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Hello, I am researching my mother-in-law's family roots. Her mother, Vincenza Mazzola (maiden name) was borne April 3, 1897, probably in Castlebuono, Sicily. Vincenza's mother died when Vincenza was around two and unfortunately I don't have her mother's name. Vincenza's father was Luigi Mazzola (born Oct. 1866.). His father was Guiseppe Mazzola and his mother was Vincenza Baggese. I don't know if Vincenza's father and paternal grandparents were from Castlebuono. United States census records indicate that Vincenza arrived in the US in 1902 when she was 4 or 5. Luigi married again in 1908 in Manhattan, New York, to Olimpia and then moved to Garfield, New Jersey. I was hoping someone might offer suggestions for further research to find Vincenza's mother's information.
Marriage of Luigi Mazzola and Michelangela Guarcello
Index#7
1890 Feb 13th in the town of Castelbuono appeared Luigi Mazzola age 24 farmer born and lives in Castelbuono son of deceased Giuseppe Mazzola and Vincenza Baggese married Michelangela Guarcello age 19 born and lives in Castelbuono daughter of deceased Michelangelo Guarcello and Paola Polizzotto
Birth extract of Luigi Mazzola
Index#301
1865 Oct 20th in the town of Castelbuono birth of Luigi Mazzola son of Giuseppe Mazzola age 31 farmer and Vincenza Baggese age 36 baby was presented by midwife Maria Scialabba age 49
Birth extract of Michelangela Guarcello
Index#265
1870 Sept 17th in the town of Castelbuono birth of Michelangela Guarcello daughter of Michelangelo Guarcello age 35 carriage driver (son of deceased Natale Guarcello ) and Paola Polizzotto age 30 (daughter of deceased Giuseppe Polizzotto) baby was presented by midwife Maria Scialabba (daughter of deceased Filippo)
Death extract of Michelangelo Guarcello
Index#18'
1879 Jan 28th in the town of Castelbuono death of Michelangelo Guarcello age 45 carriage driver born and lives in Castelbuono husband of Paola Polizzotto son of deceased Natale Guarcello and Anna Martorana
There are 4 children named Vincenza Mazzola born in 1897 in Castelbuono
HOWEVER, none of them have father Luigi Mazzola
For reference - Births #160, 228, 256, 395
On the date you gave above in 1897 in Castelbuono (3 April) was born a child who was named Vincenza Valeriana, to a woman who did not consent to be named.
Record #116 = Birth on 3 April 1897 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,247069701
In the 1930 US census, I have found Vincenza listed as Anna. So, I am not sure if Anna might be her real first name or her middle name or a nickname. I am also double checking her birthdate. Vincenza died Dec. 28, 1968 and her age was mentioned as 71, which would indicate birth in 1897. However, the 1910 US census indicates she was 11, which means she was born in 1898 or 1899. The 1930 census says she is 33, so she would have been born in 1897. I am going back through family papers to see if I have missed anything.
All this help is truly amazing and I am very grateful!!
Some of the marriage records for Castlebuono are filed under Cefalu's pages. Marriage records #65-121 for 1869 may be found starting at image 947 in https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... ,247689901
and continuing to the index on image 973.
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