Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-11-11 Thread Dave Worman
Sep. 27, 1875 > > Helen S > > -Original Message- > From: luiznoia . <noblankt...@gmail.com> > To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thu, Oct 29, 2015 7:50 am > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta > > The 1913 shiplist shows

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-11-08 Thread luiznoia .
1889-006 Rec 9 pg. 6) > 2 Manoel b. Oct. 7, 1872 > 3 Emilia b. Sep. 27, 1875 > > Helen S > > -Original Message- > From: luiznoia . <noblankt...@gmail.com> > To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thu, Oct 29, 2015 7:50 am > Subje

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-11-08 Thread hisalv via Azores Genealogy
-006 Rec 9 pg. 6) 2 Manoel b. Oct. 7, 1872 3 Emilia b. Sep. 27, 1875 Helen S -Original Message- From: luiznoia . <noblankt...@gmail.com> To: Azores Genealogy <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thu, Oct 29, 2015 7:50 am Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta The 1913 sh

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-11-02 Thread Dave Worman
s! What a thrill it must be to talk with your cousin! Your >> mother's sisters daughter! Thank you for sharing this mystery as it >> unfolded. For those of us who are your cousins, there's still that mystery >> of "how/who/ when? Do you have a connection to the A

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-30 Thread Dave Worman
od Luck, > > Helen Salvador > > > -Original Message- > From: Dave Worman <dvco...@gmail.com> > To: Azores <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wed, Oct 28, 2015 9:23 am > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta > > Success!!! > > Thank you to each and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-29 Thread luiznoia .
--- > From: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta > Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:43:34 -0700 > To: azores@googlegroups.com > > > How wonderful! So many of us have watched this quest unfold and it is so > nice to read of your success! > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-29 Thread hisalv via Azores Genealogy
Salvador -Original Message- From: Dave Worman <dvco...@gmail.com> To: Azores <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, Oct 28, 2015 9:23 am Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta Success!!! Thank you to each and every one of you who have spent time searching on my behalf

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-28 Thread Dave Worman
Success!!! Thank you to each and every one of you who have spent time searching on my behalf and to each one of you following this thread. I could not have done it without you. You are an answer to my prayers! God Bless you! I have been searching for Velma Cotta, my birth mother, for most of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-28 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Dave, thanks for sharing your success story! It proves that you need to keep searching, there is help out there! The genealogists of this group are so willing to give of their time and expertise that it is a pleasure to see! Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa,

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-28 Thread Linda Jardin
Awesome! I love success stories like this. Hoping to see many more of this. It is so encouraging. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Worman Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 9:23 AM To: Azores Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta Success

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-28 Thread linda
That's wonderful, Dave! Thanks for letting us know. It's great to hear your happy news, :^D Linda On Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 9:23:00 AM UTC-7, dvc...@gmail.com wrote: > > Success!!! > > Thank you to each and every one of you who have spent time searching on my > behalf and to each

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-28 Thread 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy
How wonderful! So many of us have watched this quest unfold and it is so nice to read of your success! Susan Vargas Murphy Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Dave Worman wrote: > > Success!!! > > Thank you to each and every one of you who have spent

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-28 Thread nancy jean baptiste
know there was talk of looking at the passports. You already have your MTDNA...right? Best regards for the continued story unfolding I like Belmiraaka, Velma..married at 13you have a good story there. Nancy Jean From: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-21 Thread luiznoia .
you mean Maria de Nazeré ? Eric On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Dave, > > You said: <> > > Nazera is not her maiden name. It's her middle religious name. Women > didn't have surnames for a certain time period. I'm thinking she's Maria de > Nazera,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-21 Thread Cheri Mello
Yeah, that's the spelling. I knew it looked a little off! 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-21 Thread Cheri Mello
Dave, You said: <> Nazera is not her maiden name. It's her middle religious name. Women didn't have surnames for a certain time period. I'm thinking she's Maria de Nazera, and I think it means Mary of Nazareth. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-21 Thread luiznoia .
Yes, By identifying the parents, I may be able to postively identify Manuel , then Edward, son of Velma and him. There is somone that ties this family to Orange County and San Bernardino. There are more than one M.Coelho family dairy farming in both places. I have not indentified what the M

