Repost for Dixie Schafir, dschafir at aol.com It is likely we are related as Flores is a very small island. The population today is about 4000. My family came so long ago to CA and I was so young while they were living, I wish I knew more. They were wonderful people. I used to have a child’s rosary made of orange coral my Grandmother gave me, telling me the coral was from Flores.
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 9:11 AM 'Dixie Schafir' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > I cannot remember if I said this: It would have been my Grandmother Louisa > Coelho's mother who came from Flores, Azores. Their homestead is now part > of Sulfur Springs State Park, Hayward. Her name was Anna Coelho. Beyond > that, I don't know much about her as she died before I was born, by many > decades. > What I do remember about the older ladies is this: When they let down > their hair at night, it was so long! To the waist was common, but one of my > relative's hair reached to just above the her ankles.They wore these long > white nighties from neck to ankles, and with that thick, long hair down or > in a braid, to my child's eyes, it was a wonder to behold. > When their husbands died, they wore black from that day on. > All of them loved John Phillip Souza's music, which they played on a wind > up Victrola. > > In a message dated 5/29/2019 8:50:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > My great Aunt Mary Silver, who lived on B St in Hayward, often took care > of me when I was small. This would have been the forties. > > During the Great Depression many young men rode the rails through Hayward > seeking work. They had her house marked with a hobo sign that told other > out of work men she was a woman who would help them. When they stopped at > her house she set up a little table in the back yard and fed them a meal. > Some would help with chores, others went on their way. It did not matter, > she was charitable to all. > In that era crime was almost nil as Americans had not been corrupted by > the media. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 29, 2019, at 3:15 PM, Pamela Hand <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Dixie > > Where on Flores Island does your grandmother Coelho come from? We have > Coelho ancestors from Corvo Island and Ponta Delgada On Flores Island. > > My 2x great grandfather Antonio Jose de Fraga (1838-1914) was born in > Ponta Delgada, Flores. His paternal grandmother was Rita Coelho (1758-1830 > born Corvo. > His maternal great grandfather was Jose Coelho Ramos also born Corvo. > There were Coelho godparents at both his parents’ baptisms. > > Just wondering if we have a connection. I have tested on FTDNA. > > Thanks for your family stories. They give me an insight into early life in > California as most of Antonio’s siblings settled in the Oakland area > ofCalifornia. > > Regards > Pam > > > > On Wed, 29 May 2019 at 05:21, 'Dixie Schafir' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I don’t think I’m related to those families. I believe my family turned up > on Flores very early, around 1498. > Pirates raided Flores years later I was told, and destroyed the records > kept by the Catholic Church. > I am related to the Silvers, the Souza family I believe, the Martins from > Pico. Grandfather Martin would put on his ‘smoking jacket ‘ in the > afternoon, have tea and a pipe of tobacco. He was 6’4” and the strongest > man in Hayward in his youth. His wife was Louisa Coelho. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 27, 2019, at 2:47 PM, 'Sam (Camas, WA)' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dixie; Have you done the FTDNA family finder test? I am a Coelho though > my line is from Santa Maria. Very likely some of the branches went to > Flores. Do you have Rego, Figueiredo, Bairos in your lines? > > > > Sam (Mazatlán, MX) > > > > *From: *Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Monday, May 27, 2019 11:59 AM > *To: *[email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Gomes from Flores and Martin from Pico; > ToHawaii and California > > > > What a wonderful story! > > > > Rosemarie > > [email protected] > > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > > > > > On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 9:36 AM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Repost for Dixie Schafir, dschafir at aol.com (which is the registered > email to this list - the alternative that she provides does not type out > the "at" so it is obscured by the Google Group List-serv). > > > > I tried to change my Email address as I have a new one: it is dixiem...@ > gmail.com > > > > My grandmother’s family name is Coelho: They came from Flores. They owned > Sulphur Springs in Hayward, CA. The women used to do their laundry in the > creek, and hang their clothes on the bushes to dry. > > They came around Cape Horn by sail, via Hawaii. > > I still have Portuguese relatives on Oahu. That is why so many of our > people had Elephant Ears growing in their yards - they are poi plants. I > guess they came to CA that way because of the winds. > > Some of my relatives on Oahu owned Dutch Boy Paint for years, maybe still > do. > > > > When they came to CA the debarked at Alviso landing and walked to what > became Hayward. > > > > My Grandfather’s family name is Martin and came from Pico around Cape > Horn. They landed in Yerba Buena, which became San Francisco. They found SF > so lawless they migrated across the Bay to ranch. Their ranch is now part > of Turtle Rock Ranch State Park over by Mt Diablo. They moved on when their > house was destroyed in a earthquake. > > My grandfather Anthony Martin was Hayward’s blacksmith and wheelwright for > years. His place of business was on A Street. His house was across the > Street from All Saints. He was a extraordinarily strong, and like most > Victorians skilled at many tasks. He put the copper dome on the Old Hayward > Library (now demolished) He also took his blacksmith rig out to Crow Canyon > when they were grading the road through there and changed out the Mule’s > shoes. When pulling the graders the mules would go through 2 pair of shoes > a day. I once saw him change horseshoes on a horse when he was in his 70’s. > He was unbelievably fast! > > Grandfather Martin was such a staunch supporter of the Church the Pope > sent him a Certificate praising him and offering perpetual blessings. He > once went back to Spain to fetch a new priest for the congregation. 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