Carlos Almanza (1919 - 2000)

Born 18 Oct 1919 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Husband of Maria Teofila (Medrano) Almanza — married 12 Apr 1942 in Hidalgo County, Texas

Died 17 Apr 2000 at age 80 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States

Biography

Carlos Almanza was born on 18 October 1919 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Rafael Almanza and Atanasia Linan.^[1] He married Maria Teofila Medrano; they had 8 children. According to his Alien Draft Registration application, he arrived in Alamo, Texas by boat in 1921; as of 1942 he was had been living in Weslaco, Texas and was still a Mexican citizen. At the time, he was 5'3" and 140 lbs. with black hair and brown eyes. He had a 3rd grade education and was employed pulling cotton bolls.^[2] Carlos died on 17 April 2000 and is buried next to his wife at San Juan Cemetery.^[3][4]

Note: Documents list different birthdays for him: 18 October 1919, 4 December 1919, and 10 October 1918.

Obituary

Carlos Almanza Sr., 80, passed away Monday, April 17, 2000, at McAllen Medical Center in McAllen. He was born Oct. 18, 1919, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He was a lifetime resident ef Weslaco.

He is survived by his wife, Teofila Medrano Almanza of Weslaco; three sons, Carlos Almanza Jr. of Manfield, Texas, Marcos Almanza of Ogelby, III., and Juan Almanza of Pasadena, Texas; five daughters, Julia A. Garcia of San Juan, Bertha A. Leal of Weslaco, Juanita A. Gonzalez of Ana, Texas, Theresa A. Guerra of Pasadena, Texas and Maria A. Zavala of Lakeworth, Florida; brother, Luciano Almanza of Weslaco; 25 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Ramon Almanza, in 1999; and a son-in-law, Antonio Garcia, in 1998.

Funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 19, 2000, at San Martin Catholic Church in Weslaco. Burial will follow at San Juan Cemetery in San Juan. Hawkins Funeral Home in Weslaco is in charge of arrangements.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Alien Draft Registrations, Selected States, 1940-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLJ6-ZP6 : 10 January 2021), Carlos Almanza, 17 Apr 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174261482/carlos-almanza: accessed 29 November 2023), memorial page for Carlos Almanza (1919–17 Apr 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 174261482, citing San Juan Cemetery, San Juan, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sue Stevenson (contributor 46791697).
5. ↑ 19 April 2000.The Monitor (McAllen, Texas). Page 22.