REYES,
Alcario & Jovita Hernandez
Year that family first migrated to the Pacific Northwest, landed in Mt.Vernon June 1966 to present 2007
Texas Hometown, Hondo and Kerville Texas
Settled in, Burlington Washington
Other members of the Original Family:
George Reyes - Burlington, Washington
Mario Reyes - Salem, Oregon
Joe Reyes - Bellingham, Washington
Bob Reyes - Mt.Vernon, Washington
Information submitted by George Reyes
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
George & Isabel Reyes Burlington spouse Isabel is born Eastern Washington under the last name Saldivar. HAVE FAMILY IN SAN ANTONIO
TEXAS , AUSTIN TEXAS HONDO TEXAS
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RIOS,
Ramon Rios (D) & Soledad Ramirez Rios (D)
Year that family first migrated to the Pacific Northwest 1949
Texas Hometown, EDINBURG, TEXAS
Settled in, WALLA WALLA, WA
Other members of the Original Family:
CARLOS R. RIOS (DOMITILA YBARRA) COLLEGE PLACE, WA.
ROJELIO R. RIOS (ROSARIO BADILLO(D)) COLLEGE PLACE, WA
SAMUEL R. RIOS (ELODIA MARTINEZ (D)) MABTON, WA.
RAMON R. RIOS (SHEILA M.PARKER) KENNEWICK, WA
BEATRICE R. RIOS KENNEWICK, WA.
Information submitted by RAMON R. RIOS
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
ARRIVED AT THE WALLA WALLA FARM LABOR CAMP, FEB. 1949. WE TRAVELED WITH THE BERRONES FAMILY. LIFE AT THE LABOR
CAMP WAS ENJOYABLE BECAUSE, MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM THE VALLEY STAYED AT THE LABOR CAMP, SOME WE
KNEW AND MADE NEW FRIENDS WITH THE OTHERS. THERE WERE DANCES ON SATRUDAY NIGHTS, WITH RECORDS UNTIL WEROUNDED
UP SOME LOCAL BOYS, WHO HAD INSTRUMENTS AND WE FORMED A CONJUNTO. THE FOURTH OF JULY, WAS A BIG CELEBREATION
DAY WITH FIRE CRACKERS, A BIG PICNIC, AND DANCE FOR THE WHOLE CAMP.
MY MOM WOULD BE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, TO START THE DAY GOING, WE HAD A RADIO AND MOM WOULD TUNE IT TO A STATION
IN LOWER CALIFORNIA THAT PLAYED SPANISH MUSIC, AND THAT WAS THE ONLY MUSIC, PLUS RECORDS, 'TIL A LADY (CAN'T
REMEMBER HER NAME), STARTED A SPANISH RADIO PROGRAM IN SUNNYSIDE.
AFTER THE ASPARAGUS AND SUGAR BEETS SEASON, WE TRAVELED TO SUNNYSIDE FOR PICKING POTATOES, THEN TO GRANDVIEW
TO DO HOPS. AFTER THE HOPS WE TRAVELED SOUTH TO CORCORAN, CA., WORKING ALONG THE WAY (PEACHES, TOMATOES) AT
CORCORAN WE PICKED COTTON, 'TIL EARLY DEC. THEN ON TO ARIZONA (COOLIGE, CASA GRANDE) AND MORE COTTON, THEN TO
PHOXNIX TO FINISH THE WINTER WORKING WHATEVER CAME. (WE WERE PROBABLY SOME OF THE FIRST SNOWBIRDS AND DIDN'T
EVEN KNOW IT). HA-HA. COME FEB., AND WE HEADED BACK TO WALLA WALLA, (NOT AN EASY TRIP WITH SNOW AND ICE ALONG THE
WAY), TO START ANOTHER YEAR AGAIN, (FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS), WE WENT BACK TO EDINBURG EVERY OTHER YEAR STOPPING
IN IDAHO (POTATOES) AND WEST TEXAS (COTTON),THEN HOME FOR THE WINTER. AFTER WE SETTLED DOWN IN WALLA WALLA, THE
BOYS MARRIED AND WENT THEIR OWN WAY, BUT WE KEPT IN TOUCH ALL THE TIME , BAR-B-QUES AND TEJANO MUSIC OF COURSE
(TWO FAMILY REUNIONS).
THERE WERE SAD TIMES BUT MANY MORE HAPPY TIMES, AND WE SURVIVED. THANK GOD. SO MANY STORIES. FOR NOW QUE VIVA EL
TEJANO.
I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES THAT GOT TO GO TO SCHOOL;
W.W.H.S. 1957
ARMY 1961 - 1963
WWCC. 1969
RETIRED: ENGINEER (1994) FROM WESTINGHOUSE HANFORD CO. RICHLAND, WA.
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