Welcome/ Bienvenidos How I got started I've created this Web site so that any family member may look up and find their family connections.  My name is Octavio J.de los Cobos (Toby).  I was born in 1930 in California, raised and educated here.  My Dad's oldest sister had a family record that started with my Great Grandparents Joaquín (born in 1817) and Bárbara Domínguez (married in 1841) and all their descendants; they had 16 children (some died as infants), my Grandfather, Enrique, was the youngest of these and he was the only one that came to the U.S.A. with his family in 1913, the rest of the family remained in Mexico.  All this history encouraged me to further research the family history.  I have found/obtained copies of handwritten marriage documents of my Great Grandparents through my 3rd Great Grandparents; included in this last document are the names of my 4th Great Grandparents.  All of these documents list the names of the parents of the bride and groom so there is positive connection between these Grandparents.   Como comencé con ésta Genealogia    Yo he elaborado éste sitio para que miembros de la familia "de los Cobos" puedan ver la historia de nuestra familia que he publicado aquí.  Yo soy Octavio J. de los Cobos (Tavo), nacido en California en 1930, criado y educado aquí.  Mi tía, hermana mayor de mi padre, tenía cuenta de nuestros antepasados comenzando con mis bisabuelos, Joaquín (nacido en 1817) y Bárbara Domínguez (casados en 1841), y sus provenientes.  Mi abuelo, Enrique, fue el menor de sus hijos y él se vino a Tejas/California con su familia en 1913.  Con toda ésta historia me animé para buscar más historia.  He hallado documentos escribidos de mano de matrimonio de mis Bisabuelos, Tatarabuelos, y Trastarabuelos y en éste último documento también tiene los nombres de mis 5º bisabuelos, Christoval (casado con Josefa Cavesa de Baca), que él ha deber nacido como en 1730.   Acknowledgments   In my research, the Family Search Web site has helped me tremendously in finding out about "Older" generations of family members.  I have submitted over 800 family names to this site and they have published it on one of their "Pedigree Resource Files" CD Disc 45, which may be purchased from them.  I have also submitted, and they've published, the Genealogy of Francisco de los Cobos which I found in the book titled "Francisco de los Cobos, Secretary to Emperor Charles V" written by Hayward Keniston.  One of Francisco's portraits is on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA and can be viewed on the Museum Web site.  Another portrait of him used to be on display, and is now in storage, at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain.