Rafaela (Garza) Hanson (1903 - 1928)

Born 12 Feb 1903 in El Capote, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Died 10 Aug 1928 at age 25 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA

Biography

Rafaela Garza was born in El Capote, Texas on 12 February 1903 to Alejandro Garza and Maria Tijerina. Not many records exist about her life. She is 7 years old in the 1910 Census; she lives with her parents and 3 other siblings on a farm. She speaks Spanish, attends school, and is able to read.^[1] In the 1920 Census, she is 16 years old and lives with her parents and 7 younger siblings in McAllen, Texas. She attended school and can speak English.^[2] At some point in the next 8 years, she married Gustave Hanson. They had 1 son, Robert, who died as a toddler 5 months before her death. Rafaela died of tuberculosis at the age of 25 on 10 August 1928. At the time, she was a homemaker. She was buried at La Piedad Cemetery in McAllen, Texas.^[3]

Sources

• FamilySearch ID: G8Z1-F5K

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29Q-HTJ : accessed 22 October 2021), Rafaela Garza in household of Alejandro Garza, Justice Precinct 3, Hidalgo, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 15A, family 173, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1557; FHL microfilm 1,375,570.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBP-QJL : 3 February 2021), Rafaela Garza in entry for Alejandro Garza, 1920.
3. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K377-NBM : 20 February 2021), Rafeala Garza Hanson, 10 Aug 1928; citing certificate number 35743, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,622.

Acknowledgement

The profile was created and researched by Melissa Arjona.