Tom McCabe's Genealogy 2025

Mexico, Select Marriages Index, 1556-1981 For Santos Meza Name: Santos Meza Gender: Male Marriage Date: 19 ago. 1849 (19 Aug 1849) Marriage Place: El Sagrario Metropolitano,Victoria De Durango,Durango,Mexico Spouse: Luisa Rodelo FHL Film Number: 654844

Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950 For Jose Herculano Severo Gomes Mesa Gender: Male Baptism Date: 8 nov. 1859 Baptism Place: El Sagrario Metropolitano,Victoria DE Durango,Durango,Mexico Father: Miguel Gomes Mother: Bacilia Mesa FHL Film Number: 654820

Marcelina Basilia De Jesus Gomez Mesa Gender: Female Baptism Date: 14 jun. 1861 Baptism Place: El Sagrario Metropolitano,Victoria DE Durango,Durango,Mexico Father: Miguel Gomez Mother: Basilia Mesa FHL Film Number: 654821

No mention of grandparents on original although Santos Mesa was a witness.

Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1861-1930

Maria Juana de Jesus Gomes [Maria Juana de Jesus Gomes Meza] Gender: Mujer (Female) Birth Date: 6 may. 1863 Birth Registration Place: Durango, Durango, México (Mexico) Registration Date: 9 may. 1863 Father: Miguel Gomes Mother: MA Basilia Meza

No mention of grandparents.

Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950 Juana Gregoria Gomez Mesa Gender: Female Baptism Date: 9 may. 1863 Baptism Place: El Sagrario Metropolitano,Victoria DE Durango,Durango,Mexico Father: Miguel Gomez Mother: MA. Bacilia Mesa FHL Film Number: 654821

Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987 For Luisa Rodelo Gender: Mujer (Female) Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1835 Death Registration Date: 29 jul. 1865 Death Registration Place: Durango, Durango, México (Mexico) Spouse: Santos Meza Page Number: 9

Mexico, Select Baptisms, 1560-1950 For Joaquin Macedonio Gomes Mesa Baptism Date: 12 sep. 1865 Baptism Place: El Sagrario Metropolitano,Victoria DE Durango,Durango,Mexico Father: Miguel Gomes Mother: Bacilia Mesa FHL Film Number: 654822

Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987

Name: Miguel Díaz (sic) actually Gomez Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1842 Death Registration Date: 19 jul. 1867 Death Registration Place: Durángo, Durango, México (Mexico) Spouse: María Basilia [Meza] Son: Herculano Page Number: 28

The document states Miguel was natve of Durango and names Maria Bacilia Meza as his wife and Anacleto Diaz and Maria Esmeregilda Gomez as his parents. His children Herculano 6, Juana 4, and Joaquin 2 were also named.

Also, according to 1875 death certificate of Maria Lucreda(Lucrecia), Miguel Gomez was already dead. Miguel did not appear on the baptism record either.

Mexico Baptisms ForMaria Lucrecia Mesa Gender Female Christening Date 03 Nov 1872 Christening Place EL SAGRARIO METROPOLITANO,VICTORIA DE DURANGO,DURANGO,MEXICO Mother's Name Basilia Mesa

Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths For Maria Lucrecia Mesa Gender: Mujer (Female) Age: 2 Birth Year: abt 1873 Death Registration Date: 21 jul. 1875 Death Registration Place: Durango, Durango, México (Mexico) Father: Miguel Gomez Mother: Maria Basilia Mesa Page Number: 27

One witness to the death was Santos Mesa, Basilis's father, who was declared to be "55 years old, widower, baker" .

Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1951 Name: Herculano Gómez 22 Gender: Hombre (Male) Registration or Marriage Date: 5 ago. 1878 (5 Aug 1878) Registration or Marriage Place: Durango, Durango, México (Mexico) Spouse: MA Nieves Guadiana 17 Page Number: 66 His parents Miguel Gomez and Maria Basila Meza Her parents Eugenio Guadiana and Maria Juana Contreras

Marriage Location: El Sagrario Metropolitano, Victoria De Durango, Durango, Mexico

Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths, 1861-1987 For Santos Meza Gender: Hombre (Male) Age: 72 Birth Year: abt 1813 Death Registration Date: 30 jun. 1885 Death Registration Place: Durango, Durango, México (Mexico) Father: Alejo Morales Mother: MA Refugio Manriquez Page Number: 46

Witness was Herculano Gomez.

Durango, Mexico, Civil Registration Deaths For Joaquín Gómez Gender: Hombre (Male) Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1863 Death Registration Date: 30 nov. 1900 Death Registration Place: Durango, Durango, México (Mexico) Spouse: María de la Luz Presa Father: Miguel Gómez Mother: María Basilia Meza Page Number: 144