Marilyn, Thank you for your interest.
The marriage certificate shows her name as Velma Cotta when she married Joe Hughes in 1933. Her age was 24 and she lived at 230 Ivy St., Hanford, CA. She had been previously married and was divorced in 1928 - no indication of her married name. Research shows that Herculano & Belle Lopes built the house at 230 Ivy St, Hanford, CA and lived in it during the 1930's and beyond. On my original birth certificate her maiden name is given as Velma Cotta. It also indicates that she was born in California, no city or area was specified. If Joe Hughes furnished this information it may be unreliable. She and Joe Hughes were trying to become Hollywood actors. I cannot find a divorce but they separated sometime around 1937-38 or so. That sums up most of what I know about her. Dave On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Marilyn Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you have any additional information? Born Northern, Central, Southern > California? Married names? > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Dave Worman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> First, Thank You!! to each one of you who have spent so much time trying >> to help me with this search. >> >> >> >> I am still searching for information on Velma Cotta, born about 1910 >> probably in California. Divorce 1928 - married again 1933. In 1933 >> lived at 230 Ivy St., Hanford, CA with Belle and Hercules Lopes. Have >> hit a brick wall here and am still wondering about her. >> >> >> >> And to those of you who have not yet done the DNA testing, please test >> because you may be able to help people with brick walls like me. Who >> knows, we might be cousins. >> >> >> >> Dave >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
