Dade settler from Spain/Gomez
Descendants of Antonio "Manuel" Gomez
Generation No. 1
1.ANTONIO "MANUEL"1 GOMEZ was born Abt. 1826 in Portugal, Spain.He married to unknown.She was born in Spain.
Notes for ANTONIO "MANUEL" GOMEZ:
Antone Gomez was one of the early Spanish settlers of Key West. In later years, he became a founder of the Cutler community.
CENSUS YR:1860TERRITORY:FLCOUNTY:DadeDIVISION:Settlement of Key VacasREEL NO:M653-106PAGE NO:237
REFERENCE:Enumerated the 24th of August 1860 by Fernando J. Moreno
25564543 GomezAntonio34MMarinerPortugalX
26564543 GomezMerced17FHouse KeeperCanary Islands
27564543 GomezManuel5/12 MFlorida
28564543 MontesdeocaAntonio12MFlorida
More About ANTONIO "MANUEL" GOMEZ:
Occupation: Mariner
Children of ANTONIO GOMEZ and unknown GOMEZ are:
2. i. MANUEL2 GOMEZ, SR., b. November 1853, Old Cutler, Dade County, Fl.
ii. MERCED GOMEZ, b. Abt. 1843.
Generation No. 2
2.MANUEL2 GOMEZ, SR. (ANTONIO "MANUEL"1) was born November 1853 in Old Cutler, Dade County, Fl.He married LILA DONNELLY 1884, daughter of MARTHA DONNELLY/DONELLY.She was born October 19, 1865 in Florida.
Notes for MANUEL GOMEZ, SR.:
Manuel's father, Antone Gomez, came to Cutler in 1857.Manuel was the first white baby born in Old Cutler or what we now call Dade County.Manuel as a boy was kidnapped by an Indian and rescued by a Seminole chief.For punishment the chief cut the tendons of the kidnapper to cripple him.The Gomez family traded with the Seminole and later moved his family to Key West. See more in Manuel Gomez Jr.'s Story.
Census 1900. Monroe County, Fl., District 105 - His family is living on United Street in Key West City.He was a salesman.He owned his home and was free of a mortgage. They report in the census that Manuel Sr., Lillia, Frank, Manuel Jr. and Mary all can read and write and all are speaking English.Frank, Manuel Jr., and Mary are attending school.
Notes for LILA DONNELLY:
1880 Census, Key West, Monroe County, Fl. District 112, Page 26, Enumerated June 30, 1880
Household 299/352 Davison? Street
Donelly, Martha- 34, Mother, Widowed, Keeping House, Cannot read or write.
Lila - 14, Daughter, Cannot read or write.
Theodore - 8, son
Charlotte 4, daughter
All born in Flordia.
In the 1900 census for Monroe County, District 105 they list her birth year as 1864.Descendants believed it to be 1865. It showed her mother was born in Florida. For the father it was unclear but I do know it was not Florida. The census taker gave a very unclear three initials. Letters were unreadable.
More About MANUEL GOMEZ and LILA DONNELLY:
Marriage: 1884
Children of MANUEL GOMEZ and LILA DONNELLY are:
i. MANUEL3 GOMEZ, b. September 06, 1887, Key West, Monroe, Fl; d. November 20, 1978, Homestead, Fl; m. MABLE LOUISE TRUMBLE; b. January 14, 1894, Bahamas, Green Turtle Cay, Fl; d. February 12, 1972, Homestead, Fl.
ii. WILLARD GOMEZ, b. August 30, 1895, Monroe County, Florida; d. April 28, 1987, Virginia.
More About WILLARD GOMEZ:
Social Security Number: Issued in Florida-261-30-7108
iii. LEO GOMEZ, b. Florida; d. Aft. 1978.
iv. FRANK GOMEZ, b. April 1885, Florida.
v. MARY GOMEZ, b. November 1889, Florida.
vi. MAGGIE GOMEZ, b. November 1891, Florida.
vii. HARRRY GOMEZ, b. October 10, 1893, Florida; d. July 1967, Monroe County, Fl.
viii. PAUL GOMEZ, b. October 1897, Florida.