Not sure on this one Pam, I have his birth date as being either January or February 1876-1878. Thanks for looking though!
On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 2:11:34 PM UTC-5, Pam Santos wrote: > > 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: Male Birth Date: 4 Sep 1869 Birth Place: Other Country Death > Date: 29 Nov 1943 Death Place: Contra Costa > > > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Pam Santos <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> he also could of come to California via Hawaii >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Manuel Martins >> <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > 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]<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. 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