The following article appeared in Herencia, the quarterly journal of the
Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, January, 2001.
It is reprinted here by special permission.

See also "Towns and Settlements in the Gallup-Atarque Area" by Pauline Chavez Bent.
From "Some Notes About the Gallup Records," the New Mexico Genealogist, December, 2002, p. 176.

Guide to the Microfilm
of the Sacramental Records of the
Diocese of Gallup
1777-1920

by Francisco Sisneros

Introduction
This is a guide to the microfilm edition of the sacramental records of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial records of the Diocese of Gallup to 1920. The original records, beginning in 1777, are in the custody of the Diocese of Gallup. Earlier original records, some beginning in 1699, are in the custody of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. This is a preliminary survey, subject to correction. When the extractions have been completed, a new, expanded guide with corrections will be produced..

The Diocese of Gallup was established in 1939, having been carved out of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and the Diocese of Tucson. In 1969, the Diocese of Phoenix, in turn, was carved out of the Diocese of Gallup. Though the Diocese of Gallup was not established until 1939, missions and parishes included in the Diocese date much earlier; Acoma (1629), Zuņi (1629), Laguna (1699), Seboyeta (Cebolleta) (1746), San Rafael (1879), Gallup (1889), Blanco (1900), Farmington (1900), Cuba (Nacimiento) (1916), and Lumberton (1919). Early parishes in Arizona that are included within the Diocese are St. John's (San Juan) (1877), Springerville (1890), Winslow (1896), St. Michaels (1898), Chinle (1906), Fort Defiance (1915, 1961), and Lukachukai (1915). Sacramental records for Acoma, 1725-1777, and Zuņi, 1699-1775, have been microfilmed previously and are available at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives and other repositories.

In New Mexico the Diocese of Gallup encompasses the counties of Catron, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan and parts of Rio Arriba, Sandoval, and Bernalillo. In Arizona the Diocese of Gallup encompasses the eastern Arizona counties and includes the Navajo and Hopi Reservations.

The Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico (HGRC) inventoried twenty-seven bound volumes of records containing approximately six thousand pages. The record books are in varying states of repair. The books are bound in leather casings, in cloth, in cardboard, and some in plain paper. Some books have broken spines. Portions of some books are illegible.

The Gallup diocesan records are historically significant to genealogists and historians. The Territory of New Mexico did not begin maintaining civil birth and death records until 1907 and even these records are sporadic. Along with the name of the child and the name of parents, the records often provide a birth date, names of grandparents, ethnicity, and place of residence. The information also documents the social, ethno-history of northwestern New Mexico and eastern Arizona.

Funding for this project was provided in part by the New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board (NMHRAB). Under the general guidelines established by the NMHRAB, the microfilming project qualified primarily as a preservation project described by the NMHRAB in "Collecting 400 Years of Recorded History: Summary Report of the Strategic Plan (1998)."

The project was a collaborative effort undertaken by the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, the Diocese of Gallup, the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, and the Office of Historical and Artistic Patrimony of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Volunteer members Armando Sandoval, Ernestino Tafoya, Gloria Sanchez, Tony Gallegos, Francisco Sisneros, and Bob and Priscilla Greene performed all tasks related to the project; inventory, prepping, microfilming, and indexing. HGRC Board President Ronald Miera supervised all aspects of the project. Lupita T. Quintana of the Micrographics Bureau of the Records Management Division of the State Records Center and Archives assisted with the technical aspects of the microfilming project. Deacon Joe Krikiwa of the Diocese of Gallup collected the books from the parishes and missions and transported them to Santa Fe. Marina Ochoa of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe provided for the safeguarding of the books in Santa Fe.

In 1999, Bishop Donald E. Pelotte of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup gave the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico permission to inventory and microfilm the records. The HGRC wishes to thank Bishop Pelotte for realizing the significance of the project and allowing the project to proceed. All participants involved are much richer for his wisdom and generosity.

