Maria Severiana de la Cruz Puebla

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Marfa, Presidio, TX, USA. ¹ The 1900 census recorded Pedro Quiase [sic, as spelled by the census taker], 61. born Jun 1838, no occupation, living with wife Cruz, 51, Feb 1849; son Valentine, day laborer, 18, Feb 1882; son Francisco, day laborer, 16, Apr 1884; son Santos, 14, Aug 1885, and daughter Anita, 7, Dec 1892. Everyone and their parents were born in Mexico. Pedro and Cruz were married for 32 years and she had birthed 10 children, 8 alive in 1900. All immigrated in 1895 except Santos and Anita so they were likely born in Texas although their column says Mexico. Pedro owned a home.

2. Census in 1910 in Marfa, Presidio, TX, USA. ² The 1910 census recorded renting a home in Marfa: Cruz Quiroy [sic, as indexed, census takers handrwriting is actually Quiros], widowed, 55, living with son Santos, house painter, 22; daughter Juanita, 20; and daughter Anita, 15. The census columns record Cruz had birthed 10 children with 7 alive in 1900.
Neighbors are Cruz' other children...
Next door is the household of Frank Quiros [sic, as indexed], carpenter, 25, with his wife Locadia, 18; and daughter Leonila, 3 months old. They were married for 1 year.
Next door is the household of Valento Quiros, laborer odd jobs, 27, with his wife Vabrina, 23, and daughter Cruz, 11 months. They were married for 2 years.
Everyone was born in Texas and their parents in Mexico, except mother Cruz was born in Mexico.

Maria married Jose Pedro Jesus Quiroz, son of Jose Ma Quiroz and Facunda Delgado, on 20 May 1868 in Julimes, , Chih., MEX. (Jose Pedro Jesus Quiroz was born on 29 May 1839 in Santa Cruz de Rosales, , Chih., MEX, christened on 2 Jun 1839 in Santa Cruz de Rosales, , Chih., MEX ³ and died before 23 Apr 1910 in Marfa, Presidio, TX, USA ².)