On Sep 1, 2012, at 10:52 PM, John Machado <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am also searching out for the Surname Quilla. Joao Souza Quilla (aka > Joachin Souza Quilla), born 20 Dec 1832, from Santa Cruz, Graciosa, , > Portugal who married Maria I. Dioga Nascimento, born 20 Dec 1839, of Santa > Bárbara, Azores, Portugal(assuming St. Jorge). Quilla I believe is the > Americanized version of Coelho. Joao Quilla I believe migrated with a > daughter to San Mateo, Half Moon Bay, CA. The daughter is Mary R. Quilla > (married Manuel Vargas listed above). I can not for the life of me find a > death record, ship, burial or census record for him to prove he made it here. > His son Manuel Quilla of Salinas, Ca was written about in a book that spoke > of him coming to america to join his sister and father who proceeded him. I am not sure if this is the same family but...there was a "John Quillo" farming on the San Mateo County coast (Half Moon Bay area). I could not find that spelling there on a census on ancestry.com. However my mom's first cousin married a woman who I think was a granddaughter. By that time they were using the name Coelho and living in or near Tracy, California. Mary Bordi -- 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."
