Mora County Census Information

Welcome to my homepage on Mora County's Census Records. I plan to have as much information as I can possibly find on the Maestas and Mestas surname. If anyone has additional information, please feel free to forward it to me; and I will post it here. Email: gerry_benner@yahoo.com

Please forgive my misspellings, as it is hard to read the census taker's hand writing sometimes, and I am not totally familiar with all Spanish names and abbreviations. The bulleted item are all separate households followed by members of that family. When I put three dots afterwards, it means there is more information that I either didn't write down or didn't add to this web page. Note: Mora County was part of Taos County originally, which encompassed some of present day Rio Arriba and much of Colfax Conties. Before that I believe it was all a part of Rio Arriba County, which may have extended into Colorado. I have also created a Taos County web page with 1850 census information; however, it only has the surnames and families, which I believe may be connected to my lineage.

1860 Census Information

El Rayado Precinct

• Pedro Mestas age 49 Male, Paula Lujan 41 F, ...
• Santiago Mestas age 29 M, Ermenigilda Sandoval 24, F, ...
• Guadalupe Mestas age 20 M

Golondrinas

• Concifician Mestas age 39 M, Trinidad Ortega 30 F, ...
• Auostacio Mestas age 34 M, Maria A. Gallegos age 29 F, ...
• Juan Mestas age 36 M, Guadalupe Mestas age 30 F, ...

Guadalupita

• Luis Mestas age 27 M, Justa Grine age 22 F, ....
• Jose Eugenia Naranjo age 70 M, Juana G. Ribali age 64 F
• Maria Dolores Vigil age 46 F, Maria Leonen Mestas 12 F, Rafael Mestas 10 M, Marcelino 4 M, Mig-l Mestas 11/12 M

La Cebolla

• Manuel Mestas age 68 M, ...
• Rafael Mestas age 30 M, ...
• Ambrocio Mestas age 60 M, ...
• Eugenio Mestas age 35 M, Maria Goegonia Cordova age 24 F, Pedro Mestas 10 M, Juan Jose Mestas 8 M, Juan de Jesus Mestas 4 M, Jose David Mestas 2 M
• Guadalupe Mestas age 38 F, Jose Dolores 14 M, ...

La Cueva

• Juan Ignacio Mestas age 28 M, Maria Franc- Martinez age 19 F, Maria de los Reyes Mestas 5 F
• Miguel Mestas age 56 M

San Antonio (NM)

• Benito Mestas age 52 M
• Mateo Mestas age 50 M, Maria Rita Romero age 41 F, Jesus Mestas 13 M, ...
• Jose Mestas age 35 M, Selestina Mascarenas age 25 F, Juan Bauta Mestas 5 M, ...
• Dolores Barela age 60 F, Juan B-a Mestas 13 M

La Cebolla (part 2)

• Rafael Mestas age 30 M, Soledad Agnero 26 F, ...

Santa Gertrudis

• Manuel Mestas age 38 M, Petra Chacon 35 F, ...
• Francisco An-to Mestas age 18 M, Matios Mestas 16 M, Jose de la Sal- Mestas 10 M

Precinct of la Placita de los Luceros

• Raymundo Mestas age 50 M, Maria Rosa Cardenos 45 F, Alifandro 21 M, Doroteo Mestas 8 M, Antonio A. Mestas 1 M, Domingo Mestas 15 M, Manuela Mestas 12 F, Lorenza Mestas 3 F
• Jose Manuel Valdez age 30 M, Encarnacion Naranjo age 28 F, Leonides Valdez 3 M, Dano (or Dario) Valdez 5 M, Doroteo Valdez 5/12 M
• Ant-o Dom. Mestas age 26 M
• Jose Manuel Mestas age 30 M
• Diego Mestas age 29 M, ...