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-21 Thread Dave Worman
Manuel M. Coelho's parents are:Joe M. Coelho birthplace Portugal and Mary Nazera (maiden name) birthplace Portugal. Will this information be of help to you? Dave On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 3:12 PM, luiznoia . wrote: > Who are his parents? > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-21 Thread Dave Worman
Thank you. On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: > Mary Conceicao is really Maria da Conceição, meaning Mary of the > Conception. It is a religious middle name. > > After immigration, some women did start to use their father's surname as a > maiden name. And

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-21 Thread Cheri Mello
Mary Conceicao is really Maria da Conceição, meaning Mary of the Conception. It is a religious middle name. After immigration, some women did start to use their father's surname as a maiden name. And some didn't. So you are going to have to check both ways. I don't know when the informant box

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-20 Thread Dave Worman
Eric, I agree that she was probably 13 years old when she married in 1923. The marriage certificate does not give specific residence addresses, just Tulare for Velma M. Cotta and Tipton for the groom Manuel M Coelho. The parents addresses are not given at all - just their names and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-20 Thread luiznoia .
Dave, I think the everchanging ages on censuses are due to languague confusion more than anything else. Thirteen years old with parental consent was allowed then. My g grandmother was 13 when she married a 35 yr old in 1909 with her mother as the witness. This certificate confirms we are on the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-20 Thread Dave Worman
Eric, Just received a copy of the Marriage Certificate for Velma M. Cotta and Manuel M. Coelho on Oct. 13, 1923 in Tulare, Calif. It shows her name as *Velma* not Belmira even though the newspaper article listed her as Belmira. Her parents are Joe M. Cotta - birthplace Portugal and Mary

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-20 Thread luiznoia .
Who are his parents? On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Dave Worman wrote: > Eric, > > I agree that she was probably 13 years old when she married in 1923. > > The marriage certificate does not give specific residence addresses, just > Tulare for Velma M. Cotta and Tipton

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-16 Thread Dave Worman
Eric, According to the marriage record you sent me, Joe and Mary were married in 1901 in Mass. And there was some other record with that arrival date, too. (Can't find it this morning) I have sent for the 1923 marriage license... no reply yet. Dave On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 10:36 AM, luiznoia

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-16 Thread Dave Worman
Eric, Found Joe L. Pires in the 1940 census living in the same house as 1930. His name was just before Joe Cottas. In the 1940 census the neighbors before and after Joe L. Pires are different from the 1930 neighbors. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96V-55F Perhaps Joe & Mary had moved

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-15 Thread luiznoia .
No, Joe M Cotta can be found in Tulare in 1910. The 1930 census shows he is still an alien, so it's unlikey he would have a filled out a draft card. Eric Edgar On Oct 12, 2015 10:17 AM, "linda" wrote: > I think this may be Joe Cotta's WWI draft registration: > > >

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-15 Thread Cheri Mello
Aliens had to register for the draft. I don't recall which box it is, but it asks for that status. Cheri -- 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-15 Thread luiznoia .
Yes, I'm aware alien residents were required to register. However, when someone lives in the US for 60 years and doesn't apply for citizenship, he's probably not filling out draft cards and Social Security either. I believe I've ruled out the Joe M Cotta, Jose Martin Cotta, and Joseph Machado

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-15 Thread Cheri Mello
I've seen long term aliens apply for Social Security. And if they were the right age for the draft, I've seen them apply. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-15 Thread Dave Worman
Thank you. Dave On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 3:55 PM, luiznoia . wrote: > No, Joe M Cotta can be found in Tulare in 1910. The 1930 census shows he > is still an alien, so it's unlikey he would have a filled out a draft card. > > Eric Edgar > On Oct 12, 2015 10:17 AM, "linda"

[AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-12 Thread linda
I think this may be Joe Cotta's WWI draft registration: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNK-LGB I found it the other evening and just realized that it is not one of the records that has already been posted in the thread. L. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-12 Thread 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy
Caton is likely Caetano. JMR On Monday, October 12, 2015 5:54 PM, John Vasconcelos wrote: I read the name as Joseph Caton John Vasconcelos On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:16 AM, linda wrote: I think this may be Joe Cotta's WWI draft

