Juan Jose Luna (1820 - 1858)

Husband of Maria Rafella (Manchaca) Luna — married about 1848 in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

Died 1858 at about age 38 in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

Biography

Juan Jose Luna was born in 1820. He was the son of Juan and Maria (Cordova) Luna. He married Maria Rafela Manchaca about 1848, most likely in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. They had three children during their marriage. He died in 1858 in Nacogdoches Countyat the age of 38.

In 1858, Antonio Menchaca, was notified, his daughter Rafela Menchaca Luna, and son in law Juan Jose Luna, had died from the results of an epidemic in Nacogdoches. Antonio petitioned to the State of Texas for re-admission to Texas and Nacogdoches -for he and his wife, Feliciana, to care for the children who were now parent-less. He was granted permission and returned to Nacogdoches in 1858 and assumed his grandchildren of his daughter : Concepcion Luna b. 1849, Francisco Luna b.1854 and Andres Mathis Luna 1852, into their household and reared them until adulthood. It is not precisely known the exact date of his death, but judged by tax records of the years, his name no longer appears on tax records after 1878.

Records

Year: 1858. Probate Records, 1837-1914 (Nacogdoches County, Texas); Author: Texas, County Court (Nacogdoches County); Probate Place: Nacogdoches, Texas

Name: Juan Luna

Probate Date: 25 Oct 1858

Probate Place: Nacogdoches, Texas, USA

Inferred Death Year: Abt 1858

Inferred Death Place: Texas, USA

Item Description: Administrators Record, 1838-1895

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Sources

• Year: 1858. Probate Records, 1837-1914 (Nacogdoches County, Texas); Author: Texas, County Court (Nacogdoches County); Probate Place: Nacogdoches, Texas

• Biography for family at Find A Grave for Jose Francisco Antonio Manchaca: information about births, marriages, re-locations, and deaths. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53061835