Bob H's SURNAME & RESEARCH STATUS - October 1998

Bob H's SURNAME & RESEARCH STATUS - October 1998

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FERNANDES, RODRIGUES, NUNES, DEFREITAS, Souza, Day, Smith, Baptist, Vieira

I'll begin with my mother's ancestors.

Henry Sanders FERNANDES died when my mother, Annabel, was 3 years old. She was taken by the Children's Home Society of California when she was about 5 years old. So, most of this family history that follows was unknown to her.

My grandfather, Henry Sanders FERNANDES, was born 1 April 1866 in Jacksonville, IL. Married Alice DEFREITAS-date unknown. This was the 2nd marriage for Henry. He and his family moved to Prescott, AZ in 1906. He died 25 July 1909 in Prescott.
SOURCE- Death Certificate Yavapai County, Arizona Territory. Birth Certificate of his daughter, Annabel, who was born 9 June 1906 in Jacksonville.

Grandmother, Alice DEFREITAS, who was born in 1878 in Jacksonville. Death date unknown. This also was the 2nd marriage for Alice.
SOURCE-Annabel's Birth Certificate. 1910 Census of Yavapai County. Arizona Territory.

Great grandfather, Manuel P. FERNANDES, was born May 1830 in Madeira. He married Mary RODRIGUES probably in Morgan County around 1853. He died 26 January 1910 on "Portuguese Hill." Buried in Jacksonville East Cemetery.
SOURCE-Death Certificate No. 11490. 1900 Census of Morgan County.

Great grandmother, Mary RODRIGUES FERNANDES, was born April 1834 in Madeira. Death date 15 July 1914, Morgan County. Buried Jacksonville East Cemetery.
SOURCE-Death Certificate No. 13805. 1900 Census of Morgan County.

Great great grandfather, Manuel RODRIGUES, and wife born in Madeira.
SOURCE-Death Certificate No, 13805 of daughter Mary RODRIGUES.

Great grandfather, Joseph DEFRATAS, born about 1850 probably in Madeira. Married Sylvia NUNES. Marriage date not verified. Died 16 January 1904. Buried in Jacksonville East Cemetery.
SOURCE-Information from Anna Vasconcelles.

Great grandmother, Sylvia NUNES DEFRATAS, born 1 March 1854. Died 26 March 1932 in Morgan County. Buried in Jacksonville East Cemetery.
SOURCE-Death Certificate No.10848.

It appears that DEFREITAS and DEFRATAS are interchangeable surnames.
Changes, additions and corrections to this information are expected.


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