Vernon (Torres Muñoz) Torres

Ancestors

Son of Leocadio Torres Espino and María Agustina (Muñoz Gomez) Torres

Descendants

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Biografía

Vernon (Torres Muñoz) Torres nació en México.

(English Version below)

Fernando nació en la mañana del 16 de marzo 1907 a Leocadio Torres Espino y Augustina Muñoz Gómez en Tlahualilo de Zaragoza, Durango. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Vernon (Torres Muñoz) Torres was born in Mexico.

This profile is part of the Torres Name Study.

Fernando was born in the morning on the 16th of March 1907 to Leocadio Torres and Augustina Muñoz in Tlahualilo de Zaragoza, Durango. ^{[1] [2]} He was the youngest of five children, though two of his brothers died before his birth. His mother died soon afterwards, and by 1910 his family had immigrated to Los Alamitos, California. Family rumor has it that his grandfather Priciliano Torres, who had either been serving as a judge or a university professor, had to flee the country. ^{[2] [3] [4]} His father then passed away at some point before 1920, leaving Vernon to reside with his uncle, Jesús Torres, in San Gabriel. ^[5]

He then married Lucy Salcido in 1930 and resided with her at 2018 Tea Garden Lane in Alhambra, Los Angeles. ^[6] Later they moved to 8436 Beverley Blvd. in Pico Rivera, CA. ^[7] Together they had 7 children - Virginia, Vernon Jr., Henry, Emily, Robert, David, and Lucy. Vernon and Lucy began raising Virginia and Vernon Jr. as bilingual, though due to issues in school ceased to speak Spanish at home. ^[2]

Come World War II, Vernon attempted to sign up for the U.S. army, but was rejected due to congenital heart problems. Instead he took up work at a munitions factory for the duration of the war. ^[2] He was emitted to Los Angeles County Hospital on the 4th of January due to colon ulcers and an E. Coli infection. His colon became perforated and he died of acute peritonitis (fluid in the abdomen). ^[8] He finally passed away on the 12th of January 1951 in Alhambra at the age of 43, and was buried in San Gabriel, CA. He was survived by his wife and seven children. ^{[9] [10]}

DNA

Paternal and maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Henry Torres and Allen Torres, his 1st cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Leocadio Torres Espino and Augustina Muñoz Gomez, the grandparents of both Henry Torres and Allen Torres. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st cousins, based on sharing 945 cM across 36 segments.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "México, Durango, Registro Civil, 1861-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGC8-6LPK : 22 February 2021), Fernando Torres Muñoz, 1908.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Personal recollection of events witnessed by Henry Torres recounted to Gael Tomlinson as remembered 11 Dec 2021.
3. ↑ Informal interview between Percy Torres Jr. and Gael Tomlinson as remembered 26 Sep 2022.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVLJ-8N9 : accessed 12 December 2021), Fernando Torres in household of Leacardio Torres, Los Alamitos, Orange, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 45, sheet 20B, family 440, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 90; FHL microfilm 1,374,103.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH76-24Y : 31 January 2021), Fernando Torres in entry for Jesus Torres, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDS-GF8 : accessed 12 December 2021), Vernon Torres, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1419, sheet 13B, line 62, family 391, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 173; FHL microfilm 2,339,908.
7. ↑ Informal interview with Valerie Lechner by Gael Tomlinson on 18 May 2021.
8. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKK-XGZR : 1 March 2021), Vernon Munoz Torres, 1951.
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPFV-TCR : 26 November 2014), Vernon Munoz Torres, 12 Jan 1951; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ FindAGrave profile for Fernando Munoz “Vernon” Torres, profile ID 153021872

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