This person is looking for the same family: > Still looking for ggrandfather John, up in Humbolt Co. CA. His > children; Anna Silva Rocha; Nellie (Etta) Silva Bush; Rosa Camille > Silva Look; Johnnie R Silva; Emma Silva Nelson ( my grandmother); > Alice Silva Cale; Mildred (Millie) Silva Cabral; Francis Silva. The > first child was born in Aug 1882 and the last July 1902 when his > mother died when he was a couple days old. Thier mother Mary Gorham > was wiyot Indian and English.
No link on the post was active On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 12:44 PM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> wrote: > Half knowing who your looking for is knowing who they are not. This is > from Humboldt County Biographies, and should rule out this John Silva > > JOHN P. SILVA.--A native of the Azores Islands, where he was born on > February 25, 1855, in the city of Topo, St. George, John P. Silva is the > son of Joseph F., a farmer and native of that place, and Mary (San Jose) > Silva, both of whom died at their old home. Of the family of nine children, > John P. was the youngest, and grew up like other farmers' boys of the > locality, receiving his education in the local public schools. At the age > of eighteen years he left home, coming to the United States in 1873, and > stopping first at New Bedford, Mass., later securing employment in the > brickyards of Taunton, Mass., and also on a farm near there, and in cotton > factories in New Bedford. After five years spent in these varied > employments, Mr. Silva returned to St. George for a visit to his home, > remaining there a year, and meanwhile, in May, 1880, marrying Miss > Henrietta C. Machado, who was born in the city of Calheta, St. George, the > daughter of Antone and Firmina (Olivera) Machado, natives of that place. > The bride's father had been a sailor from boyhood, having sailed all over > the world and risen to the rank of master in the whaling industry. During > the gold excitement in California, as master of a vessel he brought the > first lumber from New England around Cape Horn to San Francisco, with which > the first wooden house in that city was built, and after coming to > California he gave up his ship and engaged in mining, in which he was quite > successful, returning afterward to his home at St. George. He made trips > thereafter to New Bedford on his vessel with his wife and little daughter, > who later became Mrs. Silva, and after living in the Massachusetts town, > returned to his old .home on account of poor health, and died there six > months later. His wife remained with her daughter, Mrs. Silva, and > accompanied her to California, where she spent her last days, her death > taking place in Arcata, in 1911, she being then seventy-four years old. > Mrs. Silva has an older brother, Joseph Machado, of New Bedford, who is > captain of his own vessel, as was his father. > > Soon after their marriage in New Bedford, Mr. and Mrs. Silva removed to > California, where Mr. Silva for a year followed mining on Cherokee Flats, > then coming to Humboldt county in 1881, finding employment there on farms > and dairies. By the year 1887 he had saved enough money to permit of his > starting in business for himself, and he accordingly leased a ranch of > eight hundred acres on Bear river ridge, where he conducted a dairy of > sixty cows, panning the milk and skimming by hand, the churning being done > by horse power. The butter was taken to Scotia and sold to the Pacific > Lumber Company's stores. After continuing in this business for a year, Mr. > Silva sold the business and leased a dairy at Rio Dell, consisting of forty > cows, selling his milk and butter at Scotia. A year later he removed to > Walker's point, where he ran a dairy for a year, at the end of that time > removing to Lake Prairie, where he operated a dairy of thirty-five cows and > raised cattle and hogs. While living at this place Mrs. Silva with her > mother and child returned to her home in the Azores in order to sell their > property there and locate permanently in California, and during her absence > Mr. Silva leased a dairy ranch at Bald Mountain of eleven hundred acres, > remaining there a year. He was also interested in the building of a > creamery at Bayside, of which for three years he acted as first manager. > His present place, consisting of twenty-two acres at Arcata, was then > purchased, where he built a creamery, operating Ihe same for three years > before selling it and purchasing the Rosson ranch of twelve hundred acres > at Bald Mountain, where for seven years he engaged in stock-raising and > dairy farming, then renting the place, which has since been leased for a > dairy and stock ranch. Mr. Silva now makes his home at Arcata, where, with > Mr. Olivera, he has a small dairy, likewise leasing the Walker point ranch > of two hundred acres, where the partners conduct a dairy consisting of > fifty cows. At his Arcata ranch Mr. Silva has a fine residence, as well as > commodious barns in connection with his dairy industry. He is the father of > ten children, of whom only three are at present living, namely : Helena, > now Mrs. McKinzie, of Arcata; Firmina and Leo, who are at home with their > parents ; the elder seven children who are deceased being by name as > follows : Mary, who died at the age of sixteen years ; Henry, who died at > three months ; Antonio, who died at seven months ; Manuel, who died at two > years ; Henry, who died at six years of age ; Arthur, who died at four > years ; and Joseph, who died at three years. Mr. Silva is a Republican in > politics, and in fraternal circles a member of the I. D. E. S. at Arcata ; > his wife being a member of the S. P. R. S. I., Consul Azores No. 97, at > Arcata, of which she is ex-president. A cultured and refined woman, Mrs. > Silva is also an able and practical helpmeet to her husband, who by his > enterprising and progressive spirit has made for himself a name that is > highly respected in the community where he resides. > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:20 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Cari W, >> >> A complete beginners guide with suggestions can be found on the Azores >> GenWeb here: >> http://goo.gl/WqCZLe >> >> >> 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. 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