Expansion of the Blog
In having my DNA done, one of things that I discovered is how my tree is nowhere near the size it should be. Although my family tree currently contains over 6,600 relatives, it is a far cry from what it should be displaying. The family tree I have is from many years of researching and…
Juan Rodriguez de Fontanes Garcia & Isabel Lopez de Zamora Malave
Juan Rodriguez de Fontanes Garcia is my 9th great grandfather. To many of you he may be your 8th great grandfather or even 10th great grandfather. It all depends which generation you connect with him. While I was able to find my Bayala 5th great grandfather arriving in Puerto Rico in 1803, he happened to…
Gurabo, Puerto Rico – Where to search?
I kind of touched on Gurabo in responding to questions that I have received privately. I didn’t really provide details but there is more than just Census records from the 1900’s. Gurabo is a municipality that is on the eastern side of the island. The town or barrios that exist in the municipality are, Rincon,…
San German Puerto Rico Census Records from the 1800s to 1900s
Since there are so many Census Records for San German, I decided that it needs to sit separately once the remaining records have been digitized and uploaded for everyone to review. There are many more records beyond what I have listed below but currently, you’ll have to order the films to review the records. Rosario,…
1800’s Census, Court Indictments, Foreigners and Military Records
As you go through the available Census records for Puerto Rico, as a community reminder, FamilySearch makes these records available via volunteers. Please assist them with indexing their records to make them all easily searchable. Just 30 minutes a day will help many of those who struggle to find records; including you. Please note that…
Caguas Puerto Rico 1800’s Digitized Census and Other Records Available Online
When I originally posted about the Puerto Rico Census records for the 1800’s availability from FamilySearch, they were reporting as not being available online but only by film. After sending them a trouble ticket over the weekend asking for a status, I was told that some were already available for access. I am going to…