Person:Avelino Ortiz Gonzalez (1)

!AUTOBIOGRAPHY: "This Is My Life" by Rita Maria Renta de Bernier - Biography briefly mentions Avelino and his wife, Buenaventura, who acted as parents to their nieces and nephew. His business was a livery stable in Coamo. He later retired to Ponce because of his failing health.

!CENSUS: 1910 Federal Census Puerto Rico, Ponce, Segundo (Urbano), E.D. 622, Page 70. Avelino's age is shown to be 81 in 1910. He was not employed at the time of the census. Avelino and his wife, Buenaventura, had 3 of their nieces and a nephew (Petra Santiago y Bello, Francisca Diaz y Quile, Rita M. Ortiz y Quile, and Luis Ortiz y Quile) living with them at the time of the census. The family resided on Calle Capitan Correa.

!CHRISTENING-BIRTH-PARENTS: Baptismal Records; 1883-1904; Parroquial Iglesia de Nuestra Sra. del Carmen de la Playa de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico; Book # 2 , Page 7b, Record # 81; FHL Microfilm # 0820709, Items # 1-8, Photocopies in possession of James Halabuk, 303 Tabbs Lane, Newport News, VA, 23602; NOTES: Julia was baptised on 25 December, 1889, in Ponce, Puerto Rico by Father Pascual Pina. Her birth date is shown as 26 November, 1889, and her parents are recorded as Genaro Diaz and Agapita Gonzalez. Paternal grand parents are shown to be Manuel Diaz and Candida Rodriguez. Maternal grand parents are shown to be Antonio Gonzalez and Fermina Quiles. God parents are shown to be Avelino Ortiz and Ventura Rosado. Also, the record states that the birth was legitimate.

!BAPTISM_CONFIRMATION: The baptism and confirmation ordinances were performed for Avelino by proxies in the Washington D.C. Temple on 12 November, 2005 during a Denbigh Ward, Newport News Virginia Stake, youth baptism excursion.

!INITIATORY_ORDINANCE: The initiatory ordinace was performed for Avelino in the Washington D.C. Temple on 17 March, 2006. Phillip M. Halabuk was the proxie for this ordinance.

!SEALING_PARENTS_ORDINANCE: Avelino was sealed to his parents in the Washington D.C. Temple on 4 September, 2006. James P. Halabuk was the proxie for Avelino for this ordinance.