(Minnie was my Great Aunt. She was said to be a sweet person and was well liked. She died at 47 of stomach cancer. It was said that she and her husband were madly in love and that he died of broken heart.) Name: Minnie Frances VENTURA-2112 Sex: Female Father: Francisco De Boa VENTURA…
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Worldless Wednesday: Get A Load Of This!
My Mom with her Uncle, Anton “Dean” Souza, and some big ol’ fish. Taken ca 1938, Oakland, CA.
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Smith and Margie
This is the wedding photo of my Great Uncle and Aunt, Theodore Pacheco (aka Ted P. Smith) and Angie Margie. Theodore was the son of Theodoro and Maria (de Braga) Pacheco. Angie was the daughter of Antone and Rose (Joseph) Margie. Both Theodore and Angie were born in Hawaii. He in Kilauea, Kauai. Her birthplace…
Fearless Females: First Name Still Unknown
[Fearless Females, 21st of May, Brick Walls] It’s not enough that I have my own family tree to work on. I also do my brother-in-law’s La Grange-Boisvert tree. The line goes back to the 1600s with the original ancestor, Omie de la Grange. Omie settled in the Albany, New York area and spread his tree…
That Darn Smith Family!
I’m reassessing the Smith La Grange connection. I’ve got a hypothesis…not really a theory since I can’t prove any of it. Yesterday, it dawned on me that John La Grange’s wife, Miss Unknown Smith, could not possibly Henry J. (or Henry I.) Smith’s daughter. They would be almost the same age! So, I am working…