Very good point. I do have my grandfather's social, so that's a good hint ... I'll look into how to get that. At least, it might let me know his county of birth, so I wouldn't have to pay for another record and get a No File Found reply. Could have been born in Alameda for that matter, as the other Alexander S Borba was in Oakland. And I'll check the Marin Genealogy Society as well. Or, I could see if maybe a small donation could help encourage the church to open their books.
It's been a lot of fun, digging into the research - I really appreciate your suggestions and help! On Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 3:35:36 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > 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.
