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Secundino Guerra (1890 - 1956)

Secundino Guerra
Born in San Elizario, El Paso, Texas, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 12 May 1912 in Socorro, El Paso, Texas, United Statesmap
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Died at age 65 in San Elizario, El Paso, Texas, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 28 Apr 2022
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Biography

Secundino was born in 1890. He was the son of Jose Guerra and Lucia Borrego. He passed away in 1956.

On 5 April 1940, Secundino and Luisa lived in San Elizario, Justice Precinct 4, El Paso County, Texas with their seven children- Santiago, Samuel, Jovita, Aurora, Sabino, Elvira, and Elisa. They owned their home, valued at $500. Secundino worked as a farmer, helped out by Santiago and Samuel.[1]

Era hijo de José Guerra y Lucía Borrego. Falleció en 1956.

Name: Secundino Guerra
Event Type: Marriage[2]
Event Date: 12 May 1912
Event Place: Socorro, El Paso, Texas, United States
Father's Name: Sabino Guerra
Mother's Name: Lucia Borregos
Spouse's Name: Luisa Grijalba
Spouse's Father's Name: Luis
Spouse's Mother's Name: Maria Refugio Albarado

On 21 Mar 1956, while working on his farm, Guerra lost control of his tractor while driving near a drainage ditch at around 2:30 in the afternoon. The tractor fell into the ditch in a manner such that it decapitated the 65-year-old farmer. When authorities arrived on the scene, they needed a winch truck to unpin the body from under the vehicle.[3]

Census Records

Census 1920 Justice Precinct 4, El Paso, Texas, United States[4]

Guerra Head Male 27 Texas
Louisa Guerra Wife Female 25 Texas
Santiago Guerra Son Male 5 Texas
Lucia Guerra Daughter Female 1 Texas
Patricis Guerra Brother Male 25 Texas

Sources

  1. 1940 United States Federal Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Texas > El Paso > Other Places > 71-18
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 1 May 2022)
    Secundino Guerra
  2. "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6YQ-SQ5 : 22 January 2020), Secundino Guerra, 1912.
  3. “Tractor Accident Kills Farmer.” El Paso Times, 22 Mar. 1956, p. 1, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100894185/tractor-accident-kills-farmer/. Accessed 2 May 2022.
  4. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9W-787 : 3 February 2021), Guerra, 1920.




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