I would like to update that I ordered my great grandmother Emma's death certificate and it arrived today. I didn't expect to see anything I didn't already know, but her mother's name was NOT listed on that document as Emma. It was "Mary Vargas". Her father was John Enos. I'm sure that back in the Azores, Mary was Maria. I have no idea now how she became Emma, unless she had a middle name that was Emelia/Amelia. I was excited at first because I though that by plugging in her first name Mary, I would now magically get more hints and answers. Sadly, I've had no further luck at finding out any more about my great grandmother Emma's parents.
On Monday, February 27, 2017 at 9:08:55 PM UTC-6, Sami wrote: > > I am looking for any information on *John ENOS (VARGAS)* born abt.1841; > immigrated either in 1860 or 1868, lived in Concord, Contra Costa County, > CA and was a farmer; and a woman named *(Mary) Emma VARGAS*. They were > married about 1870. I don't know where but I sure wish I did so I could get > their marriage certificate. They had 14 children; 13 living. I could not > find them in any census reports prior to the 1900, so I am missing 3 of > their children. These are the ones I do know: > > *Joseph* b. abt. 1873 > *Mary L. (DUTRA)* b.1874 d. 1957 of Concord > > *Emma (my great-grandmother) *b.12 Jul 1880 d. 30 Sep 1957 in Santa Clara > *Annie* b. abt. 1882 > *Theresa (NUNES)* b.1885 d. 1968 of Concord > *Manuel* b. abt. 1886 > *Frank* b. abt. 1887 of Concord > *Angie (MESQUITA)* b.1889 d. 1972 in Hayward > *Aggie (Agnes) (BENZ)* b.1892 d. 1980 > *Evelyn (MCDERMOTT)* b.1897 d.1966 in Marin Co. > > > There is a story circulating in Ancestry about a John Enos Vargas born in > 1838...but I cannot reconcile the information about this man with my John. > I lost this couple after the 1910 census, but found a man by the same name > in the 1920 census living as a lodger in the Clyde Hotel, married, but no > Emma. Then I found a woman with the same name, married, in another 1920 > census living as an "inmate" in the Napa State Hospital. This could > possibly explain why they are not together in a census after the 1910. > There is also a Find A Grave entry on a couple with the same names who died > in 1923 and 1928, and are buried in St. Stephen's in Concord. They farmed > for years in Concord, so this too is plausible, but I am not sure if these > are my John and Emma. Any information anyone has regarding these two will > be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much! > -- 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.
