Jose Pedro Cruz (1885 - 1963)

Born 23 Oct 1885 in Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Felicitas (Gallegos) Cruz — married 16 May 1911 (to 27 Aug 1939) in Huerfano County, Colorado, USA

Died 25 Jun 1963 at age 77 in Huerfano County, Colorado

Biography

Pedro was born in 1885. He was the son of Nicolas Cruz and Deluvina (Arrellano) Cruz. He passed away in 1963.

Birth

• Pedro Cruz was born 23 Oct 1885 in Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, USA.^[1][2][3]

Early Years

• In 1900, Pedro Cruz, age 14, lived in Huerfano, Colorado, with his father Nicolas Cruz, age 35, a coal miner; and with his mother, Deluvina Cruz, age 28; and with Pedro's sister, Genoveva Cruz, age 8; and with Pedro's nephew, Benino Cruz, age 5.^[4]

Marriage

• Pedro Cruz married Felicitas Callegos on 11 Jul 1885 in Huerfano County, Colorado, USA.^[5]

Residence

• In 1921, Pete Cruz, age 35, a coal miner for the C.F. &I. Co., stated on his employment application form that he lived with "Felicitas "his wife and one son," on Lester Street in Ideal, Huerfano, Colorado. But the record shows that they never had any children of their own.^[6][7]
• In 1930, Pete Cruz, age 42 and single; a farm laborer, lived in Weldona, Morgan, Colorado, with his wife, Felicitas Cruz, age 39; in the home of Pete's brother-in-law, Mike Gallegos, age 48, also a farm laborer; and his son, Joe Gallegos.^[8]
• In 1940, Pedro Cruz, age 56, worked as a beet farmer and lived with the Joe Abel Cruz family in Weldona, Morgan, Colorado. Joe Abel Cruz, age 33, who worked in road construction for the W.P.A, was Pedro's nephew. Joe's family included; his wife, Rose Cruz, age 25; and their children: Genoveva Cruz, age 5, and Susie Cruz, age 3; along with Joe's half-brother, Andy Archuleta, age 19, who also worked as a beet farmer.^[9]
• In 1942, Pedro Cruz, age 57, Weldona, Morgan, Colorado, presumably still lived with Abel Cruz and his family, and listed Abel Cruz as "the name and address of person who will always know his address" on his World War II Draft registration card.^[10]

Death

• Jose Pedro Cruz died 25 Jun 1963 (aged 77) in Huerfano County, Colorado, and he was interred at Saint Marys North Cemetery, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Church Records, St. Mary’s Church, Walsenburg, Colorado; Baptisms 1870-1901, Film # 007833423, Image 426 of 982. Year: 1885, Page 188, Item Number: 1316.(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3F-F3HB-W?i=425&cat=116350)
2. ↑ The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Colorado; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 030(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1002&h=17502166&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=6482)
3. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=Numident&indiv=try&h=13790570)
4. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 18, Huerfano, Colorado; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1240124(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7602&h=33464821&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525)
5. ↑ Huerfano County, Colorado Marriages(https://kmitch.com/Huerfano/marc.html)
6. ↑ Steelworks Center of the West; Pueblo, CO (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61411&h=159549&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lSs947&_phstart=successSource)
7. ↑ Registration State: Colorado; Registration County: Huerfano; Roll: 1561814(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6482&h=25642719&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=lSs944&_phstart=successSource)
8. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Weldona, Morgan, Colorado; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2339981(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&indiv=try&h=102017702)
9. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Weldona, Morgan, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00472; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 44-15(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&indiv=try&h=40484549)
10. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-QS73 : 8 May 2020), Pedro Cruz, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 March 2019), memorial page for Jose Pedro Cruz (23 Oct 1885–25 Jun 1963), Find A Grave Memorial no. 141387337, citing Saint Marys North Cemetery, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Pauline Annette DiSipio (contributor 47442600) .(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141387337)

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #141387337