Flores Colón Family
Puerto Rico Genealogy


Fernando Flores Colón
Approximate age 17
Born in Coamo, PR on April 17, 1924
Died in Río Piedras on May 27, 1980

 

Don Fernando Flores Ortíz
Born in Coamo, PR, on November 20, 1895
died in Río Piedras on September 8, 1963
and
Doña Joaquina Colón Blanco
Born in Barranquitas, on March 5, 1903
and died on July 27, 1990 in Rio Piedras

Probably married in Barranquitas
on or around July 11, 1923

Children of Fernando and Joaquina: Fernando, Rafael, Jorge, Anibal, Ruben, Consuelo, Rosita, Lidia, Joaquinita, and Ana Lelis. Other children died in infancy.

The family has its roots in Coamo Arriba, Coamo, Puerto Rico

Joaquinita, Fernando, Lidia, Joaquina, Conce
Fernando and Joaquina with 3 of their daughters
circa 1950


Fernando Flores Ortíz

His ancestors . . .

Don José Doroteo Flores Rodríguez
Born and died in Coamo
and
Doña Bartola Ortíz de Peña Bonilla "Mamá Tola"
Born and died in Coamo.

They had at least 4 children that we know of;  Fernando, Zoilo, Carlos, Lolín.

José Doroteo and Mama Tola, owned a ranch/farm in Coamo Arriba, which upon their death passed to their children. The Flores family still owns the property.

parents of José Doroteo Flores Rodríguez

Don Juan María Flores
Born and died in Coamo
and
Doña Carmen Rodríguez
from Coamo


Doña Joaquina Colón Blanco

Her ancestors . . .

Don José Felipe Colón Colón
Barranquitas, circa 1876
and
Doña Genoveva Blanco Miranda
Barranquitas, circa 1878

parents of José Felipe Colón Colón

Don Cristobal Colón Colón
and
Doña Crispina Colón Colón
both from Barranquitas

parents of Cristobal Colón Colón

Don Cristobal Colón Casablanca
and
Doña Sabina Colón

Owners of land in Barranquitas and Coamo

 


parents of Juan María Flores

Don Juan Matías Flores
Born and died in Coamo
Might have been a school teacher during Spanish regime

parents of Genoveva Blanco Miranda

Don Mariano Blanco
Born in Spain
and
Doña Portalatina Miranda Rivera (Mama Porta)
Barranquitas but possibly born in Spain according to legend

Doña Bartola Ortiz de Peña Bonilla de Flores
(see photo)

parents of Bartola Ortiz de Peña Bonilla

Don Agapito Ortiz (de Peña ?) Nalosco (Nolosco ? )
and
Doña Juana Bautista Bonilla

parents of Juana Bautista Bonilla

Don Pedro Bautista (Aibonito)
and
Doña Victoria Bonilla


     Mamá Tola, circa 1949


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