Hi,
I believe that your ancestor, Domenico, married at Ida( sometimes she was called also Agata) in St James, LA;
maybe finding the marriage record( 1907/8 abt) you can descover the italian birthplace of Domenico;
The Accardo was also sicilians; I made a short search, and I believe that Ida/Agata parents was: Filippo Accardo ( abt 1860 IT-22 sep 1945 LA, USA) and Vincenza Calamia ( 1856 IT-1904 LA, USA; the second wife of Filippo was Rose Sirome( spell??);
Filippo death:
Name Philip Accardo
Death Date 22 Sep 1945
Death Place Baton Rouge, , East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Gender Male
Race (original) White
Race (standardized) White
Age 85
Estimated Birth Year 1860
Birth Place Sicly
Marital Status Married
Spouse's Name Rose Sirome
Father's Name Joseph Accardo
Mother's Name Ida Accardo( nee Salvato)
Film number 1221058
Image Number 00888
Certificate Number 5211221
Digital Folder Number 4213521
Filippo arrived in 1888 alone:
New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 about Filippo Accordo
Name: Filippo Accordo
Arrival Date: 17 Oct 1888
Age: 28
Gender: Female(
male)
Port of Departure: Palermo, Italy
Ship Name: Utopia
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
National Archives' Series Number: M259_71
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5390/accardo.jpg
no birthplace .. but he was born in Trapani province, Sicily, IT
Vincenza Calamia and little son, Giuseppe Accardo arrived after:
New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
Arrival Date: 28 Oct 1889
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Palermo, Italy
Ship Name: Letimbro
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
National Archives' Series Number: M259_73
in travel with Vincenzo Calamia and Caterina Fontana maybe brother and sister in law..
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9862/calamia.jpg
Giuseppe Calamia was born the 13 nov 1888; all other childrens was born in Louisiana; in 1900 census the family was resident in St James, LA:
1900 United States Federal Census
about Philippe Accardo Name: Philippe Accardo
[Philip Accardo]
Home in 1900: Police Jury Ward 2, Saint James, Louisiana
Age: 40
Birth Date: Mar 1860
Birthplace: Italy
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1890
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Spouse's name: Vicionta Accardo
Marriage Year: 1880
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 20
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Philippe Accardo 40
Vicionta Accardo 44
Jno Accardo 12
Latta Accardo 9 ( Agata/Ida b. jan 1891 LA)
Lavora Accardo 7
Viciento Accardo 3
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/5390/accardo.jpg
I believe that, MAYBE, also Domenico DiMattia coming from same sicilian area.. the problem is to find the right surname spelling( in Sicily: Di Mattia, Di Matteo, Di Mattea, De Matteo, Demattia, Di Mattei) and to find the arrival...
if you can find the marriage act in St James it will help...
suanj
I am very tired in this period.. and I have a head cold from some day... 8O sorry...
but I believe that he was born in Sicily and most probably in same area of Accardo family,
