Aurelio Escalon (abt. 1911 - 1993)

Born about 5 Jun 1911 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Husband of Santos (Cadena) Escalon — married 10 Aug 1944 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Died 1 Jun 1993 at about age 81 in United States

Biography

Aurelio Escalon was born on 5 June 1911 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Eleno Escalon and Seferina Gonzales.^[1] His family was living in a rented house in Hidalgo County, Texas by the 1920 Census; there, he is listed as 9 years old. He did not attend school that year and is unable to read and write.^[2] By the 1930 Census, he was living at 816 16th Street in McAllen, Texas with Eloisa Berrones, who is listed as his aunt but is actually his sister-in-law. He did not attend school that year but can read and write. He is a farm worker.^[3] At the age of 33, he married Santos Cadena on 10 August 1944 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México.^[4] He died on 1 June 1993.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tamaulipas, Mexico, Civil Registration Births, 1860-1948 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBG-D69 : accessed 13 April 2020), Amelio Zacalon in household of Glens Zacalon, Justice Precinct 1, Hidalgo, Texas, United States; citing ED 61, sheet 9B, line 73, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1811; FHL microfilm 1,821,811.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CM8Z-5ZM : accessed 13 April 2020), Aurelio Escalon in household of Eloisa Berrones, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 19B, line 100, family 405, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2356; FHL microfilm 2,342,090.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Tamaulipas, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages, 1860-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Note: On the 1930 Census, he is listed as a nephew possibly because of the age difference: he is 19, and his sister-in-law is 29.