Ramón (Cruz) Cruz Y Santana (1925 - 2004)

Born 12 May 1925 in Las Piedras County, Puerto Rico, USA

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Died 8 Jan 2004 at age 78 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Ramón "Manolo" Cruz Y Santana was born on 12 May 1925 in Las Piedras to Desideria Cruz Y Santana.^[1] She wasn't married to his father, Manuel Rosario, who was married to someone else--Juana Lozada.Memories of Rosemary Diaz, Manolo's niece, as told to her niece Lisa Maria Clark on 30 November 2016. Manuel did acknowledge his paternity however, and he grew up knowing his half-siblings and for a time lived with his father.^[2][3] On 7 January 1950 Manolo married Adela Santana.^[4] A week after they moved to New York City, arriving in Newark, New Jersey on 15 Jan 1950. Manolo was Virginia Rosario's half brother, and according to Rosemary Diaz, Manolo lived for a while with them when he first came to New York City. However, she doesn't remember Adela being with him, and she can't imagine them allowing themselves to be separated--they were that much in love--crazy about each other and were for as long as she knew them. They had and raised three children in New York: Yolanda, Raymond and Pupí. Rosemary was Pupí's godmother. Raymond married and had a child Rachel. Manolo and Adela so missed Puerto Rico that they returned there, but their children being thoroughly Americanized didn't follow them.^[5] Ramón died on 8 January 2004 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[6]

Census

1930 US Census -“Manuel Rosario Y Cruz", Age 48, is enumerated as head of household in Montones, Humacao, Puerto Rico with his wife, Felipa (Juana) Lozada de Rosario, Age 49, and their child: Juana, Age 15; their grandchild Irene Santana (child of Paula), Age 7; and two natural children of Manuel, Manuel Cruz (Ramón by Desideria Cruz Y Santana), Age 5 and Celestina, Age 4

1940 US Census -“Manuel Rosario Y Cruz", Age 60, is enumerated as head of household in Montones, Humacao, Puerto Rico with his wife, Juana Lozada de Rosario, Age 50, and their grandchildren; Rosa Maria Diaz (child of Virginia Rosario and Juan Diaz), Age 10; Juana Soto (daughter of Bartola), Age 7; and two natural children of Manuel, Manuel Cruz (Ramón by Desideria Cruz Y Santana), Age 5 and Martina Lozada, Age 4

Sources

1. ↑ "Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVJV-HJJN : 16 April 2015), Ramon Cruz, 12 May 1925; citing Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, oficinas del ciudad, Puerto Rico (city offices, Puerto Rico).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database, Ancestry.com: accessed 25 November 2016), Manuel Cruz in household of Manuel Rosario Y Cruz, Montones, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; Roll: 2651; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 1043.0; FHL microfilm: 2342385
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFVJ-G1Z : accessed 30 November 2016), Manuel Rosario in household of Manuel Rosario Y Cruz, Montones, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-8, sheet 6A, line 48, family 94, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4640.
4. ↑ "Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJV-C4DG : 16 April 2015), Adela Santana Santana, 15 Aug 1927; citing Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, oficinas del ciudad, Puerto Rico (city offices, Puerto Rico).
5. ↑ Memories of Rosemary Diaz, Manolo's niece, as told to her niece Lisa Maria Clark on 30 November 2016.
6. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; SSN: 105247681citing Ramon Cruz; Ancestry.com; 2015; Provo, UT

• "Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVJV-HJJN : 16 April 2015), Ramon Cruz, 12 May 1925; citing Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, oficinas del ciudad, Puerto Rico (city offices, Puerto Rico).

• "Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJV-C4DG : 16 April 2015), Adela Santana Santana, 15 Aug 1927; citing Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, oficinas del ciudad, Puerto Rico (city offices, Puerto Rico).

• "United States Census, 1930," database, Ancestry.com: accessed 25 November 2016), Manuel Cruz in household of Manuel Rosario Y Cruz, Montones, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; Roll: 2651; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 1043.0; FHL microfilm: 2342385

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFVJ-G1Z : accessed 30 November 2016), Manuel Rosario in household of Manuel Rosario Y Cruz, Montones, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-8, sheet 6A, line 48, family 94, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4640.

• "Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1805-2001," database with images, Ancestry.com, Ramón Cruz and Adela Santana, 7 January 1950; citing Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, oficinas del ciudad, Puerto Rico (city offices, Puerto Rico).

• New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957: Year: 1950; Arrival: Newark, New Jersey; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 7782; Line: 11; Page Number: 83

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; SSN: 105247681citing Ramon Cruz; Ancestry.com; 2015; Provo, UT

• Memories of Rosemary Diaz, Manolo's niece, as told to her niece Lisa Clark on 30 November 2016.

• Source: S-600730078 Repository: #R-1094704476 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/83286993/family