Jerez, Centro Sur, Zacatecas, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Jerez family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * In pre-Hispanic times groups such as the Zacatecos lived in the municipality.
 * Don Pedro Carrillo Dávila received his compensation for the conquest by receiving a large amount of land for livestock and made it prosper.
 * In 1570, a group of Spaniards led by Captain Pedro Carrillo Dávila formed a settlement with the name of Jerez de la Frontera in order to defend the road from Guadalajara to Zacatecas.
 * As of November 28, 1952, the Municipality was called “Jerez” and the city “Jerez de García Salinas”
 * The municipality of Jerez has a population of approximately 59,900 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1871-1999 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1861-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1648-1961 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1953-1956 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1886-1956 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón El Calvario
 * Address: Calle Jaime Nuño, Las Artes, Jerez de García Salinas, Jerez


 * Panteón Municipal
 * Address: Dolores #0, Centro, Jerez


 * Find a Grave