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IrishBubbaLiberal

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4. My wife's grandfather was almost deported in 1930s South Texas
Fri Dec 6, 2024, 05:00 PM
Dec 6

My wife’s family can trace back to pre-Texas in the early 1700s.

One relative was killed in La Bahia by an arrow shot to his neck.
This was after the French had left La Bahia.
Died in Dec 1723 (or I recall that the year without looking it up again)

Also direct relations to the founders of city of San Antonio,
AND what became known later as the Alamo,
the original location, before being moved.

Well my wife’s grandfather was a gambler, professional gambler,
He and his family lived in Cotulla Texas area then,,
AND the local sheriff tried to get him to leave and go to Mexico,

He was indeed born in Mexico, but had legally come into South Texas
back then by crossing the border and paying the US border fee,,, believe it was
less than a few US $ bucks or so back then….in about 1918.

In 1930s Many Texas Hispanics, many US born citizens were forced to leave Texas
by the Racist local civil authorities, local sheriff etc

There was a documentary film about the Sheriff killing Texas Hispanics
so they could steal their land. BORDER BANDITS

http://borderbanditsmovie.com/

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