Genealogy Research Journal #4, Entry #7 Jesuina Obituary Explains It All The final clues came from Jesuina’s obituary. She was listed as Jessuina [sic] Gomes Fitkal. Originally I wasn’t looking for Gomes, so I didn’t see this obituary in the newspaper. She died 23 Jun 1957 in Oakland. She had a daughter Mrs. Allen [sic]…
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Thank You, 1930 Census!
Genealogy Research Journal #4, Entry #6 To The Census We Go! Census records are a great way to see a snapshot of a family at 10 year intervals. I expected to learn something about Helen and Frank Correia from the 1930 Census since they were married 3 years earlier. My searches for Jesuina were fruitless. …
Missing Pieces in My Genealogy Research for Helen’s Adoptive Mother
Genealogy Research Journal #4, Entry #5 So Many Pieces and They Don’t Fit Together Normally, you start with a person’s adoptive parents but can’t find their birth parents. Helen’s adoptive parents turned out to be a pain in the butt to research. Jesuina or Jessie Fitkal appeared nowhere in the census. The surname Fitkal was…
Helen Correia’s Story
Genealogy Research Journal #4, Entry #2 Who is Helen Correia? Helen Correia’s name came up many times when talking to older cousins. She belonged to the Pacheco family, but because she was given away at a young age her story was murky. The names of both sets of parents were lost over time. Helen’s most…
Two Ida’s Resolved
Genealogy Research Journal #3, Entry #6 With this journal, we started with confusion over “Ida”. For now, we have answered the main question. We have concluded that there were two Ida’s. It turns out that Ida (Cosmer) Drew was not a Cosma or Jacinto da Camara at all. She was a Pavon (Pavao) who was…