 1943, Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico
Cause of Death: Heart Trouble.
More About RITA SÁNCHEZ SÁNCHEZ:
Baptism: Padrinos: Muaricio S., Jesus Gonzalez
Burial: Lovington, New Mexico
Children of NEWMAN GILL and RITA SÁNCHEZ are:
| i. | OLIVIA SÁNCHEZ7 GILL, b. July 26, 1919, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About OLIVIA SÁNCHEZ GILL: Baptism: August 09, 1919, Padrinos: Manuel Sanchez and Estella Gill. San Isidro Church. |
| ii. | ESTOLANO SÁNCHEZ GILL, b. July 26, 1921, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. January 24, 1990, Hobbs, New Mexico. |
| Notes for ESTOLANO SÁNCHEZ GILL: Buried at the San Marcos Cemetery in Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico. He was in the army. Said to be a very kind man. |
| More About ESTOLANO SÁNCHEZ GILL: Burial: January 27, 1990, Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico |
| iii. | PABLITA SÁNCHEZ GILL, b. Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| Notes for PABLITA SÁNCHEZ GILL: Might have lived in Lake Arthur, New Mexico, and died of Cancer. |
| More About PABLITA SÁNCHEZ GILL: Cause of Death: Cancer (?) |
| iv. | PRESILIANO SÁNCHEZ GILL, b. December 27, 1923, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico; d. September 1979, Sacramento, California. |
| More About PRESILIANO SÁNCHEZ GILL: Burial: September 1979, Artesia, Eddy Co., New Mexico Cause of Death: Pnemonia |
| v. | ANSELMO SÁNCHEZ GILL, b. April 22, 1917, Glencoe, Lincoln Co., New Mexico. |
| More About ANSELMO SÁNCHEZ GILL: Baptism: May 15, 1917, Padrinos: Edwardo and Victoria Sanchez |
