Gaspar Garcia
Birth
He was born circa 1730.
Marriage
He married Maria Gertrudis de la Barrera.
He married Maria Guadalupe Flores, daughter of Pedro Jose Flores and Gertrudis Canales. It was his second marriage.
Children
Maria Gertrudis Garcia, born 1746.
Maria de los Santos Garcia, born 1750. She married Juan Antonio Canales, son of Jose Salvador Canales and Maria Gonzalez Hidalgo on 18 Sep 1771 in Mier.
Jose Antonio Garcia, born 1756. He married Gertrudis Flores, daughter of Pedro Jose Flores and Gertrudis Canales on 9 May 1784 in Mier. Their padrino was Manuel [Jr.] Hinojosa, and their madrina was Maria de los Santos Garcia.
Jose Nicolas Garcia, born 1758. He married Maria Ana Flores, daughter of Pedro Jose Flores and Gertrudis Canales. He married Guadalupe Gonzalez, daughter of Ramon Gonzalez and Margarita de la Garza Falcon.
Maria Balvina Garcia, born 1759. She married Jose Bernardo Peña, son of Jose Peña and Ana Polonia Lopez on 29 Jan 1779 in Mier.
Maria Petra Garcia, born 1761. She married Jose Antonio Peña, son of Jose Peña and Ana Polonia Lopez on 29 Jan 1779 in Mier.
Jose Carlos Garcia, born 1766. He married Rosalia de la Garza, daughter of Francisco de la Garza Villarreal and Maria Rita Hinojosa.
Jose Tomas Garcia, born 1769. He married Maria Josefa de la Garza, daughter of Francisco de la Garza Villarreal and Maria Rita Hinojosa.
Maria Francisca Garcia, born 1772. She married Juan Jose Guillermo Peña, son of Jose Peña and Ana Polonia Lopez on 15 Feb 1790.
Residence and Household - 1750
Gaspar Garcia, head of household, español
Maria Gertrudis de la Barrera, wife, española
Maria Gertrudis Garcia, daughter, española, 4 years old
Residence and Household - 1757
In 1757, he lived in Mier in household number 8. The church census recorded that he was married to Doña Maria Gertrudis de la Barrera. He was given the tile "Don". His household included 7 people, including 5 children. He had all arms, 10 tame horses with a herd of 80 horses, 2 mules, 1 donkey, 1 yoke of oxen, 30 cattle, and 2000 small livestock.
Residence and Household - 1782
In 1782, he lived in Mier in household number 17. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 52 years old. His household included 7 people:
Don Gaspar Garcia, married, español, age 52.
Doña Maria Guadalupe Flores, married, española, age 42.
Jose Antonio Garcia, single, español, age 26.
Jose Carlos Garcia, a youth, español, age 16.
Jose Tomas Garcia, a child, español, age 13.
Maria Francisca Garcia, a child, española, age 10.
Maria Ana Garcia, an unmarried girl, india, age 23.
Residence and Household - 1791
In 1791, he lived in Mier in household number 18. The church census recorded that he was a widower, español, and 61 years old. His household included 2 people:
Dn Gaspar Garcia, a widower, español, age 61.
Maria Antonia de la Cruz, single, india, age 33.
Land Ownership
In 1767, as a primitivo poblador, he was granted Mier 1 by the King of Spain.
Notes
Gaspar Garcia was a poblador of Camargo but by 1753 was among the settlers who broke away to form the villa of Mier at their own expense. In 1757 his household had five children, all arms, ten horses and a donkey. Gaspar Garcia's first wife, Maria Gertrudis Barrera, may have been the sister of Santiago Barrera (of nearby porcion 5). Parents of both are unknown, though it is likely that 2 Barrera siblings married 2 Garcia siblings.
Death
He died on 20 Apr 1795. He was 65 years old.
