LaGiusa/Sciabarrasi in Brooklyn New York

[MelNorris9760]

I am looking for information on a Theresa LaGiusa, maiden name of Sciabarrasi, born in 1884/5 in Nicosia, Italy and emigrated on the ship Ems around 1899/1900 into New York. Possibly married Joseph LaGiusa (d. Sept 28 1952) and had a son Lawrence LaGiusa (d May 19 1939). Her death date is Feb 20, 1939. I can't find her on the Censuses and any information will be helpful.

[vj]

Hey Melissa,
Welcome to the Forum !
We would be happy to help.
Besides the US census are you also looking for help with how to locate Italian records?
Thank you, Valarie

[vj]

just for everyone's reference, your 1899 manifest from ancestry.com

Name: M Terese Scialarassi [M Terese Sciabarassi] Arrival Date: 7 Jun 1899 Birth Year: abt 1884 Age: 15 Gender: Female Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian Port of arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Ems

http://imageshack.us/a/img69/7383/1899a.jpg
lines 14-17

Luigi Scialarassi (Sciabarrasi) 49, abt 1850
- tailor
- last residence Nicosia
- destination Baltimore, MD
- joining brother Carmelo(?) at 865 Greenmount Ave Baltimore
(wife?) Marchione Rizzo 38, abt 1861
(daughter?) M Teresa Scialarassi (Sciabarrasi) 15, abt 1884
(daughter?) Provid Pietro (Providenza Pietra?) Scialarassi (Sciabarrasi) 13, abt 1886

[vj]

also for everyone's reference
there is a possibly related family tree on ancestry containing Luigi Sciabarrasi and his family:

Pellegrini/Sciabarrasi Family Tree
Owner: Krista Pellegrini

no husband listed for Maria Teresa Sciabarrasi

Luigi Sciabarrasi
Birth 30 November 1850 in Catania, Sicilia, Italy
Death 4 February 1923 in Baltimore, MD

spouse:
Marchina Rizzo
Birth 17 March 1860 in Nicosia Sicilia, Enna, Sicilia, Italy
Death 19 May 1940 in Baltimore, MD

children:
Giuseppe Sciabarrasi 1881 – 1934
Maria Teresa Sciabarrasi 1884 –
Petrina Sciabarrasi 1887 – 1970

[vj]

1900 and 1910 census are probably in MD (perhaps Baltimore)

1920 census
http://imageshack.us/a/img20/5973/1920u ... ederal.jpg

Home in 1920:
8101 11th Ave
Brooklyn Assembly District 16, Kings, New York

head Joseph Laguisa 47
wife Threasa Laguisa 35

children all born in MD:

Lawrence Laguisa 18
Marian Laguisa 15
Margaret Laguisa 13
Catherine Laguisa 11
Louis Laguisa 10
Charles Laguisa 8

may not be related, could belong to the next family on the census page
mother: Mariam Fiscella 73

[vj]

same address as 1899 Sciabarrasi family manifest

1910 census
http://imageshack.us/a/img13/9854/1910b.jpg

Home in 1910:
865 Greenmount Avenue, owns with a mortgage
Baltimore Ward 10, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland

head Guiseppa La Guiro (La Giusa) 38 IT
- married 9 yrs, abt 1901
- immig 1886, Al
- barber, shop
wife Marina Thresa La Guiro 26 IT
- 6 children born 5 children living
- immig 1900
son Lawrence La Guiro 8 MD
daughter Marie La Guiro 6 MD
daughter Marchena La Guiro 4 MD
daughter Katy La Guiro 2 MD
son Luis La Guiro 1 MD
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here's the 1900 census for 865 Greenmount Avenue
http://imageshack.us/a/img72/4397/1900t.jpg

according to their 1899 manifest and son Giuseppe's 1900 manifest this is where the Sciabarrasi family was living
it appears that they weren't enumerated
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Giuseppe La Giusa in 1900
http://imageshack.us/a/img193/8136/1900 ... ederal.jpg

Home in 1900:
808 E Pratt Street, rents
Baltimore Ward 4, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland

head Joseph La Garcia (La Giusa) 28, born Oct 1871 IT
- single
- immig 1886, Al
- barber

[vj]

here's the 1930 census in Brooklyn with daughters Marian and Margaret and their husbands
http://imageshack.us/a/img836/4628/1930 ... ederal.jpg

Home in 1930:
34 Bay 11th Street, owns $12,000
Brooklyn, Kings, New York

head Joseph Laguisa 60
- married age 28
- immig 1889, NA
wife Teresa Laguisa 46
- married age 17
daughter Catherine Laguisa 21
son Louis Laguisa 20
son Charles Laguisa 18

head Tom Valenti 26
wife Marion Valenti 25

head George Loveci 26
wife Margrett Loveci 24

[kgp70282]

Hi my name is Krista and the tree that was referenced in this thread by Vj is mine and the person who posted this thread is my cousin. We are completely stumped and trying to process all this info the Question i have on the 1900 census you provided there is a Carmello Messina i have no clue who that is, is he he Luigi Sciabarrasi's Brother?

