"Where do I come from?

            Where do I come from? Well I was born in Tijuana, Baja California in 1992. My mother, Guadalupe Ruiz, was born in El Paso, Texas in 1974. My father, Jesus Labra, was born in Chihuahua, Chihuahua. I don’t know much about my father since I have recently communicated with him after so many years. However, I don’t have any type of communication with his family. My grandmother from my mom’s side past away when she was about 5 years old and therefore, she had no communication with her mom’s side of family ever since so sadly I don’t know anyone from that side of her family.

Maria Ruiz & Jose Alvarez            Martin Ruiz & Vicenta Hernandez

 (great great grandparents)                    (great great grandparents)

      Nieves Alvarez                                   Martin Ruiz

    (great grandmother)                           (great grandfather)

Trinidad Ruiz Alvarez                                                                           Maria Guadalupe Ruiz Reyes
      (grandfather)                                                                                              (grandmother)
                                         

                                                                Guadalupe Ruiz
                                                                     (mother)

            My great great grandparents, parents of my great grandmother, Maria Ruiz and Jose Alvarez were both from Batopilas, Chihuahua. My great great grandparents, parents of my great grandfather, Martin Ruiz was from General Trias, Chihuahua, and Vicenta Hernandez was from San Luis, Potosi. My great grandmother, Nieves Alvarez was also from Batopilas, Chihuahua. My great grandfather, Martin Ruiz was from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua. My grandfather, Trinidad Ruiz Alvarez was from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua where he lived since birth to about eleven years old; migrating to Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua at twelve years old as he prepared to migrate to the United States. My grandmother, Maria Guadalupe Ruiz Reyes was from Durango, Mexico but lived in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahhua where she met my grandfather.

            In the year 1973 my grandparents were already married with two kids and decided to cross the border illegally for a better future. They were able to cross over to El Paso, Texas and within a year they were able to get their papers and became US citizens. The following year 1974, my mother was born here in El Paso, Texas. She met my father during the year of 1991 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and ended up moving to Tijuana, Baja California which was where I was born. We stayed there for some years then moved to San Diego, California. Around the year 2002, my brothers and I came to Anthony, Texas with my mom and ever since we have been living here.

            Overall, I was glad I did this blog because I always thought my family members were all from Chihuahua, Mexico. I also enjoyed talking to my grandfather about where we come from since he was able to talk to me for hours. He enjoyed all the questions I asked him and the company spent together.