Little is known of the grand patriarch, MARCELO SANTIAGO (1840?), except that  he was from a rich peasant class in Sta. Elena, Marikina. His wife, MARIA DELA  PAZ hails from the nearby sitio of Nangka. The family`s estate, bounded by J.P. Rizal, Dancel, and Apacible streets in Sta. Elena, is still owned by the  couple`s descendants.

The Santiagos are closely related to the FRANCISCO-DELA PAZ CLAN of Sto. Niño,  Marikina. DANIEL SANTIAGO (1889-1979) was married to ROSARIO DELA PAZ (1892- 1994), while her older sister ANSELMA was married to his older first cousin  VICTORINO SANTIAGO GUEVARA. Such being the case, we thought it wise to merge  the two family trees. (See links)

At the turn of the century, some of the descendants of Marcelo Santiago  migrated to the town of San Juan.  When JANUARIA SANTIAGO was married to  RICARDO ANTONIO (then PEDRO FLORENCIO) and ANA SANTIAGO to JOSE EUSTAQUIO,  both 
 decided to settle in San Juan. Later, the eldest son of BRAULIO SANTIAGO,  DANIEL SR., would follow suit and become the elected pre- and post-war  Municipal Mayor of the town. BRAULIO, PRIMITIVA, ROSENDA, JOAQUIN, and MACARIA  SANTIAGO all opted to stay in Marikina. Although a number of their descendants  have migrated (Hawaii, Cebu, Australia, etc.), majority are still living in  Marikina and San Juan.

This tree was started in the late 1970s by ROSARIO DELA PAZ. Her son KATOTO  continued the research through the 80s while his brother, Daniel Jr. and myself created a more updated version in 1999. Updates are obtained  yearly especially during occasions such as birthdays, weddings, or even  wakes for our dearly departed! In fact, the recent major addition of the  descendants of ROSENDA SANTIAGO and GREGORIO GREGORIO could not have been  possible had we not met SERGIO GREGORIO during a relative`s wake back in 2000.

The 2004 DATA COLLECTION includes:
 DATE and PLACE of MARRIAGE, 
 PLACE of BIRTH and BAPTISM, 
 POSTAL ADDRESS, 
 EMAIL, and 
 CONTACT NUMBERS.

Other important data such as RELIGION, OCCUPATION, EDUCATION, and INTERESTING  NOTES/FACTS are optional but HIGHLY ENCOURAGED for historical purposes.

Photos will be uploaded soon. Please submit old photo heirlooms and recent  ones to me so that I can incorporate them in the 2007 CD VERSION.

Please do SIGN THE GUESTBOOK and inform other family members about our website  (use INVITATION feature in the TOOLS menu above). Thank you!

DARBY SANTIAGO