Francisco Sisneros
December 2000

The Records - Description of Contents by Roll

Roll 1 consists of 125 frames and contains Laguna baptismal records from 1777 to 1809. The original book contains 163 pages bound in plain paper. There are additional entries at end of roll. Some place names mentioned in the records are Laguna, Cebolleta, and Pajarito.

Roll 2 consists of 136 frames and contains Acoma baptismal records from 1777 to 1806. The original book contains 141 pages bound in paper. The original book states that marriages are contained in the record book. This is in error. Some place names mentioned in the records are Acoma, Zuņi, and Cebolleta.

Roll 3 consists of 84 frames and contains Laguna marriage records from 1777 to 1847. The original book contains 114 pages and is bound in leather. Some place names mentioned in the records are Laguna, Cebolleta, Sandia, Bernalillo, Belen, Sabinal, El Rito, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque.

Roll 4 consists of 125 frames and contains Laguna and Acoma marriage records from 1847 to 1894, a marriage index from 1850 to 1883, baptismal records from 1890 to 1894, church inventories (patentes) with no date given, and confirmations for Acomita with no date given. The original book contains 177 pages bound in red leather. Some place names mentioned in the records are Acoma, Laguna, Cebolleta, Salazar, Rito Colorado, San Mateo, Paguate, Acomita, Encinal, and Paraje.

Roll 5 consists of 129 frames and contains Cebolleta baptismal records from 1854 to 1863. The original book contains 201 pages bound in blue paper. Some place names mentioned in the records are Cebolleta, Cubero, Moquino, Paguate, Encinal, Seboyetita, Rito, Acoma, Cerrito, and Laguna.

Roll 6 consists of 25 frames and contains Cebolleta baptismal records from 1893 to 1899 with an index. The original book contains 31 pages and is a ledger book bound in leather and cardboard. The record book title reads: 1893, Libro, en que se Asientaron las partidas de bautismos, en el Atarque Garcia y sus ranchos vecinos lo que pertenece a la Parroquia de Sevelleta, NM. These are records for Atarque (Garcia) and vicinity.

Roll 7 consists of 15 frames and contains Laguna burial records from 1847 to 1851 and a Cebolleta, Gallinita, and San Lorenzo confirmation record for 1886. The original book contains 20 pages bound in red leather. Some place names mentioned in the records are Laguna, Cebolleta, Gallinita, and San Lorenzo.

Roll 8 consists of 53 frames and contains Cebolleta burial records from 1860 to 1893, Cebolleta marriage records (partial) for 1822, and church inventories (patentes) for 1861. The original book contains 72 pages bound in print paper. Some place names mentioned in the records are Cebolleta, Cubero, Cebolletita, Moquino, Gallo, San Mateo, San Rafael, Chupadero, San Lorenzo, Los Valles, Chaves Station, Rito Colorado, Holbrook (Ariz.), Gallup, Chihuahua (Mex.), and Juan Tafoya.

Roll 9 consists of 56 frames and contains Cebolleta marriage records from 1852 to 1867 and a Cebolleta confirmation record for 1850. The original book contains 86 pages bound in black cloth. Some place names mentioned in the records are Cebolleta, Sabinal, Los Padillas, Los Lentes, Cubero, Pajarito, Laguna, Acoma, Atrisco, Moquino, Rito, and Cebolletita.

Roll 10 consists of 102 frames and contains Cebolleta marriage records for 1847 to 1889. The original book is a ledger book and contains 138 pages bound in speckled-colored cardboard. Some place names mentioned in the records are Sonora (Mex.), Moquino, Cebolleta, Laguna, Sapello, Rito, San Mateo, Caņon de Juan Tafoya, Paguate, Chupadero, Gallo, Casa Salazar, Cebolletita, San Jose, Las Tusas, Rio Colorado Chiquito, Gallo (Agua Fria), Cedar Spring, Ventana Rio Puerco, Chupadero, San Rafael, Pasta del Rio Puerco, Nacimiento, Rito Quemado, San Lorenzo, Cubero, La Tijera, San Juan Nepomuceno, Cerros Moquinos, Bernalillo, Vega de San Antonio, Fort Wingate, Los Valles, Los Chaves (Belen), Albuquerque, Los Lunas, La Rinconada, Guadalupe, Acoma, Agua Fria, Holbrook (Ariz.), McCarty's Station, Santa Rita, Chaves Station, Las Salinas, Atarque, Gallup, Blue Water, and Winslow (Ariz.).

