His father was Inocencio Perez, and his mother was Viviana Garza.
He married Maria Marcela Saldaña, daughter of Manuel Saldaña and Maria de Jesus Ramirez on 22 May 1861. the bride was 22 years old. Her father owned Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco grant. His wife died in May 1901. She was 62 years old.