Asturian-American Migration Forum

I know they were born in Oviedo, not sure whether they remained in Oviedo prior to emigrating to America.

I originally asked this question as I am in the process of converting from Catholicism to Judaism. My paternal grandparents came from Asturias to West Virginia to work in the zinc factory. In any case, I feel such a connection on a deep level to Judaism that it made me curious whether some of my Ast...

Does anyone have any idea if there was a significant population of conversos (Jews forced to convert to Catholicism) in the Asturias region?
Jo-el Fernandez-Suroviak

Carolina Martinez' mothber's last name was Diaz (Encarnacion Diaz). Unfortunately, the only relatives that would have been old enough now to remember some of this stuff all died young (mostly of TB?!)

My great-grandfather worked in the zinc factory. I don't know his siblings' names

I don't have a whole lot of information, although I know that at some point my great-grandfather, Alfredo Fernandez, who became a widower when his young wife Carolina Martinez died at age 20 of TB, left Harrison County and went to Donora, Pennsylvania for some time. At that point he was a single fat...

My family was back and forth between Simpson, West Virginia and Donora, Pennsylvania. My grandfather, Joseph Fernandez (1910-1950) great-aunt Estella Fernandez (born 1911 or 1912), great-grandparents Carolina Martinez (1893-1913) and Alfredo Fernandez (born 1888). Do any of these names ring a bell f...

My relatives came from Asturias to West Virginia, then ended up in Donora, PA. Does anyone know why so many went from WV to PA??

I am seeking any information about the following people: My grandfather, Joseph Fernandez , born 1910 in Simpson, Harrison, West Virginia. His parents were immigrants from Asturias, their names were Carolina Martinez and Alfredo Fernandez. Carolina was born in 1893 and Alfredo in 1888. They came her...