Roll 11 consists of 84 frames and contains marriage records for San Rafael, Seboyeta, and Gallup from 1890 to 1904. The original book is a ledger book and contains 138 pages bound in red-patterned cardboard. Some place names mentioned in the records are San Mateo, Cubero, Rio Colorado, Juan Tafoya, Fort Wingate, Rinconada de San Jose, Holbrook (Ariz.), Gallup, Chupadero, Jaraloso, San Rafael, La Gallinita, San Lorenzo, Cebolleta, Ceboyetita, Moquino, Grants, Atrisco, Rito Colorado, Polvadera, Cottonwood Ranch, San Francisco Rio Puerco, McCarty's Station, Los Valles, Encinal, Bluewater, Atarque, Mitchell, El Rito, Laguna, Acoma, Catalpa, Acomita, Thoreau, Alamogordo, and Gibson.

Roll 12 consists of 125 frames and contains Laguna burial records from 1777 to 1825. The original book states that burials are through 1847. This is in error. The original book contains 216 pages bound in leather. Place name mentioned in the records is almost entirely Laguna.

Roll 13 consists of 123 frames and contains Gallup baptismal records from 1900 to 1914 and some marriage records and an index with Spanish names. The original book is a ledger book and contains 300 pages in a landscape layout bound in red (hardbound). Some place names mentioned in the records are San Mateo, San Rafael, Cebolleta, Cubero, Juan Tafoya, Gallup, Atarque, Laguna, San Jose, Acomita, San Lorenzo, Gibson, El Rito, Zuņi, Acomita, Grants, Clarkville, Thoreau, Paguate, McCarty, Mesita, Acoma, and Isleta.

Roll 14 consists of 115 frames and contains Gallup baptismal records for 1912 to 1913 and an index for 1900 and 1901. The original book contains 181 pages in a standard hardbound baptismal ledger book. Some place names mentioned in the records are Gallup, Navajo, Black Rock, San Rafael, Gibson, Cubero, Seboyeta, Red Rock, Sawyer, Cold Springs, San Lorenzo, Atarque, Zuņi, Concho, Moquino, Heaton, Venadito, Chavez, San Mateo, Albuquerque, Salazar, and Juan Tafoya.

Roll 15 consists of 157 frames and contains Gallup marriage records from 1904 to 1922. The original book contains 35 pages in a maroon-colored, standard hardbound ledger book. Some place names mentioned in the records are Cubero, San Mateo, Grants, Gibson, San Lorenzo, Albuquerque, Gallup, Cubero, San Rafael, Atarque, Cebolleta, Clarkville, Black Rock, Moquino, Venadito, Juan Tafoya, Albuquerque, Zuņi, Heaton, Atrisco, Navajo, Sawyer, Silver City, Manuelito, Schuster Springs, Bluewater, Allison, McGaffey's, So. Garcia, and Winslow (Ariz.).

Roll 16 consists of 142 frames and contains Gallup baptismal records for 1913 to 1916. The original book contains 227 pages and is leather-bound covered in red cloth. Place names mentioned in the records are Gallup, Heaton, Diamond Mine, Seboyeta, Red Rock, San Rafael, Cubero, Juan Tafoya, Moquino, Gibson, Thoreau, Grants, Guam, Bluewater, Bernalillo, Sawyer, Chaves, Zuņi, Weaver, Black Rock, Patchin Mine, Manuelito, Schuster Spring, Garcia, Allison, and Belen.

