Eleuteriowas the next to marry. He married Zulema Palacios, a daughter of José Palacios and María Salinas, on July 4, 1929, and they lived in the center room next to Eugenio's room.

Guadalupemarried Hipólito Sáenz around 1936. Hipólito worked in a large farm near Petronila. The couple lived in a small house provided by the farm owner. Later they moved to a house near Praxedis's ranch. Here Hipólito farmed his own land, at the same time working as a hand on the neighboring farms and selling fruit at gatherings.

Eustorgiomarried Rosaura Sáenz from Guardado de Arriba, Tamaulipas. She was the daughter of Felix Sáenz and Ana María Olivarez. They married on February 18, 1933, in Guardado de Arriba and lived at Rancho San Andrés. Eustorgio was the youngest son in the family. By that time, all the other married members of the family had left to live on their own, so he took over all the work that had to be done on the ranch, such as the planting and harvesting of crops.

Eustorgio also performed one of the most important tasks--the hauling of drinking water from Tía Plácida's Rancho de Agua Dulce. The first well drilled at Rancho San Andrés became salty around 1919. It seems that the well lining tube was ruptured, and salt water seeped through. Only the horses and cattle could drink the water. Eustorgio hitched a pair of mules to the wagon carrying the three wooden barrels, or barricas. The team drew close to the water cistern at Agua Dulce. With a bucket, Eustorgio filled all three barrels and covered them with a heavy duck canvas tied to the top. This kept the barrels from spilling too much water on the trip. Sometimes Eustorgio was lucky, and all he had to do was move close to an overflow pipe and move the wagon a little closer each time to fill the next barrel. These barrels remained on the wagon at all times.

Anastacia, the youngest daughter, married Abelino Sáenz, who was from Guardado de Arriba. He was a brother of Rosaura. They married at the church in Santo Niño on May 9, 1937. The wedding ceremony took place at this ranch, and, like all the weddings of that time period, it lasted three days. They slaughtered a large cow, then barbecued the meat in a hole covered with tin and a fire built over it, to make a pit barbecue, or barbacoa de pozo. They slaughtered fourteen goats, or cabritos, and cooked the meat in the iron kettles, or pailas. Many neighbors came to help make the tortillas, placing them in washtubs called baños de tortillas to feed all the people traditional afternoon snack, or merienda, with pan de polvo, which are the modern-day wedding cookies, and a cup of hot chocolate. At night came the dance with the Sáenz orchestra playing. The visitors slept in their cars Saturday night to be there for the wedding the next day.

Anastacia was the last to marry, leaving Mamá Maríaand Flaviaalone. Anastacia said Flavia lamented, "Now we are alone, Mamá María y yo, and there is no one to drive us anymore to visit or go for rides."

In the early 1930s, Eleuterio and Eugenio each had their own houses. Eugenio's was located in Rancho La Gloria across from Tía Rosa's house. Eustorgio bought a house from Rancho San Vicente about 1943 and moved it to the center west end of the field at Rancho San Andrés. There he drilled a well that provided good drinking water. Mamá María then moved her home close to Eustorgio's and lived there a few years. In the early 1950s, Eustorgio moved his house from Rancho San Andrés to a piece of land across the road from Praxedis'shouse. He lived there about three years and then moved his house to Alice.

After Eustorgio moved, Mamá María and Flavia were left alone at Rancho San Andrés once more. They decided to move their house close to Praxedis's house as Eustorgio had done. Mamá María and Flavia lived here for about ten years. Flavia was the only child in the family did not marry but stayed home with her mother. She was a very good cook, an excellent housekeeper, and a very tidy person, and she acted as hostess when members of the family visited her and Mamá María. They took care of each other and missed each other when one went to visit or stay with relatives for a few days.

Mamá María died on July 20, 1961, leaving Flavia alone. A couple of years later, Flavia's house was moved to San Diego, so she could be close to her sister Nataliaand medical help in case of sickness.

Here the stories of Rancho El Fresnillo and Rancho San Jose end. The history of my mother and father's families is one of families living a pastoral life of beauty and surviving the obstacles of life with love, caring, and unity. They left an example of family life and values that will be hard for future generations to emulate.