Llano de San Juan Nepomuceno Morada Cemetery
Taos County, New Mexico
Compiled by Alberto Vidaurre 3-9-2011©
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Llano (de San Juan Nepomuceno) Morada Cemetery is located in Llano, Llano is
on Southern part of Taos County, New Mexico. Llano is located within the
Santa Barbara Land Grant.
La Merced de Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara Land grant) was granted for the second
time on 11 January 1796. Five years later on 9 May 1801 Fray Esteban
Aumatell, Minister in charge of the San Lorenzo de Picuris parish reported
that there were 2 Plazas established by then, Santa Barbara (present day Rodarte)
and Llano de San Juan Nepomuceno (present day Llano).
The first mention of Llano in the San Lorenzo de Picuris Baptisms LDS Microfilm
Reel #016868, is the baptism of Manuela Martin 15 April 1795, 5 days
old. Daughter of Ramon Martin and Mariana Cordova, Vecino del Llano. Padrinos:
Salvador Duran y Antonia Margarita Molina, Vecinos de Santa Barbara.
Este dia 11 del mes de Agosto A.D.D. 1865 Pedro Antonio Martin y Maria de Los
Dolores Martin sold to the members of La " Fraternidad Piadosa del Llano unacasa
de 4 pieseseitas" and some land for the sum of 32 pesoslegal money of the United
States. Fraternidad Piadosa also known as Fraternidad Piadosa de Nuestro Padre
Jesus de Nazareno or Fraternal Pious Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth.
Members of La Morada.
Following is a list of the people buried in the Morada Cemetery at El Llano de
San Juan Nepomuceno, New Mexico.
1-Remigio Griego Born 4-19-1926, Married 2-9-1945, Died 10-5-1998. Hijo de Luis
Minor Griego y Maria Elaisa Medina, husband of Rufina Gonzales, Wife of Remigio
Griego, Hija de Adonias Gonzales y MargaritaVigil.
Parents of:
Remigio A. Jr., Louis S., Marilyn E., Margaret D., David and Ernie Griego
2-Elio Fresquez Born 7-19-1923, Married 9-4-1943, Died 11-20-1993. Hijo de
Victor Fresquez y de Matilde Gonzales, husband of Facunda Lopez.
2-A. Facunda Lopez Fresquez. Born 1-6-1925, died 9-2-1999. Wife of Elio Fresquez,
Hijade Maclovio y de Matilde Lopez.
Parents of:
Leroy, Albino, Peggy, Elifas, Irene, Ruby, Darlene, Matilde and Josie Fresquez.
3-Peggy Elisa Fresquez Born 2-22-1952, died 3-2-2002. Hija de Elio Fresquez
y Facunda Lopez. Wife of Joe Mike Rodarte Sr.
Parents of:
Geraldine, Joe Mike Jr., and Billy Joe Rodarte.
4-Victor Fresquez Born 3-24-1893, Married 8-31-1922, Died 1-25-1973. Hijo de Jose
Manuel Fresquez y Maria Isabel Lujan. Husband of MatildeGonzales.
4-A. Matilde Gonzales Fresquez. Bapt. 11-29-1894, died 1973. Wife of Victor
Fresquez, Hija de Ursulo Gonzales y de Maria Librada Rodarte.
Parents of:
Elio, Isabel, Corina, Evelyn, Libradita, Victor Jr., and Maria E. Fresquez.
5-Victor Fresquez, Jr. Born Dec 1893, Died 1981. Hijo de Victor Fresquez y de
Matilde Gonzales.
6-Marcos Chavez Born 9-25-1881, Married 1-8-1902, Died 1-17-1967, Hijo de
Bartolome Chavez y de Juana Nepomucena Martin, Husband of Maria
Altagracia Martinez.
6-A. Maria Altagracia Martinez Chavez. Born 5-3-1881, Died 10-18-1967. Wife of
Marcos Chavez, Hija de Cipriano Martin y de Rafaela Maes.
Parents of:
Petra, Raquel, Santiago, Evangelina, Juanita, Bartolome, Eustaquio and
Merenciana Chavez.
7-Alejandro Alaniz Born 7-21-1909, Died 1-13-1966. Killed by a hit and run
driver. Guardians Jose A. Trujillo and Estefanita Vigil.
8-Adam Jonathan Trujillo Born 15 Nov 1975, Died 5-27-1981. Hijo de
Patrick Trujillo y Joanna Vidaurre Trujillo.
