Josefa Ravella Sotolongo from Cienfuegos, las Villas, Cuba
married to Emilio Menendez Acebal, Jijon, Espana.

MY FATHER,LAURENTINO SOTOLONGO, CAME TO THE U.S. IN THE LATE 1930'S, FOLLOWED BY HIS MOTHER DIONISIA MENENDEZ SMITH, AND BROTHERS PEDRO, PABLO, LUISA,MERCEDES, EVIS,MARGOT,AND JUAN. THE FAMILY CAME FROM MATANZAS AND MY GRANDFATHER ,PEDRO SOTOLONGO CRUZ ,WAS BORN IN PINAR DEL RIO.DOES ANYBODY OUT THERE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON GETTING PAST THIS POINT IN MY GENEOLOGICAL SEARCH PARTICULARLY RELATING TO CUBA.?

Eduardo, are you the same person that sent me the following information back in June of 1997?

Descendants of Juan Sotolongo

Generation No. 1

1. Juan1 Sotolongo was born cir 1840. He married Mercedes de la Cruz cir 1865 (Source: Ka1hcf(Gilberto). 1 junio 1997.).

Child of Juan Sotolongo and Mercedes Cruz is:

2 i. Pedro2 Sotolongo y de la Cruz, born February 1867 ; died 26 September 1926.

Hi, I'm actually more interested in the Acebal part. My paternal grandmother's maiden name was Acebal. She was born in 1906 in the province of Oriente. Her parents were both Spanish immigrants, I believe from Asturias. In the little research I've done on this last name, I've discovered that it's not very common. Anyone have any information on the origins of this last name? I think I read somewhere once that it's of Basque origin.

Richard.

try cuba, my surname is acebal and my parents are fron cuba,
that might help since its not a common surname

Thanks for the information, Rene. I already know that my paternal grandmother was Cuban. The surname Acebal, however, is not of Cuban origin, since her parents came to Cuba from Spain. In more recent research I have done, it seems the name may actually have originated in Asturias, rather than the Basque region, as I originally thought. Since the name is so rare, and since you are from Cuba, I wonder if we may be distant relatives.

could be. since i have some relatives that are originaly from spain. but all i know ifs parents and grandparents are from cuba only one grandparent is alive and she's in here 90's
hope that this information helps.

Rene, I know plenty of Acebal people here in Miami. Anyway, I'll start with my paternal grandmother. Maybe you'll recognize some of these people or something. Her name was Blanca, and she was born in Oriente. She had several siblings, including Marcelino, Mercedes ("Chela"), Leonor, Luz Divina, and Cristina. I think that's about it. Their mom's name was Dolores, I believe. I'm blanking on the father's name. Do any of these names ring a bell? Some of the offspring of the Acebal family include Manolo, Lolita, Tatico (I can't recall his real name), Mercedes ("Chelita"), Jesus ("Nene"), Pepe, Blanquita, Lourdes, Cristina ("Carun"), Lucita, Maria Dolores ("MariLola"), Francisco ("Paco"). Any of these names familiar to you? Some of these folks are actually deceased, but most are still alive and well in Miami and New Jersey

Just to try....
In my family/ancestors puzzle 1840-1970 (Spain-Lahavana-Florida/Miamy-Spain) A lot of Dolores, Leonor, Sarita,Manolo, José,Maria, Raul, Maria,Fé....and what is worst (for identification pourposes)"Cariño" "Nene" Nena"....
Ever heard of any of this names related to De Lamar, Bofill, Menendez or Turbat weather in la havana or in Miamy?
Thank-you!