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Family HistoryFamily History - Colleen Irma Silveira


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Colleen Irma Silveira and three of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Colleen Irma Silveira,1 born 3 January 1929 in Mendocino County, California (parents not determined).1, 2 Colleen married, ca. 1947, Robert Thomas ‘Bobby’ Cleary6 (born 9 June 1923 in Elmhurst, Sacramento County, California, the son of James Thomas Cleary and Alice Leota Thompson;2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Bobby died 12 April 2008 in Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California3, 6). Bobby is buried in Ocean View Cemetery, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California.3

Children of Colleen Irma Silveira and Robert Thomas ‘Bobby’ Cleary:

 2i. Evonne Thea Cleary, born 5 March 1949 in Mendocino County, California.2, 7
 3ii. Michael Allan Cleary, born 19 August 1952 in Mendocino County, California.8
 4iii. Ann Alice Cleary, born 22 November 1953 in Mendocino County, California.9

  1. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Colleen Irma Silveira, born: 3 January 1929 in Mendocino County, California; mother’s name: Simpson.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, California, Mendocino County, Ten Mile, E.D. 23-27, Sheet No. 7, Robert T. Cleary, 26, Calif, repairman, telephone company; wife Colleen I. Cleary, 21, Calif.; daughter Evonne T. Cleary, 1, Calif.; sister Dorothy Gonce, 21, Calif., sep[arated], clerical work, lumber company; niece Lucinda C. Gonce, 2, Calif.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Ocean View Cemetery, Fort Bragg, Mendocino County, California, Robert Thomas Cleary, born: 9 June 1923; died: 12 August 2008 (from record).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Mendocino County, Mendocino, E.D. 23-6, Sheet No. 4A, James T. Cleary, 43, Tennessee, first married age 21, bookkeeper, lumber company; wife Alice L. Cleary, 42, California, first married age 20; daughter Jane L. Cleary, 17, California; son James D. Cleary, 15, California, janitor, lumber company; daughter Dorothy L. Cleary, 9, California; son Robert T. Cleary, 6, California.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Mendocino County, Fort Bragg, E.D. 23-21, Sheet No. 2B, James T. Cleary, 52, Tennessee, accountant, lumber mill; wife Alice Cleary, 51, California; son James D. Cleary, 25, California, laborer, lumber mill; son Robert Cleary, 17, California; daughter Dorothy Cleary, 20, California, clerk, mill office.
  6. Obituary, Fort Bragg Advocate News, Fort Bragg, California (website: advocate-news.com), 21 August 2008 (updated 23 August 2008), Robert Thomas Cleary, died: 12 August 2008 in Fort Bragg; born: 9 June 1923 in Elmhurst, California. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
  7. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Evonne Thea Cleary, born: 5 March 1949 in Mendocino County, California; mother’s name: Silveira.
  8. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Michael Allan Cleary, born: 19 August 1952 in Mendocino County, California; mother’s name: Silveira.
  9. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Ann Alice Cleary, born: 22 November 1953 in Mendocino County, California; mother’s name: Silveira.