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Note: Alternate Spellings: Ribera TI M E L I N E
1857 -- Jose Abelino, age 5, is living with his parents in the barrio of Gurabo Abajo, Juncos, Puerto Rico. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Family History Library Catalogue order, International Film, #1511631; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 83, 1832-1860 _________________________________________________________________ 1863 -- Named as the son of Maria Concepcion de Rivera & Esteban Falero in Maria's death record. Age about 11.
1866 -- CENSUS: Abalina (Avelino) Falero, age 17, is mistakenly noted as female here. He is living in his grandmother Marianna Machin's household along with his uncle Francisco Falero, age 39, and the following siblings: Cruz Falero, female, age 15, Juliana Falero, female, age 12; Sinforosa Falero, female, age 10; Wenceslao Falero, male, age 8; Isabel Falero, female, age 6. Parents are not listed and may be deceased. SOURCE: Family Search.org, Family History Libary Catalogue order film # 1511645; Juncos Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 85, 1860-1866. [Accessed Mar 2014] Digital Film 008138877, Img 1568 of 2816. [Accessed 5 Oct 2017]
1868 -- Avelino Falero, age 15, is living with this father and siblings in the household of Pedro Rodriguez of the Canary Islands, in Valenciano Abajo, Juncos, Puerto Rico. Mother not listed. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Family History Library Catalogue order, International Film #1511645; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo,Caja 86, 1868-1875. {Accessed 13 Mar 2014] _________________________________________________________________ 1871 -- Age 19, living in the house of his grandmother Mariana Machin in Valenciano Abajo, Juncos, Puerto Rico, along with his siblings. No parents listed. SOURCE: Family Search.org, Family History Library Catalogue order, film # 1511645; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 86, 1868-1875. [Accessed Mar 2014]
1877-1878 -- Avelino Falero y Rivera, age 24, single, is living in the household of his uncle, Tomas Falero y Machin in Ceiba Sur, Juncos, PR. He was born in Puerto Rico, can read and write, is of the Roman Catholic faith, and is a laborer by profession. Also in the same houehold is his younger brother Wenceslao, age 20.
SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family History Library Catalogue order, film #1511657; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 89, 1877-1878. [Accessed 22 Apr 2014] _________________________________________________________________ 1892 -- Named as Avelino Falero y Rivera, father, in the birth record of Juana Falero y Villarin. He is not married at this time according to this record, but recognizes Juana as his daughter which makes her a legal heir. Juana's mother is named as Maria Villarin, 18 years old, single. SOURCE: Family Search Historical Records Collection; "Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1836-2001," index and images, Juncos > Nacimientos 1885-1894, image 2213 of 2951. [Accessed 10 Mar 2014]
1894 -- Named as José Avelino Falero, father, in the birth record of Jose Avelino Falero y Villarin. Still single. Again, by recording his paternity, his son becomes his legal heir though born out of wedlock. In the 1910 census José and Marequita are recorded wed for 18 years. This obviously is not accurate. SOURCE: Family Search Historical Records Collection; "Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1836-2001," index and images, Juncos > Nacimientos 1885-1894, Image 2867 of 1951. [Accessed 10 Mar 2014]
1897 Dec 31 -- Enumerated in the barrio of Valenciano Abajo, Juncos, as Avelino Falero Rivera, age 45, single, can read and write, a farmer by profession. He is living with Maria Villarin Colon, age 24, born Juncos, single. In the household with them are the following children: Juana Falero Villarin, age 5, Avelino Falero Villarin, age 3; Maria Concepcion Falero y Villarin, age 1, and Maria Falero y Flores, age 15. All are listed as his daughters. Maria Falero y Flores is his daughter by Catalina Flores who is living in Gurabo. SOURCE: Family History Library Catalogue order, Film, #15116663, Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 96 Item 2, 1897/98
1898 -- On Dec 10, the Treaty of Paris was signed ending the Spanish-American War and ceding Puerto Rico to the USA. SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_territorial_acquisitions _________________________________________________________________ 1901 -- Avelino Falero, Councilman of Juncos, Puerto Rico
