Cachoeira dos Índios, Paraíba, Brazil Genealogy

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

History
It dates from 1905, origin of the current municipality of Cachoeira dos Índios. That year, coming from Antenor Navarro, Manoel Cândido and his wife, Maria Madalena Cândido arrived at the place, where they bought a property next to Serra Coatí. Soon after, other families settled there. Among them are Faustinos, Davi, Moreira, Guedes, Paulino, Teixeira, Leite, Garcia, Marques Feitosa, Ricarte, Pereira and Sousa. The village that began to be born was baptized with the name of Catingueira. In 1920, the first chapel of the place was built, whose patrimony was donated by the widow of Manoel Cândido. After renovations and expansions, it became the Mother Church of our time. Between 1926 and 1934, Catingueira was visited three times by the band of Lampião, living through the bitter days of banditry. Its residents bravely faced the droughts of 1915, 1942 and the most recent, that of 1970. The development of the new village soon led its leaders to battle for political emancipation, with Mr. Antônio Cândido de Oliveira, retired army captain, well known as Captain Cajazeiras. District created with the name of Cahoeira dos Índios on March 2, 1938. Elevated to the category of municipality and district with the name of Cachoeira dos Índios, on November 26, 1961, separated from Cajazeiras.

Local Offices
Cartório do Registro Civil Rua Manoel Candido de Oliveira, 46 Centro Cachoeira dos Índios Paraíba 58935-000 Telephone: (83) 3558-1024

Online Resources

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

Local Churches
Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Conceição Rua da Matriz, s/n Centro Cachoeira dos Índios Paraíba 58935-000 Telephone: (83) 9996-8688