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-12 Thread Dave Worman
Linda, Thank you for looking. We think Joe Cotta was in California by 1918 since his 2nd daughter was born in Calif. in 1910. But you never know where a lead will come from. Dave On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 12:16 PM, linda wrote: > I think this may be Joe Cotta's WWI draft

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-12 Thread linda
Yes, or "Cateu" or "Coter". No argument there. It may well not be his record, but it was the only WWI registration record I found that came close when I searched using the Familysearch.org site. His birth year, wife's name and general location are right. If the date of birth and/or

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-12 Thread John Vasconcelos
*I read the name as Joseph Caton* *John Vasconcelos* On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:16 AM, linda wrote: > I think this may be Joe Cotta's WWI draft registration: > > > https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNK-LGB > > > I found it the other evening and just realized that

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-12 Thread linda
DOH! I knew that! I should have drawn a timeline to remind myself of significant events/dates. I wonder if it would be productive to scroll through the WWI draft registrations before and after Herculano Lopes's registration. My Great Grandfather's WWI registration is numerically filed

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-12 Thread Dave Worman
Linda, I am just happy that you were looking! Dave On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 9:18 PM, linda wrote: > DOH! I knew that! > > I should have drawn a timeline to remind myself of significant > events/dates. > > I wonder if it would be productive to scroll through the WWI draft

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-10 Thread Dave Worman
Aaron, Thank you for your interest. The link to the 1910 census is on the email Oct. 4th from luznoia (Eric Edgar) on this thread, I don't know how to forward it to you.. and his email Oct. 5 has the two marriage records for Joe & Mary Cotta showing they emigrated in 1901. This is another

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-09 Thread Aaron Pereira
Hi, I'm glad to hear of your progress...Does the census happen to list the year Belmira's (Velma) parents emigrated? If you don't mind, could you post a link? Thanks. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-09 Thread Dave Worman
John, When I replied to you earlier I did not have this information but Eric Edgar found Belmira Cotta in the 1910 census. She was 2 months old. She changed her name from Belmira to Velma sometime between 1923 and 1929. Her mother was listed as Mary and her father as Joe M. Cotta on the 1910

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-09 Thread linda
Dave: I've been following this thread with much interest, and I'm also glad to hear of all the new info. Eric Edgar: You deserve congratulations for all your detective work! Impressive. Aaron: according to the 1930 census form attached to Eric Edgar's first post on October 5th, Joe and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-07 Thread Dave Worman
essage- > From: Liz Migliori <lizmi...@gmail.com> > To: azores <azores@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sun, Jun 14, 2015 8:34 am > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta > > I have forwarded this to my friend who's maiden name was Cotta and she was > born and raised

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-06 Thread hisalv via Azores Genealogy
-Original Message- From: Liz Migliori <lizmi...@gmail.com> To: azores <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sun, Jun 14, 2015 8:34 am Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta I have forwarded this to my friend who's maiden name was Cotta and she was born and raised in

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-03 Thread nancy jean baptiste
Hi Helen, Interesting, you and I don't show a matchhowever, you show as a remote match for my sistershe doesn't show Dave as a match! Nancy Jean From: fishsongf...@hotmail.com To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:01:59 -0500

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-03 Thread Dave Worman
Linda Thank you. Dave On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:55 PM, linda wrote: > Hi Dave, > > I asked my mom if the name "Velma Cota" rang any bells, but I'm sorry, it > did not. > > My Great Aunt was Vielmina C. Melo (approx. 1908-1988) from Livingston > (Merced County, CA),

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-03 Thread Dave Worman
John, Thank you for searching. I have very little information on Velma. Have no idea of who her relatives are/were.I think Cotta was her maiden name. She was married & then divorced in 1928. Then she married Joe Hughes in 1933. They separated/divorced in 1937-1939?According to the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-03 Thread Dave Worman
Eric, Thank you so much!!! This is the first clue as to why she was living with the Lopes!! In my bones I thought she had to be a relative for them to take her and her first son in. Their house is a small one. Thank you for the names also. Will try searching "Belmira" and see what comes

