Juanita (Mestas) Velasquez (1922 - 2001)

Born 15 Oct 1922 in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA

Ancestors

Died 28 Jun 2001 at age 78 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA

Biography

Juanita was born in 1922. She was the daughter of Pedro Mestas and Emilia Salazar. She passed away in 2001.

Birth

• Juanita Mestas was born 15 Oct 1922 in Trinidad, Las Animas, Colorado, USA.^[1][2]

Early Years

• In 1930, Juanita Mestas, age 6; lived in North Starkville, Las Animas, Colorado, with her widowed grandmother, Felipa Martinez, age 70; and with her two uncles: Vicente Martinez, age 31, a section hand for the railroad; and Charlie Salazar, age 26; and along with Juanita's cousin, Euralia Mestas, age 13.^[3]

Residence

• In 1956, Juanita Velasquez lived with her husband Alfred S. Velasquez at 350 Fox, Denver, Colorado, USA.^[4]

Death

• Juanita Velasquez died 28 Jun 2001 (aged 78) in Denver, Denver, Colorado, and she was interred at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA.^[5][6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/17435114:60901?indiv=1&tid=&pid=&queryId=b4b9de8cb76e5a1d2f4881463c8ee36f&usePUB=true&_phsrc=MNY896&_phstart=successSource)
2. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60525&h=74530512&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60901)
3. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: North Starkville, Las Animas, Colorado; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339980(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/101907967:6224?indiv=try)
4. ↑ U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/988986623:2469?indiv=1&tid=&pid=&queryId=45ee0ce9d2e399fc51c7bff3959ceca2&usePUB=true&_phsrc=MNY897&_phstart=successSource)
5. ↑ Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/988986624:2469?indiv=try&viewrecord=1&r=an)
6. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60525&h=74530512&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3693)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 January 2021), memorial page for Juanita Velasquez (15 Oct 1922–28 Jun 2001), Find a Grave Memorial no. 30030626, citing Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by S. McCoskey ~ Sleuthhound (contributor 46835249) .(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30030626/juanita-velasquez)
8. ↑ National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites(https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8750&h=3210373&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=3693)