1902 -- D. Avelino Falero, age 49, single, born Juncos and residing in the same, a farmer by profession, legitimate son of D. Estaban Falero and Da. Maria Concepción Rivera was married in a Catholic ceremony on 6 Jun 1902 to Da. Maria Villariny, single, 28, legitimate daughter of D. Eustaquino Villariny and Da. Higina Colon. Prior to this date they had a Consensual Contract of Marriage which is a marriage without the benefit of a legal document or ceremony. ( Common Law.) SOURCE: Family Search Historical Records Collection; "Puerto Rico, Civil Registration 1836-2001," index and images, Juncos > Nacimientos 1930-1931 -- Matrimonios 1885-1923 > image 895 of 2315. [Accessed 20 Apr 2014]
1903 -- Avelino Falero y Rivera was named as grandfather in the birth record of Ramona Falero y Falero. He was married and living in Valenciano Abajo at the time. His wife, however, was not the grandmother. Catalina Flores was named as the grandmother, a single woman living in Gurabo. The mother of his granddaughter was named Maria Falero y Flores who was recognized by him as his daughter in a civil court thereby legitimizing her birth allowing her to use his last name as hers.. SOURCE: Family Search Historical Records Collection; "Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1836-2001," index and images, FamilySearch, Juncos > Nacimientos 1894-1905 > image 1683 of 2543. [Accessed 9 Apr 2014] ________________________________________________________________ 1909 -- ESTATE FEUD
Oh, those Faleros!!! Here is a case that went to the Supreme Court in appeal and was published in a law journal. It is hard to understand all the legal style of writing but this is what I got out of it. It seems that when Esteban Falero y Machin died, he left a piece of property to his daughter Isabel Aurelia (or Amelia) Falero Rivera. Evidently, brother Tomas Falero y Machin was her guardian at the time and he managed her property, and actually appropriated the land and used it for his own benefit. Well, Tomas must have had a bout with his conscience and he gave Isabel 100 acres of land in Ceiba Sur to compensate her for her losses.
Then Tomas died leaving all his possessions to his children which included, they thought, that 100 acres of land. Evidently, Tomas's son Rafael moved onto the land as he is described as a tenant at will. Well Isabel sold the land to Jose Casildo Reyes, who then sold it back to her brother Avelino Falero. This must have all happened quickly. Then Avelino registered the land in his name and evicted Rafael.
So Tomas's children, filed a suit to reclaim the land saying that Isabel did not have title to the land at the time of Tomas's death, had no right to sell it, and the land was still apart of Tomas's estate. But the court ruled in favor of Avelino since he had a valid purchase agreement. Then the two families must have fought this back and forth until it came before the Supreme Court. Rafael Falero Rodriguez represented the rest of the family and filed suit against Avelino Falero Rivera claiming that Avelino lied and connived to get the property transferred to him and registered before they new what was going on. They wanted the court to not only declare the previous case Null & Void but to grant them $11,000 in damages.
Well they lost the case at the Supreme Court level, too. It sounds like they lost it because the lawyer wasn't all that good and missed a few details, plus there wasn't enough evidence to prove their claim that Isabel didn't have the right to sell. SOURCE: "Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Porto Rico, " by the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, pgs 111-119
__________________________________________________________________ 1910 -- Living in rural Valenciano Abajo, Juncos, Puerto Rico on the street that separates Valenciano from Florida. Recorded here as Avelino Falero y Rivera, age 57, married for 18 years (8 yrs) to Marequita Villarin y Colon, age 37. They have 6 children: Juana, age 17 ; Avelino, 15; Concepcion, 12; Paula, 8; Jesus, 6; and Teodora, 3. José Avelino is a farmer by occupation and he owns his own farm free and clear of mortgage. He can read and write. SOURCE:
1912 -- DEATH: In Juncos, PR, the 26th of May 1912, at 10am, Wenceslao Falero y Rivera appeared before the Civil Registrar to record the death of Avelino Falero y Rivera, age 75, who died at 6 pm on 25th of May 1912. At the time of his death he was married to Maria Villarini, a native and resident of the pueblo. with whom he had 7 children named, Juana, Avelino, Concepcion, Paula, Jesus, Teodosia and Tomasa. He also had one recognized daughter named Maria Falero y Flores. He was the legitimate son of Esteban Falero and Concepcion Rivera, both natives and both deceased. SOURCE: Ancestry.com. Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations, 1885-2001
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