Angela Luciana García

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• Name: Angela Luciana Williams
• Census: 8 Jun 1880, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 6 Jun 1900, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 18 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, New York
• Census: 16 Jan 1920, Brooklyn, New York
• Burial: 11 Aug 1920, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York

Notes:

Biography:
The 1900 census said that she was not able to read, write or speak English and the 1910 census said that she could. Both censuses said that she had six children of which four were still living. According to Alice Ayer Williams she used to love to tell stories about the wonderful times she used have with her brothers and sisters riding horses and other things. However, she resented the fact that her mother made the girls sew little shirts out of sugar bags for the slave children that lived on the plantation.

Census:
Wife, 35 Cambridge Place.

Census:
Wife, 35 Cambridge Place.

Census:
Wife, 35 Cambridge Place.

Census:
Head, 35 Cambridge Place.

Burial:
Lot 24465, Section 139

Angela married Ramon Oscar Williams about 1861 in Havana, Cuba. Ramon (son of George Washington Williams and Janett Ann Young) was born on 4 Dec 1827 in Arlington, District of Columbia; died on 2 Oct 1913 in Brooklyn, New York; was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ramon V Williams was born on 8 Oct 1862 in Havana, Cuba; died on 1 Mar 1933.
2. Angelina 'Lena' Williams was born on 21 May 1864 in Cuba; died on 14 Mar 1944; was buried on 16 Mar 1944 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
3. Lucia Ysabel Williams was born on 8 Jul 1865 in Cuba; died on 23 Aug 1883 in Asbury Park, New Jersey; was buried on 23 Aug 1883 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
4. Jeannette F. Williams was born on 26 May 1867; died on 8 Oct 1869 in Havana, Cuba; was buried on 27 Mar 1885 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
5. George Washington Aurelio Williams was born on 2 Dec 1872 in Havana, Cuba; died on 2 Nov 1938 in 57 Pondfield Road West, Bronxville, New York; was buried on 9 Nov 1938 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Lot 24465 Sec 139, Brooklyn, New York.
6. Robert Alfred Williams was born on 2 Aug 1875 in Havana, Cuba; died on 23 Feb 1928 in 1335 East 28th Street, Brooklyn, New York; was buried on 25 Feb 1928 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

Notes:

Birth:
His daughter's baptismal record said he was from Arredondo en las Montañas de Santander (Arredondo in the Mountains of Santander). When Vicente left Arredondo, the newly formed provence was called Santander, named for the capital city. Shortly after that the province was renamed Cantabria.

Biography:
He was one of the principal sugar plantation owners in Havana and owned a large fleet of ships many of which sailed between Cuba and the US. He was one of the first Cubans educated in a US university (possibly Yale) and was trained as a civil engineer. He built the first important canal in Cuba.

Vicente married Ana Coleta García. Ana (daughter of Mateo Manuel García and Sofia de San German) was born in in Cuba; died on 13 Dec 1878 in Cuba; was buried in Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Burial: Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, La Havana, Cuba

Notes:

Biography:
Funeral cards for Ana Coleta Garcia and Jose Rosario Garcia. In Spanish the plural for brothers and sisters is just brothers. It is the same for all words referring to relatives so, below if the word uncles is used it could refer to both uncles and aunts. However, since the feminine is never used here and all mourners are men words like sons and brothers probably refer to just that, sons and brothers. Also the list of mourners in the text appear to line up fairly well with the names listed below. Therefore, many relatives and their relationships can be inferred from these cards. From the obituary of Angela Lucia Williams we know that her father was Vicente Benito Garcia, her mother was Anna (different spelling) Coleta Garcia, and that she had a brother still living in Cuba named German Garcia. Another clue is that children are sometimes listed with the names of both their parents. This is sometimes done with a "y" (the Spanish word for and) or a hyphen in between the names. Normally the name of the father is used just as in most other European countries but both names can be used in formal occasions. From all these clues we find that Ana Coleta's maiden name was Garcia just like her married name (her sons were Garcia-Garcia). She had at least three sons (Vicente Francisco, Mateo Manuel, German A., and Jose Rosario) and at least four daughters (there husbands were Juan B. Oliver, Luis Lopez, Gaspar Arteaga, and Ramon O. Williams). She had brothers named Jose Julian and German M. Garcia, a grandson named Luis Lopez-Garcia, a nephew named Federico Garcia and either a grandson or nephew (probably nephew) named Manuel Prado-Garcia.
The translated text is listed below. All notes by myself are in brackets [].
Da ANA COLETA GARCIA,
Widow of Garcia
Has died: And ready for her burial at eight in the morning of the 14th day of the current month, her sons, sons-in-law, brothers, grandsons and nephews, request at your presence to assemble at the funeral home, 26 Campanerio St, to accompany the corpse to the Colon Cemetery; please to be thankful. -- Habana, December 13, 1878. Vicente, Mateo and German Garcia-Garcia. [sons] Juan B. Oliver. [son-in-law] Luis Lopez. [son-in-law] Gaspar Arteaga. [son-in-law] Ramon O. WIlliams. [son-in-law] Jose Julian Garcia. [brother] Luis Lopez-Garcia. [grandson] Manuel Prado-Garcia. [grandson or nephew] Federico Garcia. [nephew]
The sorrow will be let go in the Cemetery.

El Sr. D. JOSE ROSARIO GARCIA,
Has died: And read for his burial tomorrow at eight on that day, the undersigned, brothers, brothers-in-law, uncles, uncles-in-law, nephews, cousins and his friends, request your presence assemble at the funeral home at 90 Aguila St, from there accompany the corpse to Espada Cemetery; please to be thankful. -- Habana, May 3, 1874. Vicente Francisco, Mateo Manuel and German A. Garcia. [brothers] Juan B. Oliver. [brother-in-law] Luis G. Lopez. [brother-in-law] Ramon O. Williams. [brother-in-law] Gaspar Arteaga. [brother-in-law] Vicente and Domingo Gonzalez. [uncles-in-law] Jose Julian and German M. Garcia. [uncles] Ldo. Jose Maria Nunez. Miguel Gonzalez. [cousin?] Luis Maria Lopez. [cousin] Bruno and Justo Garcia-Peraza. [friend?] Ldo. Francisco N. Gutierrez. [friend?]
The sorrow will be let go in the Cemetery.
Her maiden name was probably García just like her husband. The evidence for this is that her funeral card lists her as Ana Coleta Garcia, widow of Garcia and there are three brothers mourning her named Vicente, Mateo, and German Garcia-Garcia. Her husband's name was Vicente and she had a son named German so they were probably her children. The 1900 census for Angela says that she is of French descent and the 1910 census says that she is of Spanish descent. This may be because it is thought that her family is from Barcelona which is near the border of France.

José married Angela Gomez. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Angela García

Mateo married Sofia de San German. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Sofia García