Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Maria Gertrudis Barrera
Birth
She was born circa 1763. Her father was Santiago Barrera, and her mother was Maria Salome Garcia. Her father owned land in Porción 2, Mier.
Marriage
She married Jose Santiago Gonzalez, son of Florencio Gonzalez and Maria Rita Saldivar on 12 Aug 1782 in Mier. She was 19 years old, and the groom was 21 years old. His father owned land in Porción 75, Mier.
Children
Maria de la Merced Gonzalez, born 1785.
Maria Matiana Gonzalez, born 1787.
Maria Josefa Gonzalez, born 1789.
Victoriano Gonzalez, born 1798. He married Faustina Barrera, daughter of Jose Angel Barrera and Maria Matiana Moreno. He owned land in Las Cuevitas grant, Jim Hogg County, Texas.
Residence and Household - 1782
In 1782, she lived in Mier in household number 1. The church census recorded that she was an unmarried girl, española, and 16 years old. Her household included 10 people.
Don Santiago Barrera, married, español, age 57.
Doña Maria Salome Garcia, married, española, age 43.
Jose Antonio Barrera, single, español, age 29.
Jose Ramon Barrera, single, español, age 19.
Maria Gertrudis Barrera, an unmarried girl, española, age 16.
Maria Juliana Barrera, an unmarried girl, española, age 24.
Maria Guadalupe Barrera, an unmarried girl, española, age 16.
Jose Angel Barrera, a youth, español, age 13.
Francisco Antonio Barrera, a child, español, age 11.
Ana Javiera Barrera, a child, española, age 3.
Residence and Household - 1791
In 1791, she lived in Mier in household number 77. The church census recorded that she was married, española, and 34 years old. Her household included 5 people.
Jose Santiago Gonzalez, married, español, age 29.
Maria Gertrudis Barrera, married, española, age 34.
Maria de la Merced Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 6.
Maria Matiana Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 4.
Maria Josefa Gonzalez, a young child, española, age 2.
Maria Ynes Gonzalez, a young child, española.
