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Post by melissame on Nov 15, 2015 21:21:15 GMT -5
I am looking for information on my great grandfather. These are the facts that I know: Name - Originally Eak H. Mar or Mar Eak, later became Henry Mar. He was born in 1890 or 1895. He married my great grandmother, Euphemia Maria Lagos. They had two children, Henry and Minerva ("Mimi"). They were born in El Paso, Texas. He and Euphemia divorced not long after Henry was born, sometime after 1922. He served in WW1 as a cook. We were told that he was born in San Francisco and owned a restaurant. He died sometime after 1965. I know about the "paper sons" and that it is quite possible he wasn't born in San Francisco. All the relatives that would know anything about him are no longer alive. ANY information anyone has would be incredibly helpful! Thank you in advance for your help! Melissa Here is a pic of him:
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Post by kjhong on Nov 24, 2015 2:08:19 GMT -5
Hi Melissa, I'm no expert to genealogical research, but I would say that since your Great-grandfather was born in the US, served in US Army, and probably died in the US (you didn't say either way), that there would be plenty of useful online resources: - Social Security Death Index from 1935-2014 - Military Records - Census Records up to 1940 - Texas Marriage Records I believe you can accesses these documents through ancestry.com (they have a free 14-day trial). For example, this search shows two records for Mar Eak and spouse Eugenia Lagos in the "All Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1977". search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-c&new=1&rank=1&gsfn=Mar&gsfn_x=NP_NN_NIC&gsln=Eak&gsln_x=1&cpxt=1&cp=12&MSAV=0&uidh=000&gl=BMD_MARRIAGE&gst=&MSV=0Also, if he exited the country through San Francisco, the National Archives in San Bruno, CA, might also have records of his entries and exits. My family has made a few expeditions to the archives and we were able to find fascinating documents and photos of numerous relatives. Good luck and let us know how your search goes. --Ken
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