Cari, This is from B. Clay Shannon's book, Still casting Shadows.
http://books.google.com/books?id=4IK1oEBpfJMC&q=gorham#v=onepage&q=silva&f=false I believe that while he has stated there is confusion about the John P Silva also local, he has perpetuated the confusion by showing the birthplace as Topo, Sao Jorge. Eric On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 6:25 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Etta Bush is my great great grandma. She had a daughter (violet bush > /1908-1995) who was my great grandma and my grandmother was lois rickard. > > Cari Walker > > On Jun 4, 2014, at 12:48 PM, "luiznoia ." <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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