LaMoglia/Moore Family search

[jfalduti]

Hello, I would love some suggestions as I have hit a wall and don't know how best to proceed.

I am looking for my great-grandmother's family, and specifically her birthplace.

The true family name from Italy is LaMoglia. However, when they were in the US they used the last name Moore, especially on official civil documents. On church documents they used LaMoglia. However, they seem to have switched back and forth between the two. Census documents use LaMoglia, and their headstone says LaMoglio, however my grandfather's birth certificate says his mother's name was Mary Moore, as does her marriage certificate.

Her father, Salvatore LaMoglia, was born in Italy approximately 1869 and came to the US in 1889. He married Isabella (maiden name unknown) in 1893. Their first son, Thomas, was born approximately 1893. Thomas's WWI draft card (under the name Thomas Moore) indicates he was was born in "Pottersville, PA".

Mary (or Maria) was born in 1895, also in PA. Her husband's naturalization papers state she was born in Dunbar, PA on Sep 7, 1895.

The family moved to NJ, eventually ending up living in Nutley, NJ. Mary married my great-grandfather, Giuseppe (Joseph) Falduti in 1912. She died in 1930 (after the 1930 census was taken).

Those in my family seem to recall that side of the family residing in Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe) or Nesquehoning, PA. Carbon County Court had no record of her birth or her parents' marriage.

Dunbar, PA is in Fayette County. They also produced no records.

I first googled Pottersville, PA and came up with Pottsville, PA in Schulykill County. They also had no records.

There apparently was a Pottersville, PA in Butler County. I am in the process of requesting a search from the Butler County Court.

I requested naturalization documents for Salvatore LaMoglia/Moore through USCIS and they had nothing. I do not know where in Italy Salvatore or Isabella came from.

Is there any other resource (I've tapped out Ancestry.com) that I could use to try and find these records.

Thank you so much for any suggestions!

[suanj]

Hi, by 1920 census:
1920 United States Federal Census about Salvador Logombia
Name: Salvador Logombia
[Salvador Lamoglia]
[Sahale Lagamba]
[Sahsla Loponolia]
Home in 1920: Nutley Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's Name: Isabella Logombia
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of immigration: 1889
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age
Salvador Logombia
51
Isabella Logombia
44
William Logombia
21Elizabeth Logombia
19
Minne Logombia
16
Nellie Logombia
11
Anna Logombia
8
Lillie Logombia
7
Joseph Logombia
3


well I believe that William Lamoglia, was born as Vito Lamoglia:
New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931
about Vito Lamoglie
Name: Vito Lamoglie
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1898
Christening Date: 6 Mar 1898
Christening Place: Sacred Heart-Catholic, Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey
Father's Name: Salvatore Lamoglie
Mother's Name: Isabella Fedena (spell?)
FHL Film Number: 1378248

and also I believe that this record is abt Salvatore arrival:
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about S Lomoglea
Name: S Lomoglea( LAMOGLIA)
Arrival Date: 28 Jun 1888
Birth Year: abt 1867
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian
Place of Origin: Italy
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Bolivia

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I believe possible that Salvatore was born in some Commune of Basilicata region...

your suggestions?
suanj

[suanj]

Hi, maybe this is the correct 1910 census; the surname is misspelled:



1910 United States Federal Census
about Salvatore Amolo
Name: Salvatore Amolo (LaMoglia)
Age in 1910: 40
Estimated Birth Year: 1870
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Spouse's Name: Mary Amolo
Home in 1910: Nutley Ward 1, Essex, New Jersey
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of immigration: 1889
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Salvatore Amolo 40
Mary Amolo 34
Thomas Amolo 17
Mary Amolo 14
William Amolo 12
Lizzie Amolo 9
Millie Amolo 6
Nellie Amolo 1 6/12
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suanj

[jfalduti]

I am unsure about the Vito LaMoglia in the first response, however this second one is most DEFINITELY them. I don't know why they got Isabella's name wrong, but everything matches. It's helpful to know they were in NJ in 1910, I hadn't been able to confirm that. I'd love to know where in PA they came from though.

[suanj]

abt Vito LaMoglia you can be very sure that is right record... no doubt abt that... the family was in NJ around 1898, and I hope of to find the 1900 census, but until now no much luck... It is very important to find the 1900 census, almost for to know the Salvatore birth month... the birth year could be also 1868... who know...?
suanj

[jfalduti]

It could be under Moore in 1900 as they may have still gone by that then.