by Karen Yvonne Hamilton. Last updated May 25, 2025

New Orleans Wards 1-11 Augustus Mitchell map

Mercedes Martin was born in 1811 in La Habana, Cuba.

NOTE: Mercedes connects with my family line through her granddaughter, Maria Carmen Amparo Rodriguez who married Jose Garcia Bello. Maria’s father was Antonio Rodriguez Godoy y Martín.

MARRIAGE

Mercedes married Francisco Rodriguez de Godoy in Cuba.

CHILDREN

  • Francisco Rodriguez was born in 1837 in Cuba.
  • Antonio Rodriquez Godoy y Martín was born in 1848 in La Habana, Cuba.
  • Manuel Rodriguez was born in 1853 in Cuba.
  • Flora G was born in 1860 in Cuba.

In 1870, Francisco and Mercedes lived in the 4th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. 

1870 U.S. Census New Orleans

The family lived in New Orleans in 1871.

1871 New Orleans City Directory
  • Her son Francisco Rodriguez passed away on December 23, 1875, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the age of 38.
  • Her son Antonio Rodriquez passed away in 1892 in Habana, Ciego de Avila, Cuba, at the age of 44.
  • Her son Manuel Rodriguez passed away on June 16, 1908, in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the age of 55.

DEATH

Mercedes died in Cuba. Date unknown.

SOURCES

Ancestry.com; 1870 United States Federal Census; 1871 U.S. City Directories