Above is picture of Augustin's family from our 2001 Arriola family Reunion.
Augustin and Rosa (my grandmother), with his sister Ysabel, her husband Juan Rivera left Abasolo GTO in 1906. The story is with Ysabel's help they kidnapped my grandmother Rosa. It took them months to get to the United States, along the way Ysabel lost her first born baby Natividad. My grandparent's went to Flagstaff Az. Augustin started work with the Railroad. Ysabel and Juan left for Los Angeles, there Juan's relatives helped them. Juan died in 1926, they had six children, of their six children only Eloisa age 86 is living.
Augustin and Rosa followed the railroad, Their first child Manuel was born in 1908 in Flagstaff AZ., they went to Gallop NM. where Francisca was born in 1910. They came to El Monte CA and Guadalupe was born 1914, the rest of the children were born in San Bernardino, CA. Jose was born in 1916, Augustin Jr. born 1919, Jesus #2 (my Dad) 1921, Alberta was born 1923 and Adrian born in 1926. Between 1910 and 1914 they lost two sons Ignacio and Jesus #1., were not born in San Bernardino and am still looking for their records about them, I do know they were toddler's when they passed. The only remaining siblings are Alberta age 86. The total for this generation was 19, mine is 54 after that I have lost count. From two brother's and a sister fleeing the Revolution of Mexico at that time, there are now over 1000 desendents. My Uncle Adrian my father's youngest brother was 81 years old when he passed he was a great great grandfather.
Mexico was in turmoil because of the Mexican Revolution, Remigio's daughter Jesusita was kidnapped in the Revolution and the family never saw her agan. Guanajuato MX. has always been the main focus in Mexican politics. My grandfather, his brother and sister were fleeing Mexico to save their lives. Times were hard for them, leaving their homeland, the family once having money, losing a sister, it took them about a year to get to the to the United States. Once they got here they faced discrimination and other issues present at the turn of the century. The Arriola families with their family tradition's, hard work flourished, it was hard but they indured and survived. Ysabel's second husband Manuel Arevalo served in WWI. The first generation males served in WWII, the women worked as "Rosie the Riviter" the following generation's have contributed and carring on the tradition's of family, of their roots, but most of all as so many from other countries who migrated to the USA found a new home with freedom and have served their country as citizen's and service from WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq and Afganistan.
Mexico was in turmoil because of the Mexican Revolution, Remigio's daughter Jesusita was kidnapped in the Revolution and the family never saw her agan. Guanajuato MX. has always been the main focus in Mexican politics. My grandfather, his brother and sister were fleeing Mexico to save their lives. Times were hard for them, leaving their homeland, the family once having money, losing a sister, it took them about a year to get to the to the United States. Once they got here they faced discrimination and other issues present at the turn of the century. The Arriola families with their family tradition's, hard work flourished, it was hard but they indured and survived. Ysabel's second husband Manuel Arevalo served in WWI. The first generation males served in WWII, the women worked as "Rosie the Riviter" the following generation's have contributed and carring on the tradition's of family, of their roots, but most of all as so many from other countries who migrated to the USA found a new home with freedom and have served their country as citizen's and service from WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq and Afganistan.
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