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Alfonso Lumetta/Lunetta, 48 (abt 1856) possible 1904 manifest
17 October 1904
SS Liguria, line 18
Palermo to NY
married
(last residence difficult to read)
joining son Vincenzo Lumetta/Lunetta in New Orleans
1920 United States Federal Census
about Alfonse Lunetta
Name: Alfonse Lunetta
Home in 1920: New Orleans Ward 6, Orleans, Louisiana
Age: 65 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of Immigration: 1902
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Image: 248
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfonse Lunetta 65
Sammy Lunetta 25
Tony Lunetta 19
Salvador Lunetta 16
1910 United States Federal Census
about Vincenzo Lumetta
Name: Vincenzo Lumetta
Age in 1910: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Spouse's name: Vita
Home in 1910: New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1904
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Vincenzo Lumetta 26
Vita Lumetta 17
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Vincenzo Lumetta
Name: Vincenzo Lumetta
City: New Orleans
County: Orleans
State: Louisiana
Birth Date: 24 Apr 1881
Race: White
Roll: 1684918
DraftBoard: 5
Living at 1112 Dauphine with his wife Vita Giacolone. Does it help at all?
Another son of Alfonzo travelling with a Giuseppe LoPiccolo, mother Grazia. Both names are crossed out...both going to New Orleans.
New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
about Giuseppe Lumetta
Name: Giuseppe Lumetta
Arrival Date: 24 Jan 1906
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: Italian (South)
Port of Departure: Palermo, Italy
Ship Name: Vincenzo Florio
Port of Arrival: Louisiana
Friend's Name: Alfonso
Last Residence: Sancipirrello
National Archives' Series Number: T905_9
If we can find the Lumetta's maybe we can fin the Lo Picccolo's since they lived close to each other...
They both lived on the same street so its possible that the name was spelled wrong on one relative...
Seems they both lived in Ward 7 so I am going through the census records page by page to help you find your family..which isn't easy since Bourbon Street was very long.
Si, ho capito...Maria avuto 14 mesi quando e morta.. (my Italian is terrible so excuse me)
I added that information at the beginning..but it doesn't give the address. I need to go cook dinner but I will keep looking for you later.
New Orleans, Louisiana Death Records Index, 1804-1949
about Mary Lopicolo
Name: Mary Lopicolo
Age: 14 mos
Death Date: 12 Apr 1909
Color: W
Page: 522
Volume: 146
In Sicily it is custom to put to the sons the names of the grandfathers, before the names of the paternal grandfathers, and then the names of the maternal grandfathers. Therefore Alfonzo Lumetta has called the first son male VINCENZO, instead my great-grandmother Maria Lumetta has called the second son male VINCENZO, because the first one was FRANCESCO LO PICCOLO
during the second world war, (but I do not know the exact year), my grandfather knew that Benedetto Lo Piccolo was to the Port of Naples with its military ship, we do not know if he were a sailor?, an official?, I do not know dispiace, can help this information you?
I think we need an Italian poster to communicate........we need confirmation on the records found and to clear up confusion regarding the cognome of the moglie......
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