Category 1940s
The man at the rear of the truck with the dark coat is Juan Vargas loading beats in Wren, Ohio circa 1940
The small house in the background is the first home for the family in Ohio that was not in a migrant camp. The woman in the picture is Mary Faust who rented to us when no one else would. David… Continue Reading →
John (Juan) D. Vargas was born in Durango Mexico on March 22, 1882. He married Gabriela Puentes in 1920 when she was 21 years old. He was 38. He passed on August 26, 1949 and is interred in Woodland Union… Continue Reading →
Genaro Abjandro Yañez was born in 1896 in Mexico. He married Vincenta Orozco and had three children, Louis, Jhanata and Celsa. Vincenta returned to Mexico and Genaro remarried. According to his son Jouis J Lianez, Genero and his wife Vincenta… Continue Reading →
This photo is from Antonia Vargas’ year book from Hoaglin high school in the 1940s. Louis Lianez was likely older than his peers as his future wife (Antonia Vargas) is a junior at the same school. Given that this was… Continue Reading →
