Today marks the day that men went to the voting booth and cast their ballots on whether women should have the right to vote in California. It was no easy win. Statewide the vote was 125,037 for and 121,450 against. According to an article in the Daily Review Newspaper, rural areas were more in favor…
Category: About My Ancestors
Surname Saturday: Pacheco de Resendes
This week I’m tackling the Pacheco de Resendes line of Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. My Great Great Grandfather, Jozimas de Braga, was born to Jacintho Jose de Braga and Rosa de Medeiros Pacheco. Rosa starts the Pacheco de Resendes tree even if she didn’t use the surname. Rosa was born 4 May…
Treasure Chest Thursday: Will of Thomas A. Jones
I was going through my binder and found my great great grandfather’s will. I thought I would post it for today. This is the outer sheet: This is the will of Thomas Augustine Jones who died in 1923. The probate file is several pages long, so I’ll post the last page which is his actual…
Worldless Wednesday: Joe and Minnie
My Great Aunt and Uncle, Minnie (Ventura) and Joe P. Smith (aka Jose Pacheco), ca 1925, E. 25th Street, Oakland, CA
Surname Saturday: Correa of Maia
Today I’m listing out my Correa line (also spelled Correya) of Maia, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island. This is a tiny maternal line that connects to my Paiva de Braga’s. Pedro de Paiva’s mother was Catharina Rocha. She married Manoel de Paiva on 28 Dec 1705, in Maia. Manoel’s line can be found in the…