Hi!
I would say that the surname SICO could be SICA, a tipical surname in Avellino and provincia.

Hope this helps.
Antonio

Hi!
Are you sure about the original surname?
It could be BROGNA, very diffused in Italy.
You know the town of origin?

Regards,
Antonio

I have written to numerous other comunes and to provinces di Consenza, Catanzaro and Crotone, but get no replies, despite requests with cash included.

I think you letters have been stolen before arriving at destination. Try to contact Comune and Provincia asking alternative method to send money ...

Hi.
I'm doing the same research...

The passport to came in Usa from Italy, now as in 1910, had to be requested at the local "QUESTURA" department of "POLIZIA AMMINISTRATIVA".
Now those historical files are conserved at the "Archivi di Stato".
Every italian "provincia" has one of it.
Her you can ...

Dattolo, more of 30 between Gibellina and Alcamo

Thanks :mrgreen:

i really hoped to find something about border crossing....

I think he has changed name into one that has no sounds with his really one...possible??...and why?...mah!

I phoned to American consulate in Italy, but they need a residence State and an exact spelling name...and if we ...

Here we are!

Allora,
naturalization documents arrived! Thanks to Chester County Archives!
They are interesting and give us confirm about Giuseppe identity, but no news on Giovanni....

This is the first Declaration of intention, dated 1909, REJECTED:
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2314 ...

Hi
The Piazza you say is Piazza Plebiscito, not so near to spaccanapoli, but in the same area, the most ancient in town.

The information on wikipedia are right.

regards, Antonio

pink67 wrote:So, please when you'll receive the documents tell us what they say...

SURE !!!!!

THanks a lot Laura. I was sure you did not abandoned me! :)

I have already request the naturalization papers at the Chester County Archivies, requesting all the papers and letters attached, hoping something jump out...
I have sent the money (14 USD) on 15 jan. and hope to receive papers soon.

I ...

821 Christian st. Philadelphia

...and this is an other Giuseppe's address we must add at his numerous...

Tu sei grande Laura.
This is an other little step, i'm very confident in your capacity.

I'm working on Giuseppe's family, there is something strange, seems as they don't want speak about this fact....

Thanks a lot as usual, let me go to see the record.

Antonio

Is there a database of naturalization records where where we can look using as keyword the home town (Carinola) and not the name?

Look here
http://www.footnote.com/searchdocuments.php?query=carinola&collection=-1&submit=Search#27976895

This is strange, he cames from Carinola but in that town there ...

Hi suanj,
I thought Giuseppe could have hidden the die sayng that him, as his brother, would have been taken care about informing the relatives in Italy, but i don't know if this was possible or the consulate attivate the contact with the relatives prescinding the parents in USA.

It's sure that in ...

You all are thinking right.

Strange fact on his life:
Joseph has slowly changed step by step his name:
DeDominicis in 1909 (first naturalization request)
De Dommices in 1910 (1910 census)
Demicis starting 1916 (naturalization and all following documents)
He has more than one address on his ...