In Loving Memory of ..... my Grandfather Ramon Pedro Benavidez (my dads dad)Known as R.P. Benavidez.

You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in your kids, your grandchildren and those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!

Died at the age of 86 years of age in Encino, Brooks, Tx.
He married Natividad Benavides around 1919.- No relations.

His mother was Dorotea Abrego but the identity of his father is unknown; he was adopted by Pedro Benavidez after his marriage to Dorotea Abrego.

Ramon Pedro (R.P.) Benavidez - 466019149 and Natividad Benavides's Children:
1. Cristoval Benavidez – Spouse: Juanita Dacosta. Children
were: Rosalinda Benavidez, Felipe Benavidez. Born
August, 1920.
2. Pedro Benavidez – Born: August 1, 1922 Died: February 13, 2000 – Married to Amparo Saenz
3. Lucia Benavidez – Born: October 1, 1926 Died: Jun. 24, 2006 - was married to Aniceto Villarreal
4. Felix Benavidez – Born: April 13, 1929. Married Amanda Balderas of Rio Grande City.
5. Domingo Benavidez – Died August 20, 2010.
6. Hacinto Benavidez – Died at 6 Month of age. Born and Died before my dad (Felix) was born. He only knows because his mother told him about his brother that only lived for 6 months.

We have always known that my Grandfather R.P. Benavidez was adopted. The question remains who was his Birth father.

UPDATE: Several family members have been on an ancestry search for years trying to find the Birth father of our Grandfather Ramon Pedro Benavidez. We now have the lineage. His Birth father was Edward Burleson Raymond.

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Great Granddaughter: Violet Bredna Benavidez Orosco
Great Grandson: Michael Brandon Benavidez Hernandez
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Great Great Great Great Grandfather and Grandmother -
Gregorio Benavides.
Spouse: Ana Maria de la Garza. Gregorio Benavidez and Ana Maria de la Garza were married. Children were: Dionicio Benavidez.
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Great Great Great Grandfather and Grandmother -
Dionicio Benavidez.
Parents: Gregorio Benavidez and Ana Maria de la Garza.
Spouse: Maria Rita de la Garza. Dionicio Benavidez and Maria Rita de la Garza were married. Children were: Simon Benavidez.
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Great Great Grandfather and Grandmother -
Simon Benavidez. In about 1880 they moved to Encino, Tx
Parents: Dionicio Benavidez and Maria Rita de la GARZA.
Spouse: Ramona Pena was from Cadereyta,N.L.. Simon Benavidez and Ramona Pena were married. Children were: Domingo Benavidez, Pedro Benavidez, Rita Benavidez , Prajedis Benavidez.
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Great Grandfather and Grandmother -
Pedro Benavidez Born: May 31, 1986 and Died: June 19, 1944 Encino, Texas.
Spouse: Dorotea Abrego - Born: February 5, 1882 Died: July 22, 1937 in Encino, Texas , she had one son, Ramon Parents: Simon Benavidez and Ramona Pena. Pedro Benavidez and Dorotea Abrego were married.

Their Children:
1. Rosario Benavidez – No dates
2. Santiago Benavidez – No dates
3. Clara Benavidez – Spouse: Julio Huerta. Julio Huerta and Clara
Benavidez were married. Children were: Ramon Huerta,
Estella Huerta, Margarita Huerta, Julia Huerta.
4. Bonifacio Benavidez – Born: June 5, 1910 Died: January
14,1936
5. Maximo Benavidez – Born: May 29, 1917 Died: December
28, 1934
6. Domingo Benavidez – Died: April 30, 1931
7. Alejandra Benavidez – Spouse: Alberto Garcia. Alberto Garcia and Alejandra Benavidez were married. She was born 1919, Brooks County, Texas, USA and died Nov. 4, 2010 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA.
8. Andrea Benavidez – was born on February 7, 1913. She
died on June 14, 1932 in Falfurrias, Brooks County, TX,
9. Carmen Benavidez - Born: July 10, 1925 - Encino, Tx
Died: December 24, 1938 – Encino, Tx
10. Efrain Benavidez - No dates
11. Simon Benavidez - Spouse: Ernestina Yzaguirre. Simon Benavidez and
Ernestina Yzaguirre were married. Died: November 17,
2008 – Victoria,Tx – Married: Petra Ibarra. Their son is Gilberto Benavidez and his son is Christopher Benavidez.
12. Apolonia Benavidez – was born on March 10, 1908 in
Encino, Brooks County, TX, USA. She died on February
15, 1938 in Encino, Brooks County, TX. Jose Garcia Ramos and Apolonia Benavidez were NOT married. Children were: Luisa Maria Benavidez, Jose (Pache)Benavidez, Leonel Benavidez, Guadalupe Benavidez.
13. Praxedis Benavidez – Prajedis Benavidez. Spouse:Tiburcio Hernandez.
Tiburcio Hernandez and Prajedis Benavidez were married.
Born: July 21, 1915 Died: April 11, 1942 – Married:
Tiburcio Hernandez
14. Ramon Pedro Benavidez – October 17, 1900 Died: April 18, 1987 – Married: Natividad Benavidez
Ramon was adopted by Pedro Benavidez after he married
his mother Dorotea Abrego.

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Felix Benavidez in household of Ramon P Benavides,
"United States Census, 1940"

Name: Felix Benavidez
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Brooks, Texas, US
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Texas
Birth Year (Estimated): 1929
Last Place of Residence: Same House

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Ramon P Benavidez M 39 Texas
Wife Natividad Benavidez F 38 Texas
Son Cristoforo Benavidez M 19 Texas
Son Pedro Benavidez M 17 Texas
Daughter Lucia Benavidez F 13 Texas
Son Felix Benavidez M 11 Texas *** My DADDY
Son Domingo Benavidez M 7 Texas
Niece Luisa Garcia F 14 Texas
Nephew Lionel Garcia M 11 Texas
Nephew Jose Garcia M 7 Texas
Nephew Guadalupe Garcia M 6 Texas

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