Juanita's parents were Juan Camillo and Maria Ricards Medina Martinez. She married Antonio Domingo Trujillo in Carnero, Saguache County, Colorado (near Monte Vista) in 1884.
Juanita and Antonio moved with their children from Monte Vista to La Posta, Colorado about 1900, where Antonio literally "staked his claim" in a land rush. The family had homes and ranches in the La Posta and Florida Mesa farming communities south of Durango. Antonio is mentioned in the fourth edition of the book "Pioneers of the San Juan Country".
They had six known children:
1) Jose Maria "Joe" Trujillo
2) Maria Francisca "Frances" Trujillo Vigil, also known as Francesquita
3) Louis Alfred Trujillo
4) Maria Emilia "Emily" Trujillo Manzanares (1894-1974) m. Luis "Louis" M. Manzanares (1889-1963)
5) Samuel "Sam" Trujillo
6) Maria Eufemia "Fanny" Trujillo
Juanita and Antonio moved with their children from Monte Vista to La Posta, Colorado about 1900, where Antonio literally "staked his claim" in a land rush. The family had homes and ranches in the La Posta and Florida Mesa farming communities south of Durango. Antonio is mentioned in the fourth edition of the book "Pioneers of the San Juan Country".
They had six known children:
1) Jose Maria "Joe" Trujillo
2) Maria Francisca "Frances" Trujillo Vigil, also known as Francesquita
3) Louis Alfred Trujillo
4) Maria Emilia "Emily" Trujillo Manzanares (1894-1974) m. Luis "Louis" M. Manzanares (1889-1963)
5) Samuel "Sam" Trujillo
6) Maria Eufemia "Fanny" Trujillo
Juanita's parents were Juan Camillo and Maria Ricards Medina Martinez. She married Antonio Domingo Trujillo in Carnero, Saguache County, Colorado (near Monte Vista) in 1884.
Juanita and Antonio moved with their children from Monte Vista to La Posta, Colorado about 1900, where Antonio literally "staked his claim" in a land rush. The family had homes and ranches in the La Posta and Florida Mesa farming communities south of Durango. Antonio is mentioned in the fourth edition of the book "Pioneers of the San Juan Country".
They had six known children:
1) Jose Maria "Joe" Trujillo
2) Maria Francisca "Frances" Trujillo Vigil, also known as Francesquita
3) Louis Alfred Trujillo
4) Maria Emilia "Emily" Trujillo Manzanares (1894-1974) m. Luis "Louis" M. Manzanares (1889-1963)
5) Samuel "Sam" Trujillo
6) Maria Eufemia "Fanny" Trujillo
Juanita and Antonio moved with their children from Monte Vista to La Posta, Colorado about 1900, where Antonio literally "staked his claim" in a land rush. The family had homes and ranches in the La Posta and Florida Mesa farming communities south of Durango. Antonio is mentioned in the fourth edition of the book "Pioneers of the San Juan Country".
They had six known children:
1) Jose Maria "Joe" Trujillo
2) Maria Francisca "Frances" Trujillo Vigil, also known as Francesquita
3) Louis Alfred Trujillo
4) Maria Emilia "Emily" Trujillo Manzanares (1894-1974) m. Luis "Louis" M. Manzanares (1889-1963)
5) Samuel "Sam" Trujillo
6) Maria Eufemia "Fanny" Trujillo
Gravesite Details
Note: Elco Cemetery is in Bondad, Colorado, near Sunnyside and La Posta.
