Hi Susan, Thanks for the info on checking with the fraternal organizations. I did not even think about that!
Manuel and Mary/Maria's children were born in either Watsonville or the Ceres area. They are listed as dairy farmers in the Stanislaus Co censuses. We think Manuel died between 1940 - 1942. Thanks again! Caroline On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 12:18:36 AM UTC-8, Susan Vargas Murphy wrote: > Hello Caroline, > One of the few places that you can sometimes see the island of origin > listed is on the fraternal organization membership records. Kathy Cardoza > has a link to the ones that we have copied on her site. > > Where were all the children of Manuel and Maria born? You say your > father-in-law was born in Watsonville and so I looked at the records for > Watsonville. I saw two men by the name of Gomes who were from Flores, as > John Vasconcelos said, the name is common on Flores. > > But on page 36 (of our page numbers) there is a Manuel Pereira Gomes, > member 175, December 20, 1903, who was 35 years old, who was from > Flamengos, Faial. I will attach here for you to see how great these records > are. He is not a perfect fit, as he died June 1911, but if the family lived > in Watsonville, if it is not your Manuel, he may be a relative? His wife > was Maria Filomena (spelled differently). If the family moved, then you > could look at the UPEC records from where ever they were and maybe you will > find him? > > Susan Vargas Murphy > > -- 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.
