Josefa - Josephine - Fernandez

Female 1904 - 1979  (75 years)


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  • Name Josefa - Josephine - Fernandez  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Born 1 May 1904  Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6
    • date and place from husband's 1938-1941 naturalization papers
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 10 Jul 1929  Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    her arrival in US per husband's 1938-1941 naturalization papers 
    Residence 15 Apr 1930  1029 Peoria Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    age 29, renting for $15/month, has radio, first Josephine - age 25, first married at 24, born Mexico to Mexico parents, arrived 1929, alien, speaks no English - Gonzalo & Josefa (Esequiel de Leon at 1037 Peoria) 
    Residence 1935  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 11 Apr 1940  1530 West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Josephine Velazquez-age 36, born Mexico, alien, lived same place but not same house in 1935 - Gonzalo & Josefa & kids Elisa, Raymond, Leonard & Esequiel de Leon 
    Ezequiel de Leon with Gonazlo Sanchez (as Velazquez) Family - 1940 US Census - Chicago
    Ezequiel de Leon with Gonazlo Sanchez (as Velazquez) Family - 1940 US Census - Chicago
    Gonzalo & Josephine with kids Elisa (Alicia), Raymond, Arthur (as Leonard) & lodgerEsequiel de Leon (as Leona)
    Died Dec 1979  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I146  Manuel de Leon Ancestry
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2020 

    Father Jesus Fernandez,   b. Abt 1880, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Maria Besain,   b. Abt 1882 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F59  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gonzalo Sanchez Velazquez,   b. 23 Mar 1900, Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1982, 2539 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1929  Melchor Muzquiz, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gonzalo Sanchez Velazquez - Naturalization Petition 3 Aug 1938 at Chicago
    Gonzalo Sanchez Velazquez - Naturalization Petition 3 Aug 1938 at Chicago
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    Gonzalo Sanchez-Josefa Fernandez - Marriage Civil Record 29 Jun 1929 at Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
    Gonzalo Sanchez-Josefa Fernandez - Marriage Civil Record 29 Jun 1929 at Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
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    Children 
    +1. Living Sanchez  [natural]
     2. Living Sanchez  [natural]
     3. Arturo - Arthur - Sanchez,   b. 7 Aug 1934, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 2000, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F57  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsArrival - her arrival in US per husband's 1938-1941 naturalization papers - 10 Jul 1929 - Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Dec 1979 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Ezequiel de Leon with Gonazlo Sanchez (as Velazquez) Family - 1940 US Census - Chicago
    Ezequiel de Leon with Gonazlo Sanchez (as Velazquez) Family - 1940 US Census - Chicago
    Gonzalo & Josephine with kids Elisa (Alicia), Raymond, Arthur (as Leonard) & lodgerEsequiel de Leon (as Leona)
    Gonzalo Sanchez-Josefa Fernandez - Marriage Civil Record 29 Jun 1929 at Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
    Gonzalo Sanchez-Josefa Fernandez - Marriage Civil Record 29 Jun 1929 at Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
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    Gonzalo Sanchez Velazquez - Naturalization Petition 3 Aug 1938 at Chicago - p2 of 4
    Gonzalo Sanchez Velazquez - Naturalization Petition 3 Aug 1938 at Chicago - p2 of 4
    See PDF file for all 4 pages: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/27411097/person/350167861545/media/3f8b487e-64e9-42ad-ab93-c63b973b0472

    Documents
    Gonzalo Sanchez Velazquez - Naturalization Petition 3 Aug 1938 at Chicago
    Gonzalo Sanchez Velazquez - Naturalization Petition 3 Aug 1938 at Chicago
    == https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61196/007787725_01641?pid=166705 and prior and next

  • Sources 
    1. [S24] Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1906 - 1991; NAI Number: 6756404; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21.
      Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991
      Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991
      National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1906 - 1991; NAI Number: 6756404; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21


    2. [S9] Coahuila, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Coahuila, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1950
      Coahuila, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1861-1950


    3. [S28] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 449; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0771; FHL microfilm: 2340184.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 449; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0771; FHL microfilm: 2340184


    4. [S29] U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; CNW Social Security Applications.

    5. [S30] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    6. [S31] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_962; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-1347.
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_962; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 103-1347