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Ancestors of Marlo Ann Moura

Generation No. 4

       8. Jose Soares de Moura, born February 08, 1865 in Sao Pedro, Vila do Porto, Santa Maria Island, Azores; died Abt 1920 in Azores Island. He was the son of 16. Joao Jacinto de Moura and 17. Umbelina Isabel da Resendes. He married 9. Maria Jose da Conceicao Abt 1890 in Azores Island.
       9. Maria Jose da Conceicao, born Abt 1865 in Relva, Maia, Sao Miguel Island, Azores; died Abt 1920 in Azores Island. She was the daughter of 18. Pedro Botelho and 19. Maria Jose.

Notes
Godfather was Manuel de Resendes
Godmother was Antonia Umbelina

       Children of Jose de Moura and Maria da Conceicao are:

	i.	Joao de Moura, born February 03, 1897.
	ii.	Antonio de Moura, born Abt 1899.
4	iii.	Jesuino Soares de Moura, born February 25, 1902 in Santa Cruz, Ponta Delgada, Flores Island, Azores; died November 28, 1980 in Pinole, Contra Costa, California; married Adriana Tomas Pereira October 31, 1925 in San Jose, California.

       10. Joao Maria Serrano, born Abt 1860 in Portugal; died Abt 1905 in Portugal. He married 11. Gertrudes da Conceicao Abt 1880 in Portugal.
       11. Gertrudes da Conceicao, born October 10, 1860 in Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal; died Abt 1906 in Portugal. She was the daughter of 22. Jose Raimundo Ambrosio and 23. Joaquina Maria.

Notes
GERTRUDES BAKED BREAD FOR THE LOCAL PRISON IN OHLAO, PORTUGAL BEFORE RELOCATING TO THE AZORES ISLANDS AFTER HER HUSBAND'S DEATH

       Children of Joao Serrano and Gertrudes da Conceicao are:

		i.		Adelina Tomas Pereira, born Abt 1885.
	5	ii.		Adriana Tomas Pereira, born April 07, 1901 in Ohlao, Faro, Portugal; died February 25, 1983 in Pinole, Contra Costa, California; married Jesuino Soares de Moura October 31, 1925 in San Jose, California.

       12. Daniel Dinsmore DeLaney, born May 16, 1861 in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; died Abt 1935 in Cecil, Pennsylvania. He married 13. Alpine "Penie" Marie Romberg/Rayburn June 04, 1900 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
       13. Alpine "Penie" Marie Romberg/Rayburn, born June 1877 in Wheeling, West Virginia; died Abt 1940.

Notes
Daniel Dinsmore DeLaney graduated from Washington University School of Medecine at Baltimore, Maryland in 1898. He received his license to practice in Pennsylvania that same year.

       Children of Daniel DeLaney and Alpine Romberg/Rayburn are:

	6	i.		Earl Romaine DeLaney, born August 12, 1901 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania; died October 15, 1985 in San Diego, California; married Aileen Edith Capps August 23, 1937 in Tuscumbia, Missouri.
		ii.		Lamar E. DeLaney, born 1902.

       14. Charles Augustus Capps, born October 26, 1867 in Atlanta, Illinois; died January 30, 1952 in Beulah, Missouri. He was the son of 28. Henry Frederick Capps and 29. Mary C. Brown. He married 15. Alpha McGiboney April 07, 1906 in Licking, Missouri.
       15. Alpha McGiboney, born May 1883 in Licking, Missouri; died June 25, 1976 in Springfield, Missouri. She was the daughter of 30. Thomas Crittenden McGiboney and 31. Margaret Emaline Nichols.