Arroyo Hondo

• Juan Mig-l Mestas age 39 M, Dolores Valdez age 29 F
• Maria Mestas age 99 F
• Maria Loreta Mestas age 19 F, Juana Mestas age 80 F

Arroy Seco

• Josefa Mestas age 72 F

Conefos or Conejos

• Manual A. Mestas age 37 M, Bibiano Martinez age 26 F, Jose Benito Mestas age 13 M, Jose Ygnacio mestas age 11 M

Culebra, Los Cordovas

• Antonio A. Mestas age 33 M, Maria Dolores Jaramillo age 26 F, ...
• Lorenso Mestas age 34 M, Barbara Cordova age 38 F, ...

Precinct of Placita de Los Luceros (part 2)

• Maria Paula Mestas age 49 F

Costilla

• Maria Manuela Mestas age 40 F
• Jose de Jesus Mestas age 38 M, Juana Maria Maes age 24 F, Ygnacia Mestas age 12 F, Maria M-la Mestas age 3 F, Hilario Mestas age 2 M

Conyos the precinct of Culebra

• Jose de Gracia Mestas age 29 M, Maria Ruperta Cisneros age 20 F, Maria Trindad Mestas age 2 F, Jose Exequias Mestas age 8/12 M
• Migl. Ant. Mestas age 40 M, Josefa Martinez age 29 F, Pedro A. Mestas age 16 M, Gabriel Mestas age 14 M, Guadalupe Mestas age 10 F
• Ana Maria Mestas age 60 F
• Lazan Mestas age 23 M, ...
• Dolores Lopez age 28 M, Romula Mestas age 11 F, Juan Bt. Mestas age 3 M, Jose Felipe Mestas age 2/12 M, Ramon Lopez age 24 M
• Bernahe Mestas age 84 M, ...

The Precinct of Culebra in the county of Taos on the 18th of July

• Jose Tomas Mestas age 52 M, Gertrud? Valdez age 42 F, Nicanor Mestas age 22 M, Petra Mestas 19 F, Benigua 13 F, Rafael 7 M, Trindad 5 F

El Charmisal

• Jose Antonio Mestas age 26 M
• Candido Mestas age 40 M
• Roman Arellano age 65 M
• Vicente Mestas age 50 M
• Juan Vicente Mestas age 24 M, Ruperta Fresquis age 18 F, Librada Mestas age 2/12 F
• Jose Antonio Fresquis age 40 M, Pelegrina Sisneros age 36 F, ...
• Jose Vicente Mestas age 60 M, Maria Manula Lucero age 50 F, Romona Mestas age 12 F
• Juan Luis Mestas age 30 M, Paula Lucero age 25 F, lots ....

El Llano

• Antonio Jose Mestas age 24 M, Maria Josefa Cruz age 75 F, Antonia Mestas age 17 F
• Gregorio Mestas age 46 M, Candelaria Lobato age 47 F
• Jose Maria Mestas age 38 M, Bengna Pacheco age 26 F, Jose Trineo Mestas age 4 M, Juan de Jesus Mestas age 2 M, Maria Fran-ca Mestas 4/12 F
• Juan Antonio Rodrigo Montoya age 28 M, Soledad Casillas age 20 F, Gabina Montoya age 5/12 F
• Juan Neprom Fresquis age 34 M, Maria Luz Casilla age 29 F, Juan N. Mestas age 11 M, Teodora Mestas age 9 F, Jose de Gracia Gresquis age 8 M, Maria Soledad Fresquis age 6 F, Isidora Fresquis age 4 M, Jose Yries Fresquis age 1 M
• Jesus Ma Mestas age 40 M, Maria Bibiana Martinez age 38 F, Clementa Mestas 7 M, Maria Antonia Mestas 5 F, Maria Josefa Mestas 3 F, Feliciano Mestas 1 M
• Jose de Gracia Mestas age 30 M, Ascencion Mestas 28 F
• Soledad Mestas age 45 F
• Francisco Mestas age 59 M
• Jose Migl. Mestas age 39 M, Maria Man-la Gonzalez age 29 F, ...
• Matias Mestas age 58 M, Fran-ca Trujillo age 21 F, Jose Mestas age 21 M, Maria Ant-a Mestas 15 F, Fran-co Mestas 12 M, Juana Mestas 4 F, Miguel Mestas 1 M
• Juan Mestas age 25 M, Gracia Mestas age 2 F, Eulalia Mestas age 1 F

