52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy and History
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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History, created by Amy Coffin, was a series of weekly blogging prompts, which ran in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, GeneaBloggers is leading the fun. Genealogists are invited to record memories and insights about their own lives for future descendants. Here are mine:
2011, Week 16. Restaurants.
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Do you have relatives in Marikina, we are also, San Diego Family
Comment by rixie san diego 12.14.2011 @ 15:12i know our family has dispersed to many places — marikina, quezon city, manila, cavite, etcetera. through diligent research, we have discovered that our earliest known roots began in Bulacan. who knows, perhaps they came from somewhere else. i did a dna test on my mom’s side of the family and the results tell me that it is possible the family (30-50 generations back) migrated from china. fascinating, right?!
http://amingangkan.com/2009/04/28/the-san-diego-family/
http://amingangkan.com/2011/05/19/distant-ancestry-my-moms-moms-moms-moms-moms-ina/
thanks for the visit, rixie!
Comment by Mona 12.17.2011 @ 01:50Hi, Rixie. Do you attend the San Diego clan reunion every February? My family used to attend that reunion during the 90s. Some of the attendees are from Marikina; Quezon, City; Bulacan, Obando and Pandi, Bulacan; Morong, Rizal. By the way, I’m from Pandi.
Comment by Alicia San Diego 04.28.2012 @ 08:07Hi, Ms. Mona. Good day! During a San Diego clan reunion in the 90s, someone from the clan read a research document which states that seven San Diego brothers came to the Philippines from Spain and dispersed to many places…if only we can get hold of that document, then that would be easier. I’ve been wanting to trace my roots for a long time. Good luck to us
Comment by Alicia San Diego 04.28.2012 @ 08:17That would be an interesting read! Please give me a holler if you find the document.
Comment by Mona 04.28.2012 @ 09:45Don’t know if you can guide me or not. I have a distant ancestor in one of my family trees named Marshall Coleman that was born 16 Dec 1894 in Flushing, NY to William J. Coleman. When he grew up he worked for Standard Oil Company. He was sent to many places including China where he married Marjorie Henderson Knott (from England)on the 27th of May 1921 in a Dutch Reformed Church in Shanghai. I then pick him up in an article written in the NY Times in 1934 listed as part of his father’s estate along with children William, Barbara and Patricia Coleman. The last entry I have for him is a newspaper article of March of 1945 included in a list of nine individuals freed in the Philippines. His wife and children were not among those listed.
Comment by Joan Wood 03.21.2012 @ 18:31He is not buried with his parents and sister in Flushing. I am not sure if he stayed in the US or went back to the Philippines. Any advice or help would be appreciated.
Hi! Given your reference to being “freed” in March 1945, he was probably incarcerated in a Japanese camp. The biggest one was the University of Santo Tomas; but that camp was liberated in February. He might have been in the provincial ones if his release took an extra month. Volumes have been written about American POWs in WWII — might I suggest you look at those books for a hint of what happened to Marshall after the war?
Comment by Mona 03.22.2012 @ 01:29Thanks for the suggestion. Are there any death records that are easily accessible for that time period? How were burials handled during that time period given the non stable condition of the country during WWII. Did records even survive the war?
Comment by Joan Wood 03.22.2012 @ 13:20The CLDS Famly History Center has a good civil record of post-war Manila deaths. In other parts of the country, records are inconsistent, sadly …
Comment by Mona 03.24.2012 @ 04:14What is CLDS?
Comment by Joan Wood 03.25.2012 @ 22:44It the Church of the Latter Days Saints. Mormons.
Comment by Mona 03.26.2012 @ 04:48hi i am the grand daughter of Pablito Magno, from Sta. Fe, Romblom do you know someone from Romblon.thanks
Comment by dyna 03.26.2012 @ 02:49hi dyna. my magno roots are from iloilo.
Comment by Mona 04.09.2012 @ 22:08Never heard or saw the church referred to in that way–we always say LDS Church
Comment by Joan Wood 03.26.2012 @ 15:53Thanks
Mona,
Comment by Joan Wood 04.09.2012 @ 03:12I think that I have a lead on my Marshall Coleman’s death. On the familysearch.org site I found a reference to a death 18 April 1946 in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Where do you think the highest probability for him to have been buried? Do the death records of Manila usually list the place of burial?
Thanks.
Joan
Hi Joan. Death certifs would have burial location. Unfortunately, Manila has several cemeteries as it is so densely populated, even in the 1940s. You would want to hope that he is resting in a private plot though, not a municipal cemetery. Happy hunting!
Comment by Mona 04.09.2012 @ 22:07You are in luck! The record for Marshall is on-line. Details are:
Manila Death Registers, 1946
Comment by Mona 04.09.2012 @ 22:28Record 4107
Marshall C. Coleman
51 years old, Male,
Married, American,
B.M (Businessman)
c/o Elizalde & Co., Tanduay, Sn M.
(This is a company which made liquor and was headquartered in the San Miguel district of Manila)
Pneumonia labor
18 April 1946
San. Tomas Uni. Hosp. (Santo Tomas University Hospital)
Physician: L.Z. Flelihe
Issuing Officer: E.R. Lacson, on 22 April 1946
Buried at La Loma, Rizal Avenue by Funeraria National
If you want to see the record, log in using your familysearch.org account; then click this link http://bit.ly/Iilihy
Comment by Mona 04.09.2012 @ 22:29La Loma Catholic Cemetery is one of the oldest and spans several hectares. Marshall is probably still there; but finding him might be a challenge, as the office does not keep records from that far back. I was there in January 2012 looking for a woman who died in the 1960s; and they were not able to help me. I believe there is a section owned by the Elizalde’s though — perhaps he is nearby. Here is a Google Map location of the cemetery: http://bit.ly/IioqtP
Happy sleuthing!
Comment by Mona 04.09.2012 @ 22:40Mona,
Comment by Joan Wood 04.10.2012 @ 21:28My goodness–Thank you so much. I really think that this my person. If I were to write to this cemetery do you think that they would answer?
I got this address off of google maps. I am not familiar with the address system in the Philippines. Does this look like the correct address? La Loma Catholic Cemetery @14.63732,120.9831
You are probably smiling thinking this person is nutty but I have never done genealogy in your country before
If the cemetery does give me an answer and a hint of where he might be buried, do you know of a good/ honest genealogist that would charge a fair price to take a picture of his headstone?
Joan
Hi Joan. Yes, that is the right cemetery. The mailing address is:
LLCC Administration Office,
St. Pancratius Parish, Road 1, La Loma Cemetery Compound,
Caloocan City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Unfortunately, I cannot find an email address. I do hope they can find his grave for you — and perhaps take a photo as well?
In case you need it, pro services: http://bit.ly/JT5Szr.
Comment by Mona 04.20.2012 @ 06:34hi mona. do u have an idea about my roots. my last name is hibaler and can be trace in dumarao, capiz
Comment by Irvin Hibaler 04.05.2013 @ 16:02Hi Irvin. Sorry, not familiar with your surname. Best way to know is to research backward.
Comment by Mona 04.05.2013 @ 16:04