Monday, November 23, 2015

Kealoha Iopa and Namilimili Haia (couple 4)

[Jen's paternal GGGrandparents]
[Mervyn Ishihara > Rose Manaku > Rose Iopa > couple 4]

Kealoha Iopa
BIRTH: 1848 Hawaii
DEATH: after 1935, Hawaii

Namilimili Haia
BIRTH: about 1850 Halehaku, Maui, Hawaii
DEATH: before 1920, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

Kealoha Iopa was born of unknown parents.

Namilimili HaiaNamilimili was born to Haiia or Haia and Nahalelaau-Onaalii or Nahalelaau.

Life Together
Iopa and Milimili had possibly 5 children.

1. Kaui Iopa (1875-1915) Was a day laborer, and widowed at the time of his death (age 40).
2. Laie (1876-??)  There's a Laie on FamilySearch and a Nellie who died in Laie with a name that might work out for this family, but it's unclear at this point
3. Arthur Kaupalolo Iopa (1878-1973) Listed on FamilySearch, but I see no documents for him, either.
4. Rose Iopa (1882-1931) m 1901 John Manaku (1882-1936) Living with Kaui in 1900 next door to the parents.
5. Keahi Iopa (1891-1920)  m1. 1905 Joseph Keolanui (??-??) m2. John Aki (1898-??)
Keahi was born in 1891, and passed away in 1920.  She was married to Joseph Keolanui or Keola or Kalalou by 1906, when she had a son called Kalalou (1906), and had a daughter Annie Kailakanoa Keolanui in 1918 who died in infancy.  

By 1920, she was divorced and living with John Aki, and had a son named Kawaiaupuni Aki who died in infancy (6 Jan 1920).  Listed in the 1920 census as a boarder with her presumed two young children, Malie and William Kalalou, her Father Kealoha also lived there.


1900 Census

1920 Census
Widowed, Boarding at son-in-law John Aki's house, Ponsett Lane

1930 Census
Kealoha is living with his granddaughter Rose and her husband, Shige.


From Wikipedia: "Stevedore"


City Directory 1914
474 Buckle Lane, Honolulu, Stevedore (dock hand loading ships)  (9 total Iopas that year)

City Directory 1915
474 Buckle Lane, Honolulu, Stevedore (dock hand loading ships)  (9 total Iopas that year)

City Directory 1923
Laborer, Hawn, QM Depot

City Directory 1924
Laborer, Hawn, QM Depot

City Directory 1926
978 Akepo Lane, Honolulu

City Directory 1932
978 Akepo Lane, Honolulu

City Directory 1935
978 Akepo Lane, Honolulu

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