Hello there,
It´s been a while but I´m still here, still trying to find out more information on my ancestors and their mysterious photographs. To refresh our memories: last year I found hundreads of photos that Lauro Canuto Álvarez, who married my great-grandaunt, Ana María Llorente, took during a period I´ve been able to narrow down to 1890-1930. With the help of my grand-mother, I´ve been able to name many of our direct and indirect family members, however, dozens of people remain unidentified and this is my amazing quest: to discover who they are, and how they impacted the life of my ancestors.
I just recently figured out that the photo I uploaded for a "background", are not members of my family, but instead of Mr. John F. Brittingham, who was the employer of Lauro C. Álvarez at "La Jabonera" -the soap factory- in Gómez Palacio, Durango. So far I´ve discovered that this person John "Juan" Brittingham married three times over the course of his life; Damiana González, Otila Ávila and Angela Caballero. Many of the photos I´ve found include whom I believe are the Brittingham children or "heirs" to John´s fortune.
By the way, my great-grandfather, Gabriel Servín, who married Concepción Llorente, also worked at the same factory, therefore him, Lauro C. Álvarez, and José Manuel Llorente are my three relatives that had something to do with La Esperanza soap factory. The more I dig in, the more I find about them all...
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| Jabonera "La Esperanza", Gómez Palacio, Durango. |
Still, my quest remains to find out more about Lauro Canuto´s family, the Alvarez´s, and to be able to identify them in the photos.....