9-Cirilo Gonzales Born 5-29-1921, Died 4-1971, Hijo de Alejandro J. Gonzales y de
Sorida Miera.
10-Soraida Miera Gonzales Born 8-5-1905, Married 11-15-1919, Died 2-25-1991.
Hijade Ponciano Miera y de Librada Martin. Wife of Alejandro J. Gonzales Hijo de
Jose Francisco Gonzales y Maria Ramona Jaramillo.
Parents of:
Cirilo, Oralia, Melisia Adelina, Jose Eli, Maria Dora, and Jose Abran Gonzales.
11-Jose Abran Gonzales Born 11-27-1934, Married 5-10-1957, Died 5-29-1981. Hijode
Alejandro J. Gonzales y de Sorida Miera. Husband of Elsie Rodriguez.
12-Maria Domitilia Martinez Lujan Born 3-8-1888, Married 7-24-1909, Died
4-14-1962. Hija de Marcos Camilio Martin y de Maria Perfecta Vasquez
(Velasquez) Wife of Juan de Jesus Lujan Hijo de Jose Ramon Lujan y
Martina Gallegos.
Parents of:
Jose Benjamin, Abraham, Maria Clara and Manuel Lujan.
13-Jose Benjamin Lujan Born 3-9-1911, Died 1-8-2002. Hijo de Juan de Jesus Lujan
y de Maria Domitilia Martinez. Husband of 1st-Elis Leyba (Married12-3-1934),
2nd-Clorinda Tafoya.
14-Tranqulino Romero Born 4-13-1886, Died 3-15-1945, Hijo de Jose Leon Romero y de
Maria Juliana Martinez, Husband of 1st-Maria Isodora Martinez (Married
11-25-1910), 2nd-Matilde Martin Ortega (Married10-29-1917). Born 7-28-1895, Died
8-29-1980. Tranqulino Romero y Matilde Martin Ortega
Parents of:
Jose Esequil, Alice, Delfino, Manuelita Arsilia y Adelina Romero.
14-A-Matilde Martin Ortega Born 7-28-1896, Died 8-25-1980, Wife of Tranqulino
Romero, Hija de Juana Maria Leyba y Benerito Ortega
Also Buried in this cemetery: Their children Jose Esequil, Delfino, and Manuelita
Arsilia Romero.
15-Benerito Ortega Died 11-27-1937. Hijo de Alvino Ortega y Maria Ramona Sanchez.
Husband of 1st-Gertrudes Vigil Sanchez (Married 1-7-1872), 2nd-Juana Maria Leyva
(Married 1-11-1902).
Children of Benerito Ortega:
Virginia, Floripa, Eloisa, Margarita and Jose Salomon Ortega.
16-Maria Clara Lopez Sena Born 12-2-1898, Died 4-14-1983. Hija de Meliton Lopez y
dePiedad Mestas. Wife of Eugenio Sena Hijo de Donaciano Sena y
FranciscaSandoval..
Parents of:
Filadelfio, Encarnacion, Clarence, Juan Florencio, MariaJosefina, Virginia,
Martha and Jose Aurelio Sena.
17-Clarence Sena Born 10-25-1919, Died 6-12-2005. Hijo de Eugenio Sena y de Maria
ClaraLopez. Husband of 1st-Seloniz Lopez (Married 1-2-1945), 2nd-Dulcina Vigil
(Married 8-13-1977).
18-Jose Eloyso Tafoya, Born 9-18-1932, Married 1-20-1952, Died 8-11-1985. Hijo de
Lucario Tafoya y de Eufemia Miera. Husband of Virginia Sena.
18-A. Virginia Sena Tafoya Born 4-13-1935, Died 3-29-2003. Wife of Jose Eloyso
Tafoya, Hija de Eugenio Sena y de Clara Lopez.
19-Procopio Vigil Born 12-27-1918, Married 7-24-1939, Died 2-17-1955. Hijo de
JoseLivorio Vigil y de Celestina Tafoya. Husband of Vivianita Rodriguez Hija de
Jose Maria Rodriguez y Emilia Gurule.
Parents of:
Maria Clara, George, Edna, Elizabeth Josephine, Juan George, Modesto,
Teresita, Selestina Arabela, and Rose Elizabeth Vigil.
20-Elizabeth R. Vigil Sanchez Born 10-22-1955, Died 3-18-1975. Hija de Procopio
Vigil y de Vivianita Rodriguez. Wife of John Sanchez.
