Manuel Pera Faria <https://secure.ancestry.com/VitalChek/selection.aspx?su=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-g%26gsfn%3dmanuel%26gsfn_x%3dXO%26gsln%3dfaria%26msydy%3d1877%26msdpn__ftp%3dcontra%2bcosta%252c%2bCa%26cpxt%3d0%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3daf2%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d2233949%26recoff%3d6%2b7%26db%3dCAdeath1940%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d52&ce=2&na=Manuel+Pera+Faria&ge=Male&fn=&mn=&ed=1943&co=Contra+Costa&st=CA&h=> Gender:MaleBirth Date:4 Sep 1869Birth Place:Other CountryDeath Date:29 Nov 1943Death Place:Contra Costa
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Pam Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > he also could of come to California via Hawaii > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Manuel Martins <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Here's a 1920 census, It does show as Manuel P Faria, 2734 Pine 26th St >> Contra Costa, CA >> >> Manual P Faria >> [Minne R Faria] >> [Manuel P Farris] >> Age: 42 >> Birth Year: abt 1878 >> Birthplace: Portugal >> Home in 1920: Richmond, Contra Costa, California >> Race: White >> Gender: Male >> Immigration Year: 1894 >> Relation to Head of House: Head >> Marital Status: Married >> Spouse's Name: Emma Faria >> Father's Birthplace: Portugal >> Mother's Birthplace: Portugal >> Home Owned: Own >> Able to Read: Yes >> Able to Write: Yes >> Household Members: >> Name Age >> Manual P Faria 42 >> Emma Faria 39 >> Manual Faria 17 >> Lawrence Faria 12 >> Evelyn Faria 10 >> John Faria 6 >> Anthony Faria 5 >> Philomena Faria 4 [4 3/12] >> Margaret Faria 3 [3 0/12] >> Frances Faria 1 [1 6/12] >> >> On 4/9/2014 1:03 PM, luiznoia . wrote: >> >> Sammie, >> >> The draft notice here, with wife's name, shows he is Manuel P Feria >> born Jan 1877 >> >> The John T Faria on the 1930 census seems to me to be the same person >> as Manuel. He may have taken american name. The age and immigration dates >> match. >> >> On the 1940 census, note that although Emma is the head of household, >> she is listed as married and not widowed. >> >> Emma's death record >> >> FARIA EMMA 1880 07 12 mothers last-VARGAS fathers >> last-ENOS FEMALE CA SANTA CLARA 1957 09 30 77yrs >> >> >> Eric Edgar >> >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:50 AM, S. Faria Lepre <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi Cheri, >>> Thanks for the reply. Sorry, I just assumed that since my subject >>> heading said California, people would know that's where I was talking >>> about. Port Costa is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, CA. >>> Manuel was living there in 1900 apparently. After that, most of my records >>> had the family living in Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA. >>> >>> Thanks too for the clarification on the name. I figured that Manoel >>> was the Portuguese spelling. Funny, last night after posting this, I was >>> digging around in ship passenger lists and found a Manoel, but whoever >>> transcribed the information thought the "o" in his name was an "s" and so >>> now there are several records that say "Mansel" Faria! All the name >>> spelling changes sure makes it hard to track a specific person! :) >>> >>> I found several records then in the ship passenger lists, with many >>> Manoel's and many surname variations like de Faria, Ferreira, Pereira, >>> Farie, Farria, and Farias. The only one who was close to the age my Manuel >>> was said to have been during immigration was a Mansel (Manoel) Faria who >>> was 18 (year of birth abt.1875) and on the ship Peninsular which arrived in >>> NY, NY 9 May 1893. He was a laborer and from Fayal, Azores. He was going to >>> Fall River, MA. The dates are a little off from my Manuel: my records had >>> his immigration year as 1894 when he was 17, and his year of birth as 1877. >>> The dates and ages from the ship's record I found last night are off about >>> a year or two, so not sure if I have the right person still. >>> >>> I also don't know if Manuel was on a ship that went directly from the >>> Azores to San Francisco or if he was one of many Manuel Faria's who went to >>> Boston and then to Fall River, MA. >>> Sam >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:11:09 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: >>> >>>> Sammie, >>>> >>>> Since you are writing to a worldwide audience, you're going to have to >>>> put more clarification on some places. >>>> No clue where Port Costa is. >>>> >>>> At the time your ancestor was born, the spelling was Manoel. He >>>> probably learned to modernize after his immigration. >>>> >>>> Feria would be a non-Portuguese person guessing how to spell Faria. >>>> >>>> Many immigrated to the eastern ports: New York, Boston, Providence, >>>> New Bedford. Then many went overland to CA. A few did go around the horn >>>> and immigrated through San Francisco. Some went to HI first then CA. >>>> >>>> A 30+ pages of "how to" can be found on the Azores Gen Web here: >>>> http://goo.gl/4CHqo1 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 6:04 PM, S. Faria Lepre <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I'm researching my family and keep hitting a brick wall trying to pin >>>>> down the right person....My great-grandfather was Manuel P. Faria. I've >>>>> also seen his name spelled Manual, and Manoel. I've also found records on >>>>> Ancestry where our last name was spelled Feria. I have a U.S. Census >>>>> record >>>>> from 1900 which has him listed as Manuel Feria, born 1877, married to Emma >>>>> Feria (Her maiden name was Enos), Marriage year 1900. Manuel was 23 at the >>>>> time of that census and living in Port Costa. Immigration year is listed >>>>> as >>>>> 1894 and he was 17 years old at that time. I have searched and searched. >>>>> There are a lot of Manuel Faria's out there! I cannot find a record of his >>>>> birth, his marriage, or his immigration. His birth year changes depending >>>>> on what record I'm looking at: it varies from 1876-1878, as does the >>>>> immigration date: 1894-1895. I found more census records on him and Emma >>>>> from 1910 and 1920, but in the 1930 census the head of household becomes >>>>> John S. Faria, and by the 1940 census, Emma is the sole head of household. >>>>> I cannot find a death record on Manuel to explain this, and I'm perplexed >>>>> as to who John S. may be. I cannot find anything on Emma Enos either, at >>>>> least not the one I'm looking for. Manuel and Emma had 9 children and all >>>>> appeared to have been born in Contra Costa, CA: Manuel George, Lawrence >>>>> Daniel (my grandfather), Mary Evelyn/Evelyn Mary, John H., Anthony, >>>>> Philomena, Margaret, Frances, and Roseanne/Rose. >>>>> >>>>> I also have a question about immigration. When people left the >>>>> Azores during that immigration I gave previously (1894-1895), did they >>>>> always go to Boston or New York or other eastern port, or were there ships >>>>> that took immigrants directly to California? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks so much if anyone can help out here or for any ideas. I'm >>>>> just starting out and already I'm confused! ;) >>>>> Sammie >>>>> -- >>>>> For 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. 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