San José Ojetenam, San Marcos, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * A group of people founded the original town on August 23, 1848 with the name of San José in the same place where a village of the municipality is currently located.
 * After the town was completely destroyed by a series of mudslides, the settlers were forced to establish the municipal seat in another place, which is why they established it in Ixjoyon.
 * In 1935 the municipality was incorporated to Ixchiguán.
 * Retrieved the municipality designation on June 21, 1945.
 * The municipality of San José Ojetenam has a population of approximately 19,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1905-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of San José Ojetenam. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Localities

 * Choanlá
 * Esquipulas
 * Igüil
 * Pabolaj
 * Pavolaj
 * San Fernando