John, Thank you for searching. I have very little information on Velma. Have no idea of who her relatives are/were. I think Cotta was her maiden name. She was married & then divorced in 1928. Then she married Joe Hughes in 1933. They separated/divorced in 1937-1939? According to the 1930 & 1940 census there were several Cotta families in the area - I have no way to know which ones she may have been related to. Dave
On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:39 PM, John Vasconcelos <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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. 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