Hello Mardi
Glad the records were the correct family!
Here is another record I've found. Not sure if this is the family, but there are clues that it MAY be correct.
1920 US CENSUS
Family is living in Orleans County, Louisiana.
Head of family is
"Cline" Cuccia, age 49 and a widow. Born in Italy and arrived about 1896. I'm thinking that the first name could be a misunderstanding, given an Italian accent, of Leoluchina. She is working as a cotton picker.
Oldest child is Carmelite - age 19 (could this be your "Catherine" born in 1900?) place of birth is Louisiana. She works in a bag factory
Frank, a son, is listed as age 16 (which would be right for your Frank) and his birth is listed as Louisiana (not Texas
) and he works as a Truck driver.
Now... listed also is daughter "Mary Michell" who is a widow as well, and her two children; Philip and Nick (first named after paternal grandfather, and second named after
maternal grandfather, Nicola Cuccia? who were born in Texas. Mary's age is 37 - which would mean that she was born when her mother was 12... not impossible... There are other possibilities for this discrepancy in ages - that they are just inaccurate, etc.
You probably noticed that the other children are not listed. Possibly they are with relatives, in a home, etc.
That all being said, I would keep this record for the possibility.
They are toward the bottom of page
EDITED: to add record
SAME families in 1910 Census - on same street (Esata St.) in New Orleans.
Top of page - Cuccia, Caroline, widow, age 39
With children:
Antoinette, 19 (birth about 1891)
Joseph, 18 (birth about 1892)
Lena, 16 (birth about 1894)
Jacob, 13 (birth about 1897)
Carrie, 10 (Catherine? - birth about 1900)
Frank, 7 (birth about 1907)
BELOW them...
Mary Michel, age 23 (making birth in 1887)
Is is listed as married 6 years, with 2 children:
Philip, 5 - and Nicholas, 2
The older chldren, given their ages, would have probably moved out by the next census, so you would not see them.
Have you found a ship manfest? It appears that Nicola and Leoluchina may have arrived closer to 1886-88...
Census image - family at top
T.
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