Zanelli, Zanella, Zannella

[adamspatr]

Hello,

I am researching on what info I have of my gggrandfather Joseph Zanelli....I have his naturalization papers that shows he signed his name as Joseph Zanelli, he was born Jan 1 1866.....I have been told he had brothers....Paulo, Rocco, Nicholo....Nic was last heard from in Ohio. Also from what I have been told was that he was from Campobasso.

Any help would be appreciated. There are a few variations on the last name here....his children used Zannella!

Thank you

[suanj]

the right surname spelling is Zannella ( currently the surname is only in Macchiagodena town, Isernia province, before in Campobasso province)
suanj

[adamspatr]

Thank you! I will do some more digging. His citizenship papers only has his name and the two witness. I would love to find his brothers families!

[suanj]

I found a Nicola ZANNELLA 3° trip coming from Macchiagodena, wife Lucia in Macchiagodena, joining at brother in law Michele Dell'Orco in NY
First Name: Nicola
Last Name: Zannella
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Macchiagodna, Italy
Date of Arrival: May 02, 1910
Age at Arrival: 31y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Regina d Italia
Port of Departure: Napoli
Manifest Line Number: 0017


http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipM ... 0180%2ETIF
already in USA from...to 1908 in Indiana(?)

2° trip:
First Name: Nicola
Last Name: Zannella
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: U.S.A.
Date of Arrival: Feb 28, 1906
Age at Arrival: 28y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Prinzess Irene
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0016


http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0016 joining at brother in law Domenico Barile in Forth Wayne, Indiana

another trip:

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Nicola Zanella
Name: Nicola Zanella
Arrival Date: 10 Mar 1931
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: macchiagodena
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of departure: Naples, Italy
Port of arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Conte Grande

naturalized 13 nov 1929 Bronx NY, wife Lucia IAGALLO in Macchiagodena, from 1916 to 1929 in OHIO, joining at friend Dominick Calabrese, Bronx, NY

it could be Giuseppe/Joseph brother?
suanj

[adamspatr]

It could be....my only thought is Joseph died in 1901. Those dates are after that. I do have a picture of N. Zannella. He could have been writing my grandmother!

[adamspatr]

HI,

I got some info this morning that shows his father was Antonio, this paper shows nativo di (native) and then handwritten MAESHIAGOTENA...then it shows province of Campabasso.

I did confirm that we have letters from brothers in Ohio and Indiana.....so it does look like maybe this person could be one of the brothers I am looking for!

[suanj]

I am positive that Macchiagodena( Campobasso province) is right birthplace.. by LDS microfilms abt Macchiagodena civil records:

Registri dello stato civile di Macchiagodena (Campobasso), 1809-1899 Macchiagodena (Campobasso). Ufficio dello stato civile
Births, deaths, marriages, banns, marriage documents, miscellaneous documents, citizenships.

https://www.familysearch.org/eng/librar ... +Macchiago &columns=*,0,0
you will find the record of your ancestor...
suanj

[adamspatr]

thank you for the help...the link is not giving me any info...i am not sure if it is a broken link or not

[suanj]

here the home http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/ ... search.asp
in Search Records click on Library Catalog, click on Place search,and in Place boc you write Macchiagodena.. click Search and the you will read the result