Thanks for checking Álvaro Noronha for me, Cheri. Finally got around to looking him up on Ancestry.com this morning. Interesting that he married comparatively late in life, and to a woman of his own generation from a different island (São Miguel), hence no children -- since a fair number of Azorean men in those days married much younger women (e.g., my Grandma and especially her sister) and often from the same island (or, in the case of my Great-aunt, she was born in California but her mother was from Flores, and she married an immigrant from nearby Corvo).
Was slightly surprised that Álvaro was 5'10", which strikes me as rather tall for a Portuguese man of his generation (b. 1875). On the other hand, some of the Noronha males I've met on São Jorge are 6' or taller, even one born circa 1920, so maybe it's something in the genes. Ancestry also has a scan of Álvaro's 1917-18 draft registration card (he would've been in his early 40s by then, so not prime draft material, I'd imagine), which lists his occupation as "Dairyman" working for one Joe Enos Bettencourt -- Cheri, can you decipher the placename of the RFD address, apparently in LA County, Cal.? -- and also cites Álvaro's mother Rosa as still alive back on São Jorge as his next of kin. Katharine. On Aug 21, 6:57 pm, Katharine <katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Owing to a major family illness, I haven't had a chance yet to check > Ancestry (which I find overwhelming in its sheer volume), but I'll > certainly try to make the time this weekend to look up Álvaro and his > wife. Thanks so much for all your effort, Katharine. > > On Aug 19, 2:04 am, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Katharine, > > > You ran him through Ancestry, right? His naturalization is there online, > > with his immigration, his wife's immigration, and the fact they had no kids. > > > Cheri Mello > > Listowner, Azores-Gen > > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > > Achada- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
