Applications reviewed and approved by Nancy W. Brennan and Rushelle Mason. Citations to and copies of documents proving the lineages described here are in the application records on file with the SAGHS library where the application records may be reviewed.
Descendant of Juan Banul and Maria Adriana Garcia
Honoree No. 117 Paul Casanova Garcia
FIRST GENERATION
Juan Banul was born in Brussels, when Belgium was part of the Spanish Empire. He was at the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar as early as 1719. He was buried on 29 May 1775 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. In 1730, Juan Banul married Maria Adriana Garcia who had been born in Flanders, then a region of Spanish rule. She was buried on 10 April 1765 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar.
Juan Banul was the Cabo de Ecudadra (corporal of the squad) at the Presidio. In 1721 he joined the Aguayo Expedition, mounted to re-establish Spanish control of East Texas against French incursions. The expedition resulted in the increase in the number of missions in Texas from two to ten, the increase in the number of presidios from one to four, and the establishment of so definite a Spanish claim to Texas that it was never again disputed by France or by the French in Louisiana." Following the year-long expedition, Banul remained at the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar.
Banul was a master craftsman and the only blacksmith in Spanish Texas at the time. He did much of the ironwork on both the Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo) and Mission San Jose. In 1741 when he had been in Royal Military Service for over 20 years, Juan Banul received a grant of land near the grants of Juan Leal "Goraz" and Marcelino Martinez. His land was also close to that of Manuel de Carvajal and just east of the grant awarded to Xavier Cantu, the widow of Geronimo de Ia Garza. Banul's grant was located on the south of Commerce Street, just west of the grant of Christoval de los Santos Coy. Juan Banul and Maria Adriana Garcia had a daughter, Manuela Banul.
SECOND GENERATION
Manuela Banul was born on 14 November 1731 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. She was buried on 13 March 1803 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. Manuela married (1) Manuel Leal, a Canary Island settler at Béxar and grandson of Juan Leal "Goraz" in 1749. Descendants of Manuela Banul and Manuel Leal have been previously published. Manuela Banul married (2) Vicente Ferrer Enrique de Amador, son of Ygnacio Xavier Alexo Enriques de Amador and Maria Nicolasa de Soto, on 4 October 1756 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. He was born at what is today Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Vicente and Manuela are listed with sons Jose Manuel, Jose Maria, Juan Maria, and daughter Juana Maria in 1790, and with unnamed children in 1793, 1795, 1796, and 1797. Among the children of Manuela Banul and Vicente Ferrer Enrique de Amador was a daughter, Maria Theresa De Guadalupe De Amador.
THIRD GENERATION
Maria Theresa De Guadalupe De Amador was horn on 3 January 1773 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. She married Juan Jose Vicente Curbelo between 1788 to 1791 in Louisiana. The son of Joseph Antonio Curbelo and Rita Flores, Juan was born on 8 April 1771 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. Juan Jose Vicente Curbelo was the great-grandson of Juan Curbelo, the patriarch of the Second Family of the Canary Island immigrants who came to Béxar in 1731. Among the children of Juan Jose Vicente Curbelo and Maria Theresa de Guadalupe de Amador was a daughter, Juana Gertrudes Rita Luisa Curbelo.
FOURTH GENERATION
Juana Gertrudes Rita Luisa was born on 19 August 1797 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. She married Jose Maria Teleforo de Jesus Delgado, son of Clemente Delgado and Maria Sansera, on 4 July 1820 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. He was born on 5 January 1797 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar. Among the children of Jose Maria Teleforo de Jesus Delgado and Juana Gertrudes Rita Luisa Curbelo was a son, Clemente Delgado.
FIFTH GENERATION
Clemente Delgado was born about 1828 at Opelousas. He died on 31 August 1882 at Floresville, Wilson County, Texas. Clemente married (1) D. Arsiniega. She died before July 1872. He married (2) Concepcion Flores on 15 July 1872 at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. She was born about 1842 in Texas. Among the children of Clemente Delgado and Concepcion Flores was a daughter Delfina Delgado.
SIXTH GENERATION
Delfina Delgado was born on 3 March 1875 at Graytown, Wilson County, Texas. She married Jesus Julio Flores, son of Eduardo Flores and Zaragoza Seguin, on 25 June 1896 at Floresville. Jesus Julio Flores was born about 1871 in Texas, and he died on 26 October 1940 at San Antonio. Among the children of Jesus Julio Flores and Delfina Delgado was a daughter Maria Concepcion Flores.
SEVENTH GENERATION
Maria Concepcion Flores was born on 30 May 1899 at Graytown. She died on 6 August 1986 at San Antonio. She married Jose Mamerto Casanova, son of Alfinio Casanova and Maria Jesus Rodriguez, on 9 May 1926 at San Antonio. He was born on 11 May 1897 at Elmendorf, Wilson County. He died on 17 January 1969 at San Antonio. Among the children of Jose Mamerto Casanova and Maria Concepcion Flores was a daughter Connie Concepcion Casanova.
