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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…
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…
Research Journal #3, Entry #4 Sometimes in genealogy, you have to prove what isn’t true before you can find out what is true. In order to figure out who Ida Camara was, it was important to figure out who she was not. Her identity had to be separated from Ida (Cosmer) Drew. It was time…
Genealogy Research Journal #3, Entry #1 Every family has it’s common given names. When it is coupled with a common surname, it gets confusing. In the second research journal, I learned that the surnames Jacinto, Jacinto da Camara, Jacintho, Camara, Cambra, and Camera all referred to one family. (Read Journal #2 for their story) It…
Genealogy Research Journal #3, Entry #3 It’s important in genealogy to assess what you have. So, let’s take a look at what we know about Ida #1 and Ida #2. Ida #1 aka Ida (Cosmer) Drew What we know is that Ida was the daughter of Manoel Jacinto da Camara and Minnie Pavon (aka Manoel…