José (Silva Ribeira) da Silva de Ribeira II (1846 - 1924)

Born 23 May 1846 in Canhas, Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal

Ancestors

Husband of Rosa Joaquina (Silva Horta) Silva — married 22 Nov 1874 in Madalena do Mar, Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal

Descendants

Died 1924 at about age 77 in Onomea, Hilo, Hawai'i, Territory of Hawaii, USA

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Biography

Joe (Silva Ribeira) da Silva de Ribeira II migrated from Madeira, Portugal to Hawai'i.

Rosa Joaquina and José de Silva de Ribeira Jr

José "Joseph" "Joe" da Silva de Ribeira was born about 1846, in Canhas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal. He was the legitimate son of José da Silva da Ribeiro Senior and his wife Antonia Vieira.^[1] Joe married Rosa "Rose" Joaquina on the 22nd of November 1874, in Madalena do Mar.^[1][2] Their first child, which they named Maria, was born in 1876.^[3] Over the next six years they had at least three more children: José, Helena and João.^[3] Their lives were touched with sadness, as both Helena and João died young.^[4]

Madeira and Hawai'i

Joe and Rose migrated to Hawai'i aboard the S.S. Bordeaux in the year 1884, with their children Maria (8 years) and José (7 years).^[4] After centuries of their families living on the island of Madeira,^[5] they were setting off for an exciting new life. Their daughter Luisa was the first to be born on the island of Hawai'i, in 1889.^[6]

By the time the 1900 census was taken, they had added Rosa, Manuel and Maria to the family.^[7] Joe was living in Hilo, and working as a Laborer.^[7] He could not read, write, or speak English and rented his home. Joe was about fifty-six years old at that time. Rose, age thirty-nine, stayed at home with the children.^[7] She also could not read, write, nor speak English.^[7] Luisa, age 13, Rosa, age 9, and Manoel, age 7, all attended school.^[7] Luisa was the only one that could read, write and speak English. Little Cozy was only three, and stayed at home.^[7]

1900 Census snippet

Ten years later Joe was living in Onomea, Hawai'i with his family.^[8] His age was recorded as being sixty-nine, while his wife was listed as fifty. From his marriage record,^[1] it is known that he was fourteen years older than his wife. His wife may have simply said his age wrong, or one of his children may have provided that information. Joe would have been about sixty-four years old when the census was taken. Even at that age, Joe worked hard to provide for his family. His occupation was listed as Farm Laborer, in the industry of Sugar Plantation.^[8] His eighteen-year-old son Manuel worked on the plantation with him.^[8] The work was hard, and the more affluent Hawaiians considered the Portuguese to be an inferior class.^[9] Joe still could not read or write in English, but had learned to speak the language.^[8] His wife Rose still could not read, write or speak English.^[8] Within the home that Joe rented were their children Manuel, Cozy and Helen.^[8] Only the youngest two, ages fourteen and ten, attended school.^[8]

José da Silva de Ribeira Jr and grandson Ernest Malterre

By 1920 Joe and Rose had moved in with their daughter Helen and her husband Antone Cabral.^[10] Joe was about seventy-four years old and had finally stopped working.^[10] Antone, also born in Portugal, was working as a Station Agent for the Railroad.^[10] Their granddaughter Violet had been born little more than a year before.^[10]

Joe's wife Rose died on the 27th of February 1923, at the age of sixty-four.^[11] She had suffered from chronic myocarditis and chronic bronchitis, as well as dysentery.^[11] Joe died the following year, having lived to the age of seventy-eight. He was laid to rest next to his wife, in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery.^[12]

Residence

1874: Madalena do Mar, Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal^[2]

1884: Hawaii^[4]

1889: Honomu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i^[6]

1900: Hilo, Hawai'i, Hawai'i^[7]

1910: Onomea, Hilo, Hawai'i, Hawai'i^[8]

1920: Onomea, Hilo, Hawai'i, Hawai'i^[10]

Family

Husband: José da Silva Júnior

Wife: Rosa Joaquina

Married: 22 Nov 1874 Madalena do Mar, Ponta do Sol, Madeira, Portugal^[1][2]

Children:

1. Maria "Mary" da Silva b 1876, bp 9 Jan 1876 Madalena do Mar^[3]
2. José "Joe" da Silva da Ribeira b 1877, bp 16 Dec 1877 Madalena do Mar^[3]
3. Helena b 1879, bp 7 Dec 1879 Madalena do Mar,^[3] d bef 1884^[4]
4. João "John" da Silva da Ribeira b 1882, bp 16 Apr 1882 Madalena do Mar,^[3] d bef 1884^[4]
5. Luisa da Silva b 22 Mar 1889 Honomu, Hawai'i, Hawai'i^[6][7]
6. Rosa "Rose" da Silva b 20 Apr 1892 Hawaii^[7]
7. Manuel E da Silva de Ribeira b 26 Jan 1893 Onomea, Hawaii^[7]
8. Maria Crucican "Constance" "Cozy" da Conceição da Silva b 3 Aug 1897 Onomea, Hawai'i^[7]
9. Helena "Helen" de Silva b 10 Dec 1900 Onomea, Hawai'i

Note: Naming structures in Portugal are at times patronymic or toponymic. It was tradition to use two first names, no middle names, then the mothers surname(s), then the fathers surname(s). Only one or two surnames were listed in documents (and often none, with the women. If they did use a surname, it was generally their mothers.). Joe's full name would have been José de Vieira da Silva de Ribeira. Rosa's full name would have been Rosa Joaquina do Nascimento de Gonçalves da Silva da Horta or Rosa Joaquina do Nascimento de Gonçalves da Silva da Horta da Silva da Ribeira (if she chose to take her husband's surnames, which wasn't common). The children's surname in Portugal would have been do Nascimento da Silva da Silva da Ribeira. After moving to Hawaii, the family used only Joe's 'formal' surname of Silva.