EIGHTH GENERATION
Connie Concepcion Casanova was born on 1 August 1927 at San Antonio. She died on 25 January 1994 at San Antonio. She married Paul Rodriguez Garcia, son of Pedro Garcia and Maria Pontaja, on 8 May 1951 at San Antonio. He was born on 19 July 1924 at St. Hedwig, Bexar County, and he died on 21 April 2011 at San Antonio. Among the children of Paul Rodriguez Garcia and Connie Concepcion Casanova was a son Paul Casanova Garcia.
NINTH GENERATION Paul Casanova Garcia is First Families of Bexar County honoree number 117.
Descendants of Jose Salvador Romano Flores
Honoree No. 118: Paul Casanova Garcia
FIRST GENERATION
Jose Salvador Romano Flores was baptized on 24 March 1805 at Villa de San Fernando de Béxar, Spanish Texas. He died on 17 January 1855 at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He was the son of José Antonio Flores de Abrego and María Antonia Rodríguez. He participated in the Battle of Concepción and served as second lieutenant in the company of his brother-in-law, Juan Seguín, at the siege of Béxar in late 1835. Salvador married Clara Elena Flores de Montes at San Antonio, Republic of Texas, on 23 May 1841. Clara Elena Flores, daughter of Don Francisco Flores and Dona Maria Josefa Montes, was baptized on 21 August 1810. The children of Salvador and Clara Elena Flores were:
i. Juan Manuel born about 1842.
ii. Maria Feliciano Refugio born about 1844.
iii. Santiago Ignacio Eduardo born on 25 June 1845.
iv. Antonio Ramon and Ramon Antonio, twins, born about 1847.
SECOND GENERATION
Santiago Ignacio Eduardo Flores was born on 25 June 1845 and died on 16 April 1908, buried at Graytown, Wilson County, Texas. He married Maria Zaragosa Seguin on 2 June 1867 at Graytown. Maria Zaragosa, daughter of Antonio Seguin and Concepcion Rodrigues, was born on 29 November 1850. She died on 19 February 1937 at San Antonio. Among the children of Eduardo and Zaragosa Flores was a son, Jose Julio Flores.
THIRD GENERATION
Jose Julio Flores was born on 2 December 1871 in San Antonio and died on 26 October 1940. He married Maria Delfina Delgado on 25 June 1896 in Wilson County. Delfina, the daughter of Clemente Delgado, was born on 3 March 1875 at Graytown.
Descendants of Adolphe Ogé and Henry and Catherine (Ogé) Huffmeyer
Honoree # 119 Carol Ann Meyer Brooks
FIRST GENERATION
Adolphe Ogé was born about 1792 in Alsace, France. Adolph married Catherina Garteiser on 29 April 1847 at Castroville, at that time within Bexar County, Texas. The couple re-married in a ceremony celebrated at St. Louis Catholic Church, at Castroville, Medina County, on 9 March 1849.
Adolphe immigrated from Bas Rhin, Alsace, France, to Texas in 1845 with the Henri Castro colonization company. He arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 1845 with two children aboard the brig Probus, sailing from Antwerp. In 1850 Adolphe and his wife, Catherina, were residing at San Antonio where he identified as a shoemaker. Among Adolphe’s children, the two who came to Texas with him were:
a daughter, Catherine Ogé, was born about 1826, and
a son, Louis Ogé, was born on 17 October 1832 in Alsace and died on 26 July 1915 at San Antonio.
SECOND GENERATION
Catherine Ogé was born about 1826 in France. Catherine died at San Antonio on 26 October 1879. She married Henry Huffmeyer. They observed a sacramental marriage ceremony in Castroville at St Louis Catholic Church on 9 March 1849, at the same time and place as her father’s ceremony. Henry was born about 1819 in Germany. He died about 1859.
Henry Huffmeyer came to San Antonio from Algiers, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in 1847. He purchased property at the southeast corner of Commerce and Navarro Streets where he set up his shop as the first 13 boot and shoemaker at San Antonio. Henry served as an Alderman for the City of San Antonio in 1852 and 1853. Among the children of Henry and Catherine Huffmeyer were:
a son, Emil Huffmeyer, born in 1847, and
a daughter, Barbara Huffmeyer, born at San Antonio on 13 February 1859. She married Martin Braden, the son of Edward Braden and Katherine Christilles at San Antonio on 13 February 1879. Edward Braden is a recognized ancestor in the First Families of Bexar County, residing at San Antonio in 1850.
THIRD GENERATION
Emil Huffmeyer was born on 28 October 1847 at San Antonio and died on 14 April 1919 at San Marcos, Hays County, Texas. He married Drucilla (Whitfield) Clark on 22 March 1878 in Bandera County, Texas. She was born about 1844 in Arkansas and was the daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Whitfield. Drucilla died on 9 April 1924 at San Marcos.
