HI there, I have a cousin, Joseph Silva, in Sonoma County. I can ask my dad if this is on our side.
Salli Souza From: eric edgar <noblankt...@gmail.com> Reply-To: "Azores@googlegroups.com" <Azores@googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:08:40 -0700 To: "Azores@googlegroups.com" <Azores@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Jennie Solomon Silva Adair, Nice! I think that the father Joseph Silva worked as a seaman, maybe a captain. Ask the relatives if he is the Joseph S Silveira or Joseph Silver seen in Sonoma records? Eric Edgar On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Adair Borba <adair1...@comcast.net> wrote: > I actually found a living relatives, Grandson(John Sanchez) and > Granddaughter(Caryl Atkinson) of my grandfathers' (Harry Borba)brother(Louis > Borba) who continues to live in Sebastopol and has collected much information > on his own. They knew many of these people when they were growing up, they > are my peers. John has a "tape" recording of another brother(William Borba) as > an audio story which is where this came. I plan to meet him in the next couple > of months. That Jenny and her sisters came virtually as special > considerations on a whaling ship makes sense why we have not found much > documentation correct? Their father Joseph Silva was already here. I believe > Jennie and Manuel first hooked up in the east bay with Manuels brother on th > way to Sebastopol. > > Jennies brother Manuel Silva that you found looks like he finally got off the > ships a few years later. I have made updates on my tree to reflect what I > have found mostly from John and Caryl, additionally I have really pounded out > a couple other brothers as well. > > Does this make sense? > > > On Mar 21, 2012, at 1:42 PM, eric edgar wrote: > >> Adair, >> >> Can you give me some background on where the information came from? a diary >> maybe?. I've searched many times through the Sonoma records, the only person >> with a Solomon surname is a Charles, b 1848 New York. >> >> The Censuses and Great Registers don't show anyone in the county who could >> fit as Joseph Silva. There is a Militia list at CA Gen Web for Sonoma showing >> a J S Silva. >> >> We had Manuel and Jennie on the 1880 census farming in San Leandro. >> >> Eric Edgar >> >> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Adair Borba <adair1...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> I am trying to identify Jennie Solomon Silva's sisters that travelled with >>> Jennie on a whaling ship from the Azores. Does any part of this story sound >>> familiar? >>> >>> >>> Jennie Solomon Silva and her 2/3 sisters traveled on a whaling ship, likely >>> arranged by her brother Manuel Silva 1851 who worked on this ship.. Their >>> father(Joseph Silva abt 1821) was already in America and owned Vinehill >>> Ranch near Sebastopol. He convinced Jennie ad her husband Manuel there was >>> plenty of work in the berries, hops, and grapes. Jennie and her family >>> arrived in Sebastopol (a town of about 200) by Northwest Pacific Railroad on >>> April 14, 1892 at 6:30 PM. >>> >>> Jennie Solomon Silva- >>> Born Azores 1857 >>> Arrives 1866 Boston, MA(Whaling Ship) >>> Married Manuel Ignacio Borba 1851 after arrival >>> >>> Children- >>> Emanuel Borba >>> George Borba >>> Louis Borba >>> Charles Borba >>> Frank Borba >>> Margaret Borba >>> Marie(Mary) Borba >>> Virginia Borba >>> Harry Borba >>> Joseph Borba >>> William(Bill) Borba >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> <mailto:azores%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . 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