Marriage Abstract:

On the twenty-second day of the month of November in the year 1874, here in the parish of Sancta Maria Magdalena do Mar, in Ponta do Sol diocese of Funchal, I present José da Silva da Ribeira Jr, and Rosa Joaquina , with all present, with no impediments: He the age of 28 years, born in the parish of Canhas, living in the parish of Magdalena, baptized in this parish, the legitimate son of José da Silva da Ribeiro Senior, born in the parish of Canhas and his wife Antonia Vieira, together, born in this parish, living in the city of Passo, she the legitimate daughter of João da Silva da Horta, born in Arco da Calheta, and his wife Maria Joaquina, born in this parish, she being the age of 14, joined with the rites of the Roman Catholic church. Witnesses present for the ceremony, Manoel Gonçalves Teixeira, who lives in the city of Lombo, and signed this term with me.^[1]

Resumo em português:

No vigésimo segundo dia do mês de Novembro do ano de 1874, aqui na paróquia de Santa Maria do Mar, em Ponta do Sol diocese do Funchal, apresento José da Silva Jr, da Ribeira e Joaquina Rosa , com todos os presentes, sem impedimentos: Ele a idade de 28 anos, nascido na freguesia dos Canhas, que vivem na paróquia de Magdalena, batizado nesta paróquia, o filho legítimo de José da Silva Ribeiro, da Senior, nascido na freguesia dos Canhas e sua mulher Antonia Vieira, juntos, nascido nesta freguesia, que vivem na cidade de Passo, ela a filha legítima de João da Silva da Horta, nascido em Arco da Calheta, e sua esposa Maria Joaquina, nascido nesta freguesia, sendo ela a idade de 14, juntou-se com os rituais da igreja Católica Romana. Testemunhas presentes para a cerimônia, Manoel Gonçalves Teixeira, que vive na cidade de Lombo, e assinado este termo com mim.

Research Notes

• The baptism books in Canhas are not available online from 1837-1859.

DNA

Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Mindy Silva GEDmatch A030801 and Jim Silva (2nd cousin 1x removed) GEDmatch A054943. Their MRCAs are Mindy's great-great-grandparents and Jim's great-grandparents, José (Silva Ribeira) da Silva de Ribeira II and Rosa (Joaquina) Silva. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th - 6th cousins, based on sharing 40 centimorgans shared across 3 DNA segments; Confidence: High.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Copy of the marriage record in the possession of Mindy Silva, provided by a cousin, J Silva.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Madeira Register of Marriages, Index," database, ABM (Madeira Marriages : accessed 5 April 2018), entry for José da Silva da Ribeira Júnior and Rosa Joaquina; citing Madeira region parish marriage registers, held at the Madeira Archives.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "Madeira Register of Baptisms, Index," database, ABM (Madeira Baptisms : accessed 5 April 2018), entry for children of José da Silva da Ribeira Júnior and Rosa Joaquina; citing Madeira region parish baptism registers, held at the Madeira Archives.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} "Madeira Register of Passport, Index," database, ABM (Madeira Passports : accessed 5 April 2018), entry for José da Silva da Ribeira and Rosa Joaquina; citing Madeira region parish Passport registers, held at the Madeira Archives. (Passport File
5. ↑ Based on current research. Very few of these families were on the mainland at any time, and research has taken some family lines back to 1560 on the isle of Madeira.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (California Death Index : accessed 5 April 2018), Louisa Silva Vasconcellos, 19 Aug 1952; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
7. ↑ ^{7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10} "1900 United States Federal Census ," database with images, Ancestry (1900 US Census : accessed 6 Nov 2017), entry for Joe de Silva, Hilo, Hawaii; citing United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. TEXT Joe De Silva, Age 56, Born 1844 in Portugal, residence Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, Race Portuguese, Immigration year 1885, Spouse Rosa Silva, Marriage year 1876, Occupation Laborer, Household Members: Joe de Silva, Rosa Silva, Louisa Silva, Manoel Silva, Rusesons (Crucican/Constance) Silva.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (United States Census : accessed 5 April 2018), Joseph Silva, Onomea, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 15B, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1751; FHL microfilm 1,375,764.
9. ↑ See Portuguese Immigration to Hawaii on Wikipedia.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (nited States Census : accessed 5 April 2018), Joseph Silva in household of Antone Cabral, Onomea, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 17A, line , family 227, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2034; FHL microfilm 1,822,034.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Hawaii, Hawaii County, Certificate of Death, State of Hawaii Department of Health, in the possession of Mindy Silva.
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (FindAGrave Index : 13 December 2015), Jose De Silva, ; Burial, Kalaoa, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Cemetery; citing Find A Grave: Memorial #58380741.

Acknowledgements

• These Madeira lines have been researched, both individually and collaboratively, by Mindy Silva and her cousin Jim Silva.