This webpage is dedicated to the geneology and history of the Almaráz family, who arrived in historic south Texas from Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico in the late 19th century.  Pictured here are two of the brothers, Eluterio and Juan, they and their siblings raised several fine families who originate in south Texas.  Their parents were Jose Isidro Almaras and Maria Trinidad Guerra, both from Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico.  Click on their names to the left to learn more about their lives and their heritage.   

My mother, "Nancy" Aurora, may God rest her soul, was an Almaráz and this page and the related pages are dedicated to her and her grand daughters Aislinn Alysse, Analicia Catarina, and Andrea Rosa, all of whom she held most dear. This work is the result of decades of work and investigation, roaming through old courthouse records, busting through brush to find ancient cemetaries and searching for long lost relatives.  However, it all began with my mother who so loved her family and possessed such a remarkable intellect that she memorized the names, birthdates and birth places of all her grandparents, parents, siblings, her children and all her nephews! 

To the left are Eluterio, Juan, and rest of the Almaráz children.  To learn more about each family, click on the name to be directed  their family page.  To learn more about the Almaráz heritage, click on "Family" at the top.  There you will find links to pages with narratives or charts and tables detailing our heritage and posterity.  One of the issues with tracking the heritage of this family was the differing spellings of their surname: Almaráz. Some of the children used Almarás and other past generation used Almarez.  Most of this data came from two sources and they are very gratefully acknowledged.  "The Juan Ignacio Barrera family of Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico" http://www.hispanicgs.com/ignacio.html, by Jose O. Guerra, Jr. 2007 and the interview of Zulema Martinez by James Salinas 2004. 

Although not complete and still under investigation, I believe it is important to share what I have learned in an effort to learn more from similarly interested folks.  I also hope it will connect me with many cousins long since separated from me.   It has been a labor of love and I am proud to share it with you.  God bless you and God bless America!