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margie54
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Grandparents Roots

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Looking for information on my grandfather Carlo Carlevaro that came over from Italy and settled in California near San Francisco. He might of been from Bari.
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Hello, :D
Here is a possible ship manifest for Carlo..
http://postimage.org/image/33jwrkfyc/

First Name: Carlo
Last Name: Carlevaro
Ethnicity: No. Italy
Last Place of Residence: Capriata D'Orba
Date of Arrival: Jun 16, 1903
Age at Arrival: 16 Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Lahn
Port of Departure: Genoa
Manifest Line Number: 0024

Looks like he is visiting his uncle Michele Quales???

A link to Capriata d'Orba,
http://en.comuni-italiani.it/006/029/index.html

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Hi, I found:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Carl Carlvaro
Name: Carl Carlvaro
City: San Francisco
County: San Francisco
State: California
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1888
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1543846
DraftBoard: 2

shipping clerk, married and with a child of 2 years; the birthplace sound as Caparo that can be Capriata...
just a suggestion,
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