Clemencia Contreras

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Obituary
Victoria Advocate
Friday, December 26, 1986

Beeville-Clemencia C. Salazar, 92, of Beevilled, died Wednesday in her home after a short illness.

She was born Nov. 23, 1894 in Beeville to the late Juan and Demencia Garza Contreras.

She was a member of the St. James Catholic Church of Beeville.

Funeral mass will be held at 10:30 am Friday at St. James Catholic Church, with the Rev. Stephen Devine officiating. Burial will follow services in the Beeville Memorial Park.

A rosary was recited Thursday at the Trevino Funerl Chapel of Beeville.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Andrea Gonzales of Beeville and Mrs. Alicia Padden of Indianapolis, Ind.; three sons, Antonio Salazar of Amarillo, Abelardo Salazar of Humble and Alfredo Salazar of Mechaniesville, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Eloisa Hernandez and Mrs. Dominga Cantu, both of Beeville; a brother, Jose Contreras of San Antonio; 18 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

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In 1910 Juan and his family were living in Beeville, Texas. Juan and his wife were shown as born in Mexico, as were their parents. All children were shown as born in Texas. Next door the family were Encarnacio and Matilda Contreras, ages 45 and 28, with children Guadalupe-9, Domeotila-6, Antonio-4 and Augustina-1.

Juan and "Demencia" were still living in Bee County at the time of the 1910 Federal census, with nine children ranging in age from age 19 to age 1. They were both shown as married once, for 20 years, with a total of 9 children born to them, all still living. Juan was shown as a laborer at a wood yard.

His 1928 Texas Death Certificate shows his parents as B Cantraria and Guadalupe Garcia, both born in Mexico, Informant was Mrs Juan Contraria.

The 1933 Death Certificate of Encarnacion Contreras, who lived next door to Juan and his family in Beeville in 1910, showed his parents as Victoriano Contreras and Gudalupe Garcia, both born in Mexico.

Juan married Clemencia G. Garza on 3 Nov 1890 in Hidalgo County, Texas. Clemencia was born on 1 Nov 1869 in Mexico; died on 28 Mar 1932 in Bee County, Texas; was buried in Our Lady of Victory Cemetery #1, Beeville, Bee County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Their marriage record, recorded in Hidalgo County, Texas lists them as Mr Juan Manuel Contreras and Miss Clemencia Garza.

Her headstone is engraved:

Clemencia G. Contreras
Nov. 1, 1869
March 28, 1932

Un recuerdo de sus hijos; D.E.P.
[or A memorial from her children; Rest in peace]

She is instead listed as Demencia on some census records.

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Family Search shows him as a son of Jose Manuel Contrares Trevino and Rafaela Garza Olivares of Tamaulipas, Mexico.

Victoriano married Guadalupe Garcia on 18 Jun 1856 in Nuestra Senora del Refugio, Matamoros, Tamulipas, Mexico. Guadalupe was born about 1838 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family Search shows her as a daughrer of Jacinto Garcia and Petra Loza, both of Matamoros.

Jose married Rafaela Garza Olivares about 1833 in Tamualipas, Mexico. Rafaela was born about 1818 in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]