El Rancho

• Jose Fran-co Mestas 49 M, Maria Dimas Romero 45 F, ...
• Esquifuela Mestas 58 M, Maria de la Luz Montoya 39 F, ...
• Felipe de Jesus Mestas 19 M

Fernando

• Jose de la Cruz Mestas 28 M, Francisca Chavez 24 F, ...
• Juan Mestas 47 M, Antonia Martina 47 F, ...
• Jose Antonio Mestas 93 M
• Albino Mestas 40 M, ...
• Alexandro Mestas 28 M, ...
• ... , Juan Mestas 3 M
• Salvador Mestas 40 M, Bitesba Valdez 38 F, ...
• Jose Carmel Mestas 50 M, ...

1870 Census Information

Ocate, Precinct No. 4, Mora County, 4 Sept 1870

• Valdez, Estaban, age 38, M W, Farmer
• Naranjo, Encarnacion, age 39, F W, Keeps house
• Valdez, Hilario, 14, M W
• ---, Leonores, 13, M W
• ---, Doroteo, 10, M W
• ---, Pedro, 8, M W
• ---, Manuel, 7, M W
• ---, Donaciano, 4, M W
• ---, Macencis, 2, M W

• Naranjo, Dosidorio, age 50, M W, Farmer, 3500, 350, New Mexico
• Borunda, Casaria, age 28, F W, Keeps house
• Naranjo, Noverta, 18, M W, farming
• ---, Donaciano, 15, M W
• ---, Stanislado, 12, M W
• ---, Tilana, 9, F W
• ---, Isabel, 7, F W
• ---, Jose, 4, M W
• ---, Emilia, 1, F W
  Note: this family was next on the census record, so it is assumed they lived next door to Estaban and Encarnacion.

1885 Census Information

• Valdez, M. Estaven W M age 50, Encarnacion W F age 45, Doroteo W M age 25, Pedro W M age 20, Manuel W M age 18, Donaciano age 17, Inocencio age 16, Virginia W F age 16

1900 Census Information

Precinct #10 - Coyote

• Juan N. Maestas b. Dec 1850, Feliciana b. Nov 1852, married 28 years; sons Fidel and Amado shown as Sheep Herders, and Amadeo b. June 1892 or 3 age 7

El Llano del Coyote

• Doroteo Valdez b. Feb 1862, Josefita b. Mar 1869, married 11 yrs 7 and 3, Benigno b. Feb 1890 (Stock Herder), Antonia b. May 1895 age 5

Back to 1885 Census

I found 1885 (1870?) census index info online, so I copied all of the Mestas information for Mora county. The following is what I extracted.

