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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: benchurian on Monday 08 July 13 21:46 BST (UK)
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I have an Hispanic side to my family that I'm trying to unravel. Lino Acevedo Ortiz was born in Puerto Rico on Sept 24 1917. He was married on Dec 7 1941 in Manhattan, NY to a (*)(B. April 1919, Aguada, Puerto Rico). He was drafted into the "A" army (black section of the army) in 1939 or 40. His name on the draft was possibly Lino O. Acevedo. He served in Europe with a family story that he died in France in 1946. I have snippets of information on her family but for starters I want to concentrate on him.
Thanks for providing this wonderful opportunity to explore families. :D
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There is this record on ancestry, which if you don't have a sub can be accessed at some public libraries
U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
Name - Lino O Acevedo
Died 8 Feb 1945
Cemetery - Long Island National Cemetery
Buried - 11 March 1949 at Farmingdale, New York
WW11 dead returned home from Follonica Italy
Date of birth 23 September 1916
There is a little bit of other info including service number, plot no etc.
The date of birth doesn't match with what you have and of course Lino O Acevedo may not be Lino Acevedo Ortis but this could be a match for the WW11 rcord you found.
The cemetery may be able to help with who ordered the plot and the return of his body which could tell you if this is your man.
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Can you send me the service number please? I believe other family members have that info and it may be a way of confirming this.
Thanks a million for your help in this ;D
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This all struck me as a little funny. Here am I researching Connor & Duff in Westmeath, McKenzie in Dublin and Edinburgh and Clancy/Kane in Offaly. Then out of the blue I write "I have an Hispanic side to my family that I'm trying to unravel". Damn my relations are a weird and wonderful lot aren't they? By the way, this Acevedo Ortiz is my wife's grandfather. :P
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It has a large box with his name then down the rh side of this 3 smaller boxes with
State - Puerto Rico
Rank - Pfc
serial no 32087982
Then another box with
366 Inf 92 Div. USAGF
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His headstone is on the findagrave website.
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Here's another reord but date of birth 1927
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
Lino O Acevedo
Service Information PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Born 8 Feb 1927
Died 8 Feb 1945
Service Start Date - 8 Feb 1944
Interred - 11 Mar 1949
at Long Island National Cemetery
Cemetery Address - 2040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211
Buried At - Section J Site 16583
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And this but this one says single which doesn't match with a marriage in 1940 which you have.
Marriage is Dec 1941so is ok.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Lino O Acevedo
Born 1916
Puerto Rican, citizen (Puerto Rican)
State of Residence - New York County New York
Enlisted 23 Apr 1941 at New York, New York City
Branch - Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code - Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade -Private
Grade Code - Private
Component - Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source - Civil Life
Education - Grammar school
Civil Occupation - Kitchen workers in hotels, restaurants, railroads, steamships, etc. n.e.c.
Marital Status - Single, without dependents
Height - 60 Weight - 117
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The Puerto Rican side add some colour to the mix eh but also means we have to step out of our comfort zone for researching them'
Here is this man's social security number
U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Lino Acevedo
SSN = 104-12-4553
Born - 23 Sep 1916
Died - Feb 1945
State (Year) SSN issued at New York (Before 1951)
There are 3 listed born around the same time so something towatch out for
Lino Acevedo born 23 Sep 1916 died Feb 1945 (Your man)
Lino Acevedo born 15 Dec 1917 died 27 Oct 1989
Lino Acevedo born 23 Sep 1917 died 7 Apr 2007
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On www.fultonhistory.com, there is an article in the New York Age newspaper from 10 May 1941 that lists Lino O. Acevedo of New York City as being one of 300 "colored trainees" sent from Fort Dix to Fort Devons, Massachusetts for a year of training in the army.
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I would think that all these records refer to the same person. The dates are a bit confused but are repeated in one form or another. The family info I had was a bit off, I assume the family believed what they wanted to believe or tales were passed down.
The last bit about (*) is interesting. Is there anyway we can find out about her? I don't know what P.R. records are available, if any. We need to find confirmation for what we have or have our info debunked. What I know is her mother was Juana Caro Quiñones from Rincón, P.R. Her father was Eloy Alers Alers from Aguada, P.R. He was born in about 1885 and died aged 33 (1918) in P.R. She is still alive but is very ill in hospital at the moment.
I am very grateful to you both for some wonderful info on this. Thank you very much :-*
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This would probably be her mother Juana Caro vda. de Alers in 1940 [vda. de = widow of]:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFNJ-NRD
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Here's the family in 1920:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X977-RZK
Juana is widowed and living with her mother-in-law, Antonia. Her children are: (*)
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Just a guess, but this may be Juana Caro Quiñónez in 1910 with a previous husband, Bautista Perdido Sanz.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VWK9-TQ6
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This is probably Lino in 1920. It isn't clear how he is related to the Fuentes Ramos family, if at all. Presumably Thomas Acebedo Y Guzmán is Lino´s widowed father and Josefa and Alicia are his sisters. They are all described as guests.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X9WV-HHV
Tomás Acevedo Guzmán in 1910 with his wife Eugenia Ortiz, two daughters and a sister-in-law, Rosa Nogueras.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VWK8-6WL
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First of all thank you all for this research. It is wonderful.
I have contacted family members and they have confirmed from snippets of memory the info given.
As for Erato's comment, I can confirm Thomas Acebedo Y Guzmán is Lino's father and he is not related to the Fuentes Ramos family. However the Juana Caro Y Quiñonez De Perdido mentioned in the 1910 census does not appear to be the correct family.
One thing confuses me. In the last post Erato said that Rosa Nogueras was a sister-in-law of Tomás Acevedo Guzman. How do we know this? This name is not familiar to us. It would be interesting to see where she came from.
Again many thanks for your help in this. ;D
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She is listed as a sister-in-law.
Name: Rosa Nogueras
Relationship to Head of Household: Cuñada [= s-in-law]
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Puerto Rico was enumerated in the US census from 1910 on and these enumerations can be seen at FamilySearch. Before 1910, Puerto Rico was not included. It seems there was a separate Puerto Rico census in 1899, and some earlier ones, but I couldn't find them transcribed on-line; they can be ordered on microfilm. I didn't look very hard so it might be possible to find more census records - Eloy Alers, for example.
FamilySearch also has a few church BMD records for Puerto Rico, but they are too early to easily link up to the known people in the Acevedo and Caro families.
https://familysearch.org/
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Thank you Erato.