21-Varolin Sanchez Born 3-29-1906, Married 1-27-1928, Died 8-4-1985. Hijo de
Macedonio Sanchez y de Cleofas Romero. Husband of Petrolina Medina.
21-A. Petrolina Medina Born 11-1-1908, Died 5-7-1998. Wife of Varolin
Sanchez, Hija de Siriaco Medina y Adelina Martin.
Parents of:
Maria Gracia, Jose Liberato, Jose Feliberto, Jose Elifar, Efren, Rosinaldo
(Reynaldo), Cleofas, Escolastico, Bolivar, Luis y Merlyn Sanchez.
22-Christopher Jaramillo Born 3-8-1958, Died 1984. Hijo de Horacio Jaramillo y
deTeresa Padilla.
Father of:
22-A. Selina C. Jaramillo Born 11-12-1983, Died 12-22-1983. Hija de
ChristopherJaramillo y _ _ Tafoya.
23-Libradita Lujan Martinez, Born 12-29-1869, Died 12-9-1964. Hija de
Victor Lujan y de Pelegrina Gonzales. Wife of 1st-Blas Martin, 2nd-Cornelio
Martinez (Married 11-29-1901) Hijo de Antonio Martin y FelisianaVigil.
24-Alfonso Esquibel Hijo de Juan Nepomuceno Esquibel y deVeneranda Trujillo.
Husband of Escolastica Martinez. Married11-3-1934.
Parents of:
Corrina, Jose Cristobal, and Maria U. Esquibel.
25-Santos Sanchez, Born 6-10-1925, Died 11-20-1999. Hijo de Jose Maria Sanchez y
de Ascencion Muniz. Husband of Pasquala Medina.
25-A. Pasquala Medina Born 11-11-1927, Died 23 Feb 1997. Wife of Santos
Sanchez, Hija de Siriaco Medina y Socorro Martinez.
Parents of:
Orlando, Virginia and Ascencion Sanchez.
26-Peliegrina Martinez Born 6-16-1903, Married 10-23-1924, Died 1-3-1994.
Hija deManuel Fresquez y de Isabel Lujan. Adopted parents Cornelio Martinez y
Librada Lujan. Wife of Onesimo Tafoya Hijo de Jose de Gracia Tafoya y Maria
Epimenia ESQUIVEL.
Parents of:
Gregoria, Manuel Alfonso, Jose Conrado, Maria Mable, Lorenzo Anselmo y Reynaldo
Tafoya.
26-Jose Alfredo Mondragon Born 6-4-1893, Married 2-3-1923, Died 1-19-1974. Hijo
de Juan Antonio Mondragon y de Maria Dolores Martin. Husband of MariaYglesaria
Chacon, hija de Juan Florencio Chacon y BenignaCordova.
Parents of:
Maria Adelia, Clorinda, Arturo, Maria Dolorita, Juan Antonio, Juan Florencio and
Maria Benina Mondragon.
27-Adonias Gonzales, Born 6-16-1901, Married 12-18-1920, Died 2-12-1989. Hijode
Juan Francisco Gonzales y de Maria Ramona Romero. Husband of Margarita Vigil.
27-A. MargaritaVigil Born 5-16-1903, Died 2-6-1998. Wife of Adonias Gonzales, Hija
de Jose Livorio Vigil y de Celestina Tafoya.
Parents of:
Jose Z., Lila, Maria Demetria, Rufina, Moiselio, Arnold, Patricio, Luciano, Juan
Alberto y Maria Raquel Gonzales.
28-LeopoldoTrujillo, hijo de Jose Estanislado Trujillo y de Juana MariaPadilla.
Husband of Matilde Ortega Married 3-14-1910.
28-A. Matilde Ortega Wife of Leopoldo Trujillo, Hija de Juan Bautista Ortega y de
Juana Maria Ortega.
Parents of:
Manuel G. and Carolina Trujillo.
29-Celia Sanchez Born 4-18-1956, Died 4-19-1956
30-Robert E. Sanchez Born 17 July 1960, Died 7-3-1995. Son of Liberato Sanchez and
Celia Garcia.
31-James Romero Born 2-23-1959, Died 3-4-1976.
32-Manuel A.Tafoya Born 8-1-1927, Died 7-30-1986.
33- Billy Joe Rodarte, Jr. Born 20 Aug. 1977, Died 2 16-2004. Hijo de Joe Mike
Rodarte and Peggy Elisa Fresquez.
34-Juanita S. Sanchez Born 11-30-1958, Died 8-10-2000.
By: Alberto Vidaurre 3-9-2011