Some preliminary Borba Information Sebastopol, Sonoma

[Adair Borba]

Thanks to Elaine's lead I contacted the Sonoma Historical Society and some wonderful information is coming my way...still don't know the Island Manuel and Jennie came from yet, but feel I am getting closeer to that and the link to the other Borba's in California.  If any of this information rings for any of you, please let me know.

Adair

Begin forwarded message:

From: evelyn mcclure <bell...@monitor.net>

Date: August 6, 2010 11:37:34 PM EDT

To: Adair Borba <adai...@comcast.net>

Subject: Some preliminary Borba Information

Adair,

Here is some info from reference material I have at home. I did a book

Around 2000 Listing burials in Sebastopol from early on to the 1970s,

information taken From newspaper obituaries that I read at the library on

microfilm.

Read through it all and let me know if I can help further.

Evelyn McClure

Manuel E. Borba 1851-1934

Jeannie Solomon Borba 1856-1946

11 children. both are buried in Sebastopol (there is a Borba family plot)

they lived on Florence Ave. in Sebastopol and the house is still there.

Per obituaries, they came to U.S. in 1875 lived in Hayward, CA (SF East

Bay) moved to Sebastopol in 1890s.

Their Children:

Emanuel I. Borba (1878-1977)  Blacksmith for 50 years in Sebastopol married

Angeline Vier (1885-1974) of Petaluma. Both buried in Sebastopol

Per obit. survived by nephew J. Clarence Felciano (no longer alive) but his

daughter, Rene Felciano is a WSCHS member and founder. Her address is 6924

Butte Ct., Nice, CA (Lake County) 95464 phone 707-274-2424

William S. Borba (1886-1971) Born in Hayward.

Bill had a stationary store that added radios and cameras later.  In

business from 1906 to 1946. A photographer. We have some of his glass

negatives in our archives from the 1910 Apple Show, a big event here in

those days. Some of his photos are also part of the Sonoma County Library

collection too I believe. Married to Willow Tunteman who died in 1979. She

is buried in Oakland, the city of her birth. Bill is buried in Sebastopol.

They had one daughter, Regina (married name Reeves)

Harry, sports writer in SF which you know

George lived in Los Angeles

Frank, lived in Penngrove, CA, Sonoma County

Charles

Louis 1894-1940 Buried in Sebastopol married twice:

Una L. Albush and Hilda, one child

Louis was a WWII veteran

Joseph W. Borba 1882-1940 Buried in Sebastopol, married to Gertrude Wylie

(1884-1970)

    Joseph and Gertrude adopted Georgia Lawrey after her mother died in

1913. She was born in Freestone a couple miles from Sebastopol.  Georgia

died  just a couple years ago at 92. She married Rodney Miller and they had

two children, Gayle and Bill (who still lives here)

Bill’s address: 198 S. High St., Sebastopol 95472 phone 707-829-2851. Bill

is a Historical Society member but newly retired from the U.S. Postal

service the last couple years and has been busy traveling etc. so we haven’t

seen much of Bill, other than I see him jogging around town.

Marie (Mrs. Charles Oswill) died in 1984 at 104 buried in San Pablo, CA

Margaret (Mrs. J. Norton Richter) of Vallejo, CA

Virginia died at age 14 in 1904 buried in Sebastopol.

I  don’t know of any building with the Borba name imbedded in it. It may

have been torn down. I have to check on the address of Bill’s business to

identify it further.  There is a painted sign on Main street in a building

alcove with Bill’s business name though.

The 1920/30 Analy reference is probably erroneous. Analy is the name of the

township encompassing Sebastopol, deriving from a pioneer’s ancestral home

in Ireland.

You can go to the Sonoma County Library website, just google it. There is a

History and genealogy line, click on that, on that page there is a historic

name index. Search: Borba, and there are 43 (I think) references to the

Borbas. I can look those up and make copies for you if you want. I’m doing a

lot of research on another project in the Library Annex where those papers

are kept so I’ll be there a lot in the next few weeks anyway.

The Library also has photos on line you can look at.

On the same history page, look for historic photo collection, click on that

and do a Borba search.

We also have an oral history (on tape and transcribed) from Bill Borba. He

WAS a charter member of the Sonoma County Historical Society as

distinguished from our group, the Western So.Co. Hist.Society. They started

up in the 1960s, we were founded in 1974. There are also short biographies

in a 1926 Sonoma County History on Bill and Emanuel I, I can copy for you.

I can also check our family files to see what is there. Our files are kept

at the West County Museum, our Headquarters. As well, we maintain the

Burbank Experiment Farm. So there is a Farm committee and a museum volunteer

group.

This lineage starts with my Great Grandfather Manuel, then to my

Grandfather Harry, to my Father Dean...

Manuel Borba  abt 1850(Came to US from San Jorge 1872-1876?)(Just

found a brother Antone Borba abt 1853-54 that he lived with in

Sausalito, California according to the Census of 1880)

Jennie Solomon(Silva?) abt 1856(Came to US in 1868?)

