Dave, I think the everchanging ages on censuses are due to languague confusion more than anything else.
Thirteen years old with parental consent was allowed then. My g grandmother was 13 when she married a 35 yr old in 1909 with her mother as the witness. This certificate confirms we are on the right track with the Joe M Cotta family. When the CCA site comes back online, I'll continue the passport search to locate them arriving in 1901 . Does it give the names of Manuel's parents, or ant adresses? EricE On Oct 20, 2015 8:02 AM, "Dave Worman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Eric, > Just received a copy of the Marriage Certificate for Velma M. Cotta and > Manuel M. Coelho on Oct. 13, 1923 in Tulare, Calif. It shows her name as > *Velma* not Belmira even though the newspaper article listed her as > Belmira. > > Her parents are Joe M. Cotta - birthplace Portugal and Mary Conceicao - > birthplace Portugal the same as the 1910 census. > > Now the fun part! It shows Velma's age as 17 years old!! The 1910 > census clearly shows Belmira as 2/12 - 2 months old. Do you suppose the > parents fudged a bit on her age? > > Dave > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 10:36 AM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes, I'm aware alien residents were required to register. However, when >> someone lives in the US for 60 years and doesn't >> >> apply for citizenship, he's probably not filling out draft cards and >> Social Security either. >> >> I believe I've ruled out the Joe M Cotta, Jose Martin Cotta, and Joseph >> Machado Cotta in Tulare as the one we're looking for. They can all be >> >> tracked to future censuses and vital records showing then with other >> families. >> >> Same is true with the brother Frank M ( Courter) Cotta found in the >> household on the 1910 Kaweah, Tulare census. There are four Frank M Cotta >> around, >> >> none of those line up with the 1888 birthdate, and 1907 arrival. >> >> >> Eric Edgar >> >> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 7:39 AM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Eric, It didn't matter if you were an Alien or not, you filled out a >>> draft card in WWI. >>> >>> Rosemarie >>> [email protected] >>> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, >>> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 1:55 PM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> No, Joe M Cotta can be found in Tulare in 1910. The 1930 census shows >>>> he is still an alien, so it's unlikey he would have a filled out a draft >>>> card. >>>> >>>> Eric Edgar >>>> On Oct 12, 2015 10:17 AM, "linda" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think this may be Joe Cotta's WWI draft registration: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNK-LGB >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I found it the other evening and just realized that it is not one of >>>>> the records that has already been posted in the thread. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> L. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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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