[vj]

... Question i have on the 1900 census you provided there is a Carmello Messina i have no clue who that is, is he he Luigi Sciabarrasi's Brother?

Hi Krista!
I only posted the 1900 census to show the address where the family should have been listed
I'm not sure if anyone at that address in 1900 was related to them
You're right, according to the family's 1899 manifest brother Carmelo Sciabarrasi should have been living there too...
I also checked the 'catch-up' pages at the end of that enumeration district in 1900, the Sciabarrasi family wasn't there
Valarie

[MelNorris9760]

Hey Melissa,
Welcome to the Forum !
We would be happy to help.
Besides the US census are you also looking for help with how to locate Italian records?
Thank you, Valarie

Thanks so much Valerie! I appreciate all the information! As usual, it has created more questions. But all this has gotten me past a little hump where I was stopped. I am on Ancestry and as you have already dug up, my cousin, Krista is as well. She is the one who told me about this forum. I need to sort through all this information and see where it leads me next. I do use all the Census' but the name spellings was where I was stuck with the "La Giusas" You also opened up my Mary/Maria Ridolfo link as well! So much to look into.

I would love any help you could give me with locating Italian records. Are you speaking of records from Italy? or records of Italians in America? My family came mostly from Nicosia...and I would love to be able to get some info from over there...eventually. Looks like I have some more digging here in the states!

[MelNorris9760]

Hi my name is Krista and the tree that was referenced in this thread by Vj is mine and the person who posted this thread is my cousin. We are completely stumped and trying to process all this info the Question i have on the 1900 census you provided there is a Carmello Messina i have no clue who that is, is he he Luigi Sciabarrasi's Brother?

Krista, Look at the 1930 census for the La Guisa's which includes Marion and Margaret as well as their new husbands. Below them is a Joseph Messina...not sure if there is any relation to the Carmello Messina in the Baltimore census you are questioning, but just thought I'd add another layer of questions on top the ones we have now! lol. Look at my Ancestry.com for the La Guisa's I found all the census' that VJ found for us and linked them to their profiles. It wasn't easy, but it was easier than trying to find them without VJ's help!

[vj]

Hey Melissa,
I'm so glad we could find more clues for your research!
Following is some information on Italian records
Valarie
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You can request vital records from the comune
- try requesting only a couple of records at a time, for the period after 1865
- you may want to include a self-addressed envelope and copy of your picture ID

Italian form letter generator with instructions:
http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.asp

Other helpful form letters:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html

Address:

Ufficio di Stato Civile
Comune di Nicosia
Piazza Garibaldi
94014 Nicosia (EN)
ITALY

http://www.tuttitalia.it/sicilia/77-nicosia/
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Also, your nearest Family History Center can order civil records for Nicosia from 1821-1865 on microfilm.
The cost is about $7.50 mo (rent), you’ll need to go to the center to order & view them.

Family History Library Catalog:
https://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlc/

Film notes for Nicosia:
https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fh ... i+Nicosia+%%20%20&columns=*,0,0

Subjects: Italy, Enna, Nicosia - Civil registration
Title: Registri dello stato civile di Nicosia (Enna), 1821-1865
Notes: Microfilm dei registri originali nell'Archivio di Stato, Catania.
Microfilm ad alta riduzione (42x). Si consiglia di adoperare una macchina ad alto ingrandimento.
Births, marriages, banns, marriage documents, deaths, miscellaneous documents, foundling births.
Annotazioni di morti e matrimoni sono state inserite a margine degli atti di nascita. L'anno è quello di nascita.
Include indici parziali.
Language: Italian
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And, just in case you aren’t familiar with the Family History Center & Italian records

FamilySearch Centers Home Page
Includes how to find your nearest local Family History Center
https://www.familysearch.org/locations

about Italian Records:
http://www.italygen.info/2010/09/italia ... ction.html

and Italian Records Extraction:
http://www.italiangenealogy.com/italian ... extraction