Around 1994, I contacted a cousin who sent me an enveloped with a bunch of old photographs in it. Almost known of the photographs had names on them. I went over the photographs with my Mom, my Grandmother, and my Mom’s cousin, Ted. They identified as many as they could, but many went nameless….
Tag: California
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Nanny and Dean
This slightly weathered wedding photograph is of my Great Aunt (seated) and Great Uncle (standing on the left). They are Maria Pacheco (aka Mary Pacheco Smith) and Anton Souza. Maria and Anton are better known as Nanny and Dean. Maria’s parents were Theodoro Pacheco and Maria de Braga. Anton’s parents were Augusto de Souza and…
Surname Saturday: Pacheco
Pacheco is one main surnames of my maternal family tree. The line originates from Fenais de Vera Cruz (aka Fenais d’Ajuda), Nordeste, Sao Miguel Island, Azores. My first known ancestor with this surname is Francisca Pacheco, b. ca 1730, Fenais de Vera Cruz. I do not know who her husband was. She had at least…
Surname Saturday: Pohley
My last Surname Saturday was for the surname Jones. Today, I’ll chat about Pohley. The oldest daughter of Thomas Jones and Margaret Kelly was Josephine. Josephine married Joseph Charles Pohley ca. 1892 in Sa1n Francisco, CA. Joseph was the son of Charles Pohley and Bridget Cahill. His Father died when he was 3. His Mother…
Working at the French Laundry
[Fearless Females–Women’s History Month, March 12th: Working Girl] This photograph was taken around 1905-1910. It shows the Mazeres family in front of one of their French laundries in Oakland, Alameda Co., California. My great grandmother, Brigitte (Breilh) Mazeres, always worked alongside her husband, Charles. When he died in 1921, she ran the laundries. In the…