Plutarco Vasquez Campuzano

My great-grandfather Plutarco Vasquez Campuzano (also called "Pete"), was born on 18 April 1900 in Altar, Sonora, Mexico. Plutarco was the son of Vicente Plutarco Campuzano and Maria Jesus Vasquez. He was a painter - initially of houses, later art work and figurines.

Plutarco married my great-grandmother Manuela Portillo on 1 December 1923 in Tucson, Arizona (see their wedding photo).

I previously posted about Plutarco and Manuela's 1929 visit to Nogales, their Barrio Viejo neighborhood in Tucson, and the family in the 1930 and 1940 US Census.

Plutarco first came to the US in 1910 with his father Vicente Campuzano. He obtained permanent resident status on 10 January 1929. We're very fortunate to have these records, as they help fill in the gap between his arrival in Arizona and the years between the 1930 & 1940 US Census.

A copy of Plutarco's resident alien border crossing identification card from 14 October 1945 is below:

From the US-Mexico Border Crossing records, it appears that Plutarco regularly traveled back and forth between Tucson and family in Nogales, Altar and Pitiquito, Sonora. There are crossings referenced on 9 August 1934, 2 October 1937, 2 January 1938, 20 February 1939, 21 January 1940, 3 February 1940, 21 February 1942, 29 August 1942, 28 February 1943, 14 October 1943, 4 April 1944.

His replacement resident alien border crossing card was issued on 19 March 1946:

Another card was issued to him on 4 July 1946 at Nogales, Arizona, following his crossing on 10 June 1946 to Mexico. Another crossing occurred on 30 October 1946 to Mexico, returning on 3 November 1946 at Nogales, Arizona.

Plutarco and Manuela regularly appear in the Tucson City Directory. A page from 1936 shows them at 1321 E. 11th Avenue in Tucson.

This picture is of me and my sister with Plutarco from about 1983 (such a bad picture of me, but the only one I have of me & my sis with him).

About 1983 in Tucson - Photo source Patty Marple

Plutarco Vasquez Campuzano died on 7 September 1996 in Tucson, Arizona, at the age of 96 years old.

Wordless Wednesday - Near Khan El Khalili

Photo by Patrick L Jones - Cairo, 6 Nov 2008

Brick Wall on the Oyler-Hise line

It is not surprising in genealogy research to run into brick walls. My third-great-grandmother Mary Ann Hise (also spelled Haise or Hais) is one example. Mary Ann was born on 24 November 1827 in Germany. So far, we have not been able to identify when Mary Ann arrived in the US.

Photo by Patrick L Jones - Georgetown, 2004

Mary Ann married Samuel Oyler in Dearborn County, Indiana on Christmas 1850. A copy of their marriage record is below:

 
Mary Ann and Samuel had the following children:
1. Sophia Oyler, born 8 February 1853, died 13 November 1915 in Jackson County, Illinois
2. Elenora (Ellen) Oyler, born 24 August 1854, died 20 December 1923 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
3. Charles John Oyler, born 9 December 1856, died 1 January 1921 in Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana (my 2nd-great-grandfather)
4. Benjamin Franklin Oyler, born 29 April 1859, died 4 December 1930 in Butler County, Ohio
5. Frances Fannie Oyler, born 7 July 1861, died 12 May 1941 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky [Note - her death certificate states that she was born in Washington County, Indiana, and that her mother's name was Mary Hais, and her father's name was John Oyler].
6. Samuel Oyler Jr, died in York, Lewis & Clark County, Montana

I've already noted in an earlier post on her son Charles John Oyler, that Mary Ann was living in the household of her father-in-law George Oyler in the 1870 US Census. This is after young Charles had been sent to Tippecanoe County, Indiana to live with his aunt and uncle following the death of his father Samuel Oyler.

Mary Ann Hise Oyler died on 15 April 1872, while she was in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio for her daughter Elenora (Ellen) Oyler's wedding to Johan Schiffer. A copy of her obituary is below:

 [Note - thanks go to cousin and fellow Oyler/Hise researcher Susan Heuchert for this information].

Happy Birthdays

Today marks a special day in the family as it is the 83rd birthday for my wife's grandmother, Marilyn Halter Freyling, and the 3rd birthday for my own little guy, Silas Patrick Jones. Happy Birthday to both.

500 Carnival Ball, 29 May 1962

This is a photo of my Gumpy, Keith D Jones, with my Nana, Betty Jeanne [Reynolds] Jones, taken at the Indy 500 Carnival Ball 50 years ago this weekend on 29 May 1962.

Gumpy's holding strong, and will be 92 later this year. Nana passed in 2008. Lots more posts on these two in the coming months.