Thank you for this information and history. It looks like I should continue searching within the New Orleans area first before expanding to other parts of Louisiana.

Does anyone happen to know of Catholic churches in Louisiana, other than the New Orleans churches, that ministered to Italian (Sicilian) immigrants during 1888-1892? I'm trying to track down a marriage record from 1890 or 1891. The search through the Archdiocese of New Orleans did not produce any ...

Yes, that did point me to New Orleans. I also found a newspaper clipping from their 50th anniversary which also said that they were married in New Orleans. I based a lot of my searching on those clues

Thank you so much for putting this all together! Your connections make it make much more sense that they were married in Texas. There are a few clues that made it seem like they married in Louisiana, but I think your bigger picture seems more likely. I'll start searching Texas records and keep my ...

I'm trying backtrack to find a marriage certificate for my GGGF Antonino Ruffino and GGGM Giovanna Cutrupia. He arrived in New Orleans in 1888 and she arrived in 1890. They married and had their first child in Louisiana in 1891 and by 1900 had settled in Brazos County, Texas. My search within New ...