Familes from Torre de' Passeri

[acman319]

Hi. I'm new to this site and I was wondering if anybody has any information about familes from the commune of Torre de' Passeri in the Pesacra provience in Abruzzo. Speciffically, I'm looking for information on the surname "Cappola".

[vj]

Hi!
Have you checked out ellis island?
Hope this helps!
vj
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB ... close&LNM=
Cappola,Frances... Torre de P, Terano... 1909 42 1867
Cappola,Renaldi... Torre dal Posseri... 1901 21 1880
Cappola,Carmine Ant... Torre de P,Terano... 1909 17 1892
Cappola,Anna... Torro Passeri, Italy... 1920 22 1898
Cappola,Pasqualo T Passeri, Italy... 1921 23 1898

[vj]

from acman on another thread:
"Where did you find information on Maria Cappola? My paternal great-grandmother's name was Maria Cappola (after she was married to my paternal great-grandfather, Giuseppe Cappola). But they were from Torre de' Passeri in Abruzzo. My grandfather knows all about his family's history in Italy, and this is what he has told me: his brother Giovanni (John) Cappola was born in Torre de' Passeri, but my grandfather was born in the United States in 1924. So his parents must have come over before 1924, and I know that some of his [my grandfather's] relatives came to the US through Canada. I have recently found a company in Toronto, Canada called Cappola Foods and their website (Cappola Foods), has a little Cappola family history on it. Is this enough information to help me in my geneaology search? I made a thread specifically for this topic of the Cappola surname. To find it, just search "Torre de' Passeri" in the thread search and look for my name "acman319" under the poster names"

acman,
a little more info would help:
town(s) in US where your family settled
your father's first name
etc
OK?
vj

[vj]

CAPPOLA
acman, what do you think? vj

possible ship manifest?
SS Patria 19 Sep 1920 from Naples to NY
page 1
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0010
page 2
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0010
note: RES USA RET (US Serviceman?)
Giuseppe COPPOLA
31, married, last residence Torre Dei Passeri,
nearest relative wife FERRARI Angela Maria in Torre Dei Passeri,
final destination Lochoport (Lockport, NY)
passage paid by Italian gov't,
in US 1913-1915 in NY,
joining cousin Constantino Nicola at 421 Ningarist (Niagara?) St, Lockport, NY,
born in Torre Dei Passe(ri)

possible related 1930 US Census
Lockport Dist 117, Niagara, NY
403 West Ave, owns house $6,000
- CAPPOLA, Joe, 41 (abt 1889), married age 23 (abt 1912), immig 1920 Al, laborer - steel plant, served in military WW(I)
- wife Mary, 41 (abt 1889), immig 1921 Al
- son John, 10 (abt 1920), immig 1921 Al
- daughter Ida, 8 (abt 1922)
- son Alfred, 6 (abt 1924)

[acman319]

from acman on another thread:
"Where did you find information on Maria Cappola? My paternal great-grandmother's name was Maria Cappola (after she was married to my paternal great-grandfather, Giuseppe Cappola). But they were from Torre de' Passeri in Abruzzo. My grandfather knows all about his family's history in Italy, and this is what he has told me: his brother Giovanni (John) Cappola was born in Torre de' Passeri, but my grandfather was born in the United States in 1924. So his parents must have come over before 1924, and I know that some of his [my grandfather's] relatives came to the US through Canada. I have recently found a company in Toronto, Canada called Cappola Foods and their website (Cappola Foods), has a little Cappola family history on it. Is this enough information to help me in my geneaology search? I made a thread specifically for this topic of the Cappola surname. To find it, just search "Torre de' Passeri" in the thread search and look for my name "acman319" under the poster names"

acman,
a little more info would help:
town(s) in US where your family settled
your father's first name
etc
OK?
vj

I currently live in Lockport, NY near Buffalo. I have lived here all my life and so have my parents and grandparents. My great-grandparents, both paternal and maternal, settled in Lockport from Italy. My paternal grandfather parents came from Torre de' Passeri, Abruzzo and my paternal grandmother's parents came from Villa San Giuseppe, Calabria. My maternal great-grandparents came grom Palermo, Sicily. They all settled in Lockport, NY and I know they all came through Ellis Island because my paternal grandmother's parents last name was changed from Scopoliti to Scapelliti. My paternal grandmother's sister was born in 1913 in Calabria and came to the US when she was 9 years old. I will have to ask her sometime soon for more information.

