Petra Rivera^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1882 - 1908  (26 years)

• Name	Petra Rivera  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	12 May 1882	Texas, USA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	26 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct 2, San Patricio, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Census: "Petra Shelton", 19, born Feb 1881, married 2 years, has had 1 child, no children living, cannot read, write, or speak English.
  Died	28 Aug 1908	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA   [4]
  Buried	Sep 1908	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Holy Cross Cemetery. Headstone inscription "Recuerdo de sus hijos", which translates to "Memory of her children"
  Person ID	I412488798797	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Alberto Núñez Sheldon,   b. May 1871, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 August 1919, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1898	Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  	Married by Joseph Dunn, Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1, Nueces County. Mr Alberto Sheldon to Miss Petra Rivera.
  Children	1. Florentino Rivera Sheldon,   b. 16 Oct 1900, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA ,   d. 20 May 1985, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA  (Age 84 years)   2. Benita Sheldon,   b. 18 Jun 1902, Texas, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1989, Nueces County, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years)   3. Rosita Sheldon,   b. 10 Apr 1908, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1966, Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 May 1882 - Texas, USA Married - 14 Dec 1898 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA Died - 28 Aug 1908 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA Buried - Sep 1908 - Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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