OK - I was able to find through research that my husbands great-grandmother was born in Licata Italy. According to her second husbands naturalization records she arrived in the US through NY on Sept 12, 1914 - but I didn't know the ship. I searched and search through the Ellis Island site and can't find any record of her - using different variations of she name. I went to the Federal Records Center in Fort Worth today and found that there was a ship that came into NY on Sept 12, 1914 - Ancona Palermo. It appears (through searching) that there was a ship the SS Ancona Palermo. I tried to look up the ship but the records center did not have the roll of film that I needed. If anyone has access to the film or knows another way I can find the manifest I would greatly appreciate it. I'm trying to find out who she came over with as there are 2 unaccounted for children that were also born in Italy.
Her 1st name has been spelled six different ways in different records -
Magdalene, Mandelana, Madaline, Madalena, Magdalone, Madeline. Her birth surname was Nerea. Her name at the time she crossed (at least this is what I beleive it to be) was Morell. She was born Dec 20, 1890 - which would have made her 24 when she arrived.
Thank you - Cheryl
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