(From one of my collateral lines) Name: Placida ARGUES-78461 Sex: Female Individual Facts Birth 1862 Spain Immigration 1904 (about age 42) Residence 1910 (about age 48) Grove St.; Oakland, Alameda Co., CA Death 15 Dec 1922 (about age 60) Alt. Name 1929 (about age 67) Plazide LACLAUSTRA-78463 Residence 1930 (about age 68) 1033 39th; Oakland,…
Category: Women’s History Month
Fearless Females: Women’s Names
[This post is for Fearless Females, 3rd of March, Women’s History Month] Last year, I did a post on my middle name for Fearless Females. So, this year I thought I’d write about something a bit different: Portuguese Naming Practices. This is based on my own research experiences in Azorean records. Portuguese women can be…
My Very Common Middle Name
[Fearless Females: Prompts for Women’s History Month, March 3rd–Do you share a first name with your female ancestors?] I don’t think I’ve come across any Melody’s among my female ancestors. That makes me one of a kind. And, originality wasn’t in my ancestors’ genes. I’ve got a whole host of Maria, Barbara, Brigitte, Margaret, Catherine,…
Amelia (Pacheco) Kanehe’s Individual Summary
(I have been unable to root out Amelia’s story. I think perhaps she might have died during the flu epidemic or during childbirth. After 1920, she disappears.) Name: Amelia PACHECO-21839–43 Sex: Female Father: Jose PACHECO Sr.-54 (1865-1916) Mother: Maria NUNES DE SOUZA-149 (1877-1942) Individual Facts Birth 27 Jul 1903 Kilauea (Hanalei), Kauai Co., HI Residence …
Granny Jackson was a Character
[Fearless Females-Prompts for Women’s History Month–March 2: A favorite photo of a female ancestor] This is a photo of my Great Grandmother, Margaret “Granny” (Jones) Jackson. It was taken about 1940 in Oakland, California. I chose this photo because it’s one of my favorites. My Great Grandparents divorced around 1929-1930 when my Grandmother was 17. …