The Research Journal
Jesuina Gets the Last Word
Research Journal #4, Entry #7
The final clues came from Jesuina's obituary. She was listed as Jessuina [sic] Gomes Fitkal. Because I wasn't looking for Gomes, I must have overlooked this entry. She died 23 Jun 1957 in Oakland. She had a daughter Mrs. Allen [sic] Correia, grandchildren Barbara and Frank Correia Jr., and two sisters Rose Vierra and Mrs. Frank Pacheco.
The obituary killed two birds with one stone (no pun intended). This Jesuina was the adoptive mother of Helen Pacheco. She was also the sister of Rose (Caires) Vierra and Alexandria (de Caires) Pacheco. Jesuina could now be attached to the de Caires family and rightfully placed as the person who raised Helen.
It can be challenging to search for females when you know their surname. It's next to impossible when no surname is known. It is fortunate that Helen's adoptive mother was named Jesuina rather than Maria. In this case, research proved that Helen was the daughter of Joao Pacheco & Joana Gonsalves Cardozo. It also showed that her adoptive mother, Jesuina (de Caires) Fitkal. And, two marriages for Jesuina were revealed in the process.
By relying on instincts and the memories of cousins, we got from point A to point B. However, real research was necessary to verify all the guessing and to make sure Helen wasn't mistakenly linked to the wrong people. In the end, parts of the stories were true and we filled in many of the blanks.
The final clues came from Jesuina's obituary. She was listed as Jessuina [sic] Gomes Fitkal. Because I wasn't looking for Gomes, I must have overlooked this entry. She died 23 Jun 1957 in Oakland. She had a daughter Mrs. Allen [sic] Correia, grandchildren Barbara and Frank Correia Jr., and two sisters Rose Vierra and Mrs. Frank Pacheco.
The obituary killed two birds with one stone (no pun intended). This Jesuina was the adoptive mother of Helen Pacheco. She was also the sister of Rose (Caires) Vierra and Alexandria (de Caires) Pacheco. Jesuina could now be attached to the de Caires family and rightfully placed as the person who raised Helen.
It can be challenging to search for females when you know their surname. It's next to impossible when no surname is known. It is fortunate that Helen's adoptive mother was named Jesuina rather than Maria. In this case, research proved that Helen was the daughter of Joao Pacheco & Joana Gonsalves Cardozo. It also showed that her adoptive mother, Jesuina (de Caires) Fitkal. And, two marriages for Jesuina were revealed in the process.
By relying on instincts and the memories of cousins, we got from point A to point B. However, real research was necessary to verify all the guessing and to make sure Helen wasn't mistakenly linked to the wrong people. In the end, parts of the stories were true and we filled in many of the blanks.
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