Castelli Family

[NickiMacaroni]

Hi! I am new to this forum, and I am researching the italian side of my family, but I am not getting very far. I know my great-grandmother immigrated to the USA in around 1925 and moved to Chicago. Her name was Enis Castelli, but it was often either Americanized or misspelled on paperwork, so it appeared in different places as Eunice, Ines, or Inez. One of her brothers was named Ivo. I am trying to find out anything about her family of origin and where in Italy she was from.

I also do know that she was born, or at least lived for a while as a child, in Brazil, where her father was a banker. Her father was bitten by a snake and died.

Can anyone help me fill in the blanks? Thanks!

- Nicki

[adelfio]

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Ivo Castelli

New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909
Looks like their mother Margherita Luporini(maiden name) was from frazione di Santa Margherita comune of Capannori province Lucca. Was his sister married name Ines Del Dotto
Name: Ivo Castelli
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1928
Event Place: New York, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birthplace:Campinas Brazil
Ship Name: Conte Grande
Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
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Marty

[NickiMacaroni]

Wow, how did you find it so fast? Thank you so much! The weird thing is, we've all always assumed our family was from Italy. My grandma just mentioned today that her mother was born in Brazil, and I thought she was just confused or something. This proves she was right after all! Thanks for your help!!!
- Nicki

[adelfio]

Birth record info
Name: Frances Lola Del Dotto
Event Date: 10 Oct 1936
Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States
Registration Date: 19 Oct 1936
Registration Place: Illinois
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Albert Del Dotto
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Father's Age: 43
Mother's Name: Inez Costelli
Mother's Birthplace: South America
Mother's Age: 31

Marty

[suanj]

Hi,
on the passport the first name of Ines, was Ida really; the arrival in 1930


Margherita Castelli Luporini

New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909

Name: Margherita Castelli Luporini
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: New York, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Birthplace: France
Ship Name: Conte Grande
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883


Margherita Castelli Luporini widow 47 old born in Marseille, France;
children:
Angelo Castelli, 19 old, born in Castelnovo or Castelnuovo;
Dino Castelli 17 old born in Santa Margherita,
Ida 24 old born in Campinas, Brazil;
Margherita Castelli Luporini left the mother Leonida Belluomini ( maiden name) in Santa Margherita, Lucca.. all joining at Ivo Castelli in Evanstone, ILL, USA

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suanj