Introduction
I started recording the family history in 1997 and it has been on the Internet in some form since 1999. My father's and mother's backgrounds are vastly different. My father's family represented by the surnames: HILL, HANNAN, KENYON, and KANE hail from England and Ireland. Most of the family seemed to settle in Rhode Island, New York, Ohio, and Illinois. Some ultimately ending up in Colorado.
My mother was the third generation born in Hawaii and was of Portuguese and Chinese descent. Her father, a teenage stowaway to the Pennsylvania coalmines, was supposedly born near Lisbon. Her maternal grandfather emigrated from Hong Kong to the Kingdom of Hawaii and married a first generation Portuguese Hawaiian, whose parents were from São Miguel, Azores. Variations in spelling aside the surnames of my mother's family are DeCOSTA, CHUNG, CARVALHO, and DeMATTOS.
Additions and Updates
As with any genealogy this is a neverending quest. With so many elusive ancestors, many related so closely to me, I hope to maintain my search and update this site accordingly.
Over the next few months I will be uploading hundreds of photos and documents. Return visitors please be sure to view the "What's New" page to see the most recent updates. You may also subscribe to RSS Feeds to be kept notified of changes. If you have comments, corrections, or suggestions, please contact me.
Acknowledgements
My husband, Johnny, for his technical expertise; Shirley Allegre and John Roias, for their proficiency with Portuguese records; Lucile Kane, for bringing our Kane ancestors to life; Charline Hutton, for her treasured childhood memories; the Family Central group for opening up their photo albums and putting faces to ancestors I never knew; and finally, to my sister, Margaret, who sent me the family history hidden away in our dad's "sea trunk" for so many decades.
Mahalo â nui (Thanks very much),
Virginia
