John, When I replied to you earlier I did not have this information but Eric Edgar found Belmira Cotta in the 1910 census. She was 2 months old. She changed her name from Belmira to Velma sometime between 1923 and 1929. Her mother was listed as Mary and her father as Joe M. Cotta on the 1910 census. A sister, Mary 6 years old was also listed. On the headstone that was also found by Eric it lists her mother as Marie M. Cotta and Joe M. Cotta. In 1923 Belmira Cotta and Manuel Coelho were married. In 1931 Manuel M. Coelho and Velma Coelho were divorced. They had one child, a son Edward Coelho.
Don't know if this new info is of any use to you. Thank you for searching. Dave On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:39 PM, John Vasconcelos <gfsjo...@gmail.com> 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 <dvco...@gmail.com> 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 <doreencaet...@gmail.com> >> 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 <dvco...@gmail.com> 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 <mari...@jmtmlt.com> >>>> 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 <dvco...@gmail.com> >>>>> 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. 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