It
has
been
said
that
learning
about
the
past
is
a
process
of
learning
about
oneself
,
and
the
study
of
family
histories
can
help
us
understand
the
past
and
prepare
us
to
meet
the
challenges
of
today
.
Some
North
Americans
can
____________________
their
histories
back
to
Mexico
,
and
this
presentation
is
about
one
such
individual
:
Ana
Maria
Cavazos
.
Ana
Maria
Cavazos
was
born
on
June
ninth
,
1908
,
in
Reynosa
,
Mexico
.
She
was
the
eleventh
of
twelve
children
.
Her
father
,
Jesus
Cavazos
,
was
originally
from
Victoria
,
Texas
,
but
his
family
moved
to
Mexico
around
1855
.
As
was
common
at
the
time
,
Jesus
spent
much
of
his
life
____________________
cattle
and
farming
cotton
.
Ana
?
s
mother
,
Juana
Castro
,
was
the
oldest
of
six
brothers
and
sisters
.
Juana
and
Jesus
were
married
in
1880
.
Ana
?
s
family
moved
to
the
United
States
during
the
Mexican
Revolution
in
1913
.
Their
family
experienced
much
____________________
,
both
financial
and
physical
.
Yet
in
spite
of
____________________
,
many
of
them
triumphed
over
the
forces
of
____________________
and
poverty
to
____________________
as
successful
farms
and
businessmen
.
Ana
grew
up
in
Texas
and
met
her
future
husband
,
Abel
Contreras
,
in
1929
.
Ana
and
Abel
Contreras
were
married
in
1931
and
were
the
parents
of
eleven
children
.
The
principles
of
faith
,
____________________
,
and
family
oneness
____________________
their
lives
,
and
have
given
their
posterity
a
great
legacy
.
Indeed
,
we
can
benefit
greatly
from
our
family
histories
.
Thank
you
for
joining
this
short
presentation
.
