Hello everyone. I learned something new from my professional researcher. It is part information about SF. My great great grandparents probably lived in Daly City or Colma area. Did earthquake and fire destroy records in Daly City and Colma area? I am looking for baptism and marriage records for my great grandmother Jennie Chavah Silva Escobar. Jennie was married with Antonio F. Escobar early 1890 in SF. Jennie was born on March, 1870 or 1871 in SF. Her sister Maria/Mary Chavel Silva was born on June, 1866 or July, 1869 in SF. Their parents are Antone Silva and Amelia(?). I learned more about Anglicized Portuguese surnames(www.dholmes.com/names.html) in California. I should have added some more for Silva. Silver-Silva Silvey-Silva Silvia-Silva Sylva-Silva Sylvia-Silva Silveria-Silva(somtimes) There is another new information below from my professional researcher. I really do appreciate her help lately. http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/hattula1902/lst?.dir=/&.view=l&.begin=9999 See Mamie and her grandparents in Mamie's folder Great photos. Here is my observation about the picture with Jennie and Mamie. 1. Plants showing - lilac and calla lily, suggest area that was very temperate, but not too hot. 2. Clothing suggests era around 1915-25. People were not too poor. 3. Mamie looks about 25 to me The background could be anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. In fact, it looks much like some old photos of mine from the era, taken in Colma. Many parts of San Francisco have no hills and are quite temperate in weather. One major neighborhood, the Mission District, was quite warm, level, and had many Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people, as it does to this day. Have you considered the following concerning Chavah - that it could be an odd spelling of Chava? This name has appeared in the Southwest and West for several generations. I found Juan and Jose Chava in Caliente, Nevada in 1910. Ricardo Chava Lopez was born in 1922 and his mother's maiden name was Chava. It's just a thought.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

No, there was no fire in Daly City or Colma and those records might be found at the San Mateo County Center in Redwood City. Here is their site. http://www.care.co.sanmateo.ca.us/contact.htm You can write the County Clerk at countyclerk@care.co.sanmateo.ca.us Bill ADRIENNE STEFANIK wrote: > > Hello everyone. I learned something new from my professional researcher. It is part information about SF. My great great grandparents probably lived in Daly City or Colma area. Did earthquake and fire destroy records in Daly City and Colma area? I am looking for baptism and marriage records for my great grandmother Jennie Chavah Silva Escobar. Jennie was married with Antonio F. Escobar early 1890 in SF. Jennie was born on March, 1870 or 1871 in SF. Her sister Maria/Mary Chavel Silva was born on June, 1866 or July, 1869 in SF. Their parents are Antone Silva and Amelia(?). > I learned more about Anglicized Portuguese surnames(www.dholmes.com/names.html) in California. I should have added some more for Silva. > Silver-Silva > Silvey-Silva > Silvia-Silva > Sylva-Silva > Sylvia-Silva > Silveria-Silva(somtimes) > > There is another new information below from my professional researcher. I really do appreciate her help lately. > http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/hattula1902/lst?.dir=/&.view=l&.begin=9999 See Mamie and her grandparents in Mamie's folder > Great photos. Here is my observation about the picture with Jennie and Mamie. > 1. Plants showing - lilac and calla lily, suggest area that was very temperate, but not too hot. > 2. Clothing suggests era around 1915-25. People were not too poor. > 3. Mamie looks about 25 to me > The background could be anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area. In fact, it looks much like some old photos of mine from the era, taken in Colma. Many parts of San Francisco have no hills and are quite temperate in weather. One major neighborhood, the Mission District, was quite warm, level, and had many Spanish and Portuguese-speaking people, as it does to this day. > > Have you considered the following concerning Chavah - that it could be an odd spelling of Chava? This name has appeared in the Southwest and West for several generations. I found Juan and Jose Chava in Caliente, Nevada in 1910. Ricardo Chava Lopez was born in 1922 and his mother's maiden name was Chava. It's just a thought.Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com