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Note: T I M E L I N E 1839 -- BIRTH/BAPTISM: On 5 Oct 1839 in the parish of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion de Juncos, Jose Tomas, the legitimate son of Dn. Rafael Falero and Da. Ma. Ana Machin was baptized, having been born 18th of the previous month. Godparents were Alejandro Lopez and Feramina Espino. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Microfilm 1389069, Parrish records of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion de Juncos, Item 5 Bautizmos, #805. [Accessed 30 Apr 2015] _________________________________________________________________
1842 -- Father is Mayor of Juncos SOURCE: pr-roots.com, "Alcaldes de Juncos"
1844 Census -- Rafael Falero , age 50, is living in Valenciano Abajo. Married to Mariana Machin, age 45, they have the following children in the household: Estevan, 19, Juan, 17; Angel, 9; Jose, 7; Tomas, 5, Rafael, 1; Maria, 13; Carmen, 11; and ? (Ulifania), 3. Also in the household is Catalina Machin y ??, age 95. This is most likely Rafael's mother. Slaves enumerated with him are Ignacio, 30; Juan, 18; Diego, 25; Francisco, 30; Ramon, 3; Rufina, 29; Rocenda, 1. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family History Library Catalogue order, Film, #1511663 item 3; Juncos, Puerto Rico,Censo, 1847 Caja 97. NOTE: There are scatterd records with no date in this film and this is one of them. The film is titled 1847, however, the ages in this record make it more appropriate to 1844 based on known birthdates and this is where I have placed it.
_________________________________________________________________ 1860 -- Tomas is listed in the household of his parents, Rafael Falero y Machin and Mariana Machin y Rodriguez. Tomas is single and 20 years old placing his birth about 1840. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family History Library Catalogue order from, International film #1511631; Juncos Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 83, 1832-160. [Accessed 13 Mar 2014]
1862 -- MARRIAGE: On 23 Jan 1862, in the parish of Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, San Lorenzo, Hato Grande, PR, Tomas Falero y Machin, native of and living in Juncos, legitmate son of Rafael Falero and Mariana Machin, was married to Paula Rodriguez, native of and living in Hato Grande, legitimate daughter of Jose Manuel Rodriguez and of Maria Denis y Recibrena (best guess) SOURCE: Family Search Historical Records Collection, film #1389061, Registros parroquiales, 1812-1931, Iglesia Catolica. Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, San Lorenzo, Item 7 Matrimonios, #778. [Accessed 10 Jul 2014]
1866 -- Tomas Falero and wife Paula Rodriguez were listed as Godparents in the baptismal record of Francisco de Sales Perez on 3 Mar 1866 in Juncos, Puerto Rico. They were also listed as Godparents in the baptismal record of Roberto Garcia on 27 May 1866
_________________________________________________________________ 1870 -- Tomas Falero y Machin is found in the 1870 census of Juncos, Puerto Rico in the barrio of Ceiba Sur. He is 28 years old and a widower with 3 children: Rafael Falero y Rodriguez, age 6; Elon (Eloy) Falero y Rodriguez, age 4; and Ramon Falero y Rodriguez, age 2. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family History Library Catalogue order, film #1511645; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 86, 1868-1875.
1871 -- A year later, Tomas, age 30, is listed in Valenciano Abajo with three sons, Rafael, age 8, Jose E., age 6, and Ramon, age 4. It could be that he was located on the boarder of these two barrios. Jose appears to be the same age as Elon.
SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family HIstory Library Catalogue order, film #1511645; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 86, 1868-1875.
1876 -- Tomas Falero y Machin is now listed as 35 years old with 3 sons: Eloy, Rafael, and Ramon. Eloy is 11 years old, so the age is appropriate to be the same person as Jose E. Rafael is age 13 and Ramon age 9. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family HIstory Library Catalogue order, film #1511645; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 87, 1876-1878.
1877 -1878 -- This one reads similar to the one above with additonal information. Tomas Falero y Machin, is 35, a widower, of the Roman Catholic faith, born in Puerto Rico, a farmer by profession, living in Ceiba Sur, Juncos, Puerto Rico. He can read, write and speak Spanish. He has three sons and two nephews living with him. His sons are Rafael Falero y Rodriguez, 13; Eloy Falero y Rodriguez, 11; and Ramon Falero y Rodriguez, 9. All three boys are born Puerto Rico, the two oldest can read and write, the youngest can read only. His nephews are Avelino Falero y Rivera, 24; and Wenceslao Falero y Rivera, 20. Both are single, born in Puerto Rico, and can read and write. SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Family History Library Catalogue order, film #1511657; Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 89, 1877-1878. [Accessed 22 Apr 2014] __________________________________________________________________
1887 -- Don Tomas Falero y Machin, age 58 (48), listed alone. Juncos, Puerto Rico SOURCE: FamilySearch.org; Family History Library order, film # 1511657, Juncos, Puerto Rico Caja 91, Censo 1887 [Accessed 24 Apr 2014] _________________________________________________________________
1892 -- Living Ceiba Sur, Juncos, Puerto Rico, when he is named as the paternal grandfather of Juana Maria Falero de la Cuna, daughter of his son Ramon. Again, he may be living on the boarder of Ceiba Sur and Valenciano Abajo.
1893 -- Don Tomas Falero, 51 (53), born in Juncos, widower and proprietor, is living in Ceiba Sur, Juncos, PR. Also in the household is Maria Madalene Castro, 30, single, born in Juncos, PR; Juan Castro, 18, single, Maria Ana Castro, 15, single and Isabel Meres, 20. Relationships to Tomas Falero unknown. SOURCE: Family Search.org, Family History Libary Catalogue order, film # 1511657 Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 93 1880-1893. [Accessed Apr 2014]
1895 -- Tomas Falero is head of a family group which includes ?? Castro y Flores, ?? Castro, Santiago Castro, Ana Castro, ?? Castro. Family group located in Ceiba Sur, Juncos, PR. No further info included. SOURCE: Family Search.org, Family History Libary Catalogue order, film # 1511657 Juncos, Puerto Rico Censo, Caja 93 1880-1896. [Accessed Apr 2014] ________________________________________________________________
1898 -- Tomas Falero y Machin's death occurred on 19 August 1898 at 6 am as a cause of intense pulmonary congestion of traumatic origin caused by a bull. He may have been gored. His death record names him as, 54 years old, the widower of wife Da. Paula Rodriguez with whom he had three sons, Eloy, Ramon, and Rafael, who were living in the deceased's house in Ceiba Sur at the time of his death, according to this record. He was the legitimate son of D. Rafael Falero and of Da. Mariana Machin, both deceased.
SOURCE: Family Search Historical Records Collection, "Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1836-2001," index and images,Juncos > Defunciones Caja 115-116 1896-1899 Nacimientos y matrimonios Caja 117 1872-1898 Bautismos y matrimonios Caja 118 1849-18 > image 384-385 of 3185. [Accessed 14 Mar 2014]
SOURCE (Death Record): Family Search Historical Record Collections, Puerto Rico, Registro Civil, 1836-2001," index and images, Juncos, Defunciones 1894-1901, image 1267 of 2440. [Accessed 2 Jun 2014]
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1901 -- 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 his 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 was living on 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 Rivera. 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 his 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 thePuerto Rico Supreme Court, Pgs 111-119
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