Mestas           Albino               3      332A   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Altagracia           11     360A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Amalia/Emilia?       3/12   377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Anastacia            3      346A   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Andres               9      314B   pg311b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Andress              6/12   345B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Angela               15     336A   pg334a.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Antonio              40     330A   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Antonio              50     341A   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Antonio              23     346A   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Antonio              16     361A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Antonio              9      369B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Antonio              35     373A   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Apolonia             13     317B   pg315b.txt  San Antonio, Precinct No. 2  
Mestas           Barbarita            40     349A   pg348b.txt  Golondrinas, Precinct No. 7  
Mestas           Barbarita            12     379A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Bitalio              12     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Carolina             2      373A   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Catalina             3      341B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Catalina             10     377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Celso                11     341A   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Concepsion           16     339A   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Daniel               5      362A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           De Gracia            5      373A   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Diego Antonio        60     360A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Dolores              4      365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Domingo              4      368B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Donaciano            8      341B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Donaciano            5      360A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Eduvigen             1      343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Elisio               12     314B   pg311b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Eugenia              19     346A   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Eugenio              12     336A   pg334a.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Eulogia              30     403A   pg401b.txt  Loma Parda, Precinct No. 13  
Mestas           Felipe               7      373A   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Feliz                7      360A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Fernandes            15     369B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Filomena             10     377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Francisca            22     340A   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Francisca            7      343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Francisco            40     336A   pg334a.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Francisco            14     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Francisco            3      345B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Francisco            30     365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Francisco            22     369B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Gavino               12     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Gracia               6      345B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Gregorio             36     365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Guillermo            18     349A   pg348b.txt  Golondrinas, Precinct No. 7  
Mestas           Ignacio              10     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Isidro               4      365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           J.Ignacio            40     333B   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           J.Jesus              4      337B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           J.Maria              2      336A   pg334a.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           J.Maria              50     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           J.Maria              4      368B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Jesus                24     317B   pg315b.txt  San Antonio, Precinct No. 2  
Mestas           Jesus                19     361A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Jose                 35     332A   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Jose                 5      341B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Jose                 3      344A   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Jose                 33     362A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Jose                 28     365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Josefa               5      369B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Josefita             25     317A   pg315b.txt  San Antonio, Precinct No. 2  
Mestas           Juan                 4      361A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Juan                 3      365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Juan                 29     369B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Juan                 37     377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Juan                 15     377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Juana Maria          30     305A   pg301b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Juanita              11     369B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Julia                20     365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Julia                1      365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Juliana              20     368B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Leandro              4      332B   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Leonardo             30     332B   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Leonardo             6      377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Leonicio             25     365A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Liberia*             13     373A   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Librada              14     360A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Lorenza              19     344A   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Lorenzo              5      343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Lucas                15     360A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Lucas                3      377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Luis                 6      376A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Luis                 55     379A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Manuel               9      341B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Manuela              35     332A   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Manuela              8      368B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Manuela              22     380A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Marcelino            2      341B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Maria                9      311B   pg311b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Maria                11     333B   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Maria                12     377A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Maria                29     389A   pg387a.txt  La Junta, Precinct No. 11    
Mestas           Maria Aniceta        25     307A   pg306b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Maria Antonia        20     330B   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Maria Manuela        93     306B   pg306b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Martina              1      336A   pg334a.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Matias               55     317B   pg315b.txt  San Antonio, Precinct No. 2  
Mestas           Matias               23     339A   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Matias               70     369B   pg368b.txt  Agua Negra, Precinct No. 9   
Mestas           Nicolas              7      362A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Nieves               16     340A   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Pabla                19     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Pastora              30     334B   pg334a.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Pedro                45     361A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Pedro                35     385A   pg381b.txt  La Junta, Precinct No. 11    
Mestas           Perfilio             7      332B   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Pimenia              19     365B   pg365b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Polonia              13     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Prudencia            8      361A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Rafael               56     332B   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Rafael               26     344A   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Rafael               21     345B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Rafaela              29     380B   pg380b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Rafaelita            20     330A   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Ramon                10     317B   pg315b.txt  San Antonio, Precinct No. 2  
Mestas           Ramon                35     330A   pg328b.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5     
Mestas           Ramon                36     343B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Ramon                20     379A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Refugio              18     387A   pg387a.txt  La Junta, Precinct No. 11    
Mestas           Rosalia              13     312B   pg311b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Rosario              26     313A   pg311b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Rumaldo              18     317B   pg315b.txt  San Antonio, Precinct No. 2  
Mestas           Salud?               19     311B   pg311b.txt  Precinct No.1                
Mestas           Severiano            6/12   344A   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Susana               1      362A   pg359b.txt  Ocate, Precinct No. 8        
Mestas           Teodoro              24     376A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Trinidad             13     337B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Urban                10     345B   pg342b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Vicente              61     337B   pg336b.txt  La Sebolla, Precinct No. 6   
Mestas           Vicente              56     379A   pg374b.txt  El Coyote, Precinct No. 10   
Mestas           Virginia             7      336A   pg334a.txt  La Cueba, Precinct No. 5