For more information on sources and notes on the families, check SOURCES below the table.
| Ancestry of Ritchie Valens | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Steve Valenzuela, b. Los Angeles County, California, 13 May 1941, d. near Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, 3 February 1959, bur. San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| 2ND GENERATION (PARENTS) | |
| 2 |
Jose Lopez "Steve" Valenzuela,
b. Arizona, 8 January 1915,
d. Los Angeles County, California, 17 September 1951
md. about 1939 (as her 2nd husband) |
| 3 | Concepcion "Connie" Reyes, b. presumably Yavapai County, Arizona, 6 October 1915, d. Santa Cruz County, California, 18 October 1987, bur. San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California |
| 3RD GENERATION (GRANDPARENTS) | |
| 4-5 | ---- |
| 6 |
Francisco Lopez "Frank" Reyes,
b. presumably Yavapai County, Arizona, 5 June 1885,
d. Los Angeles County, California, 28 January 1957
md. Yavapai County, Arizona, about 1907, |
| 7 | Refugia Lopez, b. presumably Yavapai County, Arizona, 4 July 1885, d. Los Angeles County, California, 24 August 1959 |
| 4TH GENERATION (GREAT-GRANDPARENTS) | |
| 8-11 | ---- |
| 12 |
Luis Reyes,
b. Mexico, about 1846,
md. Mexico, about 1873 |
| 13 | Josefa Lopez, b. Mexico, about 1857 |
| 14-15 | ---- |