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Mary (Mere) Howard de Contreras and Abundio Contreras.
Married 1897. Parents of Hernán Howard Contreras |
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Mary Howard Contreras and Abundio Contreras
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Mary Howard with parents, Thomas Howard and Ellen Keefe. Circa 1874 |
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Mary Howard 1876
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Mary (Mere) Howard.
Photo taken in New Orleans in 1880. Mary Howard married Abundio Contreras. Only one son, Hernán Howard Contreras, survived to adulthood. |
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Rio Grande City, Texas 1890.
Front row (seated) left to right: Juan Hinojosa, Casimiro Perez Alvarez.
Second row: Abundio Contreras, Abundio Treviño |
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Juan Hinojosa Sr.
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Juan Hinojosa Sr.
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Juan Hinojosa, Sr.
Drawing by Fito Lamont |
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Victoriano Hinojosa
Pepita's Grandfather |
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Josefa Perez Hinojosa
Tia Pepita's Grandmother. Died September 6, 1906 |
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Rio Grande City around 1908. Top Row: Hernán H. Contreras
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Eliza Howard
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Eliza Howard de Hinojosa
Eliza was Mary Howard de Contreras' younger sister |
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Eliza's Baby
Bany one month three weeks old |
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Adelina de la Peña.
Daughter of Silverio Peña and Eliza Howard. July 5, 1890 |
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Adelina de la Peña
Daughter of Silverio Peña and Eliza Howard. Rio Grande City. September 30, 1897 |
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Tomb of Silverio de la Pena
Eliza's first husband was Silverio. After she widowed she married Juan Hinojosa, Sr. |
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Hernan H. Contreras
1902 Portrait processed in New Orleans. |
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Mary Howard de Contreras, Hernan H. Contreras, Abundio Contreras
Family portrait 1903 |
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Hernan H. Contreras 1905
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Hernan H. Contreras 1907
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Hernan H. Contreras
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Hernan H. Contreras
Hernan in uniform on side of house at 310 Mirasoles St. in Rio Grande City |
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Hernan Howard Contreras
In Texas A & M cadet uniform. Hernan graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1923 |
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Hernan H. Contreras
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Hernan Contreras with friend
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Hernan Contreras
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Hernan H. Contreras with friend
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Juan H. Hinojosa, Jr.
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Juan H. Hinojosa, Jr.
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Juan H. Hinojosa, Jr.
Juanito at the fair in San Antonio. 1909 |
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Juan H. Hinojosa, Jr.
In Texas A & M cadet uniform. Juan graduated in 1928 |
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Juan H. Hinojosa
Captain 1944 |
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Juan H. Hinojosa. Jr.
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Rail Road Apprentice class 1925
Hernan is 6th person from left on front row
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Mary Howard (Mama Mere)
Married Abundio Contreras |
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Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico
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Harvey Biedler
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Victor Contreras.
Brother of Abundio Contreras |
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Abundio Contreras and Mary Howard de Contreras about 1914 |
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M. Contreras
Brother of Abundio Contreras. |
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Baby Hargrove
Child of Mr. & Mrs. S. M Hargrove. Picture dedicated to Mr. & Mrs. A. Contreras. 19xx
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Emilia
Picture dedicated to Mary Howard |
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Jose Maria Almaráz
Dedicated to Mary Howard. March 12 1881 |
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Rudolph Hovey
Post Card dedicated "To my Mother's most dear friend, Mrs. Mary Contreras from Rudolph Hovey. |
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Hernán H. Contreras
First Communion. 1909. |
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Delivering up chairs for a function in Brooks home.
Dreamland Theatrecan be seen in background |
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Father Pedro Tonson
Missionary priest. Picture dedicated to Mary Howard Contreras. 1913. |
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Olive and Juan H. Hinojosa, III
Olive, wife of Juan Hinojosa, Jr., and Punky |
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Juan H. Hinojosa III (Punky)
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Estela P. Contreras
Political gathering in McAllen, Texas |
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Hernan A. Contreras 1965
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Hernan Contreras and John McDonnough
1965 Miyako Air Station (Radar Site) |
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Hernan A. Contreras 1965
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Charlie Crew May 1965
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Diana, Estela and Victoria
Cinco de Mayo 1983 |
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