Roll 17 consists of 325 frames and contains a Gallup baptisms index from 1904 to 1912. The original book contains 500 pages and is red hardbound. Place names mentioned in the records are Cubero, San Rafael, San Mateo, Grants, Atarque, Thoreau, Gallup, Clarkville, Gibson, Cebolleta, San Marcial, Urique (Chihuahua, Mex.), Chihuahua (Chihuahua, Mex.), San Antonio, Rinconada, Croatia-Austria, Juan Tafoya, San Lorenzo, Fresnillo (Zacatecas, Mex.), San Jose, Acoma, San Juan, Cañada, Los Lunas, Bernalillo, Alameda, No. 3 Heaton Mine, Leon (Mex.), Agua Nueva (Chihuahua, Mex.), Italy, No.3 Weaver Mine, California, Zuņi, Laguna, Moquino, Encinal, Acomita, Heaton, Paguate, Page, New York, McCarty's, Black Rock, Glorieta, Navajo (Ariz.), Guanajuato (Mex.), Weaver, Chavez, Seboyetita, Kettner, and Concho (Ariz.).

Roll 18 consists of 200 frames and contains a Gallup baptism index for 1811 to 1850, an index for 1850, an index for 1867 to 1889, an index for 1890 to 1904, an index for 1900, and an index for 1904 to 1912. The original book contains 167 pages in a ring binder. Place names mentioned in the records are Pajarito, Moquino, Cubero, Cebolleta, Cerrito, El Rito, Chupadero, San Mateo, San Francisco, San Rafael, Gallup, Juan Tafoya, Laguna, Paguate, San Jose, Rinconada, Salazar, Ft. Wingate, Tijera, Gallo, Agua Fria, Holbrook (Ariz.), San Lorenzo, Encinal, Tusas, Posta, Valles, Clarkville, Mitchell, Gibson, Gallinita, and Atarque.

Roll 19 consists of 101 frames and contains a Gallup baptismal index for 1847 to 1901. The original book contains 99 pages in a ring binder. Place names mentioned in the records are Cebolleta, San Mateo, San Francisco, Juan Tafoya, Gallup, Caņon, Moquino, San Rafael, Paguate, Cubero, Laguna, San Jose, Rinconada, Salazar, El Rito, Ft. Wingate, Gallo, Agua Fria, Holbrook (Ariz.), Encinal, Grants, San Lorenzo, Acomita, Tijeras, Posta, Tusas, Valles, Clarkville, Gibson, Atarque, Gallina, Winslow (Ariz.), Coolidge (Ariz.), Acoma, Chupadero, Guadalupe, Rio Puerco, La Ventana, Manuelito, Chavez, Jaralosa, Cabezon, McCarty's, Mitchell, Cerrito, Rito Colorado, Rito Emos, and Blue Water.

Roll 20 consists of 260 frames and contains Gallup baptismal records from 1916 to 1922. The original book contains 488 pages and is red hardbound. Place names mentioned in the records are Allison, Gallup, San Angelo (Tex.), Schuster Springs, Navajo (Ariz.), Gibson, McGaffey, San Rafael, Jones Mine, San Jose, Cubero, La Vega, Moquino, Piedra Lumbre, Seboyeta, San Mateo, Guam, Red Rock, Manuelito, Sanders (Ariz.), Bernalillo, Bluewater, Heaton, Laguna, Paguate, Newman, McCarty's, Rito, Thoreau, Chavez, Atarque, Grants, Juan Tafoya, Zacatecas (Mex.), San Lorenzo, Lupton (Ariz.), Zuni Mountains, Ft. Wingate, Barlett (Tex.), Taos, So. Guam, Horace, Eagle Pass (Tex.), Suwanee, No. Garcia, Belen, Pound (Wis.), San Antonio (Tex.), Chihuahua (Mex.), Juarez (Mex.), Coal Basin, Allen Town (Ariz.), Providence (R. I.), Navajo, Weaver, El Paso (Tex.), San Fidel, Oklahoma, Guam, Las Cruces, Navajo Mine, Canon del Ojo, Verde (Ariz.), Cebolletita, Phoenix (Ariz.), Brown's Mine, Albuquerque, Mentmore, Los Angeles (Calif.), Mesa (Ariz.), Hamburg (Calif.), Mesa (Ariz.), Carthage, Defiance Station, West Yard, Hillsboro, Eckart (Colo.), Missouri, La Tinaja, Bakersfield (Calif.), and Isleta.

