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Jay Menchaca

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Jay P. Menchaca
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Biography

Jay Menchaca Won Team Silver in the CC7 Wall Climb in the 2023 WikiGames.
Jay Menchaca Won Team Gold in the CC7 Wall Climb in the 2023 WikiGames.
Jay Menchaca Won Team Silver in the Sourcing Slalomb in the 2023 WikiGames.
Jay Menchaca Won Individual Bronze in the CC7 Wall Climb in the 2023 WikiGames.
Jay Menchaca Won Individual Silver in the Cross-Country Connecting in the 2023 WikiGames.
Jay Menchaca Won Individual Silver in the Sourcing Slalomb in the 2023 WikiGames.
Jay Menchaca competed with the Charming Chestnuts in the 2023 WikiGames.
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Born in Crystal City
Jay Menchaca is a Californian.
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Jay Menchaca has Mexican ancestry.
Jay Menchaca has Italian Roots.
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Jay Menchaca has English ancestors.
Jay Menchaca has Irish ancestors.
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Jay Menchaca has Scottish Ancestors.
Jay is proud of his rich heritage.
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Descendant of several Magna Carta Surety Barons.
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Jay Menchaca participated with Legacy Heirs during the Apr 2023 Connect-a-Thon, and added [634] connections.

Sources

  • Birth: "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
    citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
    FamilySearch Record: V8Z6-P5Q (accessed 9 April 2023)
    Jay Patrick Menchaca born on 20 Feb 1964, son of Celestino Menchaca Jr. & Norma Antonieta Trevino, in Zavala, Texas.

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Registration has begun for the January thon. Remember to look for the Legacy Heirs’ section and post in there. Here is the link: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1674015/have-you-registered-for-the-january-2024-connect-a-thon-yet
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Registration begins soon for the January thon. I will be reminding you when it is time to register, but I have some news that will be helpful when that time comes. I have been told that we will be trying a new registration system. When you go in to register, it will not be just making a comment as in the past. The new system will have sections for each team. You will just find the Legacy Heirs one and post to that one.
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Hey,

Here is a list of all 4 thons next year:

Connect-a-Thon Jan 19-22

Connect-a Thon Apr 12-15

Connect-a Thon Jul 19-22

Source-a-Thon Oct 4-7


That means the first Thon of the year will be a Connect-a-Thon on the weekend of the 19 - 22 Jan 2024. I would love to have you with your fellow Legacy Heirs at that time, if it works out for you. I will remind you about registration when that time comes.

P.S. I now know a quick and easy little tip on how to add profiles. If you use the Sourcer/Searcher app, and want to know the hint, let me know and I will send you the steps.

posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Thank you for being a Legacy Heir!!
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Thanks so much for your addition to Sallie McHam of TX... when people do this its so great because it allows me to revisit and add any new things I have on a random basis as well as the methodical ways I usually use.
posted by Gloria Lange
Thanks so much for your work in improving our shared tree, awesome job for your first Month!
Sourcerers' Challenge Wise Owl Red Hot Effort Milestone for 100 sourced profiles
Jay Menchaca reached the Red Hot Effort milestone by sourcing 100 profiles in the August 2023 Sourcerers Project Sourcerers' Challenge.
I need to thank you 11 times for your additions/corrections to the Morrow family!
posted by Vernon McNear II
The annual Source-a-thon is coming up. It will be from September 29th to October 2nd.

Registration has begun!! I would be so blessed if you go to: Register now for the 2023 Source-a-Thon! - WikiTree G2G and answer that you are in and are a Legacy Heir!!!!

posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Jay,

Thank you for being part of the Charming Chestnuts team this weekend. Congratulations on your two silver medals for adding sources and for adding profiles! How did you ever find time to chat on Discord? Leon Tuck was the #1 Olympian, and our team won a bronze medal, a silver medal, and a gold medal, and achieved first place overall! Great job, and great fun working with you, too! ~ Star

posted by Star Kline
Thanks Star! Look forward to working with you again!
posted by Jay Menchaca
July 2023 Thon Registration Time. Here is the link: Have you registered for the July 2023 Connect-a-Thon yet? - WikiTree G2G
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Thank you for being a Legacy Heir!!! I hope to see you on the roster for the July Thon!
posted by Lisa (Kelsey) Murphy
Congratulations on being #1 on our Legacy Heirs team for the April Connect-a-Thon! Wowsa!!

and - how did you get those cool badges - like the Scottish Ancestors one (me too!)?

