WWII Draft Registration Card

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I'm a little confused. Along with my grandfather Santiago's WWI draft registration card, I also found his WWII draft registration card. He was 56 at the time and living in Los Angeles, California. I was unaware that this is something he (or anyone else for that matter) would have been required to do, especially after already serving in the armed forces. Maybe someone can enlighten me on this. At any rate, it is still a great find. 

WWI Draft Regitration Cards

I made a couple of good finds this week on Familysearch.org this week. I have been trying to find some information on my grandfather's military service. I found Santiago's World War I draft registration card, as well his brothers Manuel De La O and Andres De La O.

I also found information on my paternal grandfather Auggie Osuna. There was no photo of his draft registration but all his info is listed in Familysearch.org. Familysearch is an invaluable source of genealogical information and I highly recommend using it.

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Santiago De La O's WWI Draft Registration card

My grandfather Santiago in an undated photo; back row, third from left.

My great uncles Manuel De La O (above) and Andres De La O (below)

Manuel Madrid De La O

The two photos below are courtesy of my cousin Stephanie Pisano. Manuel Madrid De La O is the oldest brother of my grandfather Santiago Madrid De La O and is my great uncle. His full name is Jose Manuel Madrid De La O. Manuel was born on December 23, 1873 to Rafael  and Margarita (Madrid) De La O., and died in September of 1945 in Greeley, Colorado.

  

Great Uncle Manuel De La O & Bibiana Valenzuela Chavez DeLaO. The parents of Emma De La O and the great grandparents of Stephanie Pisano Perez, who shared the photo with me.

   

My great uncle Manuel De La O with his (2nd) wife Micaela. 

Postcards From New Mexico: Old Adobe, Las Cruces, New Mexico

I'm not sure how old this photograph is but the "100 years ago" reference is from the date the photograph was taken, not the current date. My uncle Lorenzo "Larry" De La O was born in an old adobe similar to this one. He was born in 1913. The photograph could be at least that old, the adobe structure even older.

De La O Genealogy

(An introduction of sorts)

Randy has invited me to post about various aspects of the De La O universe, and one of these strings will be dedicated to genealogy.

A small core of researchers in the extended De La O family has been working on the compiling of family trees and the determination of family origins and movement in the Americas. While most of the discussions have been taking place by private email, a few things have been posted here in Cafe De La O. By bringing together the various topics here into the blog-space, hopefully the range of interest will be expanded and contributions from others can be solicited in one place.

The one common ancestor of all the current researchers is our multiple-great grandfather, Pascual De La O (variants: Pascal, Pasqual, Pasquale), a fifth-generation ancestor for many of us, and his wife, Nicolasa Fernandes (variants: Nicolosa Fernandez, Nicolosa Hernandez).

Randy De La O is connected with the line of their son, Rafael De La O, while my line is through Rafael's brother, Buenaventura De La O.

We have evidence of ten children for Pascual and Nicolasa, and their descendants are much scattered. Slowly, we are piecing together the various family groups and tying together the lines, moving both forwards and backwards.

There are several interesting, orally preserved stories about various De La O relations, and because the historical remains are very scanty from Mexico and what was then Nueva Vizcaya (the area of the Southwestern United States), we are trying to collect these tales and also attempting to track down evidence. Future posts will touch on various aspects of these searches.

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La Genealogía de la Familia De La O

Randy me invitó a que escriba sobre los varios aspectos de la familia De La O, y uno de temas será dedicado a la genealogía. Un pequeño grupo de investigadores en la familia De La O ha estado trabajando en los árboles genealógicos de la familia y los orígenes de la familia y de su movimiento en las Américas.

Mientras que la mayor parte de las discusiones han estado a través de email privado, algunas cosas se han publicado aquí en Cafe De La O. Reuniendo los varios asuntos aquí en el blog, esperanzadamente la gama de interés será ampliada y las contribuciones de otras se pueden solicitar en un lugar.

Un progenitor común de todos los investigadores es el abuelo de todos nuestros abuelos, Pascual De La O (variantes: Pascal, Pasqual, Pascuale), un progenitor de la quinto generación para muchos de nosotros, y su esposa, Nicolasa Fernandes (variantes: Nicolosa Fernández, Nicolosa Hernández).

Randy De La O está conectado con la línea de su hijo, Rafael De La O, mientras que mi línea está con el hermano de Rafael, Buenaventura De La O.

Tenemos evidencia de diez niños para Pascual y Nicolasa, y dispersan a sus descendientes mucho. Lentamente, estamos ensamblando a los varios grupos de la familia y atar juntas las líneas. Hay varias historias sobre la familia De La O, y porque los restos históricos son muy escasos de México y cuál era entonces Nueva Vizcaya (el área de los Estados Unidos al sudoeste), nosotros interesantes, oral preservados está intentando recoger estos cuentos y también está intentando rastrear evidencia. Los artículos futuros tocarán en varios aspectos de estas búsquedas.

(Apologías por la traducción española muy pobre.)