My Mexican Family Rivera Baz in Mexico by Maria "Mary" Rivera Cummins

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My Mexican grandmother Maria Luisa Rivera Baz raised me since I was a newborn. She was my mother, father, all my grandparents combined. I called her "mami" as a child though I later called her "nana" which is Latin for grandmother. 

Maria Luisa Rivera Baz was born in Mexico in 1899. Her parents were music professor, composer Manuel Severo Rivera and Maria Trinidad Baz. She was 65 years old when I was born. She raised me and my sister Marie Juliette Cummins. I was named after her older sister "Katie" who helped raise her when her mother and father died.

Below are a few well known modern day closer relatives in my family tree from Mexico.

Manuel Rivera Baz (1882-1937)
Musician, Composer

Grand Uncle

Enrique Baz Vazquez (1843-1932)
Senator in Mexico, Business Man

Great Great Grandfather

Dr Gustavo Baz Prada (1893-1987)
Governor, Doctor

1st Cousin 3x removed

Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
Artist
Cousin 

Diego Baz Miranda (1784-1826)

5th Great Grandfather

Gov Juan Jose Baz Palafox (1820-1887)
Governor after Porfirio Diaz
3rd Great Grand Uncle

"Every man is the descendant of every king and every slave that ever lived."  Kahlil Gibran

We are all related in this world. If you are of European descent, you are probably at least a 15th cousin with others descended from Europeans. That means you're probably related to the royal families of England, Spain, Germany, France and more. If you are of European descent and your family has been in the US a few generations, you are probably related to all of the US Presidents. Here are my links to all of the Presidents. This is all about genealogy and finding the genealogical paths to other people. I'm not anyone special. You're probably also related. Genealogy is a great way to explore your roots and expand your tree. 

https://marycumminsmarycummins.blogspot.com/2020/12/mary-cummins-links-to-all-presidents-of.html

I got involved in the Geneastar project to add the family trees of famous Mexicans, Spaniards, African Americans, Jewish people and women. Everyone added the trees of famous old white men. The others were not represented at all. Every time I do the family tree of a famous person, I find the route to me and add it to my tree. The purpose is to connect everyone and show we're all related. While George Washington is my second cousin, the recent Queen of England was only my 10th cousin 1x removed. Most of the other famous people in my tree are 10-15th cousins. 

I have added 500 of the most famous people who have existed in modern history to my tree. They are in my tree but not all DNA or cousin related. Some are related by marriage. I first had to research and build their family trees then find the link. Some of the trees were already in Geneastar and I only had to find the link. I'll be posting an article showing that we're all related soon. It took me over two years to do all of the research. It's in Geneastar so others can find the links in their trees. Ancestry has since bought Geneanet and Geneastar.

I've been involved in genealogy over 35 years. My family was also in the cemetery business.

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