Research Journal #4, Entry #4 We Know the Birth Parents, But Not the Adoptive Parents Helen’s birth parents were now clear. She really was the last child of Joao and Joana. But, who adopted her? I hadn’t found any clues about her adoptive parents except the cryptic name Zuweena. I took a look at some…
What Can We Learn about Helen from Obituaries?
Genealogy Research journal #3, entry #3 Time to Look for Obituaries I had to start somewhere with my research on Helen Correia. Since there were five sets of Pacheco parents that Helen could belong to, it was important to firmly establish who her birth parents were. As she was thought to be one of the…
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…
Who was Jose Pacheco’s Wife?
Genealogy Research Journal #3, Entry #5 In the last entry, we resolved Ida (Cosmer) Drew’s identity. So, who was Jose Pacheco’s wife? People believed she was a Camara, but not a Cosma, which didn’t make sense to me since the Cosma and Camara families were cousins. It was time to get some documentation on Ida…