Thank you, Eric. It is interesting that my first thought was he might be from Terceira because my maternal grandmother's name was Maria Jose Ferreira Dinis. I dismissed the thought since I had never heard my grandmother, who came to Hayward in 1916, never spoke of having a relative in Hayward. All the relatives I remember were on my grandfather's side and he was born on the mainland, Tras-os-Montes, Ligares. Thank you for the information. Now, all I need is his parents' names. And the search goes on. Celeste, Hayward, CA
Celeste Perry [email protected] --- On Tue, 3/30/10, eric edgar <[email protected]> wrote: From: eric edgar <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Diniz family in Hayward, CA To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 11:33 AM Celeste, The shiplist here of Jan 1908 shows brothers Jose and Jacinto Avila Areias traveling to Hayward California to join friend Joao M Diniz. They are from Villa Nova, Terceira. It's in the Concelho of Praia da Vitoria. Good chance that's where Joao is from. Eric Edgar On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 10:30 AM, celeste perry <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Arthur, I live in Hayward, CA and have been trying to help a friend whose grandmother was named Mary Deniz. My friend's mother was known as Mamie Deniz and, as you probably know, many women were named Maria and used Mary, Mamie, and Mae as their first name here in the USA. Also, I have seen Diniz spelled, Deniz, Dinis, Denis and Dennis. In any case, the Mary Deniz that is my friend's grandmother was married to John (Joao) M. Deniz Machado. This Mary used the name Mary Machado Deniz. In 1914, in the Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery records, Mr. John M. Deniz Machado purchased 4 graves and in one of them he buried his 10 month old son, Alexander (Alex) Deniz Machado. In the same records, Mae (Mammie Dolores) Rose was buried in 1929. In 1934, Mary Machado Deniz (wife of John M. Deniz Machado) was buried. In 1941, Frank Lewis (Rebello) was buried. The funeral home from which he was buried lists his wife as Mamie Lewis and his parents as Francisco Lewis Rebello and Filomena Augusta Medeiros both from the Azores. In the 1920 census, Mary was listed as divorced and had a son, Arthur L. who was 20 years old; a son, John who was 18 years old and a daughter, Mamie M. who was 16 years old. The father of these children was listed as being born in the Azores. I am trying to find the birth place of John & Mary. I have Azores on the 1920 census; however, I need, at least the island to begin searching for their birth. Does any of this information match the Mary Diniz you visited in Hayward? Celeste, Hayward, CA Celeste Perry [email protected] -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
