Asturian-American Migration Forum

You can get the forms to request Military records and Military Pension records at the following website:

http://www.archives.gov/global_pages/in ... tml#part_a

There is no cost.

So George was in the Military. Perhaps the pension file I mentioned was for him afterall. It may have been filed in the Civil War records by accident. I thought it was far to much of a coincidence: A man named George W. Fernandez with a wife Nina who applied for a widows pension in 1910. So it looks...

Thank you Terechu! It is nice to know there are so many people willing to help. I mailed the document to my cousin Jose, hopefully he will be able to read the handwriting. I appreciate your offer.

Dear Eileen:

Was any of this information helpful to you? Did you want copies of the Census records? If so you need to tell me where to send it.

Dear Jose:

Thank you for your offer. I will mail you a copy Today.

I appreciate everybody that emailed me offering assistance.

Dear Friends: I was wondering if anybody would like to volunteer to translate a Spanish document for me? I just received a photocopy of my great grandparents Marriage certificate from Spain. I was surprised that is is two whole pages of handwriting. Normally I can use the computer to translate for m...

Dear Spdairy: The most important thing is what town they were born in. You do not need an exact date (or at least I did not when requesting information). But since most searches are done by hand and not by computer, it is best to have at least the year. Usually this can be gained by the US Census. I...

Dear Corsino: I have a little surprise for you. Check out the following website: http://www.musiccentre.ca/apps/index.cfm?fuseaction=composer.FA_dsp_biography&authpeopleid=330&by=G How many people have we found so far, 7 or 8? :lol: This one only took me 5 minutes to find! I am getting faste...

Also in 1930 I found a 29 year old Thomas Fernandez living in Brooklyn Queens. With him is his wife Anna and his three children: Eleen [4 years], Thomas [31 months old] and Marie [7 months old]. Could this be your grandfather?

In 1930 your great grandmother, Nina, is living in Brooklyn, Queens, NY with her second husband William Wilson. He is 55 and she is 52 years old. Her husband William is now working as an Electrician for the electrical company. The Fernandez children are no longer living with them. They had the follo...

Dear Eileen: A few years after your great grandfather's death (George Fernandez), his widow, Nina Fernandez, remarries. She married an Irish born man named William Wilson. In 1920, William is 42 years old and works as a boat captain in New York. They have four children together: Catherine (13), Patr...

Dear Eileen: In the 1910 Kings County, Brooklyn Census, Joseph Fernandez and his wife Catherine Mills are found living with their 37 year old Divorced son William and their 13 year old grandson John Fernandez [I do not know if John is son of William or George. This John is the right age to be the so...

Dear Eileen: I found your great grandfather George W. Fernandez and his wife Nina in the 1900 Census. They are living in Kings County, NY. George is listed as born in 1874 and Nina in 1876. They had been married for 5 years. The census says George was born in NY and his father was born in Spain and ...

Dear Carlos:

Thanks. I used to be a Military Police Officer, but I now enjoy my job as a stay-at-home Mom.