New to the list, and was wondering if anyone could provide some help. Sadly, I have no real knowlege of my family tree, and now in my mid-30s it would be nice to know where I came from. My father and mother know little about their heritage, and it was by happenstance alone I found a small glint of information. A while ago I stumbled across an article (http://library.csustan.edu/bsantos/sketch1.html), while searching for my late grandfather's phone number (now my parent's). The article states;
"Rufus' mother, Rose Furtado, was born on January 25, 1881 in Sunol, California. Her parents were Jose Silveira Furtado and Maria Furtado who were both from Faial, Azores Islands. She attended local schools and could read and speak both Portuguese and English. Confusion enters at this point as to the surnames used by Rose's six brothers and two sisters. Some took the last name Kelby and some used Santos. The family tells the story of the great grandfather being a cook on a sailing vessel and who had red hair. It is assumed that he was a Kelby (Irish) or took on the name Kelby; therefore, those in Rose's family who "felt Irish" used the Irish Kelby Rose's brothers and sisters were: Rosalinda Santos who married William Quaresma and were owners of a Portuguese language Sacramento newspaper with the name "Imparcial;" Mary who married Joe Avilar; Manuel; Samuel Solsteen Kelby whose wife was Audrey and lived in Dunsmuir, California; John Kelby whose wife was Emily; Frank Santos; Henry Kelby who married four times; and Joe Santos." As it turns out, I am a Kelby. I discussed this with my father, and found that he knew little beyond the fact that Samuel Solsteen and Audrey were his fraternal grand-parents. I was wondering if someone could provide me with any information about Jose Silveira Furtado and Maria Furtado from Faial; birth dates, immigration dates, port of entry, anything. Thank you! Richard Kelby II -- 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."
