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My grandparents (father's side) were born and raise in Caccamo, Sicily. The spelling of there last name somehow got changed on their entry into the USA.
My grandfather's name was : Filippo Cicala Birth date approx. 1874; Grandmother maiden name was:Nacasia Garifo, Birth Date approx. 1883
Any information would be appreciated. Like many individuals, I am trying to do a family geniology.
1903 manifest for Filippo and Nicasia lines 24 and 25
Destination Philadelphia PA to join Filippo's brothers Nicasio and Mariano. Travelling with another brother Giorgio on line 26.
Biff
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I located the manifests on the Ellis Island site and the detainee list on Ancestry. Also located the following on Ancestry.
WWI Draft Reg Card for Filippo
Name: Filippo Cecola
City: Philadelphia
County: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1874
Nearest relative: Mary (Nicasia?) Cecala
Biff
"Mintammicce impizzu mpizzu ca pue largu minne fazzu sule!"
Biff:
This site, you and the other masters have given me more information than what I expected. I THANK YOU very much.
PeterTimber, above post, gave me a URL. I am going to follow up on that and see what else I can find. (Grand-mother's Mary Nicasia Cecala birth day, there parents name, etc.)
Also from the above post, I found out my grandfather has brothers. A wealth of information to help me go back in history.
Why don't you open a file on The Ellis Island site. Then you can save all the manifests you find and save and or print when yyou wish. The site is free (you just have to register)and is a wonderful resource. Look under passenger search. there are options to save your searches and to start a file.
Here's are possible naturalization records for Filippo Cecala from the Eastern District of PA. Can someone with a subscription to Footnote post the images for Sam?
Series: M1522: Pennsylvania (eastern)
Last Name: Cecala
First Name: Filippo
Middle Name:
Suffix:
Record ID: 26092549
Document Type: Declaration of Intention
Document Year: 1921
Country: Italy
Year Of Birth:
Year Of Immigration: 1904
Witness:
Witness:
Ship:
Spouse:
Alias:
Court: US Circuit Court
Full Date: 1921-04-28
eries: M1522: Pennsylvania (eastern)
Last Name: Cicala
First Name: Filippo
Middle Name:
Suffix:
Record ID: 26086109
Document Type: Other
Document Year: 1923
Country: Italy
Year Of Birth:
Year Of Immigration: 1904
Witness:
Witness:
Ship:
Spouse:
Alias:
Court: US Circuit Court
Full Date: 1923-10-04
Series: M1522: Pennsylvania (eastern)
Last Name: Cicala
First Name: Filippo
Middle Name:
Suffix:
Record ID: 26088547
Document Type: Petition for Naturalization
Document Year: 1923
Country: Italy
Year Of Birth:
Year Of Immigration: 1904
Witness: Giromo Todaro
Witness: Antonio Indelicato
Ship:
Spouse:
Alias:
Court: US Circuit Court
Full Date: 1923-06-11
Thanks,
Biff
"Mintammicce impizzu mpizzu ca pue largu minne fazzu sule!"
I'm having no luck locating census records for Filippo, Nicosia and children. Did the family stay in Philadelphia or did they move someplace else? Do you know their chidlrens' names and dates of birth? Any information you can provide would help.
Biff
"Mintammicce impizzu mpizzu ca pue largu minne fazzu sule!"
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