Notes
OBITUARY OF CHARLES A. CAPPS by Alpha McGiboney Capps

       Charles Augustus Capps, oldest son of Henry F. Capps and Mary Brown Capps, was born near Peoria, Ill., on October 26, 1867. He died at his home in Beulah, Mo., at 5 o'clock Thursday morning, January 31, 1952. He was 84 years, 3 months and 5 days of age.
       As a boy, C. A. Capps began working in the flour and feed mill owned and operated by his father in East Peoria, Ill. When older he became associated with his father in the business and continued there until his father, wishing to retire, sold out and the family moved to Missouri and settled on a farm a few miles east of Salem.
       Not taking to farming, Charles, who knew more about making flour, began casting about for a job in a mill. He had not long to wait. Hearing that a miller was needed at the Freeman Mill on Spring Creek at Relfe, Mo., he --to quote his words ---- " tied up an extra shirt and pair of socks" and set out on foot across the country to the Freeman home 35 miles away. Reaching there, he was hired at once. A year or so, he boarded with this grand family and ran the mill, working for wages. Then he leased the plant, and for a few more years, operated independently, doing a thriving business.
       In 1903, he heard that the comparatively new and well-equipped mill at Beulah was for sale. As soon as could be arranged, he mounted his pony, rode to Beulah, and to the surprise of the owners, who were prepared to offer terms, he paid at once and in full, the price asked. He took charge immediately and soon had a good business, drawing trade from a radius of 30 miles.
       In April, 1906, he was married in Rolla at the Crandall House (now the El Caney Hotel) to Miss Alpha McGiboney, a Texas County school teacher. The same year, he built the present home, where with his family, he lived continuously for nearly 46 years.
       When businesses in the Beulah community had prospered to the extent that a local bank was needed, a bank was organized. C. A. Capps was a substantial stockholder and depositor, and later was made president. The folding, a few years later, of this little institution was a shock and a dark spot in his life from which he never quite recovered.
       No man ever loved home more than did C. A. Capps. Left motherless at the age of 9, he has said he always felt at a loss, and as if he never quite belonged, until he had a home of his own. His pleasures always included his familiy, his children ----- and later, his grandchildren -----were tagging along after him or wallowing on his lap. All of them, his spoiled outrageously; he rarely scolded; he never punished.
       Yes one recreation he enjoyed ---- from which, at times, all were barred ---- was amateur photography. In a little shop fitted up for that purpose, he spent many spare hours, and became quite adept at developing and finishing his prints. His children with their pets and dolls were his most photographed subjects, though in homes all over the country many may be found today, prized prints of his making -----made to order; or as like as not ------ for the mere fun of it.
       About 1910 C. A. Capps brought into the community the first automotive vehicle ever seen here. There were as yet, but very few cars in all of Phelps County. This ws a high wheeled International "Farm Fagon" ----as it was called. C. A. Capps went to St. Louis, bought the machine, got into it ---- the first "horseless carriage " he had ever been in ---- and, after an hour's drive about the city with an instructor, took hold and alone drove at home.
       Nearing Beulah, the purr of the motor attracted attention and by the time the machine appeared a crowd had gathered. Tired as he was after the excitement and 7 hours of hard driving, C. A. Capps took everybody for a ride up a road no present day car could possibly take.
       During WWI, when help and wood became hard to get, the steam engine which powered the mill was replaced with a huge St. Mary's Super Diesel (oil burner). Again, spectators looked on as truckmen unloaded and piled in what looked like a jumbled heap, the wheels and other parts, and then wondered if C. A. Capps would ever be able to put them together to even look like an engine. A few days later the engine was on its base and running smoothly.
       A smoothly running machine was to C. A. Capps, a great delight. But a remark he made some time later is a key to his nature. " I almost wish I had the old engine back," he said, " I miss the old steam whistle."
       Perhaps C. A. Capps would have died a richer man, but for this sentiment. He hated to part with old things. For the animals on the place he found an attachment which made him cringe at getting rid of them. It took persuasion, and often then, instead of being sold, an animal was kept and pampered until it died of old age. He was just as steadfast in his affection for family and friends.
       About 9 years ago, the fly wheel belt on the Diesel engine broke. A flying end slapped C. A. Capps a stunning blow on the left side of his face. The eye was destroyed. He was prevailed upon to quit work until later. He never went back to the mill. Noted for years as a successful producer of poultry and eggs, he gradually discontinued that activity also. His remaining years were spent quietly at home where he read a little, listened much to radio programs and enjoyed his grandchildren.
       Ill for several weeks, but always insisting that he felt fine, he quietly breathed his last. It was just at dawn, once his getting up time. But he did not get up as he used to do ---- to do his chores and come in for breakfast. This time he had slipped away to stay.

       Children of Charles Capps and Alpha McGiboney are:

	i.	Mary Margaret Capps, born 1908.
	ii.	Thomas Capps, born Abt 1910.
	iii.	Horace Capps, born Abt 1911.
7	iv.	Aileen Edith Capps, born September 17, 1913 in Beulah, Missouri; died August 13, 1980 in St. Louis, Missouri; married Earl Romaine DeLaney August 23, 1937 in Tuscumbia, Missouri.

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