Joseph "Joe" de Silva III was born on the 26th of November 1877, in Madalena do Mar, Portugal. He was the son of Joseph and Rosa (Joaquina) de Silva de Ribeira. Joe was baptized on the 16th of December 1877, in Madalena do Mar. He migrated from Portugal to Hawaii in the early 1880's. Joe was just a child.
Joe married Maria "Mary" de Franca Campainha before their first child, Joseph, was born in 1900.
↑ 1.01.11.21.31.4 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 13 April 2018), Mary De Silva in household of Joseph De Silva, Onomea, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 14B, family 191, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1751; FHL microfilm 1,375,764.
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.72.8 "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 13 April 2018), Mary Silva in household of Joe Silva, Honomu, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States; citing ED 124, sheet 11B, line , family 134, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2034; FHL microfilm 1,822,034.
↑ 3.03.13.23.33.43.53.63.73.8 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 13 April 2018), Mary Silva in household of Joseph Silva, Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 1A, line 12, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2632; FHL microfilm 2,342,366.
↑ 4.04.14.24.34.44.5 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 13 April 2018), Mary Silva in household of Joseph Silva, Tract H-7, South Hilo Judicial District, Representative District 1, Hawaii, Hawaii Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-52, sheet 8A, line 37, family 145, 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 4583.
Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed with a match consisting of Mindy Silva GEDmatch A030801 and a child of Francis Silva (2nd cousin 1x removed) GEDmatch A054943 sharing a 25.5 cM segment on chromosome 12, a 15.5 cM segment on chromosome 17, and a 23.3 cM segment on chromosome 20.
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