Category Gabriela Vargas (Puentes)
An early document issued by the government of Aguascalientes, Mexico for Gabriela Puentes (Vargas) who is traveling to Laredo Texas. Of note: Gabriela was admitted in Laredo, Texas on September 25, 1918. She left Aguascalientes, Mexico on September 14, 1918.
U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico document giving young Gabriela Puentes passage into the country in 1918. Context A year earlier the Immigration Act of 1917 was passed by Congress, the first major law to restrict immigration to the United… Continue Reading →
These are the enameled headstone photos from the graves of Juan and Gabriela ( Antonia’s parents) in Woodlawn Cemetery, Van Wert, Ohio. The third enameled photo is of Louis’ parents Genaro and Vicenta. The third woman (seated) is unidentified but… Continue Reading →
This is the only known picture of both grandfathers together. Juan Vargas facing camera, Genaro Yañez with back to camera. This is in Wren, Ohio circa 1940. Antonia Lianez always said (unconfirmed) that the person bent over with back to… Continue Reading →
Juan D. Vargas (groom) and Gabriela Puentes (bride) married January 19, 1920 in Paris Texas. He was 17 years her senior. She was 21 when she married him and he 38. They were wed at Our Lady Victory Catholic Church…. Continue Reading →
Gabriela Puentes was born in La Laja (or San Juan according to this document), Jalisco Mexico in 1893 (per this document) or 1899. She married Juan D. Vargas in 1920. Their daughter was Antonia Consuelo Vargas who married Louis Lianez…. Continue Reading →