Maria (Avela) Silas (abt. 1885 - 1949)

Born about 14 Jun 1885 in Azores, Portugal

Wife of Thomas Silas — married 6 Feb 1905 in San Francisco, California, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1949 at about age 64 in Vallejo, Solano, California, United States

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Biography

Mary (Avela) Silas was born in Portugal.

Mary was born about 1885. She immigrated to the United States in 1902 at age 17 (per 1910 Census).

Mary married Thomas Silas on the 6th of February 1905 in San Francisco, California.^[1][2]

She passed away on the 13th of December 1949.

Residence

1900: Azores, Portugal

1910: Vallejo Ward 1, Solano, California, United States

1920: Vallejo, Solano, California, United States

1930: Vallejo, Solano, California, United States

1940: Vallejo, Vallejo Judicial Township, Solano, California, United States

Research Notes

• There is a Manoel Avila, son of Manoel Avila da Costa that migrated through Angra do Heroismo in 1902. (Image 89)

• There is a Maria do Rosario Avila that traveled through Terceira, Angra do Heroismo, the daughter of Francisco Jose Moreira and Maria do Rosario de Avila, natives of Norte Grande in the county of Velas on São Jorge. (image 77) (Silva-1055 18:47, 31 December 2018 (UTC))
  • If this is her, she was baptized on 15 Apr 1883 and born 12 Apr in Norte Grande (the birthdate doesn't match this profile). The baptism record says the daughter of Francisco Jose Moreira, a native of Franca on the island of Sao Miguel, and Maria do Rosario de Avila, native of Ribeira da Areia and living in the parish of the church. (images 7-8)
  • There was also a Maria born 12 Jun 1884, baptized on 20 Jun 1884, in Norte Grande, the daughter of Jorge Machado de Avila and Maria de Azevedo Bettencourt. A passport would need to be found to see if she migrated.

• There were no Avila's in Angra do Heroismo, Terceira 1896-1902 (images 298-305).

• Ponta Delgada 1902-1903 passports will need to be searched (pp 1-93) to see if any Avila's traveled from there.

• Ponta Delgada 1900-1902 has no Avila's that traveled from their port in 1902.

• Possible brother Manuel Avela, based on Census and residence data.

Sources

1. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (California, County Marriages : accessed 30 December 2018), Thomas Silas and Mary Avela, 06 Feb 1905; citing San Francisco, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 974,858.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (California, County Marriages : accessed 30 December 2018), Thomas Silas and Mary Avelas, 06 Feb 1905; citing San Francisco, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 974,858.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (California Death Index : accessed 31 December 2018), Mary Avela Silas, 13 Dec 1949; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 December 2018), memorial page for Mary Avela Silas (14 Jun 1885–13 Dec 1949), Find A Grave: Memorial #21956184, citing Saint Vincents Cemetery, Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA ; Maintained by Cathy Koch (contributor 46780814) .

• "California Cemetery Transcriptions, 1850-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (California Cemetery Transcriptions : accessed 30 December 2018), Mary Avela Silas, 1950, Vallejo, Solano, California, United States; citing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 2,101.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 30 December 2018), Mary A Silas in household of Thomas Silas, Vallejo Ward 1, Solano, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 184, sheet 3A, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 108; FHL microfilm 1,374,121.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 30 December 2018), Mary Silas in household of Thomas Silas, Vallejo, Solano, California, United States; citing ED 209, sheet 22A, line 34, family 581, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 149; FHL microfilm 1,820,149.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 30 December 2018), Mary Silas in household of Thomas Silas, Vallejo, Solano, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 6A, line 15, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 221; FHL microfilm 2,339,956.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 30 December 2018), Mary A Silas in household of Thomas Silas, Vallejo, Vallejo Judicial Township, Solano, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 48-39, sheet 6A, line 37, family 203, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 348.