[acman319]

CAPPOLA
acman, what do you think? vj

possible ship manifest?
SS Patria 19 Sep 1920 from Naples to NY
page 1
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0010
page 2
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0010
note: RES USA RET (US Serviceman?)
Giuseppe COPPOLA
31, married, last residence Torre Dei Passeri,
nearest relative wife FERRARI Angela Maria in Torre Dei Passeri,
final destination Lochoport (Lockport, NY)
passage paid by Italian gov't,
in US 1913-1915 in NY,
joining cousin Constantino Nicola at 421 Ningarist (Niagara?) St, Lockport, NY,
born in Torre Dei Passe(ri)

possible related 1930 US Census
Lockport Dist 117, Niagara, NY
403 West Ave, owns house $6,000
- CAPPOLA, Joe, 41 (abt 1889), married age 23 (abt 1912), immig 1920 Al, laborer - steel plant, served in military WW(I)
- wife Mary, 41 (abt 1889), immig 1921 Al
- son John, 10 (abt 1920), immig 1921 Al
- daughter Ida, 8 (abt 1922)
- son Alfred, 6 (abt 1924)

WOW!! Alfred is my grandfather, Ida is my great-aunt, and John (deceased) is my great-uncle! Mary is my great-grandmother and Giuseppe is my great-grandfather. Alfred lives in Lockport, NY and Ida lives in Niagara Falls, NY. What did you use to figure this stuff out? PLEASE LET ME KNOW at your conviencence at acman319@yahoo.com. Thank you very much!

[vj]

Hi acman!
Glad we got a good start for you!
I have a subscription to ancestry.com where I found you great uncle John living in Lockport with his father Joe & mother Mary & siblings on the 1930 census.
I used the census immigration info to search for your great grandfather Giuseppe on Ellis Island (using a 'sounds-like' search for Cappola).
Ellis Island is a free resource. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB ... close&LNM=
You can access ancestry.com at a local Family History Center.
The family History Center can also order microfilm records (in Italian) for your towns in Italy.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... et_fhc.asp

There are a lot of experts here ready to help with any questions you may have!
Would you like more ancestry records?
Help with manifests?
Research helps? (websites)
Anything else?
vj

[acman319]

Hi acman!
Glad we got a good start for you!
I have a subscription to ancestry.com where I found you great uncle John living in Lockport with his father Joe & mother Mary & siblings on the 1930 census.
I used the census immigration info to search for your great grandfather Giuseppe on Ellis Island (using a 'sounds-like' search for Cappola).
Ellis Island is a free resource. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB ... close&LNM=
You can access ancestry.com at a local Family History Center.
The family History Center can also order microfilm records (in Italian) for your towns in Italy.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... et_fhc.asp

There are a lot of experts here ready to help with any questions you may have!
Would you like more ancestry records?
Help with manifests?
Research helps? (websites)
Anything else?
vj

Thanks again. But about that website www.jewishgen.org, I'm not Jewish and neither is any of my family members. We are all Roman Catholic and so were the relatives. Does that website only search for people who were/are Jewish or not? I also would like to know where I could get a photo of the S.S. Patria. Thanks. Again, you can e-mail me at acman319@yahoo.com with any information that may contain files too large for a forum.

[vj]

acman,
the jewishgen website has the best links for ellis island & castle garden ship manifests (for everyone)
This website has search engines developed by Dr Steve Morse. (check the link to his other pages on the main page)
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB ... close&LNM=
and his other pages
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB ... close&LNM=
vj

[vj]

Picture of SS Patria
http://ellisisland.org/search/shipImage ... 0261050291

This is from the Ellis Island site: it's free, just sign up!
http://www.ellisisland.org

vj

[acman319]

Does anybody know where I can get a photo of the S.S. Patria that left Naples, Italy on Sept. 6th, 1920 and arrived in New York? Thanks.

[vj]

acman,
picture of Patria - hit link above (on 4:38PM post)

FERRARA
possible manifest?
SS Colombo, 6 Dec 1921, from Naples to NY, lines 15 & 16
page 1
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0015
page 2
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0015
picture of SS Colombo
http://ellisisland.org/search/shipImage ... 0026070255&
- Angela FERRARA, 31
last residence T Passeri, no one in Italy, going to Lockport, NY
joining husband Giuseppe COPPOLA at 403 West Ave, Locksport (Lockport), NY,
born in Torre Passeri
- son COPPOLA Giovanni, 2 (joining father)

[vj]

CAPPOLA/FERRARA
relatives in Ohio??
possible 1st trip manifest for Giuseppe Cappola
page 1
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0019
page 2
http://ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_wei ... &line=0019
Picture of Prinzess Irene
http://ellisisland.org/search/shipImage ... 0598030181&

SS Prinzess Irene, 10 Apr 1913, from Palermo to NY, line 19
COPPOLA Giuseppe, 23, married,
last residence Terramo, Torre Dei Passeri,
relative in Italy wife Maria FERRARA in Torre Dei Passeri, going to Steubenville, OH,
joining brother-in-law Ferdinando? FERRARA at 156? North 6th Street in Steubenville, OH,
born in Terramo, Torre Dei Passeri

[jcsm400]

Hi,

Vj has a good handle on providing US records for your Cappola family, so since she is on rolling, will let her go at it!

If you are interested in tracing the family in Torre de' Passeri, the LDS Church (Mormans) have filmed the civil/vital records fot this town for the years 1809 thru 1910. Here is a link to the available films.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... ato+civile++

A lnik to locate your nearest LDS-Family History Center.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... et_fhc.asp

And one to our member Trish's "how to obtain the films."

http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Foru ... =2581.html

Hope this helps,

jcsm

[jcsm400]

Oops, Sorry....Almost forgot to link the 1930 census image!


http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/5539 ... 9303vi.jpg

jcsm