I am looking for any information I can find about my ancestors.
My grandmother's father, Raffaele Pesce, was from Tollo, Chiete. While I can find three records of him traveling to the U.S., I cannot find any record of him enrolling in the army like I was told he did. Also, I am unsure of his parents. My family has been told that he didn't know his mother, and that he didn't know his father. We only know he grew up in a convent.
My grandfather's father, Salvatore D'Imperio, was from Biccari, Foggia. I noticed that there were many other D'Imperios from this same town. Is it reasonable to assume that they are all somehow related? And if so, how do I determine their relationship to my family?
Finally, anyone that has any information of a Giacobello from Siciliy (other than immigration records), I would really appreciate it.
Surnames Pesce, D'Imperio, Giacobello
Re: Surnames Pesce, D'Imperio, Giacobello
Hello,
if your Raffaele Pesce grew up in a convent and didn't know his parents, it means he was a foundling.
You can request his birth record to
Comune
Ufficio di Stato Civile
Piazza della Liberazione, 1
CAP 66010
Tollo (CH)
Italy
These are the microfilms of Tollo civil records from mormons
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... ato+civile++
You can also request his record of entry in the convent to
Archivio di Stato di Chieti
http://www.archivi.beniculturali.it/UCB ... ome=CHIETI
About your Salvatore D'Imperio you can find his birth record to
Comune
Ufficio di Stato Civile
Piazza Municipio, 1
CAP 71032
Biccari (FG)
Italy
for sure from a point of view all these D'Imperio were related to each other because, marriage were arranged from parents, so it was easy sometimes cousins got married to each other.
If you want to discover the relationship with all D'Imperio you can rent Biccari civil record microfilm, and with lot of patient you will find a lot of infos
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... ato+civile++
I hope it helps
bye Riccardo
if your Raffaele Pesce grew up in a convent and didn't know his parents, it means he was a foundling.
You can request his birth record to
Comune
Ufficio di Stato Civile
Piazza della Liberazione, 1
CAP 66010
Tollo (CH)
Italy
These are the microfilms of Tollo civil records from mormons
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... ato+civile++
You can also request his record of entry in the convent to
Archivio di Stato di Chieti
http://www.archivi.beniculturali.it/UCB ... ome=CHIETI
About your Salvatore D'Imperio you can find his birth record to
Comune
Ufficio di Stato Civile
Piazza Municipio, 1
CAP 71032
Biccari (FG)
Italy
for sure from a point of view all these D'Imperio were related to each other because, marriage were arranged from parents, so it was easy sometimes cousins got married to each other.
If you want to discover the relationship with all D'Imperio you can rent Biccari civil record microfilm, and with lot of patient you will find a lot of infos
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... ato+civile++
I hope it helps
bye Riccardo
Re: Surnames Pesce, D'Imperio, Giacobello
Hi Dane,
I think this coul be your great grandfather's 1920 census...
1920 United States Federal Census
about Ralph Pesce
Name: Ralph Pesce
Home in 1920: Pine Grove, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Age: 38 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Indian Territory, Oklahoma right spell on the manifest: Chieti IT
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Indian Territory, Oklahoma (Chieti, IT)
Mother's Birth Place: Indian Territory, Oklahoma (Chieti, IT)
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of Immigration: 1911
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 102
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ralph Pesce 38
[img=http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8030 ... bt8.th.jpg]
Possible Enlistment for the World War II??
U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Raffaele Pesce
Name: Raffaele Pesce
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1881
RESIDENCE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth: Italy
Roll: WW2_2139502
Wife Maria, living in 1439 S. Clarion Street, Philadelphia.
[img=http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2464 ... gy5.th.jpg]
Laura
I think this coul be your great grandfather's 1920 census...
1920 United States Federal Census
about Ralph Pesce
Name: Ralph Pesce
Home in 1920: Pine Grove, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Age: 38 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Indian Territory, Oklahoma right spell on the manifest: Chieti IT
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Indian Territory, Oklahoma (Chieti, IT)
Mother's Birth Place: Indian Territory, Oklahoma (Chieti, IT)
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of Immigration: 1911
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 102
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Ralph Pesce 38
[img=http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8030 ... bt8.th.jpg]
Possible Enlistment for the World War II??
U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Raffaele Pesce
Name: Raffaele Pesce
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1881
RESIDENCE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Birth: Italy
Roll: WW2_2139502
Wife Maria, living in 1439 S. Clarion Street, Philadelphia.
[img=http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2464 ... gy5.th.jpg]
Laura
Re: Surnames Pesce, D'Imperio, Giacobello
Thank you both very much for your help!
Laura, at what website would I be able to obtain the information you did? Or be able to see where Raffaele Pesce's parents were from like you did?
Laura, at what website would I be able to obtain the information you did? Or be able to see where Raffaele Pesce's parents were from like you did?
Re: Surnames Pesce, D'Imperio, Giacobello
Hi there,danezeeox wrote:
Finally, anyone that has any information of a Giacobello from Siciliy (other than immigration records), I would really appreciate it.
My husband's family are Giacobellos who came from Sicily to Australia in the 1970s.
Anything we can do to help?