Information about the family histories of Colleen (Robledo) Greene and Jeff Greene.
When my Mexican-born Nieto and Robledo ancestors immigrated from San Luis Potosi in the 1910s, little did they know that their first home, a Long Beach, California address (123 E. 4th St.) would one day be part of a hip and trendy urban redevelopment spot. According to Google Maps, my ancestors’ former Long Beach home […]
Jose Robledo (1875 – ca 1936). This is the only known photo of my great-grandfather. I know very little about my great-grandfather Jose “Joe” Robledo. He died before my Dad was even born, and only one of his children is still alive, so that has created some major brickwalls in my research. Family lore claims
My Mexican-Born Great-Grandfather Jose “Joe” Robledo And The World War I draft Read More »
My Family History
June 22, 1946: My grandparents, Elsie and Mike Flanagan, on their wedding day…4 weeks after the night they first met. Blame it on The War. Blame it on them both having a hard lonely childhood. Blame it on….love. My grandparents, Michael John Flanagan and Elsie Charlotte Hayes — my second parents — were married 66
About the Laredo, Texas, footbridge, where my great-grandmother immigrated into the U.S. from her Mexican homeland in 1915, with her baby boy in her harms, in search of a new life.
Maria (Nieto) Robledo And The US-Mexico Laredo Foot Bridge Read More »
Hispanic Genealogy My Family History