Asturian-American Migration Forum

Marta -- thank you for this translation. I too am of family and have wondered what much of this document meant. It is very appreciated

Hello Rick, Angel, and Luis,

I too am of family -- Emilio's (son of Manuel and Mercedes) grandson. I'm located in Ohio but plan on visiting Aviles this upcoming June. I would love to connect while I'm there, if possible.

Jason Martinez

Does anyone know if this DVD is still available for purchase?

Thank you for the help so far. Here is some new information that I have linked together after reading some more on here. I found Manuel's Ellis Island papers - he came here in July of 1916 and then went to Kansas. From there he moved to Meadowbrook sometime between then and summer of 1918. I will ch...

Ron,

Thanks for the information.

I found the 1920 census from WV. A Benjamin Alvez was living with them in Meadowbrook at the tme. He too was from Spain, and 25 at the time of the census (Feb 1920) - meaning he was born about 1895.

Jason

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Hello All, I apologize that my research so far is very vague - but any help or suggestions for finding further information is very much appreciated. From what I know: My great grandfather was Manuel Martinez, born Jan 8, 1890 from Aviles who came to America sometime around 1920. Family history belie...