Jose Tórres Y Garcia ³

  Noted events in his life and other information:

• He appeared on the census on 1 Jun 1880 in Socorro, Socorro, New México Territory. ¹⁵
Jose Tórres M 40 Farmer
Antonia Tórres F 38 House Keeper
Joaquin Tórres M 14
Luz Tórres F 11
S____ Tórres F 6
Ramona Tórres F 9
Fransica Tórres F 2
Sinforora Tórres F 6 months

• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Socorro, Socorro, New México Territory.
Jose Tórres 30 M Farmer
Antonia Tórres 22 F
Joaquin 4 N

• Land Grant: Socorro Founding, 18 Nov 1817, Socorro, Valencia, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ^16,17 The town of Socorro was settled 18 November 1817, under a grant made by Governor Alberto Maynes to 75 families. The only recorded names are Xavier Garcia and Anselmo Tafoya.

Socorro County, with 6,626 square miles, ranks third in size among the state's counties. A variety of vegetative types are found in the county, such as ponderosa pine and Douglas fir in the west, piñon-juniper in the northwest and east, and mesquite and creosote bush following the Rio Grande Valley. Irrigated lands are found in the Rio Grande Valley and some grassland appears among the other vegetation. --Sam-Quito Padilla

Jose married Maria Antonia Meregilda Dolores Lucero, daughter of Francisco Lucero and Maria de la Luz Becerra, on 25 Nov 1862 in Socorro, Valencia, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.¹³ (Maria Antonia Meregilda Dolores Lucero was born on 12 Apr 1842 in Lemitar, Socorro, Nuevo México, Republica de México ³ and was christened on 17 Apr 1842 in San Miguel del Socorro, Socorro, Socorro, New México, Republica de México ¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: ⁸
Vecina de Socorro, viudo de Ramona Lucero, hijo de Joaquose Tórres, difunto y de Maria Andrea Garcia, con Tonita Lucero, soltera, veccina de Lemitar, hija de Francisco Lucero, difunto, y de Lu Becerra, Padrinos: Jesus Maria Chaves y Luz Tórres. Test Alejandro Vaca y Rumaldo Vaca. (San Miguel del Socorro, AASF film #92)