This presentation accompanied a lecture in 2013 regarding the early Hispanic families living in Sunnyslope, a neighborhood in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

3. 1943
Reuben &
Martha Avila
when they were
just dating

4. 1943
Sarah Avila
Terrill in front of
house at 514 E.
Dunlap

6. 1944 ~
Clara Avila in
front of her home
located at 514 E.
Dunlap

12. M,1947-48 Sunnyslope Football Team.
Reuben Avila, front row, left side
Alec Avila, last row, right side

14. 1952 1st row - Linda Avila
1st - Tommy Avila, George Mabante, Jimmy Mabante
3rd - Dina Avila, Sam Avila, Art Avila
4th - Jose Avila holding Reuben Avila

15. 1954
Little Reuben and
Linda Avila with
Cousin Jack Avila (center) in
backyard
on 1122 E. Carol

16. 1956
Fr ont: Mar tha
Avila, Linda Avila
H ous ton, Yvonne
Terrill Aus tin,
R euben Avila
Bac k : R euben Avila,
D ina Avila Ginter,
Clara Avila, Sarah
Avila Ter r ill, J os e
Avila

17. 1957
Little Reuben
Avila at 1122
E. Carol

18. 1958 ~ Reuben Avila at house
on 1122 E. Carol

20. 2000 ~ Sarah Avila Terrill, David Avila, Sam
Avila, Alice Avila Mabante, Reuben Avila ~
Brothers & sisters

23. Grandfather Abran Burgos
came over in the 1920’s
Children:
Becky, Phyllis, Abran C.

24. Federal Income Tax 1943
$8.50 !

25. V-MAIL
From
Abran S. Burgos
To
Margaret Burgos
December 16, 1944

26. Grandmother
Piedad Burgos
~ seated
Juanita (standing)
Believed to be
Her daughter from
A previous marriage
Came over in the
1920’s