Again - congrats on your win!

posted by Diane Scholten
Thank you for participating in the 2022 USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us reach 161,603 profiles! We’re going for 250,000 profiles in 2023!

We’ve started the January challenge here: January Connecting Challenge.

You can see your 2022 total and your all time 2021-2022 total on our tracking spreadsheet.

Emma

Hi!

This is Chris from the Italy Project. As part of the annual project check-in, can you fill in the project survey? This will let us know that you are still interested in the project and which teams you'd like to participate in.

Thanks and have a great day!

posted by Chris Ferraiolo
Hi Jay,

We now have a Google group for the Texas Project. https://groups.google.com/u/0/g/wttexas

If you are interested in joining the Texas Google group, please send me your email address by private WikiTree email.

I will then add your email address and you will be set to receive the postings.

Thanks,

Mary Richardson, Project Coordinator, Texas

posted by Mary Richardson
Thank you for adding me to the Google group, Mary. I was able to log in, and it looks great! I see that we even receive notifications when non-members leave a comment on Texas profiles. What a great way to reach out to potential new WT and Texas members.
posted by Jay Menchaca
Jay a lot of the comments on the Texas Google group are comments left on the profiles of the Alamo Defenders, which are PPP and thus have the Texas account on them. That recorded their comments on the Google group as well..

I am still adding, when people send their email addresses. It is taking a while.. As everything does.

Mary

posted by Mary Richardson
Jay, Thank you for joining the May USBH Connecting Challenge and helping us create 3182 new profiles. Our new total is 107702. We have less than 43000 to our 2022 goal!

All first-time participants can add the participant sticker to their profile. Connecting Challenge Stickers

We’ve started the June challenge here: June Connecting Challenge.

50 Profiles
Jay Menchaca created 71 new profiles during the May 2022 US Black Heritage Project Connecting Challenge.

Emma

Hi Jay, First welcome to WikiTree, I saw that you just joined WikiTree officially in Apr 2022. Glad to have you aboard.

The reason I am writing is that I noticed you chose our Integrators Challenge for this month.

Being that you have not become fully noted as a WikiTree genealogist and not really familiar with how we do things yet, it could have been a mistake. Please note that one must be with WikiTree about 3 months to participate. Actually the Integrator challenge is an advanced challenge that we offer.

When you complete a new profile for one of your relatives just skip over checking a challenge when trying to save the profile. If you have any questions please get with a greeter and they will be glad to help you along the way. Also you can go here to see how we recommend newcomers to get started:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:New_Member_How-To

Thanks, Dorothy B. Integrator Project Coordinator

posted by Dorothy Barry
Hi again Dorothy I'm sorry, but it looks like I accidentally clicked on your Integrators Challenge again. I am participating in two of the other challenges and my mouse must have wandered, Black Heritage (where I’m currently ranked 4th!) and the Sourcerers Challenge (where I’m currently ranked 3rd!). I will be more careful in the future but I will also ask that you refrain from posting these form letters here and message or email me. You wrote the same letter here three weeks ago. I, of course, do not expect you to remember that, or even the fact that I was on your last thon team. I know that even those lists can be long, but, c’mon, I was your top scorer! Still, thank you again for the work you do, Jay.
posted by Jay Menchaca
Hello Primo!

Your name came up in today's email feed. We show as 11th cousin, with common ancestor, Marcos Alonso de la Garza Falcón (1545-). When I checked our gedmatch comparisons, we share a 16.4 segment. My paternal grandfather was Vicente Lopez, from the Cerralvo area. Love to hear back. It's always nice to meet a new primo! Sincerely, Donny

posted by Donald Howard
Hi Jay,

I added you to the list of Texas Project's members. You can add the Category: Battle of San Jacinto to your ancestor. Then add the (: [[ ) to each side of the Category.

