Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Jose Matias Ramirez
He was born circa 1790. His father was Jose Ygnacio Ramirez Hinojosa, and his mother was Ygnacia Martinez. His father owned land in Porción 87, Camargo, Porción 106, Camargo. In 1872 he 1,500 head of cattle in Agua Nueva de Abajo.
Marriage
He married Gertrudis Farias, daughter of Alejandro Farias and Andrea Rivas. She owned land in Agua Nueva de Abajo grant, Jim Hogg County. Her father owned land in San Jose grant, Starr County. His wife died in 1849.
He married Maria Antonia Garza. It was his second marriage.
Children
Clemencia Ramirez. She married Gabriel Garcia. She married Rafael Garcia Velasquez.
Andres Ramirez. He married Benigna Garcia.
Andrea Ramirez. She married Jose Trinidad Aldrete, son of Jose Miguel Aldrete and Maria Candelaria de Leon.
Ambrosio Ramirez. He married Manuela Lozano.
Ricardo Ramirez. He died in 1849.
Antonio Ramirez. He married Agapita Perez de Leon, daughter of Tomas Perez de Leon and Marta Perez Garza on 28 Mar 1891. He owned land in Los Jaboncillos grant, Jim Wells County. He died in 1856.
Land Ownership
He purchased 1 league of Agua Nueva de Abajo.
He purchased Camargo 86 from Francisco Chirino.
