In 1929 he married Javita Ortega. His stone reads: "El Destino Esta En Tus Manos", "Destiny is in your hands".
A descendant of the Chichimeca Indians, Marciano Aguayo was raised by his father, Geonimo Aguayo, to live off the land, a respected native tradition. He ran away at age sixteen. He became a stable boy for Poncho Villa of Mexico. Following the war between Villa and the U.S. Army, young Aguayo made his way north into the United States. He worked in the fields and the coal mines of Colorado, was robbed and deprived of equal justice before he hid on a freight train headed north. He jumped off at the Union Pacific railroad tracks at Sedgwick, Colorado, where he worked in the beet fields for several years, saving his money.
In 1929, he married Javita Ortego and bought a home in Sedgwick. Small as the shack was, it was home to the couple and the birthplace of their children. Aguayo continued to work in the beer fields. The long hard hours were necessary to provide for his many children. All of his children were able to attend college, earning degrees and many honors. The hard work of Marciano Aguayo provided education and leadership for his family as well as his community.
The stone marker in the Hillside Cemetery gives tribute to the great dedication of a pioneer. It reads: "El Destino Esta En Tus Manos." " Destiny is in your jands."
Source: From The Grave. A roadside guide to Colorado's Pioneer cemeteries, Linda Wommack, pg 13
A descendant of the Chichimeca Indians, Marciano Aguayo was raised by his father, Geonimo Aguayo, to live off the land, a respected native tradition. He ran away at age sixteen. He became a stable boy for Poncho Villa of Mexico. Following the war between Villa and the U.S. Army, young Aguayo made his way north into the United States. He worked in the fields and the coal mines of Colorado, was robbed and deprived of equal justice before he hid on a freight train headed north. He jumped off at the Union Pacific railroad tracks at Sedgwick, Colorado, where he worked in the beet fields for several years, saving his money.
In 1929, he married Javita Ortego and bought a home in Sedgwick. Small as the shack was, it was home to the couple and the birthplace of their children. Aguayo continued to work in the beer fields. The long hard hours were necessary to provide for his many children. All of his children were able to attend college, earning degrees and many honors. The hard work of Marciano Aguayo provided education and leadership for his family as well as his community.
The stone marker in the Hillside Cemetery gives tribute to the great dedication of a pioneer. It reads: "El Destino Esta En Tus Manos." " Destiny is in your jands."
Source: From The Grave. A roadside guide to Colorado's Pioneer cemeteries, Linda Wommack, pg 13
In 1929 he married Javita Ortega. His stone reads: "El Destino Esta En Tus Manos", "Destiny is in your hands".
A descendant of the Chichimeca Indians, Marciano Aguayo was raised by his father, Geonimo Aguayo, to live off the land, a respected native tradition. He ran away at age sixteen. He became a stable boy for Poncho Villa of Mexico. Following the war between Villa and the U.S. Army, young Aguayo made his way north into the United States. He worked in the fields and the coal mines of Colorado, was robbed and deprived of equal justice before he hid on a freight train headed north. He jumped off at the Union Pacific railroad tracks at Sedgwick, Colorado, where he worked in the beet fields for several years, saving his money.
In 1929, he married Javita Ortego and bought a home in Sedgwick. Small as the shack was, it was home to the couple and the birthplace of their children. Aguayo continued to work in the beer fields. The long hard hours were necessary to provide for his many children. All of his children were able to attend college, earning degrees and many honors. The hard work of Marciano Aguayo provided education and leadership for his family as well as his community.
The stone marker in the Hillside Cemetery gives tribute to the great dedication of a pioneer. It reads: "El Destino Esta En Tus Manos." " Destiny is in your jands."
Source: From The Grave. A roadside guide to Colorado's Pioneer cemeteries, Linda Wommack, pg 13
A descendant of the Chichimeca Indians, Marciano Aguayo was raised by his father, Geonimo Aguayo, to live off the land, a respected native tradition. He ran away at age sixteen. He became a stable boy for Poncho Villa of Mexico. Following the war between Villa and the U.S. Army, young Aguayo made his way north into the United States. He worked in the fields and the coal mines of Colorado, was robbed and deprived of equal justice before he hid on a freight train headed north. He jumped off at the Union Pacific railroad tracks at Sedgwick, Colorado, where he worked in the beet fields for several years, saving his money.
In 1929, he married Javita Ortego and bought a home in Sedgwick. Small as the shack was, it was home to the couple and the birthplace of their children. Aguayo continued to work in the beer fields. The long hard hours were necessary to provide for his many children. All of his children were able to attend college, earning degrees and many honors. The hard work of Marciano Aguayo provided education and leadership for his family as well as his community.
The stone marker in the Hillside Cemetery gives tribute to the great dedication of a pioneer. It reads: "El Destino Esta En Tus Manos." " Destiny is in your jands."
Source: From The Grave. A roadside guide to Colorado's Pioneer cemeteries, Linda Wommack, pg 13
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