27. Ralph Castro
Ramon Burgos Castro
Abran S. Burgos
Margaret Martinez
Wedding picture
June 20, 1942

28. Mr. Wasser
Citrus grower whose
techniques helped
Dad start his own
farm

29. Dad Abran S. Burgos (with bat) Tony Burgos
Playing ball on Mr. Wassers property
Camelback Mt. in the background

30. Dad
Abran S. Burgos
Mr. Wasser’s nursery
He is using a
digging
machine

31. Picture of our family
Abran S, Becky, Margaret, Phyllis

32. House on Glendale Ave. next to Whitfields
Becky’s birthday

33. Picture of kids at Wassers
Uncle Tony Aunt Nellie Dad Abran Aunt Romana

34. Abran S. &
Margaret
Martinez Burgos

39. THE
FLORES
AMILY

40. 1944 ~
Eva & Carlos
In
Hayden, AZ

41. 1947 ~ Carlos & Eva in Hayden, AZ

42. 1947 ~
Carlos Flores
In the Navy

43. 1948 ~ Dad &
daughter Gloria

44. 1948~ Feb.
Carlos & Gloria

46. 1950
Gloria&
Brother
Dickie

47. 1950 ~ Nana Flores
& Gloria at
Carol St. house

48. 1952 ~ 512 E. Carol Street

49. 1952 ~ Gloria & Dickie at
North Mountain

50. 1954 ~
Picnic at
Cave Creek Dam

51. 1953
THE
FLORES
FAMILY

52. 1955 ~ Backyard BBQ
Mom, Gloria & Dickie

53. 1955 ~ Flood at Carol St. House

55. 1956 ~ Dad with
APS work truck

56. 1960 ~ Carlos & APS work truck

57. 1963 ~ Thanksgiving at the Alice Ave. house

59. GLORIA
&
DANA
1968

60. 1968 ~
Gloria & Dana’s
wedding

61. 1968 – Gloria with Mom and Dad

63. 1970 ~ Flores grandparents with
Shawn & Kelly

65. 1976 ~ Tamale cooking
at Alice Ave. house

66. 1978 ~ Grandpa
Flores with Shawn
& Kelly

68. 1998 Dad, Gloria & Dickie Flores

69. 1998 ~
Flores
Great~grandchildren:
Nicolette
Sasha
Zachery

70. 2004 Flores Family Thanksgiving

72. THE FLORES FAMILY
RAPHAEL &
CONSUELO

73. .
Ralph & Consuelo Flores
Sam, Veronica, Mary, Joe, George,
Ralph, Rudy

76. Consuelo
Flores
Ralph &
Sam

77. Ralph & Sam –
7th St. & Glendale

78. Consuelo
Flores
Ralph & Sam

79. Ralph
& Sam
Flores
Santa
Rosa
Home
1947

81. Ralph, Sam & Rudy
Santa Rosa Neighborhood - 1947

82. SAM
FLORES

84. Veronica
Ralph
George
Sam
Rudy
Eloy,AZ

85. George
Ralph
Sam
Veronic
a
Rudy
Eloy,
AZ

86. Joe &
Mary
George &
Veronica
Rudy, Sam
& Ralph

89. Consuelo
Flores
& Mary
First Holy
Communion

90. Ralph
Flores
Class 0f
1959

91. RUDY, GEORGE, JOE, SAM, RALPH

93. Ralph, Sam, George, Consuelo Flores, Coach Birmingham &
Mr. Ken Coffin at Sunnyslope High School

94. SAM RUDY

95. JOE VERONICA

96. Sam &
Terry
Flores
Melanie
& Kim

97. Rudy & Connie Flores

98. Joe & Bonnie
Flores
&
Ryan

99. RALPH and KATHY FLORES

103. 1956 ~
Granado Family
East Chicago, IN

104. 1965 ~ Granado
Children in
Sunnyslope

105. 1967 ~
Carlos in
Marine Corps

106. 1968 ~
Granado
Family
Desert Cove
Ave.

107. 1973 ~
Pete in
Marine Corps

108. 1974 ~ Granado Children

109. 1975 ~ Granado Family

112. LEE

113. LEE1938
Jose &
Angela
Lee
Wedding

114. LEE
1959 Lee Home
1412 W. Vogel

115. LEE
1953
Lee Children:
Richard
David
Barbara
Bea

116. LEE
1956- David with
neighborhood friends

117. LEE
1957
Barbara
& Bea
Lee

118. LEE
1961
RICHARD
LEE
GRADUATION

119. LEE
1962
David’s
Graduation
SHS

120. LEE
1965
Barbara &
Richard
(on leave)

121. LEE
1965
Barbara
Graduation
SHS

122. LEE

123. LEE

124. LEE
1980 ~ Lee Children
With Mom

125. LEE

127. FAMILY

128. 1943
Marlene
2 years old
with Grandma

129. 1951 ~ Ronald & Marlene
at Sunnyslope house

130. 1955 ~
Martinez Family
48 W. Sunnyslope Lane

131. 1958 – Grandma, Dad,
Marlene, Mom, Ronald

137. Luis leaving to army ~ 1945

139. Luis and Mary Lou shopping in downtown
Phoenix

140. Arial view of Walter Lane
house 1950

141. Original Rock Fence
in Sunnyslope

143. E
A
S
T
E
R
1
9
5
1

144. Olga using first phone 1952

145. Mary Lou
shopping
At Bayless
~ 1953

146. RAMOS FAMILY ~ 1954

147. Olga & Luis Jr. with Santa 1954
Sunnyslope JayCee’s

148. MOM &
GREGGIE
~ 1956

149. Luis Jr.
selling
Valley Pie Co.
pies
~ 1957

150. Greggie & friends on rock wall 1959

151. Gregg ~
First Holy
Communion at
Most Holy Trinity
~ 1961

152. Gregg, freshman drummer at SHS ~ 1969

153. Phyllis ~
First Holy
Communion at
Most Holy Trinity
~ 1968

155. Paula ~
First Holy
Communion at
Most Holy Trinity
April 1969

156. Gregg &
Sandy’s
Wedding
1977

157. Ramos Family
1974

158. Paula, Phyllis, & Gregg 1974

159. Paula’s Graduation ~ June 1976

161. Luis &
Mary
Lou
Ramos
1979

163. GREGG &
PHYLLIS ANN
1980

165. LUIS & MARY LOU ~ 1981

166. Luis Jr.’s Wedding ~ Oct. 1982

167. Luis Jr. & Mom
1982

169. Luis, Mary Lou, Sandy, Gregg ~ June 1982

171. Wedding Anniversary
50 years together- 1994

174. Phyllis
&
Mom
2004

176. RIVERA

177. Ray Sr’s
Army Photo
1945

179. 1971
Cathy’s
Graduation
SHS

180. 1975
Michael’s
Graduation
SHS

181. 1975
Ray &
Nello
Riveras

182. 1977
Terry’s
Graduation
SHS

183. 1979 ~ Mom & Dad with Children

185. 1979 Ray Sr. Award Recognition

186. Ray Sr. & Grandchildren

189. Maternal Grandfath
Jose Reyes Valdez
at age 42
Born Jan. 8
1883

190. Jose Reyes Valdez
came to the USA
in 1916 with sons
Manuel & Frank

191. FRANCISCO
VILLAVERDE
SEPT. 13,
1868-1933
JUANISVILLA,
DURANGO, MEXICO

192. Luisa G.
Villaverde’s
Son,
Francisco
& Wife
Jesus
With Her
Sister

193. MANUEL
VILLAVERDE
MADISON SCHOOL
1931

194. 1931 ~ Viviana Villaverde Renteria,
Madison School Softball team
First on left

195. Viviana Villaverde Renteria, July 18, 1935
Madison softball at Liberty Park

197. 1938
Age 17, MANUEL
12th St. &
Maryland

198. Manuel at 20
July 3,1937

199. July 30, 1937
Manuel G.
Villaverde’s
WEDDING
DAY

200. Maternal grandparents
Jose Reyes &
Micaela Valdez
9024 N. 7th St.

201. 1940
Ramona Valdez
Villaverde
20 years

205. Aunt Frances Robles, Mother’s sister, holding
maternal
Grandmother Micaela Valdez on her lap and my
cousin
Mary Lou Valdez
9042 North 7th Avenue

206. 1952 – Dolores Villaverde
2nd row, 4th on left

207. 1953

208. 1954

209. 1958
Jose Villaverde
with friend in
Germany

212. 1960’s ~ Vivian Villaverde Renteria, sister,
Grandmother Luisa Remedios Villaverde,
Sister of Manuel

213. Micaela & Jose Reyes
Wedding Anniversary

214. Anniversary celebration with sons

215. Ramon
Villaverde
Armed
Forces
1966-1994

217. Eduardo
Villaverde
Armed Forces
1967-1969

218. 1969, Feb. Villaverde Family at
711 W. Mission Ln. Sunnyslope

219. 1965
1965 ~ Frances Valdez
& husband Joe

220. April 1985 ~ Rita
Valdez & husband
LeRoy

221. June 24, 1990 ~ Vivian Valdez
Cervantez, Frances Valdez Robles,
Ramona Valdez
Villaverde

222. 1993, APRIL
711 W. MISSION LANE, SUNNYSLOPE

223. 1st row ~ Rosa, Manuel, Ramona, Dolores
2nd ~Esperanza (Espie), Eddie, Marta, Delia
3rd ~ Jose, Ramon

225. Larry & Espie Villaverd Lee with children Anthony &
Anna Maria with spouses….
…plus six grandchildren & two great-grandchildren.

226. More of the
VILLAVERDE LEE
FAMILY

229. La Familia Ybarra – Paternal Side
Guanahuato, Mexico
Circa 1910

230. La Familia Cañez
Maternal Side
Sonora, Mexico
Circa 1915

231. La Familia Ybarra Residence
8816 N. 1st Street, Sunnyslope, AZ
March 1956

232. Ybarra Residence
8816 N. 1st Street, Sunnyslope
March 1956

233. Juan &
Francisca
Children:
Francisco
Mary
Virginia
Rosa
John Jr.
Sunnyslope
Circa 1963

234. Francisca C. &
John L. Ybarra
1960’s

235. Luz e Jose Ybarra
Maternal & Paternal
Grandparent
Sunnyslope, AZ
Circa 1965

236. LA FAMILIA YBARRA
Sunnyslope, AZ
Parents, Children, Grandchildren
Circa 1972