Katharine and Eric, My great grandfather was Francisco Jose Jorge (1871 - 1963) and he immigrated to the US in 1889 settling in Merced in the Buhach Colony. He was the son of Antonio Jose Jorge and Ana de Jesus. Francisco's daughter, Marie E George married Edwin W Rodrigues, grandson of Mary Silveira Matos Enos (1883-1978). The Jorge and Enos famlies were neighbors in the Buhach Colony. Edwin's father died in the Spanish flu epidemic (abt 1918) and was raised by his grandparents in Merced. I knew that the Jorge family was from Faja Grande, Flores from listening to conversations as a child. From census records, I assumed that Mary Silveira Matos Enos (1883-1978) and Joseph Enos (1877-1956) immigrated from another Azores island and not Flores. I can't read Portuguese, but I'd love to find out what the letters say.
Debbie Wolgemuth Riverside, California Researching Azoreans: Jorge (Flores), Freitas (Flores), Enos (San Miguel), Silveira Matos (Faial), Rodrigues (unknown) Immigrated to: Merced, CA Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 21:51:05 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] JORGE, SILVEIRA, FURTADO & VALADÃO families in Fajã Grande, Flores (specifically Ponta) From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Katherine, I did a project for a George family in the Fremont Hayward area a few years ago and was never able to identify the immigrant ancestor. They were from the Azores and arrived before 1860. I'd be interested in a scan or copy as I have a dozen or more projects involving Flores families. Eric Edgar On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Katharine <[email protected]> wrote: Does anyone have info on ANTONIO JOSÉ JORGE and his wife ANNA LUÍZA of Ponta da Fajã Grande das Flores? They had (at least) two children who immigrated to Northern California, Frank A. George (b. ca. 1848, presumably as FRANCISCO JORGE ) and ISABEL THOMAZIA (b. ca. 1854). In addition, I have over old letters to Isabel in Portuguese from two nieces and a nephew of hers who stayed behind in Ponta da Fajã Grande: 7 are signed by MARIA MATEUS (or Matheus) SILVEIRA (1913-1938); 8 are signed by ANA FLORIPES (or Floripe or Fluripas) DA SILVEIRA (7 between 1917-1926, plus 1 undated); and, 1 is signed by MANUEL LUÍZ FURTADO (1936). Additionally, I have an undated letter from JOSÉ ANTÓNIO VALADÃO (possibly from Flores) and a 1921 letter from ISABEL FURTADO in Oakland, California. Does any recognize any of these names? -- 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 [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 [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."
