Dave, Do you know if Velma had any female siblings or cousins? My aunt Maria E V Sousa was Secretary of the Hanford chapter of the SPRSI (a Portuguese women's society) from the mid- teens until shortly before her death in the late 50's. I have a couple of her minutes books, one coverng the period of April 1934 to June 1941.In it I see references to a Maria L. Cotta, Lille Cotta, Guilhermina Cotta, Palmira Cotta, Ilda Cotta. John Vasconcelos
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Dave Worman <[email protected]> wrote: > Doreen, > Thank you for your suggestions. > -They got married in Reno.. Did check with a Catholic Church in Hanford > but did not get a reply from them. > -Don't know when or where she was buried. Lost contact when I was a > toddler and did not even know her name until recently. > -Checked 1930 and 1940 census - no record of her with the Lopes or > anywhere else. In 1940 her name may have been Velma Hughes unless she > changed it after the separation/divorce, but couldn't find that either. > -Did check both obits for Belle & Hercules Lopes - she is not mentioned in > either one. I think she may have been a relative of them since my DNA > includes ancestral surnames of Lopes & Viereira (Belle's maiden name). > -No idea of what her social security number was or where she may have > obtained one. > -Didn't know about the Eagles - will try there > Thank you again for your help, > Dave > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Doreen Caetano <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> This is a long shot but in the town she got married try checking with the >> Catholic church. Maybe she received her sacraments there: baptism, >> communion, confirmation, marriage, and burial. Do you have where she was >> buried? Check with the cemetery to see who handled the services then check >> with the funeral director to get a copy of his notes. Who was the contact >> person for the director? There might not be a birth certificate because >> babies were delivered at home. Their baptism records served as birth >> certificates. Some times they are listed in the Portuguese newspapers. Have >> you searched the newspapers for Velma or Mr. and Mrs. Lopes? St. Brigid >> Catholic Church, and Whitehurst Funeral Home is in the same neighborhood as >> the house. Sacred Heart Hospital was also there but now it is a county >> hospital. >> Check the census records to see if she was living with Mr. and Mrs. >> Lopes in 1930 and 1940's. If this does not work check Mr. and Mrs. Lopes >> burial records to see if Velma is mentioned. Their obituary might mention >> her (Hanford Sentinel is the local newspaper). She may have been a >> relative of theirs. She may have been the contact person for the funeral >> director. It may have her location and accurate name. I have seen the name >> Velma a lot in this area. I had an aunt named Belma and that was her legal >> name. >> Did she have a Social Security Number? Get those records. Was there a >> place where actors had to register for work? Maybe a labor union? >> Back then there was a local social club for the Portuguese. The men >> joined the Eagle's and the women joined a different club. My grandparents >> and aunts were members. The Eagle's is still operating. They have records >> too. Maybe Mr. and Mrs. Lopes were members. If so they may have purchased a >> membership for Velma too. The Eagle's help family and people who need help. >> They also had life insurance policies so they may have paid for their >> funerals. Good luck with your search. >> >> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Dave Worman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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? 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