Asturian-American Migration Forum

Keep in mind that Frank may be listed as Francisco Fernandez in American records. If a Spaniard comes to America and states his whole name, Francisco Bances Fernandez, then American immigration workers sometimes think Bances is a middle name and Fernandez the surname. I have found my grandfather, Do...

The only thing I found on Frank was his listing in the England & Wales Marriage and Birth Index. A Frank Bances was listed as married in March 1903 in the district of Newport, in the County of Glamorgan Monmouthshire, England. In December 1903, there is an Isabel Louisa Bances born and in Decemb...

Eileen: There are two types of War Pensions: Invalid and Widow. The one I sent for Jose is an Invalid Pension. That means the veteran put in the paperwork himself due to a disability. If you know your Jose had no disability then that Pension probably does not list your ancestor. Since the pension wa...

I am so sorry to hear about the terrible terrorist attacks to hit Madrid. I pray for the victims and I hope nobody with this forum had family or friends on that train. It is a very sad day. :cry: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Soy así que apesadu...

[I am going to try to write this in Spanish, so don't laugh] :lol: Estimado Jose: Sí, noté esto antes. El sacerdote en San Martin de Laspra piensa que el nombre es Ruiz, pero aparece a veces ser Muiz en documentos. Tengo muchos documentos y el deletreo es a menudo cuestionable. Mi prima Anna, ella v...

Estimado Jose: Pienso que entiendo lo que tú está diciendo. ¿Tú está preguntando si tú envía la traducción por el correo regular o la escribe en el foro? Qué manera es siempre más fácil para tú. No importa. Gracias mucho por tu ayuda. Estoy apesadumbrado que no entiendo a veces lo que tú está escrib...

Estimado Jose, Si tú email yo qué me dice en español, yo puede traducir a inglés a través del traductor de la computadora. Por lo menos pienso que es lo que tú preguntando a mí. Por favor ,recuerde, no hablo español. :? ¿Tú y a tu papá determinan que yo aprende español, verdad? :wink: Gracias por tu...

It is an odd situation. On the Pension record the soldier is listed as: Jose Fernandez, Alias: Oliber Juan I do not know if this Jose Fernandez is her relative or why he had an alias, but he was the only NY Civil War Veteran that applied for a pension under the name Jose Fernandez. That is why I sen...

Oh, I forgot to mention I sent a census form for Leon Fernandez. I was really impressed with your family. They all seem to have done very well in America. If I remember correctly, Leon was a banker and his children were accountants and such. That is impressive for a 1st generation American in the la...

Dear Eileen: I cannot guarantee that the Jose Fernandez AKA Oliber Juan is your ancestor. After all, there were two Joseph Fernandez's serving in the Civil War in NY Union units. But it is a start. I assume you received my package. I hope you can read the Census forms. Let me know if you have any tr...

Now I understand. One of my family lines (Winters) was researched by a professional genealogists back to the 1100s. I am related to his line by my father's great great grandmother. I added his research to my genealogy report, but I made it clear to my family that I only had documentation back to 180...

Dear Art:

Your Dad must be one heck of a genealogist if he can trace his roots back to Lady Godiva and Julius Caesar! As Novice Genealogist, I would be very interested to learn how he did that incredible feat.

For more information on obtaining vital records from NY see the following website:


http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc ... nycity.htm

Dear Eileen: I will mail out the documents I have tomorrow. In the package I sent there is information on a Military Disability Pension request for a Jose Fernandez in the NY infantry. What is odd is the use of an alias: Oliber Juan. I am pretty sure it is Oliver Juan. I found out that in Asturias t...

Dear Eileen:

Please send me a Private message or Email and let me know where to mail the documents I have.