Have you checked Familysearch.org? They have a good collection of Hawaii births, marriages and deaths. There is a wealth of free information and I found a lot on my husband's family there. On 5/6/2012 9:09 PM, Dar Creuzer wrote: > I am having trouble finding any information on my great grandfather Manuel > Antonio Fernandez /Fernandes) he was born in Portugal, I don't know where , > in 1845. He ended up in Hawaii and married Maria Amelia Drummond Gaspar on > the big island of Hawaii before 1885 when their first child was born. They > had the following children. Olympia, Gertrude, William, Manuel, Mary, John, > Isabella. Manuel and Maria lived in Honolulu Hawaii where most of their > children were born. at least two children were born in Kau Hawaii- Gertrude > and Manuel. I don't know when he died but think it was before 1910, as he > was in 1900 census but not in 1910 census with his wife. Maria died in > Honolulu Oct. 29, 1946 buried in Kaimuki, Honolulu, Hawaii. Marie was born > 9-1-1863 Porto Santo, Maderia Portugal. > I am really wanting to know when he died in Hawaii and who his parents > were. I have looked in ARM and find a few Manuel Fernandes but can't find > anything else. Does anyone have any information on this Manuel or his > family? > I live in Wisconsin and can't go to Hawaii to research this family. > thank you very much, Darlene Alling Creuzer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >