Bernarda (Bencomo) Martinez was born on May 20, 1929 in Hanover, Grant County, New Mexico United States to Anastacio Bencomo and Rita Bencomo, and had siblings Robert Bencomo, Domingo Bencomo, Joseph Bencomo, and Antonio Bencomo. She married Ben Martin Martinez in 1951 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California and they later divorced. They had children Connie Hansen, Lillian Chavira, Patricia Martinez, and Ruben Bencomo. She was the parent of Diana Arroyos. Bernarda Martinez died at age 82 years old on August 9, 2011 in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Bernarda Martinez.
The Eisenhower Years - A Time of Optimism and Growth
After the Great Depression and World War II, everyone was ready to take a breath and have fun. Population boomed, families moved to the suburbs, television (by the end of the decade) would be in most...
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