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Ben Gonzales 1918–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1918

Birth Location: McDade, Bastrop, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1981

Death Location: Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Gonzales

Mother: Sylvia Gonzales

Spouse(s): Herminia Ramirez, Alice None

Children(s): Gloria Gonzales, Sarah Pena

Ben Gonzales was born in 1918 in McDade, Bastrop, Texas, USA, the child of Joseph Gonzales And Sylvia Gonzales. In 1935, Ben Gonzales resided in Bastrop, Texas. In 1940, Ben Gonzales resided in Bastrop, Texas, USA. Ben Gonzales married Alice, Herminia Ramirez, and had children including Ben Gonzales Jr, Dora Gonzales, Gloria Gonzales, Lupe Gonzales, Sarah Pena. Ben Gonzales passed away in 1981 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ben Gonzales was born in 1918 in McDade, Bastrop, Texas, USA, the child of Joseph Gonzales And Sylvia Gonzales.
  • In 1935, Ben Gonzales resided in Bastrop, Texas.
  • In 1940, Ben Gonzales resided in Bastrop, Texas, USA.
  • Ben Gonzales married Alice, Herminia Ramirez, and had children including Ben Gonzales Jr, Dora Gonzales, Gloria Gonzales, Lupe Gonzales, Sarah Pena.
  • Ben Gonzales passed away in 1981 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Gonzales
1883–
Birth Location: Mexico
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Sylvia Gonzales
1891–1969
Birth Location: Yahualica de González Gallo, Jalisco, Mexico
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Spouses(s)

Herminia Ramirez
1915–1976
Birth Location: –
HR
Alice None
1928–2007
Birth Location: Texas
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Children(s)

Gloria Gonzales
1951–1951
Birth Location: Bastrop, Texas, USA
GG
Sarah Pena
1944–2009
Birth Location: Bastrop County, Texas, USA
SP

Ben Gonzales's Ancestors

Self
Ben Gonzales
1918–1981
Birth Place: McDade, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Parents
Joseph Gonzales
1883–
Mexico
Sylvia Gonzales
1891–1969
Yahualica de González Gallo, Jalisco, Mexico
Grandparents
Jose (Placido) Villalobos
1862–
Maria (Luciana Garcia) Sandobal
1866–1903
Great-Grandparents
Gil Jauregui
1802–1895
María Gallo
1827–1887
Josefa Sandoval
1840–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
J Sanchez
1777–
Maria Xaurigue
1780–
Jesus Sandoval
1820–
Maria Rubalcaba
1825–

Ben Gonzales's Descendants

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Ben Gonzales (21 Mar 1918–11 Feb 1981) m. Herminia Ramirez (17 March 1915–12 February 1976) m. Alice (22 Jun 1928–21 Sep 2007)
  1. 1. Gloria Gonzales 1951–1951
  2. 2. Sarah Pena 1944–2009 m. Adam (Peña) Jr 1942–2020

Ben Gonzales's Timeline

5 Records

1918
21 Mar 1918
Birth of Ben Gonzales in McDade, Bastrop, Texas, USA
McDade, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Ben Gonzales resided here in Bastrop, Texas
Bastrop, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 22
Ben Gonzales resided here in Bastrop, Texas, USA
Bastrop, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Ben Gonzales resided here in Bastrop, Texas, USA
Bastrop, Texas, USA
1981
11 Feb 1981
Age 63
Death of Ben Gonzales in Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA
Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1918
    Event Place: McDade, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 562
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Record
    [3] Texas, Birth Certificates
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T627_3981; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 11-14
    [5] Texas, Birth Index
    [6] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2019
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1981; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, United States of America; ,0.45637769,0.76467687,0.53

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T627_3981; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 11-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 562
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: T627_3981; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 11-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bastrop, Texas; Roll

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1981; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, United States of America; ,0.45637769,0.76467687,0.53

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Elgin, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Record
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1981; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, United States of America; ,0.45637769,0.76467687,0.53

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Austin American-Statesman; Publication Date: 13 Feb 1981; Publication Place: Austin, Texas, United States of America; ,0.45637769,0.76467687,0.53
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