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-03 Thread Cheri Mello
ch! > > Nancy Jean > > -- > From: fishsongf...@hotmail.com > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta > Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:01:59 -0500 > > > Marilyn, > > Are you a DNA cousin to Dave? I am and you and I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-02 Thread Doreen Caetano
This is a long shot but in the town she got married try checking with the Catholic church. Maybe she received her sacraments there: baptism, communion, confirmation, marriage, and burial. Do you have where she was buried? Check with the cemetery to see who handled the services then check with the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-02 Thread Dave Worman
Linda, Thank you for your interest and help. Checked the link but don't know if Edna Velma Cota would be the same person or not. As you think, I have looked at a lot of "Velma" records wondering if they could be the same person but I have no way to know for certain. I lost contact with Velma

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-02 Thread Dave Worman
Doreen, Thank you for your suggestions. -They got married in Reno.. Did check with a Catholic Church in Hanford but did not get a reply from them. -Don't know when or where she was buried. Lost contact when I was a toddler and did not even know her name until recently. -Checked 1930 and 1940

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-02 Thread John Vasconcelos
Dave, Do you know if Velma had any female siblings or cousins? My aunt Maria E V Sousa was Secretary of the Hanford chapter of the SPRSI (a Portuguese women's society) from the mid- teens until shortly before her death in the late 50's. I have a couple of her minutes books, one coverng the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-02 Thread luiznoia .
Dave, Here's a new clue for you, from the SSI applications. We didn't find the connection before to Herclulano and Belle Lopes. Cotta is Belles' mother's family name. Perhaps Velma is a niece? Also , Portuguese name Belmira = Velma. Name:Belle Lopes [Belle Vierra] Gender:FemaleRace:WhiteBirth

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-02 Thread hisalv via Azores Genealogy
Nancy Jean, I am also a cousin (4th & remote) to Dave. Helen Salvador -Original Message- From: nancy jean baptiste <fishsongf...@hotmail.com> To: azores group <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2015 11:02 am Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta Ma

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-02 Thread linda
Hi Dave, I asked my mom if the name "Velma Cota" rang any bells, but I'm sorry, it did not. My Great Aunt was Vielmina C. Melo (approx. 1908-1988) from Livingston (Merced County, CA), buried in Turlock (Stanislaus County, CA). If you try searching on "Vielmina" and run across any records

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-10-01 Thread linda
Hi Dave, I know you've been searching for a while, so this is probably a dead end you've already pursued, but here's a death record for Edna Velma Cota from Tulare, CA https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPC3-5LB Tulare is only a few miles from Hanford. Some other thoughts (again,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-09-30 Thread Marilyn Thompson
; Marilyn, > > Are you a DNA cousin to Dave? I am and you and I are so there's a clue in > there somehow! > > Nancy Jean > > -- > Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:11:30 -0600 > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta > From: mari...@jmtmlt.com

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-09-30 Thread nancy jean baptiste
Marilyn, Are you a DNA cousin to Dave? I am and you and I are so there's a clue in there somehow! Nancy Jean Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:11:30 -0600 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta From: mari...@jmtmlt.com To: azores@googlegroups.com Do you have any additional information? Born

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-09-30 Thread Dave Worman
Marilyn, Thank you for your interest. The marriage certificate shows her name as Velma Cotta when she married Joe Hughes in 1933. Her age was 24 and she lived at 230 Ivy St., Hanford, CA. She had been previously married and was divorced in 1928 - no indication of her married name. Research

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-09-30 Thread Cheri Mello
--------- >> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:11:30 -0600 >> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta >> From: mari...@jmtmlt.com >> To: azores@googlegroups.com >> >> >> Do you have any additional information? Born Northern, Central, Souther

[AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-09-30 Thread Dave Worman
First, Thank You!! to each one of you who have spent so much time trying to help me with this search. I am still searching for information on Velma Cotta, born about 1910 probably in California. Divorce 1928 - married again 1933. In 1933 lived at 230 Ivy St., Hanford, CA with Belle and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-09-30 Thread Marilyn Thompson
Do you have any additional information? Born Northern, Central, Southern California? Married names? On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Dave Worman wrote: > First, Thank You!! to each one of you who have spent so much time trying > to help me with this search. > > > > I am still

