Nice! Are you getting records from Ancestry or Familyfinder or some other source?
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 12:34:35 PM UTC-5, luiznoia wrote: > > This may be Emma's sister > > DUTRA MARY L 1874 11 15 VARGUS ENOS FEMALE CA CONTRA COSTA > 1957 10 10 82 1754470 > > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:03 AM, luiznoia . <[email protected]<javascript:> > > 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]<javascript:> >> > 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. 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 [email protected]. >>>>> >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheri Mello >>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >>>> Tainhas, Achada >>>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> >> > -- 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. 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 [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
