São João do Tigre, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
Around 1890, a branch of the Carirís Indian family inhabited these lands. The village was founded in 1895, with the donation of land to the Parish of Nossa Senhora das Dôres, made by the owner Cândido José Bezerra. The donation was made to the parish of Monteiro. A chapel of Saint John the Baptist was built, and around it the first residential and commercial houses began to appear. Among the pioneers of this emerging village were José Bezerra de Medeiros, Manoel Rodrigues Evangelista and Mariano Cordeiro de Medeiros. It was called Tigre, a name derived from animals that the first inhabitants killed in the region. There were three farms, Tigre de Baixo and Tigre de Cima and also Tigre Novo, belonging to Cândido José Bezerra. The village arose on the Tigre de Baixo farm. The name Tigre is inappropriate, since it does not exist in Brazil, and yes jaguars. Because of the family that founded the village, it was renamed Tigre de Medeiros. Later Jacarará and finally SÃO JOÃO DO TIGRE. On November 15, 1938, the municipality of Alagoa do Monteiro was renamed simply Monteiro and the district of São João do Tigre was renamed Tigre. On December 31, 1943, the district of Tigre was renamed Jacarará. On December 23, 1947, the district of Jacarará was renamed São João do Tigre. On May 8, 1959, the district of São João do Tigre became part of the new municipality of São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro. Elevated to the category of municipality with the name of São João do Tigre, on January 2, 1962, separated from São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Manoel Rodrigues Evangelista, s/n Centro São João do Tigre PB 58520-000 Telephone: (83) 3352-1059

Online Resources

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

Localities
District: Santa Maria