Life History

Other facts

Notes

• Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001
  Certificate #4180
  Mary Mendes
  Spouse's Name Joseph Mendes
  Divorce Sep 1956 Dade County
  
  California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
  Joseph C Mendes
  Age 31, Estimated Birth Year 1925
  Marriage 6 Oct 1956 Santa Clara, California
  Spouse Nora L Williams
  Spouse Age 24
  
  U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
  Mustered 22 Jun 1944 San Diego, San Diego, California
  U.S.S. Alshain AKA-55 ComAirForPac
  Rating at that date AOM30
  Enlisted 17 May 1943
  Service #823 63 29
  
  His daughter reports his divorce from Nora and remarriage to his first wife, Mary Grace Keith Mendes.
  
  Joseph Cayton MENDES
  Birth 18 Feb 1925 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
  Death 27 Apr 1983 in Rhode Island, Jamestown, Newport
  Marriage to Mary Grace Keith Mendes 10 Jun 1944 Tijuana, Baja Mexico, Mexico
  "Met during WWII in FL. She took a train to San Diego to meet him before he shipped out to war in the Pacific. They were married in Tijuana, Mexico."
  Divorce from Mary Grace Keith Mendes Sep 1956, Age 34
  "1st Divorce Joe & Mary"
  Marriage to Nora Lee Williams 6 Oct 1956 at Age 31 Santa Clara County, California
  Divorce from Nora WIlliams, Abt 1959 at Age 34 Felton, Santa Cruz, California
  Marriage to Mary Grace Keith Mendes 1961, Age 39, Nevada, USA
  "Second Marriage Joe & Mary"
  Divorce from Joseph Cayton MENDES 1963, Age 41 Santa Cruz County, California
  "2nd Divorce Mary & Joe"
  --  Ancestry Trees, Mendes/Keith/Griffin Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47656131/person/6817732661?ssrc=&ml_rpos=8
  
  U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
  Joseph Mendes
  Born 18 Feb 1925
  Died Apr 1983
  Last Residence Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island 02835
  SSN 037-12-0240 issued Rhode Island (Before 1951)
  
  Joseph Cayton Mendes
  Birth Feb. 18, 1925 Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Death Apr. 27, 1983 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Marriage to
  Mary Grace Keith (1922 - 2008) June 10, 1944
  Nora Lee Williams (1932 - 2008) October 6, 1956
  [Second marriage to Mary Grace Keith (1922 - 2008) 1961]
  Parents:
  Frank Paul Mendes (1905 - 1982)
  Mary Henrigues Silveira Mendes (1903 - 1989)
  Inscription AOM3 US Navy WWII
  Burial Saint Mark Cemetery, Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island
  Created by Cindy Dec 05, 2012
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #101775686, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101775686

Sources

• 1. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 2. California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
• 3. Ancestry Trees
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001
  • Certificate #4180
• 6. U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949