Genogram: Digging the History of Celeste Clan in Calinog
Being worried for few days now, I got to see my relative yesterday, the director of Sta. Catalina college at Legarda in Manila. She has the copy of a book “Calinog, The Story of a People.” This is a compilation of Family Trees of different families in Calinog, collected by Dolores De Los Reyes Ravena in 1996; second volume. This will solve my worries for the meantime. Sr. Ana Celestial, OP lend me the book for my assignment in Pastoral Counseling about my family background. Genogram is a difficult task if I don’t have the resources just like this. In short, I will be analyzing my ascendants’ history, particularly my father’s family. I can’t believe that our ancestors were offspring of Datu Paiburong, as what the book says. I am doubtful but inspired to dig for more information as detailed as I can. Celeste family might be a small group in a bigger clan from Calinog but I’m happy that our family history is being kept and still passed on to the new generations of our clan.
I’ve never been to Calinog personally, and that is a very good reason I have to communicate with Captain Remegio Celeste, my grandfather’s cousin. An excerpt from the book about San Nicolas, one of the barangays in Calinog where my family came says that:
This was once called barrio Baje Ilawod during the Spanish era. It was then headed by late Nicolas Catolico Celeste. Under his leadership, the name of the barangay was changed to Baje San Nicolas… A school was founded here and the first teacher was Cristita Celeste, who just passed away last summer 2007. Past and present barangay leaders are the following cabezas de barangay, Nicolas Catolico and Zacarias Celeste; Tenientes del barrio Graciano Salarza, Jesus Celeste… Inocencio Catroverde and Honofre Celeste.
As of this time, I’m looking for more detailed sources from anybody who knows about the Celeste clan in Calinog. If anyone to knows or have informations more than what I stated above, please help me with this. You may send me email or by calling me at 09186633823. Thank you.
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roldan catolico said:
hay i am from davao i am also looking to my familily tree….
i am the youngest son of the late mariano castigador catolico of
ilo- ilo and became a davao city audetor …
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roldan catolico said:
please me to yahoo dhongcats ill wait for your reply
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felix celeste said:
hi im felix celeste im looking for my ancestors sana may mahanap akomga kamaganak ko dito na di ko pa nakikilala im from camarines sur in bicol region di ko alam kung taga saan ang father ko di kasi sya nag kukuento at kami lang a celeste sa bikol sana may makilala ako here my number and friendster 09273085355 09299716535 felix_celeste@yahoo.com
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Myrna Celeste said:
theres a lot of Celeste in Facebook connected to each other. Using the real name can be good to trace the clan. I am married with Aristeo Lorenzo Celeste and my Paps in law is from Calinog if you know Atty. Jose T.Celeste. We are residing in Manila for a very long time My husband was raised here in Manila. He and his sisters and brothers finished their colleges degrees here and the youngest Juan Silverio is now residing in New Zealand with his 3 kids and wife. When Tatay was still alive, i remembered, they celebrate family reunion in Mindanao,I was left here coz i am pregnant that time.. Then after 4 years the reunion was in Tigbauan. I was there and its a surprising to know some of the clans. It’s a very close tight clan you can say happy and lots of fun.
Now we call our family here as ABCO….Alba, Buban, Celeste and Onasa family. ABCO of Manila.
If you have facebook account you can connect us there. My eldest Dana Iskra Celeste is now married to Ivan Joseph Claver. His Mom also from Tigbauan with a family name Teroel. (don’t know the spelling lol)
See you there !!!
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Celso Paguntalan Reply:
January 31st, 2010 at 9:49 am
I belong to the 3rd generation from Nicolas Celeste of Calinog, Iloilo. Although your father-in-law’s name sounds very familiar, I am very interested in his genealogy. The Celeste in Calinog is a big clan. As part of our effort to trace the ancestry, we are not able yet to determine if Lolo Nicolas had siblings. Who are the siblings of Atty. Jose Celeste? Who are his parents from Calinog? Maybe you can help us fill the missing links. Thank you.
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