Thanks

Mary, Texas Project Coordinator

posted by Mary Richardson
edited by Mary Richardson
Thank you Mary, I'll get on this. I would have replied sooner but I was doing the 'Thon this weekend. My first one! It was a lot of fun but very tiring. I worked exclusively from the Texas_unconnected list and was able to connect 1300 Texas profiles! I'm from S TX so I tried to stay down there. That part was fun, seeing familiar towns (villages really) and names. Looking forward to working with you on Texas!
posted by Jay Menchaca
Congratulations on the 'Thon' , Jay. I am sure you have noticed, but all of Texas is divided into Counties. South Texas has its own counties of course. Look at them, they might need more data, that only a person from that area would know. I know I was able to write a lot about Bexar and Denton Counties, because I have lived there.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Texas

Mary

posted by Mary Richardson
Mary, I just visited the page for the county where I was born, Zavala County, and I was just Blown Away! It is such an awesome page, and so informative. Unfortunately, it's better than anything the city or county as on their own sites. I learned things about my own home county that I never new. I'm going to add the link here too. That way if someone finds me here from my hometown they can see it. Thanks Mary!

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Zavala_County%2C_Texas

posted by Jay Menchaca
edited by Jay Menchaca
Hi Jay , First welcome to WikiTree, I saw that you just joined WikiTree officially 1 Apr 2022. Glad to have you aboard.

The reason I am writing is that I noticed you chose our Integrators Challenge for this month.

Being that you have not become fully noted as a WikiTree genealogist and not really familiar with how we do things yet, it could have been a mistake.

Please note that one must be with WikiTree about 3 months to participate. Actually the Integrator challenge is an advanced challenge that we offer.

When you complete a new profile for one of your relatives just skip over checking a challenge when trying to save the profile.

If you have any questions please get with a greeter and they will be glad to help you along the way. Also you can go here to see how we recommend newcomers to get started:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:New_Member_How-To


Thanks, Dorothy B. Integrator Project Coordinator

posted by Dorothy Barry
Yes, it was a mistake. Thanks Dorothy
posted by Jay Menchaca
It was actually the Connect-a-Thon that I was trying to get into. I finally figured out the registration and I got in, I'm on your team!
posted by Jay Menchaca
You have such beautiful profiles, Jay! Have fun adding the rest of your family. Let me know if you have any questions.
posted by Mindy Silva
Thank you Mindy! The powerful apps and tools here make it easy and even fun. Thanks also for your help!
posted by Jay Menchaca
Welcome to WikiTree and DNA.

When you have your part of our One Big Tree fleshed out and you are ready to supplement it with DNA test matches, please check out the DNA Help category page to see all the DNA help that is available, and the How to Get Started page in particular.

When you are ready to start documenting that your genealogy sources are confirmed by DNA test matches, be sure to follow the guidance at the DNA Confirmation help page. After that, try out the DNA Confirmation Citation Maker app, it can simplify the job.

If you have questions or need assistance, feel free to ask on the G2G Forum using the Tag "DNA" and/or "DNA_Confirmation".

John Kingman -- A Coordinator with the WikiTree DNA Project

posted by John Kingman
Hi Jay,

We are so happy you decided to upgrade to the Family Member level.

Please visit our tutorial pages to learn how to use WikiTree: How To Use WikiTree. It will save you time, energy, and frustration as you add your family profiles.

Exploring the WikiTree site is the best way to learn. One way to do that is to check out the drop-down menus on the top right side of your profile page. Finding a known ancestor and collaborating with the profile manager is another great way to start.

Questions? You can always use the G2G link in the Help Menu to find answers.

Stuart ~ WikiTree Greeter

posted by Stuart Awbrey
Welcome to WikiTree!

If you have any questions about WikiTree, just click the option to reply to this message and let me know how I can help.

Pam ~ WikiTree Greeter