You're not going to like this..... CA did not start recording births until 1905. They were not required until 1949!!! If he received Social Security though, he may have filed a Delayed Certificate of Birth.
I checked for a Random Act of Genealogical Kindness, but see none who do church records. You may want to contact the Marin County Genealogy Society and see if anyone there will do church records: http://www.maringensoc.org/Research. My immigrants came in 1901 & 1903. They were missed on the 1910 and the 1920 censuses. They were out working when the census taker came by (well, the 1910, they may have been moving to CA). You should check the Passaportes out of the Azores too (once you narrow down the immigration date). You don't know if that illegal immigration story is true or not. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
