I found out today that on the 1920 census under naturalization it has 1907 and then AL. 1907 only means the year they came here. AL is for alien. So now I am back to searching for naturalization records from 1939 in Schenectady. At least I am narrowing it down

I also have another question. Sorry but I seem full of them :) I have been trying to make sense of the markings on Ferdinando's manifest from 1907. They are above his name and read 2-62948 4/6/39 (505). Now from what I have researched they mean that form 505 was used. The 2 is for the district ...

What is an international reply coupon? I do have access to an american post office here. We are stationed on a Naval Base, Do you mean a pre-paid return envelope?

I was wondering if anyone can help me with the procedures for requesting the birth extract from Dragoni. I am needing help with knowing where to send the letters, the forms, and well...any other info you can pass along to me. I dont know what all I should send or how I need to go about the process ...

OK I just received another piece of information and I wasnt sure how to follow it. But I know all you experts will have some good advice for me. My grandmother just told me that my Great Grandfather served in the Italian Army before coming to America. I thought I was getting close as to the town he ...

Thanks everyone for all the help.

I just tried doing some searching for marriage records but had no luck. I know they had to marry between 1905-1907 but I am guessing it would be in Dragoni or Alvignano. Anyone have any good search sites for marriage records other than familysearch.org? I have ...

Thanks so much Dragoni. I am almost positive now that they did come from Dragoni or Alvignano. The different spellings I have found are D'Onofrio, D'Anfrio, Denntvis and Denotti. I have also found relatives with the name of Corniello who evidently came from Alvignano.

Biff...thanks again for the help.
I do know that Fernando and Giovanna's parents never travelled to the states. My grandmother said that the last trip they or he made to Italy was to see Fred's parents because they knew it would be the last trip and his parents were not doing well. It is possible ...

Biff...I think I just found a manifest for Ferdinando Corniello.

http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx= ... 4015454477

You guys are amazing! I took that last info you gave me Biff and found this census from 1930.
Lewis E Cornell
Home in 1930: Scotia, Schenectady, New York
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Theresa
Race: White
Occupation ...

Yes that is their family. I found the first census record but not that 2nd one. I guess I wasnt looking for a name in Schenectady other than Denefrio. Denefrio is my maiden name. Patsy was my grandfather. I do know that they had a daughter before Michael but she died very young. Michael also ...

Ugh...another spelling. Thanks for looking that up for me. You have obviously been doing this much longer than I have! I feel like I am running in circles. So now I have Denefrio (I know this isnt correct), D'Onofrio, and D Anfrio. I dont think I have ever seen the name D Anfrio anywhere. Any ideas ...

You are awesome! I just looked at the 1907 manifest again and what I thought was 2/06 looks more like 2/04. I will check on that. I did just speak with my grandmother and although she was not directly related she does remember both my great grandmother and grandfather. I now know that the name that ...

Whew....I almost got lost there. :D

OK here is the Ellis Island info:
First Name: Ferdinando
Last Name: D'Ossofrio
Ethnicity: Italy, South Italian
Last Place of Residence: Terracina
Date of Arrival: Feb 27, 1906
Age at Arrival: 28y Gender: U Marital Status:
Ship of Travel: Germania
Port of ...

I was just wondering if this is common or if anyone can explain a couple of things to me. I pulled up the ships manifest for my gg father on ellisisland.org. It shows that he left Naples on Feb. 27th, 1906 on a ship named Germania. I pulled up the same ship and arrival date on ancestory.com and the ...