Children-

Emanuel Ignacio Borba Born in Rhode Island 2/19/1878(I presume by the

above Census that Manuel went to Calif. without his wife and son and

stayed with his brother to find work?)Died in Cloverdale, Ca.

7/25/1977

Married to Angelina(Augie) 1885-1974

George Stephen Borba Born in California 4/5/1880 Died 4/11/1947 in San

Mateo, California

Married to Rose?, possibly a second marriage to Katherine?

Joseph William Borba Born 2/12/1881 in California Died 3/30/1940 in

Sonoma, Ca.

Married to Gertrude G.? 1884-1970

Daughter Georgia F.? abt 1923

Frank Borba Born 12/12/1883 in Hayward, Ca. Died 12/23/1947 in Sonoma,

Ca.

Married to Frances M. Kirsch 1887-1968

Marie(Mary?) Angela Borba Born 5/19/1885 in California Died 7/20/1989

in Sonoma, Ca.

Married to Charles Emerst Oswill 1881-1970

Son Donald C. Oswill 1910-1963

William"Wille" Sebastian Borba Born 11/9/1886 in Hayward, Ca. Died

6/17/1971 in Sebastopol, California

Married to Wilhelminia Anita Tuteman abt 1888

Daughter Regina Wilhelminia 1912-1989

Virginia Borba Born 10/1888 in California She is buried in Sonoma, Ca.

and I suspect she died in youth.  I have a burial plot number but

can't find the cemetery.

Margaret"Maggie Borba Born 4/1889 in California I have no other

information on her.

Charles M. Borba Born 1/13/1893 in Sonoma, Ca. Died 4/2/1964 in Napa,

Ca.

Married to Josephine M. Strubinger 1891-1981

Louis Anthony Borba Born 12/8/1894 Died 6/5/1950 in Alameda,

California

Married to Una L.?

Maybe a daughter Louise S.?

Harry James Borba Born 4/1/1899 in California Died 9/17/1957 in San

Francisco, Ca.

Married to Geraldine Marion french 1898-1949

Son Dean Irwin Borba 1928-1991

Married to Ardath Skinner 1931

Grandson Victor Lee Borba 1951-2010(My Brother)

Grandaughter Ardath Adair Borba(Me)

["E" Sharp]

WOW, Adair, this is just great! Thanks also to Eric for his help.
What I find interesting in the Wylie surname as I am researching the
Wyl(l)ie family from Stewarton, Ayshire, Scotland. My niece descends
from this family. Will have to see where your Wylie came from.

"E"

[Eric Gomes]

Adair,  

The other day I saw an obit in my local paper for a Borba.  Would you like me to scan it for you and send you a copy??

Eric Gomes 

Castro Valley

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[Adair Borba]

Yes, thank you, that would be great!

[Cheri Mello]

Repost for Adair:
I FOUND IT...Manuel and Jeannie(new spelling)came from San Jorge
Island,Azores!

Now what do I do to trace them back to Portugal?

I found so much information and photos through the Sonoma Historical
Society and the Sonoma Library that I am still sorting it all out.

Adair Borba

[Cheri Mello]

Adair,

You may not get back to Portugal.  There are times we run into the "pai incognito" and cannot research back any further.  There are times when the records run out and that ancestor is what is called the "end of line" ancestor.  Sometimes the records are so badly damaged we can't read them.

Out of all my lines, I've only been lucky enough to trace 2 of them off of the Azores islands.  I had to trace each generation back in time to something like the 1400 or 1300s.  I have very few lines that go back that far (I have many in the 1700s and some in the 1600s).  So if you want to go back to the continent of Portugal, trace each line back one generation at a time and see if you hit a line that comes from the continent.

Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada

[eric edgar]

Adair,

 

Her given name at birth was most likley  Eugenia.

 

Eric

["E" Sharp]

Adair,

You need to try and find out where in Sao Jorge they came from. Or
else you will have to go through all the Sao Jorge church records. I
tried to find Manuel on the Sao Miguel Passportes, but it looks like
he came here the year before they are listed online. I believe he is
the one I sent you the ship's manifest for. The SHS gave you names of
living relatives, why don't you try and contact one of them and see if
they might know. My Jennie's Portuguese name was Joana or Juana (I
have seen it spelled both ways). I would think since the son William
was successful in business and interested in genealogy, he might have
made a trip back to the Azores at one time of another or he would have
documented this information. Don't give up as I think you will
eventually find where they came from and quite possibly a connection
to someone on this list.

Elaine

[Adair Borba]

Thank you Cheri,

I guess my main purpose would be to see how Manuel and his wife connect to the other Borba's in California.  I think there is a brother of Manuels(Antone) in Northern California.

I am wondering who he/they came over with which would clarify the link.

Adair

[Cheri Mello]

Adair,

The others may not be Borbas.  The brother could have gone by the mother's surname (to honor her side).  As you go back in time, you'll find that the surname isn't Borba either.  It will change, but it will be stated in the baptisms and marriage records.