Tomas, I believe we have a connection as well. I first discovered a connection to Rose Trombas by way her cousin, Antone Lawrence Mendonca (Mendence) listing her mother Mrs. Rose Trombas (Trombus per her burial information at St. Josephs) as his aunt. When I started look for Mrs. Rose Trombas I discovered there were THREE of them. One Rose Andrade Trombas born 1864-1870 who married John Trombas in about 1882 and a daughter who married to Joe Abreu/Abrew per the 1930 census of Alameda County, CA. The other Rose Trombas was married Joaquin O. Trombas and immigrated with him in 1902 under the name of Rosa Amalia Silva - I have tracked this family and have ruled them out as the Trombas family I was looking for. At the time of Rose Trombas Abreau's death on January 15, 1941 her mother was listed as an "Andrade" - this clinched it for me. I knew that Antone Mendonca's mother was Adelaide (Adelina?) Augusta Andrade of Fayal. Also, in the 1930 Census; living next door to Joseph Abreu, his wife Rose and mother-in-law Rose Trombas were Antone and Clara Abreu. Joseph Abreu was born August 19, 1897 an died in Alameda County, CA on March 12, 1987 - mothers maiden name was given as Leal. Minnie Agnes Andrade Abreu was born June 9, 1896 and died in Alamada County on August 18, 1992 - father surname was Andrade and mother was Maciel. Antone Silva Abreu was born Agust 1866 and died February 13, 1942 (father Abreu and mother was a Vargas) - Clara F. Abreu was born May 28, 1861 an died March 20, 1955 (father was an Andrade). I believer Joe Abreu and Rose may have been cousins of sorts due to the Andrade connections. All of these people (Rose Andrade Trombas, her husband John 1854 (or 1857) -1915 and Rose Trombas Abreu and Joe are all buried in the St. Josephs Cemetery in Fremond, CA. I am trying to trace the Andrade (Adelaide and her sister Rose - wonder if Clara was another sister?) and the Mendonca family (which was from Graciosa - but they immigrated from Fayal per passenger lists). I have not been able to find Rose Andrade or her husband John/Joao in the passenger records as of yet. Thus, you can see from the above, why I believe you and I have a connection of sorts. Hope I haven't confused anyone - if I have, please let me know. Lee Estep, WV
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:08:08 AM UTC-4, Tomas Leal wrote: > I may have some connection by marriage with Rose Trambas (the spelling I > have). Her huband, Jose Abreu, may be the nephew of my grandfather, Joao > Silveira Leal. > > Jose Abreu settled in the Mission San Jose area of Fremont. In the late > 1920s, my grandmother was very ill and my father and his slightly older > sister went to live with "Uncle Joe" (even though he was actually a first > cousin) and Aunt Rose for a time. I have a few photographs of Joe and Rose > leaving for their honeymoon and some other photos of family gatherings in > Fremont, though I don't know everyone in these photos, but in one photo a > woman standing next to Jose Abreu looks very much like the woman in the > photos of Jose and Rose leaving for their honeymoon. I also have a copy of > Jose Abreu's passport photo with his signature on it but no date. > > I don't have life dates for Jose Abreu, but 1897 could be correct, as the > next child in the family, Manuel, was born in 1900. Manuel I knew as a > child but never Jose for some reason.They were born in Flamengos, Fayal, > and emigrated, I assume, in their late teens, probably under the > sponsorship of my grandfather's oldest brother Antonio (1869-1939), who was > the first of the Leals to come to California > > In this particular case, Rose Trambas Abreu died and Jose remarried later > to Minnie Andrade. Again, I have no life dates for any of them,nor marriage > dates. > > It would be wonderful if these photos are of the Rose Trambas you're > looking for. Unfortunately, the Azoreans seemed limited on the number of > names they used with their children, so there are so many duplicates. If > you think my Jose Abreau is the one who married your Rose Trambas, I'd be > happy to send you electronic copies of the photos I have. Also, I have a > large pdf file of the Leal family tree, broken down and expanded according > to my grandfather's and his sibilings' branches.Unfortunately, no one in my > family who would have had any first-hand acquaintance with Jose or Rose is > still alive. I have already met with Antonio's daughter, Marie Leal Pine, > her husband, Vincent Pine, and their four children (one of whom went to > school for a time with another member of this list, Susan Vargas Murphy), > trying to gather as much information as they had but though they had some > photos for me they had no dates. > > Even with such sketchy information, I'm happy to work with you on filling > in whatever blanks--assuming my Jose Abreu is the person married to your > Rose Trambas. > > Tomas Leal > > -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
