Eric, The information about Neves/Miller in my book came from "The Story of Joseph S.Miller," by Edward & Linda Dutra.
Lionel On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 9:06 AM, eric edgar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry , let me correct that Lionel suggested the his father in law Joseph > Miller had derived his surname from the ships captain, not Manuel. > > > Eric > > > > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 8:52 AM, eric edgar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for posting this E. >> >> I've been researching Manuel Silva Nevis for about seven years. My >> brother bought the Nevis House at 1822 R st and beautifully restored >> it. The H R Edgar Institute named for my father. The family business Edgar >> & Associates and several others operate there. The winery was across the >> street. >> >> What the article doesn't mention is that prior to the winery , Manuel was >> a master carpenter and did much of the endlessly detailed interior woodwork >> himself. It's also suggested by Lionel Holmes in the book "Portuguese >> Pioneers of Sacramento" that the Nevis name was adopted from a ship captain >> that Manuel worked for. The mention of the Azevedo's as cousins is a new >> angle for me to pursue. >> >> I currently working on a historical property registry application for the >> site. I've contacted the articles author for collaboration. >> >> Eric Edgar >> >> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 6:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Here is an interesting CA story about Manuel Silva Nevis from Pico: >>> >>> http://www.valcomnews.com/?p=6191 >>> >>> "E" >>> >>> -- >>> 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."
