Jose Felipe Mestas (1891)

Born 9 Jun 1891 in Arenoso, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA

Ancestors

Biography

Jose was born in 1891. He is the son of Antonio Jose Mestas and Maria Manuela Cruz.

Birth

• Jose Felipe Mestas was born 9 Jun 1891 in Arenoso, Huerfano County, Colorado, USA.^[1]Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 21, Huerfano, Colorado; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1240124

Early Years

• In 1900, Felipe Mestas, age 8, lived in Huerfano, Colorado, with his father, Antonio Mestas, age 49; and with his mother, Manuela Mestas, age 36; and with Felipe's siblings: Juliana Mestas, age 19; Sara Mestas, age 17; Marina Mestas, age 15; Celestina Mestas,age 13; and Andrea Mestas, age 11.^[2]
• In 1910, Felipe Mestas, age 6, lived in Huerfano, Colorado, with his father, Antonio Mesta, age 58, a coal miner; and his mother, Manuelita Mestas, age 47; andwith Felipe's siblings: Marina Mestas, age 23; Celestina Mestas, age 21; and Andrea Mestas, age 18.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Church Records, St. Mary’s Church, Walsenburg, Colorado; Baptisms 1870-1901, Film # 007833423, Image 606 of 982, Year 1891, Page 148 No. 1033.(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3F-F34C-W?cat=116350)
2. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 21, Huerfano, Colorado; Page: 30; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1240124(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=7602&h=33465170&ssrc=pt&tid=84007908&pid=382060180549&usePUB=true)
3. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 15, Huerfano, Colorado; Roll: T624_120; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374133(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=7884&h=134892843&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7602)