The 1940 Census shows Belle as Balbina Lopes - must have been her original
name before she Americanized it to Belle.
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On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 10:33 AM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been working with Dave on this for many years , off list.
> Every lead from the marriage record to Joe Hughes has been worked over
> endlessy. Every Cotta and Velma in the state on that time period has been
> looked at and dissmissed before.
>
> I'm looking at a family connection to Belle and Herculeano Lopes, where
> she had lived for a time. He is easy to track with that name. His draft
> cards both show him from Santa Maria.
>
> Bell Lopes death record shows Vierra fathers name and Cotta as mothers
> maiden . However their son's marriage record shows her as Balbina Broga.
>
> Anyone have these names in their tree?
>
> Eric Edgar
> On Oct 5, 2015 8:22 AM, "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Yes, a few married very young. Just wanted to be sure you recalled Dave
>> said his mom was born c. 1910.
>>
>> Cheri Mello
>> Listowner, Azores-Gen
>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
>> Tainhas, Achada
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 7:32 AM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> My great-grandmother was  13 when she married in 1909.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>> On Oct 5, 2015 7:24 AM, "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If Velma was born in 1910, she was only 13 at marriage.
>>>>
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