I have hit a real brick wall on this "uncle" of mine. I have the birth/baptismal record from Lajes do Pico. The immigration information I have on the family (from Ancestry.com) said that the family (name was misspelled as Xanver and his first name was misspelled as Joav) arrived at Ellis Island on the SS Peninsular on March 18, 1906. I have written to Ellis Island Foundation to no avail. Last week I checked twice on FamilySearch microfilm #1323115, which is Manhattan Death Records for the period of April 3 - 12, 1906. On Friday, I called the National Archives Regional Office in New York City and they referred me to the Municipal Archives for New York City, whom I then called. They suggested that I contact someone who lives in the New York City area and have that person research on the microfilm there.
Last Friday I also called the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and this morning I received their response that amounted to information that I already had. They could not find any death or burial information on him. They suggested I search New York obituaries for that time period. Does anybody else out there have any other ideas? I have been trying to track his death record down for just short of 10 years! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Carol Silva Warnock Madruga, Goulart, Silva; Lajes do Pico -- 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."