Roll 21 consists of 42 frames and contains a Gallup marriage index for 1867 to 1889 and an index from 1890 to 1904. The original book contains 40 pages bound in cardboard tied with string.

Roll 22 consists of ?? frames and contains Acoma, San Mateo, Laguna, Seboyeta (Cebolleta), and San Rafael baptismal records from 1811 to 1837. The original book contains 1633 pages and is bound in leather and canvas with the title: Baptismal Record of the Parish of Gallup, 1811-1901. The book actually contains four record books bound together (Rolls 22, 23, 24, and 25). The first book contains 508 pages. Place names mentioned in the records are Cubero, Cebolleta, El Gallo, Moquino, San Mateo, Rito, Paguate, Laguna, Cerrito, Chupadero, and Zuņi.

Roll 23 consists of 194 frames and contains Acoma, San Mateo, Laguna, Seboyeta, and San Rafael baptismal records for 1840 to 1890. The second book contains 344 pages. Place names mentioned in the records are Casa Salazar, Cebolletita, Juan Tafoya, Chavez, San Mateo, El Rito, Acoma, Laguna, Cebolleta, Pahuate, Mesita Negra, Moquino, Chupadero, Encinal, and Zuņi.

Roll 24 consists of 230 frames and contains Acoma, San Mateo, Laguna, Seboyeta, and San Rafael baptismal records for 1863 to 1886. The third book contains 434 pages. Place names mentioned in the records are Ft. Wingate, San Rafael, Agua Fria, Cubero, San Jose, Cebolleta, Moquino, Cebolletita, Gallinita, Holbrook (Ariz.), San Mateo, Jaraloso, Gallup, Rito Colorado, San Lorenzo, Santa Rita, Cebolla, San Juan Nepomuceno, Rinconada, Gallina, Grants, Juan Tafoya, Valles de las Tusas, and Winslow (Ariz.).

Roll 25 consists of 187 frames and contains baptismal records for Acoma, San Mateo, Laguna, Seboyeta (Cebolleta), and San Rafael from 1886 to 1900. The fourth book contains 347 pages. Place names mentioned in the records are

Roll 26 consists of 162 frames and contains baptismal records for St. John's (San Juan), Arizona from 1877 to 1889, marriage records from 1880 to 1891, burial records from 1880 to 1895, and confirmations for 1882. The original book (volume 1) contains 286 pages bound in brown leather.

Roll 27 consists of 236 frames and contains baptismal records from 1885 to 1888 for Zuņi and baptismal records for St. John's (San Juan), Arizona from 1889 to 1908, marriage records from 1891 to 1899, and burial records from 1895 to 1908. The original book (volume 2) contains 417 pages hardbound in commercial standard lined paper. The book is in poor condition due to botched attempts at preserving the book. Some place names mentioned in the St. John's records are Zuņi, Saint John's (Ariz.), Atrisco, Belen, Peralta, Rio Bonito, Paraje, San Marcial, Albuquerque, Lemitar, Cubero, San Mateo, Concho, Sabinal, Cebolleta, Springerville (Ariz.), Valles de Guadalupe, Las Vegas, Flagstaff (Ariz.), San Antonio, Jaraloso, Silver Creek, Salazar, Socorro, San Acacio, Cedro, Ojos Bonitos, Rio de la Plata, Snow Flake (Ariz.), Tule, Alemania (Germany), La Joya, Valencia, Montecello, Polvadera, San Bernardino, Anton Chico, Guadalajara (Mex.), Davis (Tex.), Jemez, and Pajarito.

Parishes and Missions of the Diocese of Gallup
and the year the parish was established

New Mexico:

End Notes - Source:
Elizabeth Kelly, Diocese of Gallup Golden Jubilee 1939-1989, published by the Diocese of Gallup in 1989 and was supported by a donation from the Our Sunday Visitor Insitute.