Huerfano County, Colorado
Family Group Sheet
Jose Benito (J.B.) Cordova, Jr.



Huerfano County Genealogy
FAMILY GROUP SHEET
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HUSBAND: Jose Benito (J.B.) Cordova, Jr.
BORN: 10 Apr 1884; Taos, Taos, NM
MARRIAGE: 8 Sep 1915, Walsenburg, Huerfano, CO
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DIED: 21 Jun 1968; Trinidad, Las Animas, CO
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Donaciano CORDOVA, 30 Aug 1861
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Margarita SANTISTEVAN, 11 Dec 1865
NOTES: Birth: Birth certificate of Barron Cordova, son of Jose Benito Cordova, lists Benito's birthplace as El Moro, CO.
Marriage: primary source -- Certificate of Holy Matrimony "This certifies that Jose B. Cordova of El Moro and Anna M. Barron of Walsenburg were united in Holy Matrimony according to the rites of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and the Laws of the State of Colorado at Walsenburg on the 8th of September in the Year of Our Lord 1915. Witnesses: Fernando Barron and Delia Cordova Rev. J. B. Licisth, Pastor"
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WIFE: Anna Maria BARRON
BORN : 12 Feb 1888; Taos, Taos, NM
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DIED: 7 Jun 1925, Pueblo, CO; Buried: 10 Jun 1925, Walsenburg, Huerfano, CO
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Bonifacio BARRON, 5 Dec 1847
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Desideria PACHECO, 20 Sep 1858
NOTES: Death: from funeral memorial card: Anna was "36 years, 3 months, 26 days" of age at death.
Barron Cordova, one of her sons, said (12/22/99 phone conversation) that he remembers his mother's coffin was in the living room in the house in Walsenburg on 6th St.
OBIT: World Independent 6-9-1925 page 1
DEATH CLAIMS MOTHER OF FIVE SMALL CHILDREN
Mrs. Anita Marie Cordova, 36 years of age, and well known to many in this city, died in a Pueblo hospital Sunday as a result of many months illness.
Mrs. Cordova underwent an operation a year ago which left her in a weak condition for many months. Several months ago other complications set in which were responsible for her death.
The deceased attended the public schools of this city and later entered Loretta academy at Santa Fe, N.M. She afterwards took a course in nursing at San Rafael hospital at Trinidad, at which institution she was graduated.
Mrs. Cordova was the mother of five small children, Barron Louis, 8; Virginia, 7; Hector, 5; Marguerito, 4; and Bertran, 16 months. In addition to the five children mentioned, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Desiderre Barron; her husband, J.B. Cordova, Jr.; two brothers, Joseph A., Fred I., and three sisters, Amelia, Mrs. Charles Sanchez, Sr., and Mrs. J.N. Pacheco, Sr., all of this city.
The funeral will be held from the St. Mary's church at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning (tomorrow). Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery under the direction of Furphy Brothers.
PROFESSION as nurse: Anna Barron ws a Colorado State Board certified REGISTERED NURSE. GC's records include the original RN certificate (No. 1066) from the Colorado State Board of Nurse Examiners, dated 26 Apr 1912.
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CHILD 1: Louis (Luis) Barron CORDOVA (still living)
SEX: male
BORN: 17 Oct 1916
MARRIAGE: Cora CARMONA
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DIED:
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CHILD 2: Virginia Estefana CORDOVA (still living)
SEX: female
BORN: 5 Dec 1917
MARRIAGE:
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DIED:
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CHILD 3: Hector Oscar CORDOVA (still living)
SEX: male
BORN: 17 Oct 1920
MARRIAGE:
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DIED:
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CHILD 4: Margarito F. CORDOVA
SEX: male
BORN: 29 Dec 1921
MARRIAGE: Broadhead, Las Animas County, CO
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DIED: 17 Jun 1925, Trinidad, Las Animas, CO
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DEATH: Buried in the Cordova family plot between two sets of grandparents, Jose Benito Cordova, Sr. and Damiana Ribera Cordova, and Donaciano Cordova and Margarita Santistevan Cordova, in Trinidad, Colorado Catholic Cemetery.
Documentation: Copy of National Funeral Register, page 258, No. 168 for 1925 Cause of death: diphtheria.
Virginia Cordova Zehna, his sister, thinks he was about 3 or 4 years old when he died. Barron Cordova, his brother, said he thought Margarito died of the croup.
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CHILD 5: Bertran CORDOVA
SEX: male
BORN: abt Feb 1924
MARRIAGE:
OTHER MARRIAGES:
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DIED: abt 1926, Walsenburg, Huerfano, CO
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DEATH: buried with his mother, Anna Barron Cordova, in the Barron family plot in the old St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Walsenburg, CO.
Virginia Cordova Zehna, his surviving sister, said he had the croup and then chicken pox. He was about 1-2 years old when he died. He was just learning to talk. Info above (from his mother's obit in 6/1925 indicates that he was 16 months old when his mother died. Therefore he probably was born about Feb 1924.
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SUBMITTED BY: Gloria Cordova
DATE: 16 Aug 2000
E-MAIL ADDRESS: CordovaG@aol.com
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MAILING ADDRESS: (Optional) 442 Ridgecrest Ave., Los Alamos, NM 87544-3548
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