Life History

Notes

• The Bermudez couple were related to Angela's birth mother, Feliciana Treviño Camacho.  It appears Angela was the first child of Feliciana and her husband Philip Camacho.  The family was somewhat distressed, since Feliciana's first husband had died, and there were several children from that marriage in the household.
  
  The Bermudezes were Angela's godparents and agreed to raise her.  They lived in very meager circumstances, however, and Angela's adopted daughter, her sister Jeanne's daughter, reports that Angela had sad memories of her growing up, including not getting to go to school.
  
  Her adoptive parents' last names are  given in her death record.
  
  California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  Angela Bermudez Felix
  Social Security #550301218
  Birth 22 Feb 1921 Texas
  Death 26 Feb 1996 San Francisco
  Mother's Maiden Name Cantu
  Father's Bermudez
  
  "Angela Benavides -- I was told by her that she was stolen or given to her godparents and they lived in a train caboose.  Made their way to San Francisco and stayed there the rest of her life."  They arranged for Angela to marry Filberto Felix.  He was from Mexico."
  --  Paula Juarez, Facebook Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 30 January 2019
  
  Angela's daughter reports that Angela had said she never got to go to school.
  
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  Angie (Angela Benavides-Felix) -- [her birth mother] Feliciana did not bring her up.  She gave her to Angie's godparents.  Bermudez was that last name.  Angie was never allowed to go to school and they lived in a railroad box car.  They moved to San Francisco.
  
  I think the godparents names were Beatrice & Daniel Bermudez(s).  They both worked at St. Joseph's church.  In San Francisco when I was young. I think Angela died in the 90's sometime.
  --  Paula Juarez, Facebook Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 1 February 2019
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  The Bermudez couple did formally adopt Angela.  Adoption records have not been found, but we note that Angela's California Death Record (see at the end of these notes) gives the names of her parents as mother's maiden name Cantu and father's name surname Bermudez.  Her adoptive parents' last names are  given in her death record.  This also indicates that they did formally adopt Angela.
  
  California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  Angela Bermudez Felix
  Social Security #550301218
  Birth 22 Feb 1921 Texas
  Death 26 Feb 1996 San Francisco
  Mother's Maiden Name Cantu
  Father's Bermudez
  
  1930 Federal Census, San Francisco County, California, 12 April, San Francisco, District 38-33, page 18A, 1060 Iowa St, Hse #180, Fam #197
  Bermudez, Daniel Head Rents $17 M Mexican 37 First married at age 20 [mar abt 1913] Mexico Mexico Mexico Spanish Lang, Entered US 1909, Status Alien, Railway Trimmer [b abt 1893]
  Bermudez, Beatrice Wife F Mexican 29 First married at age 16 [mar abt 1917] Texas Mexico Mexico No Occup [b abt 1901]
  Bermudez, Angelita Dau F Mexican 10 Single Texas Mexico Texas [b abt May 1920]
  Salas, ??? Boarder M Mexican 21 Single Mexico Mexico Mexico Spanish Lang, Entered US 1928, Status Alien, Railway Laborer [b abt 1909]
  
  Daniel and Beatrice were liste dnteh 1931 San Francisco City Directory.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1931, p 126
  Bermudez Danl (Beatrice) lab h 1160 Iowa
  
  They were listed in other directories in teh 1940s.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1944, p 157
  Bermudez Danl (Beatrice) lab h 1100 Phelps av
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1945, p 173
  Bermudez Danl (Beatrice) lab h 1100 Phelps av
  
  Angela's daughter Paula remembers that the Bermudezes worked in jobs at St Joseph Catholic Church in San Francisco.
  
  "Angela and Filbert had other children Filbert Jr, Manuel and Delores Felix all in San Francisco.  The address were they lived was 848 Goettingen st San Francisco.  Angela and Filbert passed on.  I know that Bermudez "Daniel" (I think that was his name) worked at St. Joseph's church for as long as I can remember.  Him in the church and her in the rectory."
  --  Paula Juarez, Facebook Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 30 January 2019
  
  Angela's Social Security record has the Spanish spelling of her mother's name:  "Father Daniel Bermudez, Mother Beatriz Cantu."
  
  "Writing to you about the family in Texas I started thinking about "Angela Felix" my adopted mother. How sad she must of felt all those years.  Never knowing if her family loved her.  She was a good mom."
  --  Paula Juarez, Facebook Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 31 January 2019
  
  California, Death Index, 1940-1997
  Beatrice Bermudez
  Birth Date 29 Apr 1899 Texas
  Death 28 Nov 1976 San Francisco
  Social Security #545587212
  
  In her death and burial informaition, the death for Beatrice is from her death record, reported as 1 March 1976, but the burial date, according to cemetery records, was 1 December 1976.  This long period is not explained in any information we have.  The manager of the FAG memorials for this cemetery comments that the memorials were constructed from cemetery records, not gravestones.  No photo of the grave is available for verification.
  
  Beatrice Cantu Bermudez
  BIRTH 29 Apr 1899 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  DEATH 28 Nov 1976 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
  BURIAL [1 Dec 1976 date of burial from cemetery records] Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California
  Spouse Daniel Bermudez 1893-1967
  Daughter Angela Bermudez Benavides Felix unknown-1996
  Created by Athanatos 13 Feb 2013
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 105158490, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105158490

Sources

• 1. 1930 Federal Census, San Francisco County, California
  • 12 April, San Francisco, District 38-33, page 18A, 1060 Iowa St, Hse #180, Fam #197
• 2. California, Death Index, 1940-1997
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 5. Facebook Messaging
• 6. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1931, p 126
• 7. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1944, p 157
• 8. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1945, p 173
• 9. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 10. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018