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Milian-Campos family immigrates from Spain to Cuba
Dad's side: one of my great-great-great grandfathers moved to Cuba from, The Canary Islands, a Spanish possession, to work as a cigar roller, in Havana. His name was Francisco Milian. Another great-great-great grandfather, Colonel Campos, came to Cuba as a colonel in the Spanish Army. -
Rafael Milian came to Key West, fl when he was a child with his family
He became a cigarworker. He traveled to Tampa, New York, and Philadelphia, where he met my great-great grandmother, Dolores Campos, who had emigrated from Cuba during the 1880s. -
the mysterious Julia of Cuba
Part of my family is from Cuba. Miss Julia (age less than 20 most likely) sent this photo to lena (we don know who lena is ether but we can geuss that they were cousins) all we have is this photo. -
Pardo family emigrates from Spain.
Gumersindo Pardo leaves northern Spain, at the age of 12, emigrates to Cuba, then to Mexico, where he earns enough money as a tinker to buy property in Havana, and then set himself up as a baker in Tampa, Florida, circa 1900. He marries my great-grandmother, Rosario Cuervo, from his home town, by proxy, then brings her to Tampa, circa 1907. -
Fernandez family comes to America
At the age of 12, Felix Fernandez, emigrates first to Cuba and then to Tampa, Florida, where he arrives in 1901. He becomes a cigarworker, meets Juanita Milian, my great-great grandmother and marries her. -
The Massaro-Palillo family comes to America
After serving in the Italian Army on the Austrian front in the Alpes, during WWI, Vincenzo Massaro, my great-great grandfather, came to the U.S. in 1920. He settled in New Jersey. He married my great-great grandmother, Elvira Palillo, who had also emigrated from Italy, in 1925. He became a U.S. citizen in 1944.
