My family's surname is Veltre. My grandfather's name (that I have always known) is John J Veltre. After my grandfather John passed away, my grandmother was looking through a safe when she found a marriage document (he had been married and divorced before he married my grandmother) it listed his ...

Thank you again. Is that a very common last name?

Thank you both so much for taking the time to answer.

I guess my question is how would emma be related to me directly?

And emma said the spelling of the name was pennisi. The ss5 form said something like penonse. Which one is right and what part of Italy does the name penonse/pennisi come from ...

So does anyone have a guess on the spelling of ELISA's last name? Thanks star

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. After reading your post several times, I understand that you believe rodrigo is actually rodger. The name rodrigo could have been a mistake? So isaia, rodger, christopher, and oreste were all brothers. That makes complete sense because isaia's son ...

I listed a picture of Isaia's manifest record as his draft registration card.

Here is a picture of Isaia's orginal draft card

http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt311/StarV579/draftcard.jpg

I also tried to take another picture of the entire SS5 form for clairfication.

http://i623.photobucket.com ...

My great grandfathers name is Isaia Veltre.

I sent off for a SS5 form with the name of his parents.

Here are the names of his parents, however I cannot read the last name of his mother. His mothers first name is listed as Elisa

Fathers last name listed as John. I have included links to photos ...

Thank you so very much!

Thank you again. So, you would not send money, even if you were requesting the names of your gggrandparents parents. ?

Thanks star

Peter and all,

thank you so much for your help. Ok so I looked under Bagnara, on the website (nonsolocap.com) and it listed Bagnara, Benevento, Frazioni: Comune di Sant'Angelo a Cupolo.

Here's the address I pulled

Comune di Sant'Angelo a Cupolo
Via Pietro Nenni 3
82010 Sant'Angelo a Cupolo BN ...

SORRY,

ONE MORE QUESTION. DO I SEND CASH, CHECK, MONEY ORDER? FOR THE 25 DOLLAR FAMILY CERTIFICATE?

wow, that letter writing guide was really confusing. I feel like I don't know who to write now. I know the town they were burried in Chianche and I know that they lived in Bagnara. So you say that there is only one church. Would you contact the church or a larger city? thanks

To laura and everyone who has helped. thank you very much.

Here are my "For Sure" dates :)

My grandfather's name is John Veltre
born: 1919 in New Jersey
died: Feb 2008

Parents of John Veltre are as follows

Isaia Veltre
born: Sept 26, 1896 Bagnara, Benevento, Italy
died June 1963

Mary (Maria ...

Peter, thank you for the information. I looked up my bagnara and here's what I got.

Localita: Bagnara
Provience: Benevento
Region: Campania
Frazione di: Sant' Angelo a Cupolo

One church in Bagnara. Do you think that I will have any luck if I write the Uffico di Stato Civile?

I'm thinking about ...

Maybe 1844-1855, I know there is still a ten year gap.