Person:João Da Silva (5)

Watchers
m. 6 Nov 1889
  1. Maria da Silva1890 -
  2. João da Silva1892 -
  3. João Paulo da Silva1894 - 1974
  4. Valério da Silva1897 -
  5. Maria da Silva1899 - 1899
  6. Manuel da Silva1900 - Aft 1918
  7. Maria Da Silva1905 - 1906
  • HJoão Paulo da Silva1894 - 1974
  • WRosa Soares1894 - 1956
  1. William Paul Silva1926 - 1998
Facts and Events
Name João Paulo da Silva
Immigrant Name John Paul Silva
Gender Male
Birth? 3 May 1894 Camacha, Porto Santo, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Christening? 20 May 1894 Porto Santo, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Marriage to Rosa Soares
Death? 24 Jul 1974 San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States
Burial? 29 Jul 1974 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda, California, United States
Reference Number? KFK9-3PL


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Personal History

Porto Santo Era (1894 - 1907)

João Paulo da Silva was born on 3 May 1894 in Camacha, Porto Santo, Funchal, Maderia, Portugal.[1] He was christened on 20 May 1894 in the Freguesia Nossa Senhora da Piedade, Porto Santo, Funchal, Maderia, Portugal.[1][2] He departed from Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on 1 May 1907 on the S.S. Kumeric.[3][4][5][6][7]

Hawaii Era (1907 - 1918)

He arrived in Honolulu, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States on 27 June 1907.[5][6] He appeared in the census on 26 April 1910 in Ewa, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States.[8] He was a plantation laborer and lived above main government road with his parents.[8] He registered for the World War I draft on 31 July 1917 in Honolulu, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States.[9] At that time he lived in Aiea, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States, and worked for the Honolulu Plantation Company as an electrician's helper.[9] He was also married (presumably to his first wife).[9] He departed from Honolulu, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, United States on 12 January 1918 on the S.S. Governor, where he was described as a laborer.[10]

California Era (1918 - 1974)

He arrived in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States on 18 January 1918.[10] He married Rosa Soares around 1920.[11] He appeared in the census on 16 April 1930 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.[11] He died on 24 July 1974 in San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States.[12][13][14] He was buried on 29 July 1974 in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward, Alameda, California, United States.[12] His Social Security Number is 552-05-9919.[12][13]

Research Questions

  • What is the name of his first wife?
  • Where and when were they married?
  • Where was John Paul in 1920? I have not found him in the census yet.

Original Documents

Disambiguation

João da Silva (1892-?) and João Paulo da Silva (1894-1874) are not the same person. They are brothers that share the same name.

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Source: João Paulo da Silva, birth certificate no. 150 (1894), Conservatório do Registo Civil, Concelho de Porto Santo, Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
  2. Source: Arquivo Regional da Madeira, Base de dados de Registos de Baptismos. (On-line Database), <http://www.arquivo-madeira.org/bds/ASP/Ccasamentossrch.asp>, http://www.arquivo-madeira.org/bds/baptismos/clistabaptismosview.asp?Batismo_ID=34393.
  3. Source: Arquivo do Governo Civil, Funchal (Portugal). Documentos civis do Distrito de Funchal, 1820-1935, Manuscript (On Film), Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmados pela Sociedade Genealógica de Utah, 1979. Film: 1,161,277 Item: 1.
  4. Source: Arquivo Regional da Madeira, Base de dados de Registos de Passaportes (On-line Database), <http://www.arquivo-madeira.org/bds/passaportesuk/CListaPassaplist.asp>.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Source: Portugal. Consulado Geral (Honolulu). Ship passenger lists, 1878-1913. Manuscript (On Film), Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. Original data: Livro de matrícula de cidadãos portugueses em Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii. FHL US/CAN Film 1017125.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Source: Edgar C. Knowlton Jr., compiler, Portuguese immigrants to Hawaii (Maui Portuguese Cultural Club, 1993), FHL US/CAN Book 996.9 W2k. 684.1-5.
  7. For a description of voyage of S.S. Kumeric taken from the Pacific Commercial Advertiser visit: http://www.islandroutes.com/ships/kumeric.shtml
  8. 8.0 8.1 Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 'Ewa, Honolulu County, Hawaii, ED 50, Sheet 19A, Dwelling 106, Family 246, Guilhermo Silva household, jpeg image, (Online: ProQuest Company, 2007), subscription database, <http://www.heritagequestonline.com>.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Source: Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Registration Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii; Roll: 1452100; Draft Board: 2. <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=21372948&ti=0&indiv=try>.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Source: Ancestry.com. San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953 (On-line Database). Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: San Francisco, California. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, 1893-1953. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Micropublication M1410. Rolls # 1-429 <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=sfpl&h=1361209&ti=0&indiv=try>
  11. 11.0 11.1 Source: 1930 United States Federal Census (On-line Database). Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Oakland, Alameda, California, ED 1174, SD 8, Sheet 24A, Dwelling 321, Family 358, John Silva household, jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), subscription database, <http://www.ancestry.com>. <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=88769411&ti=0&indiv=try>.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Source: John Paul Silva, Death Certificate no. 4623 (1974), County Recorder, Alameda County, California.
  13. 13.0 13.1 Source: Social Security Death Index, John Silva, no. 552-05-9919, Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration.
  14. RootsWeb.com, California Death Records, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Original data: The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics, <http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi>. Rootsweb.com.