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Freeport Latinx Project: 1940

Tracking Freeport's early Latino population.

1940

1940 Census

Guilbert, Manuel

Manuel Guilbert was born in Spain around 1896.  He was a painter who lived 93 Woodside Avenue.

Bang, Marie

Marie Bang was born in Argentina around 1887.  She lived at 250 Porterfield Place.

Abel, William E.

William E. Abel was born in Valparaiso, Chile in 1889.  He worked as a mechanic. Abel came to the United States in 1901 and became an American Citizen in 1912.  He served in the US military during World War I.

 

Additional Sources:

Naturalization Records (Ancestry.com)

U.S. World War I Draft Card (Ancestry.com)

Almeyda, Florence R.

Florence R. Almeyda was born in Venezuela around 1909.  She work as a clerk and lived at 300 West Merrick Road.

 

Vicfelli Family

Alfred Vicfelli was born in Brazil around 1900 and worked as a barber.  He lived with his wife Jenny who was born in Chile around 1910.  They lived at 146 South Main Street.

Sternstein, Yona

Yona Sternstein was born in Brazil around 1910. She lived at 21 Oak Street.

Learena, Leo

Leo Learena was born in Uruguay around 1892.  He worked as a salesman and lived at 28 Claurome Place.

Barquinero, Marcelo

Marcelo F. Barquinero was born in Cuba around 1887.  He lived with his wife Ethyl M. and daughter Antoinette at 209 Pine Street.  Barquinero was a businessperson.

Hopkins, Helen

Helen Hopkins was born in Cuba around 1912 and was a teacher.  She lived with her husband on South Long Beach Avenue.

Gardner, Mary

Mary Gardner was born in Cuba on a sugar plantation around 1864 to English parents.  She lived at 350 Southside Avenue.

 

Additional Source:

"Mary K. Gardner, 94 Dies; Widow of Civil War Veteran." The Leader. June 12, 1958. Accessed August 30, 1923, 8. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tl19580612-01.1.8.

Selva, Tudoro

Tudoro Selva was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba in 1900.  He became a U.S. citizen in 1931.  He lived with his wife at 119 New York Avenue and worked as a surveyor.

 

Additional Source:

Federal Naturalization Records (Ancestry.com).