Looking for Cousins

[Sweeney]

I just received a letter from a very long time resident of Clarksburg, WV. She informed me that Anna Menendez did not marry Alfred Raschella, but his brother "Babe" Raschella. Alfred did have children named Loretta and Alfred, but they are not related to me.

Anna and "Babe" Raschella had a daughter named Patty. Patty married a man named Alonso and they reportedly live in Fairless Hills, PA.

I was also told my cousin Allie Menendez married a woman named Jean and they had three children named Joe, Barbara, and Kathleen. They moved to New York State.

She also said Joe Menendez died young without any children.

Finally she said my cousin Reggie Menendez's daughter Vera Elizabeth married and was widowed with two sons and a daughter. They lived in Mansfield, Ohio and then moved to Texas.

I am still trying to contact the descendants of any of these cousins. I would like to exchange family information and photos. Does anybody know anything about these families? THANKS!

[jomaguca]

Donna,me ha dicho la tía de mí padre qué hay ún jugador de fútbol americano qué se apellida Verdín?sabes algo? sí es así puede ser nuestro primo, hijo de algún hermano de nuestras abuelas, :lol:seguro qué tú enseguida lo sabrás

[Sweeney]

Dear Jomaguca:

There is a possibility, but not all Verdins in America are from Spain. There is a large group of people with the surname Verdin in Louisiana and another in South Carolina. These people are of French descent. There are also some Verdins in Ohio who are of Belgium descent.

But I confident that most, if not all, Verdins of Spanish descent in America are probably related to us.

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Estimado Jomaguca:

Hay una posibilidad, pero no todo el Verdins en América es de España. Hay un grupo de gente grande con el apellido Verdin en Luisiana y otro en Carolina del Sur. Esta gente está de ascendencia francesa. Hay también algún Verdins en Ohio que está de ascendencia de Bélgica. Pero creo que la mayoría, si no todos, Verdins de la ascendencia española en América se relacionan probablemente con nosotros.

[Sweeney]

Dear Jomaguca:

If the Football player is of Spanish ancestry, he could be related to Francisco Verdin (brother of our grandmothers) or he could be related to Luis Verdin Lopez (brother to our great grandfather: Guillermo Verdin Lopez). These are the only people with the surname Verdin that came to America, but who I have not contacted yet. Luis Verdin Lopez died in Spain, but his wife Prudencia Lopez brought their children to America and they lived in East St. Louis. Francisco Verdin died young, leaving his wife Aurora Prado to raise their many children alone. Their last known location was Donora, PA. I have not contacted their descendants yet.

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Estimado Jomaguca:

[Perdon, mi traducción es terrible]

Si el jugador del fútbol americano está de ascendencia española, él probablemente ser relacionado con Francisco Verdin (hermano de nuestras abuelas) o él ser relacionado con Luis Verdin Lopez (hermano a nuestro bisabuelo: Guillermo Verdin Lopez). Éstas son la única gente con el apellido Verdin que vinieron a América, pero quién no he entrado en contacto con todavía. Luis Verdin Lopez murió en España, pero su esposa Prudencia Lopez trajo a sus niños a América y vivieron en St. Louis del este. Francisco Verdin murió muy joven, saliendo de su esposa, Aurora Prado, para criar a sus muchos niños. Ellos viven en Donora, PA. No he entrado en contacto con a sus descendientes todavía.

[Art]

Hi, Sweeney,
Are you still looking for the family of John Gutiérrez and Concha Menéndez? I think their daughter, Margaret, and some of their Margaret's aunts are still living in Harrison County WV.

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Hola Sweeney,
¿Estás todavía buscando la familia de John Gutiérrez y Concha Menéndez? Creo que su hija, Margaret, y algunos de las tías de Margaret aún viven en el condado de Harrison, WV.

My great Aunt Elvira Verdin and her husband Augustin Menendez had a daughter named Concha. Today I discovered Concha Menendez married a man named John Gutierrez. They had at least two children named Bertha and Margaret Gutierrez. They lived in Donora, PA in the 1930s.

I also learned that Concha's older brother Rodrigo changed his name to Reginald Menendez. In the 1930's he was living in the Simpson district of Harrison County, WV. Reginald was married to a woman named Julia and he had a daughter named Elizabeth Vera Menendez. Julia was born in Pennsylvania, but her parents were both from Lithuania. I searched the Social Security Death Records and found a Julia and Reginald Menendez had died in the 1980's in Houston, Texas. I am am pretty certain this is my cousin. Does anybody have any information on this family? I would love to contact any descendants of this family. I have many photos of the family I would like to share. THANKS!

Donna
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Translated by Svgev

Mi tía-abuela Elvira Verdín y su marido Agustín Menéndez tuvieron una hija llamada Concha. Hoy he descubierto que Concha Menéndez se casó con un hombre llamado John Gutiérrez. Tuvieron al menos dos hijos, llamadas Bertha y Margaret Gutiérrez. Vivieron en Donora (Pensilvania) en los años treinta.

También he averiguado que el hermano mayor de Concha, Rodrigo, cambió su nombre al de Reginal Menéndez. En los años 30 estuvo viviendo en el distrito Simpson del condado de Harrison (Virginia Occidental). Reginald estaba casado con una mujer llamada Julia y tenía una hija que se llamaba Elizabeth Vera Menéndez. Julia nació en Pensilvania, pero sus padres eran ambos de Lituania. Busqué en las actas de defunción de la Seguridad Social y encontré a unos Julia y Reginald Menéndez que habían muerto en los años 80 en Houston, Texas. Estoy bastante segura de que éste era mi primo. Tiene alguien información sobre esta familia? Me encantaría poder contactar con algún descendiente de esta familia. Tengo muchas fotos de familia que me gustaría compartir. ¡GRACIAS!

[Tamara]

donna! hi! i wanted to see if you could help me... i know this will sound REALLY awkward, but i met someone really special this holidays, at Miami. His name was Jose Artimez, and, somehow I think I got his email wrong, because I keep on receiving "postmaster delivery" mails telling me the email address i've got is not correct... I wanted to know if you know this Jose Artimez (18 years old, lovely blue/green eyes, dark hair, he speaks spanish as well... with a Cuban accent, so I suppose he's got family from there..) and could help me contact him...
thank you very much!

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donna! hola! queria saber si me podrias ayudar... se que esto va a sonar MUY extra;o, pero conoci a alguien muy especial estas vacaciones, en Miami. Su nombre era Jose Artimez, y, de alguna manera creo que anote mal su email porque sigo recibiendo correos diciendome que el email que tengo no es el correcto... Queria saber si este Jose Artimez (18 a;os, encantadores ojos azules/verdes, cabello oscuro, habla espa;ol tambien... con un acento cubano, asi es que supongo que tiene familia de alla) y me podrias ayudar a contactarlo...
muchisimas gracias!!