Elvera (Mestas) Duran (abt. 1906)

Born about 1906 in Colorado, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Mike A. Duran — married 26 Jul 1928 in Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, USA

Biography

Elvera was born in 1906. She is the daughter of Marion Mestas and Aurelia Hernandez.

Birth

• Elvera Mestas was born about 1906 in Colorado, USA.^[1][2][3]

Early Years

• In 1910, Elvera Mestas, age 4, lived in Hoehne, Las Animas, Colorado, with her father, Mariano Mestas, age 39, who worked odd jobs; and with her mother, Aurelia Mestas, age 24; and along with Elvira's younger brother, David Mestas, age 3.^[4]

Marriage

• Elvera Mestas married Mike Duran on 26 Jul 1926 in Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, USA.^[5]

Residence

• In 1930, Elvera Duran, age 24, lived in Denver, Denver, Colorado, with her husband, Mike Duran, age 25, who was a coal miner, and with their daughter, Eloy Mestas, age 1; in the home of Elvira's father, Marian Mestas, age 57, a famer; and with her mother, Aurelia Mestas, age 45; and along with Elvira's siblings: Philly Mestas, age 20; Cristino Mestas, age 18; David Mestas, age 15; Frank Mestas, age 13; Josie Mestas, age 11; Benny Mestas, age 8; and Hellen Mestas, age 3.^[6]
• In 1940, Elvera Duran, age 33, lived with her husband, Mike Duran, age, 36, and a laborer for the WPA; and their children: Eloy Duran, age 11; and Pmoney Duran, age 8.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Hoehne, Las Animas, Colorado; Roll: T624_122; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374135(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2145837:7884)
2. ↑ 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/797402068:60901)
3. ↑ 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/797402068:60901)
4. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Hoehne, Las Animas, Colorado; Roll: T624_122; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374135(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2145837:7884)
5. ↑ Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/109569:61366)
6. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2339968(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/101613355:6224)
7. ↑ 1940; Census Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado; Roll: m-t0627-00492; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 16-260(https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/39357319:2442?ssrc=pt&tid=178931698&pid=102324447694)