Emil served in the Texas Frontier Force in Indian Wars Company L, October 1870–December 1870. The “Old Huffmeyer Store” was built in 1873 at Bandera and operated by Emil Huffmeyer. Among the children of Emil and Drucilla Huffmeyer was a daughter, Louisa Lucille.
FOURTH GENERATION
Louisa Lucille Huffmeyer was born on 4 November 1880 at Bandera and died on 15 June 1917. She married Thomas Chittim Knight on 26 June 1901 at San Marcos. homas was born on 1 April 1879 in Alabama and died on 12 June 1953 at San Antonio. Thomas was the son of George W Knight. Among the children of Thomas and Louisa Knight was a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Knight.
FIFTH GENERATION
Mary Elizabeth Knight was born on 31 March 1905 at San Marcos. She died on 12 June 2000 in Bexar County. Mary Elizabeth married William Earl Peerce, Sr. He was born on 6 February 1906 and died on 3 October 1986 at San Antonio. Among the children of William and Mary Elizabeth Peerce was a son, William Earl Peerce, Jr.
SIXTH GENERATION
William Earl Peerce, Jr. was born on 19 December 1938 at Bexar County. Annabelle Meyer was born on 21 December 1945 in Medina County, Texas. Annabelle was the daughter of Herbert M. Meyer and Clara Mae Schorsch. The child of William Peerce and Annabelle Meyer is a daughter, Carol Ann Meyer.
SEVENTH GENERATION Carol Ann Meyer is First Families of Bexar County honoree number 119.
Descendants of Diego Camacho de Angulo and Juana Antonia Carvajal
Ancestors of Diane D. Baird-Barger, Honoree #120
First Generation
Diego Camacho de Angulo and Juana Antonia Carvajal were married on 24 June 1723 at Mission San Francisco Solano, San Antonio de Valero, Bexar, Texas, New Spain. One of their children was Anna Clara.
Second Generation
Anna Clara de Angulo was baptized on 14 August 1733 at Queretaro, Mexico. She died on 26 October 1768 3 at San Fernando de Bexar, Texas, New Spain. She married Joseph Antonio de Estrada on 26 March 1748 at San Fernando de Bexar. Jose Antonio was the son of Francisco de Estrada and Josefa Longoria. One of their children was a daughter, Maria Concepcion.
Third Generation
Maria Concepcion de Estrada, was born about 1750 and died on 29 June 1820 San Fernando de Bexar. She married Pedro de los Angeles Charle on 11 August 1778 at San Fernando de Bexar. Pedro died before 1792 at Mission Valero. Their daughter was Concepcion Norberta.
Fourth Generation
Concepcion Norberta de los Angeles Charle was born on 5 June 1779 at Mexico and died on 2 June 1860 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. She married Ventura Losoya who was born about 1772, the son of Miguel Losoya and Maria del Pilar. Their son was Juan Anselmo.
Fifth Generation
Juan Anselmo Losoya, born about January 1822, was baptized on 19 July 1822 at San Fernando de Bexar, Mexico. He died on 12 May 1873 at San Antonio, Texas. Juan Losoya married Juana Rocha, the daughter of Mateo Rocha and Victoriana Herrera, on 15 September 1842. Their daughter was Apolinaria.
Sixth Generation
Apolinaria Losoya was born on 30 July 1850 in San Antonio. She married James Sweeney on 6 October 1877 in San Antonio. Their daughter was Elena Losoya.
Seventh Generation
Elena Losoya Sweeney was born on 7 July 1878 at San Antonio. She died 16 on 28 October 1910 in San Antonio. Elena Sweeney married Zaragosa de Leon on 7 September 1894 in San Antonio. Zaragosa, the son of Juan de Leon and Refugia Torres, was born on 12 October 1870 in Texas and died on 16 May 1923 in San Antonio. He was the mamager of a rooming house in San Antonio. Their daughter was Corine.
Eighth Generation
Corine de Leon was born on 5 July 1902 at San Antonio and died on 7 December 1986 at San Antonio. She married Albert Villastrigo on 10 November 1920 at San Antonio. Albert Villastrigo, the son of Alberto Villastrigo and Dolores Herrera, was born on 22 April 1896 at San Antonio and died on 2 March 1975 at San Antonio. Albert served in France during World War I with the 131st Field Artillery Regiment and later worked as a butcher in his retail meat market. Their daughter was Rose Marie.
Ninth Generation
23 Rose Marie Villastrigo was born on 5 November 1931 at San Antonio. She died on 17 September 2007 24 at San Antonio. Rose Marie married David Ivan Baird on 7 September 1952 at Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. David was born on 31 March 1930 at Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma, and died on 1 March 2012 at San Antonio. Their daughter is Diane Baird.
Tenth Generation Diane Baird married Raymond Dale Barger on 3 September 2017 at Guadalupe County, Texas.
Diana Baird-Barger is First Families of Bexar County honoree #120.
