Emas, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Emas ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History
In 1810, coming from Pombal, the families of Nicolau Lopez Cesar Loureiro and Antônio Lopes da Silva arrived in the region where the municipality of Emas is located. These organized the Angico and Saudade farms that were dedicated to agriculture. With the prosperity of these farms, other families arrived and established new farms for the cultivation of cotton. In 1914, Manoel Pereira Filho installed a steam machine for cotton processing, generating many jobs and contributing even more to the arrival of new residents. The toponym is due to the large number of rheas that landed in the existing lake. In 1934, on land donated by Mrs. Maria Joaquina da Conceição, a chapel was built in honor of Santa Terezinha, today the patron saint of the municipality. Elevated to the category of municipality and district with the name of Emas, on November 28, 1963, separated from Catingueira.

Local Offices
Cartório de Registro Civil Avenida José Celino Filho, 199 Centro Emas Paraíba 58763-000 Telephone: (83) 3426-1094 E-mail: mazenunesrodrigues@hotmail.com

Online Resources

 * Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 no Registros Históricos do FamilySearch

Local Churches
Paróquia de São Sebastião Avenida Lima Campos, 137 Centro Emas Paraíba 58763-000 Telephone: (83) 3421-2540