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-15 Thread Liz Migliori
Still haven't heard from her but she doesn't do much online stuff. Will keep I informed Sent from my iPhone On Jun 14, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Dave Worman dvco...@gmail.com wrote: Liz, Thank you so much. Your name wouldn't be Elizabeth that's our younger daughters name, too. Dave On Sun,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-15 Thread Dave Worman
Doreen, Thank you. Wouldn't that be something if she knows something about Velma? Thank you, Dave On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 6:59 PM, Doreen Caetano doreencaet...@gmail.com wrote: My grandmother lives in that neighborhood and she use to visit with a another lady about this age. I will look to

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-14 Thread Liz Migliori
I have forwarded this to my friend who's maiden name was Cotta and she was born and raised in Los Banos Ca. I will forward whatever reply I get Sent from my iPhone On Jun 12, 2015, at 11:10 PM, Dave Worman dvco...@gmail.com wrote: I am still searching for information on Velma Cotta, born

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-14 Thread Doreen Caetano
My grandmother lives in that neighborhood and she use to visit with a another lady about this age. I will look to see if this is the house I use to visit with my grandmother and get back to you. Doreen On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 3:10 AM, Liz Migliori lizmi...@gmail.com wrote: I have forwarded this

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-14 Thread Dave Worman
Liz, Thank you so much. Your name wouldn't be Elizabeth that's our younger daughters name, too. Dave On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 5:10 AM, Liz Migliori lizmi...@gmail.com wrote: I have forwarded this to my friend who's maiden name was Cotta and she was born and raised in Los Banos Ca. I will

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-13 Thread Dave Worman
Eric, Thank you, have taken the Family Finder test at FTDNA. Have 3rd, 4th 5th cousins, no 1st or 2nd. Have contacted any who have names or ancestral surnames that sound Portuguese, but no info on Velma. Guess we need a bigger base, more folks testing to break these brick walls. Dave On

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-13 Thread Dave Worman
Cheri, Thank you for taking your time on my behalf, I appreciate it. Velma E. Cotta married Joe Hughes in 1933 in Reno, Nevada. The marriage license application shows her age as 24, residence California. I was born in 1934 in Phoenix, Arizona. Joe Velma were in California after that until

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-13 Thread Dave Worman
I was in Sapulpa, Oklahoma on the 1940 census living with Aunt Birdie Hughes and Olga Hughes, my grandmother. In 1935 Los Angeles I must still have been with Velma and Joe Hughes. In trying to find out why they were in Arizona in 1935 I contacted a person who collected playbills from Phoenix.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-13 Thread Cheri Mello
According to the 1940 census, you were in Los Angeles in 1935. And something about a playbill. When where was that? Cheri On Jun 13, 2015 9:18 AM, Dave Worman dvco...@gmail.com wrote: Cheri, Thank you for taking your time on my behalf, I appreciate it. Velma E. Cotta married Joe Hughes in

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-12 Thread Cheri Mello
Dave, Please give more information. Your wife told me more. Velma Cotta married Joe Hughes in Reno, Nevada, in 1933 (I think she said 33). I guess they divorced. On the marriage application it said she was married before. And it had her age which makes her born about 1910. And they moved around

[AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-12 Thread Dave Worman
I am still searching for information on Velma Cotta, born about 1910 probably in California. Divorce 1928 - married again 1933. In 1933 lived at 230 Ivy St., Hanford, CA with Belle and Hercules Lopes. Have hit a brick wall here and am still wondering about her. Dave -- For options,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta

2015-06-12 Thread Cheri Mello
Eric E, He's done the Family Finder, but right now they are all distant matches (probably 5th cousins or more). His matches though are suggesting the central island group though. Cheri On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 10:02 PM, luiznoia . noblankt...@gmail.com wrote: Dave, I've worked on this in the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Velma Cotta Hughes

2012-09-02 Thread Dave Worman
Hi Group, hit that brick wall and am still looking for a break through on Velma Cotta Hughes, dob 1910, born in California. She lived in Hanford, CA in 1933 before she married Mr. Hughes. Thanks for any help you can offer. -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to