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Biography of Eloisa Martinez and Joseph M. Arroyo, p. 2
More of Eloise Arroyo’s account
May 11, 2019
Biography of Eloisa Martinez and Joseph (Joe) M. Arroyo, p. 1
Written by Eloise (as she spells it) Martinez Arroyo, this describes their life of traveling between mining camps and going north to work the fields
Eloisa Martinez Arroyo and Jose (Joseph) Arroyo with their deceased baby son, John Arroyo
The photo was taken in Aguilar, CO, Dec., 1931, perhaps at the cemetery
Five daughters of Juanita and Severiano Martinez, with their mother on the right
Shown here, left to right, are: Dulcenea Martinez, Mary Victoria Martinez, Lucy Martinez Gomez, Eloisa Martinez Arroyo, and Pauline Martinez Gomez. Their mother Juanita is on the right. Not pictured are her two sons, Samuel and Leonardo Martinez
Dulcenea, Eloisa, and Pauline Martinez, 1929
This photo was taken on a Sunday morning in Lafayette, CO, while Severiano Martinez and his family were there working in the sugar beet fields
Lucy, Leonardo, and Eloisa Martinez as young children
These are children of Juanita and Severiano Martinez
Severiano Martinez’s memorial ribbon, back
The back of the ribbon says he was a member of Local 2395 of Suffield, CO
Severiano Martinez’s memorial ribbon, front
This “in memoriam” ribbon was given to Severiano’s family by the United Mine Workers of America, to place on his coffin
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