Baldomero Diaz Muñoz (1890 - 1970)

Born 27 Feb 1890 in San Pedro Piedra Gorda, Cuauhtémoc, Zacatecas, Mexico

Ancestors

Husband of Angela (Bernal Diaz) Diaz — married about 1910 in Osage, Mitchell, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Nov 1970 at age 80 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

Biography

Baldomero Diaz Muñoz was born in Mexico.

Baldomero Diaz Muñoz was born on 27 Feb 1890 in San Pedro Piedra Gorda, Cuauhtémoc, Zacatecas, Mexico^[1], son of Felix Diaz Muñoz and Maria Luisa Muñoz.

Baldomero married Angelina "Angela" Bernal Diaz about 1910 in Iowa. Baldo must have been doing well saving money, as in 1916 he paid for his brother Gilberto, Gilberto's wife Augustina, their child Luz, and Augustina's sister Maria Maria Jáquez, to migrate to El Paso. In 1925 Baldo, thirty-five years old, lived in Lime Creek, Iowa with his wife Angela and their eight children. He had been in the country for fourteen years and in Iowa for three years. In 1940 Baldo and Angela lived in Osage where he worked doing odd jobs. He owned his house and paid a mortgage. He was naturalized in Osage in 1942.

On 1 January 1925, the Baldo and Angeline lived in Lime Creek, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa with two of Angela's children from her first marriage- listed as Caremal Dabilo and Alfonzo Dabilo, and six of the couple's children- Richard, Rosie, John, Lupe, Ursula, and Philip.^[2]

On 10 April 1930, Baldo and Angela and their children- Richard, Rose, John G., Guadalupe C., Ursula, Felipe, and Felix, along with stepson Alfonso Debila lived on Oak Street in Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa. They owned their home, valued at $1,500, but did not have a radio. Baldo was a farm laborer.^[3]

On 10 April 1940, Baldo and Angela lived at 319 Oak Street in Osage with their six children- Rose, John, Loyse, Ursula, Philip, and Felix. Baldo was working at odd jobs as a laborer, daughter Rose was in typing school, while John and Guadalupe were working in a park.^[4] By this time World War II had already started. The Soviet Union had invaded Poland, and Britain and France had declared war on Germany. Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941 and the United States entered the war. Baldo signed up for the draft in 1942. He was described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall, with black eyes, gray hair, a dark complexion, and no identifying features. Baldo had six sons, with the youngest, Felix, being just eighteen years old. All of them enlisted in the Army.

Osage, Iowa celebrated its 100th anniversary in June 1956 with a large parade. Baldo received an award for "the most distinguished beard."^[5]

Baldomero died on 11 Nov 1970 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States aged 80.

Baldo was buried in the Osage Cemetery in Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa.^[6]

Research Notes

There is a photo on Family Search of Baldomero. I have sent a message to Mark Diaz to get permission to use the photo on WikiTree. Urbach-13 23:43, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Mexico, Zacatecas, Civil Registration, 1860-2000"
   Citing Page: 9;
   FamilySearch Record: QLTS-2C7V (accessed 28 April 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G5VT-SWH6 Image number 00267
   Valdomero Diaz Muños birth 28 Feb 1890 in San Pedro Piedra Gorda, Cuauhtémoc, Zacatecas, México.
2. ↑ 1925 Census: "Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1084 #5926701 (accessed 2 May 2022)
   Angeline Diaz (37), wife, in household of Baldo Diaz (35) in Lime Creek, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA. Born in Mexico.
3. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Iowa > Mitchell > Osage > District 0013
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 2 May 2022)
   Baldo Diaz
4. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Iowa > Mitchell > Osage > District 0013
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 2 May 2022)
   Baldo Diaz
5. ↑ Nearly 20,000 Watch Osage Century March. The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa), 24 June 1956, page 7.
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69183102/baldamero-munoz-diaz

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