Santa Cruz, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Cruz on March 6, 1896, son of João Antunes de Oliveira and Vitória Gomes de Matos, He stood out as the first merchant in Santa Cruz. As his father's successor, he assumed the post of agent from 1918 to 1926. He entered the teaching profession as a private teacher. He took a course in 1935 in which he was approved. It was then named for the municipality of Sousa, but precisely for the Serra Branca site. Not being satisfied with his desire to teach in his homeland, he moved to Sousa where he died on November 19, 1957. On June 30, 1922, Father Sá celebrated the first mass at Sítio Santa Cruz. On June 7, 1951, the Judiciary Term was installed in Vila de Santa Cruz, whose first notary was Mr. Luiz Sobreira de Oliveira. the marketing of its products. The idea of ​​building a Church came from Nestor Antunes, son of the founder, born on March 6, 1896 and died on November 19, 1957, who would fulfill an ideal of his late father. First, a cross was erected in the place as a symbol of the Christianity of the people of Santa Cruz, which it represented by the few and scattered families that inhabited the region. Based on the religious principle that has the cross as a symbol of Christianity, Mr. Antunes de Oliveira, already thought of building a chapel, erecting a large wooden cross in that place where the mother church is. His intention was to make travelers who passed by feel the presence of Christ in that region. District created with the name of Santa Cruz ex-town, on January 7, 1949, subordinated to the municipality of Sousa. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of Santa Cruz, on December 29, 1961, separated from Sousa.

Local Offices
Cartório Distrital Rua José Vital de Oliveira, 93 Centro Santa Cruz PB 58824-000 Telephone: (83) 3536-1269 E-mail: cartório.fso@gmail.com

Online Resources

 * 1) Brazil, Paraíba, Catholic Church Records, 1731-2013 Brazil FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

Local Churches
'''Paróquia Sagrado Coração de Jesus (1963) Rua Luís Pereira da Silva, s/n Centro Santa Cruz PB 58825-000 Telephone: (83) 8161-2421