Manuel Coelho and Maria dos Santos

I was reviewing Paulo da Silva and Julia Coelho’s marriage record and I noticed that it listed her parents as Manuel Coelho de Menezes (sp?) Jardim and Maria dos Santos. The spelling is in question because the z is more Spanish than Portuguese. According to the same record, Maria was from Madeira and Manuel from [...]

Alfred Soares SS-5

I received a letter in the mail from the Social Security administration.  At first I thought it was another one of those phony Statement of Benefits for Social Security.  You know the forms that make it look like I am paying into a system and accruing benefits.  They are very misleading but that is beside [...]

An Interesting Possibility for Alfred Soares Part III

So I gave in and paid the $3.00 to further my research. Here’s what the obituary had to say: Wichita Eagle, The (KS) – April 30, 1986 Deceased Name: ALFRED J. SOARES ALFRED J. SOARES, 67, of 2051 S. Kansas, former Beech Aircraft Corp. employee, died Monday, April 28, 1986. Service 3 p.m. Thursday, Lakeview [...]

An Interesting Possibility for Alfred Soares (Adopted Son of José and Clara Soares)

I was setting out to try to do some research for Alfred Soares.  He is the adopted son of José and Clara Soares.  I know he was born in Wailuku on 12/8/18 from Ancestry.com’s California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957.  From other entries the birth date is Dec 8th 1918.  He was on the SS [...]

Did I find the Silva Family in the 1920 Census?

I may have found the Silva Family in the 1920 census. The family left Honolulu, HI on the SS GOVERNOR in January 1918 and arrived in San Francisco. It it probable that they stayed in California (because John was there in 1930, etc). So I searched the 1920 census on Ancestry.com and turned up this [...]

Manuel Soares 1930 Census Possibility

Possible 1930 Census for Manuel Soares Name: Manuel Soares Home in 1930: Oakland, Alameda, California Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 Birthplace: Hawaii Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse’s Name: Louise Race: White Household Members: Name Age Manuel Soares 42 Louise Soares 40 Emily Soares 16 Georgia Soares 15 John Soares 11 Source: [...]