Asturian-American Migration Forum

my great grandparents were thomas and vicenta barbao on my fathers side ben barbao was my grandpa his wife was veda gonzalez barbao.her father was belarmino gonzalez. his wife encarnacion carrill was my great grandma.my father was ralph barbao who passed in 2000 he left me with some pictures of some of the family. i have wonderful memories of all grand parents when i was young especially sunday soup. and welas tortilla at breakfast. anyways just wanted to say hi to all. by the way i live in montana and have 11 children and have been married to my wife teresa for 27 yrs.

Hi Mike and family.Welcome to the forum.Tomas Barbao and Vicenta Fernandez,are my great grandparents also.You have a lot of relatives and a rich family history.I have been studying our family history for over 30 years.I remember your dad,Ralph,Thomas,Sira,Sharon,Uncle Ben and Aunt Olvido.You have a number of cousins that are members of this forum.Also,we have family in Asturias,Pa.,Ohio,WV.,Fl. and Ca.This forum has a lot of information that tells many stories about our family and other Asturianos that immigrated here and why.Please read my previous posts.

Hello Mike,
I am married to your Dad's cousin, Renee Barbao Alvarez. She is the daughter of your Great Uncle Bill, AKA Jesus. We live in Orange, CA and have communicated with your Aunts Sira and Sharon and attended get to gethers at her home when Tony was alive. I recall your Dad as being a happy and good looking guy. A free spirit. Ivisited your grandfather at the Benedum farm outside of Bridgeport. He is remebered by the family for having a racy novel in one back pocket and a bible in the other. He bought a new car every couple years. Your great grandmother and mine came from Spain in 1905 on the same boat. Your great aunt Gia died last Monday at age 93.
We have a daughter and son who each have three daughters, ages 6 - 20.
Lou Alvarez