Ayacucho, Táchira, Venezuela Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Ayacucho ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * On November 29, 1831, the San Juan de Lobatera Civil Parish was created, in what until then had been called Caserío San Juan de Los Llanos (currently San Juan de Colón).
 * The municipality of Ayacucho was born on October 1, 1881 within the Táchira section of the recently created Gran Estado Los Andes.
 * The Municipality of Ayacucho has a population of approximately 167,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1878-1989 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1905-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1944-1998 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * 1577-1995 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1869-1938 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1909-1946 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Cemeteries
Indexes of burials in the cemeteries of the Ayacucho municipality may be found at findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Municipal de San Juan de Colón
 * Direction: 2PPQ+PM3, San Juan de Colón, Ayacucho
 * Horas: Domingo a Sábado de 06:00–18:00
 * Cementerio de San Pedro del Rio
 * Direction: Camino Antiguo a San Juan de Colón, San Pedro del Rio