first time here- looking for DeMarco's and Morasca'

[demarco36]

Hello, this is my first post here. I have just begun looking for family and figured this would be a good place to start. I have no more family living that can give me any answers into my past so i am starting with very little info. All i know is my grand father was Frank DeMarco, born in 1900 in Italy (i believe sicialy). He married Frances Morasca also from Sicily who was born in 1902. they both came to America and were married in Detroit Michigan February 18, 1922. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[vj]

Welcome to the forum !
We'll be happy to see what we can do to help.
Valarie
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for reference, your marriage record

from the FamilySearch pilot site

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Groom's Name: Frank Demarco
Groom's Age: 22 years
Groom's Birth Date: 1900
Groom's Birthplace: Italy

Bride's Name: Frances Morasca
Bride's Age: 20 years
Bride's Birth Date: 1902
Bride's Birthplace: Italy

Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1922
Marriage Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Groom's Father: Louis
Groom's Mother: Rafeal Accera

Bride's Father: Nazzareno
Bride's Mother: Caterina Canova

Film Number: 2342752
Digital Folder Number: 4210117
Image Number: 35
Reference Number: v 8 rn 225536
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

[vj]

from ancestry. com
Here's a possible 1920 manifest for Francesca Morasca, leaving father Nazzareno in Milazzo (Messina, Sicily)
Headed to an uncle in PA

page 1, line 13
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page 2
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Obituary from GenealogyBank

Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
The Record, Hackensack, NJ
30 August 1988

FRANCES MORASCA DeMARCO, 87, of Oberlin, Ohio, formerly of Little Ferry, died Friday.
She was born in Sicily and came to the United States in 1919.
Surviving are five sons, Louis of Tampa, Fla., Frank of Ormond Beach, Fla., John of Oberlin, Robert of Elyria, Ohio, and Fred of Birmingham, Ala.;
a brother, George Morasca of Selden, N.Y.
24 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Her husband, Frank R., died in 1950.
A graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, with arrangements by Trinka-Faustini Funeral Home, Little Ferry.

[vj]

MORASCA

possible 1925 manifest for father Nazzareno Morasca

page 1, line 22
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24 Dec 1925, SS Dante Alighieri, Palermo to NY
Nazzareno Morasca, 60 (abt 1865)
- married
- shoemaker
- joining his son
- last residence Milazzo Messina
- in Milazzo, son Giacinto
- destination Detroit MI
- joining his wife Caterina Canova at 245 Custer Ave
- hand written note: met by son Salvatore
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possible earlier 1925 ship manifest for mother Caterina Canova
father Nazzareno Morasca on same manifest - lined off, did not sail

page 1, line 3
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page 2
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8 Nov 1925, SS Dante Alighieri, Palermo to NY
Caterina Canova, 58 (abt 1867)
- married
- joining her sons
- last residence Milazzo, Messina
- leaving son Giacinto in Milazzo
- destination Detroit MI
- joining son Salvatore at 245 Chester Ave (son Giuseppe's name is crossed out)

[vj]

DEMARCO

DeMarco obituaries from GenealogyBank

Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
The Tampa Tribune, FL
28 May 1997

LOUIS J. DeMARCO
17 Apr 1923 - 25 May 1997

LOUIS J. DeMARCO 74, of Tampa died Sunday at home.
A native of Detroit, he moved to Tampa in 1964 from New York City. He was a typesetter, Army veteran of Korean War, Protestant and member of V.F.W.
He is survived by his wife, Jean; a son, Louis L. of Pinellas Park;
four brothers, John of Overland (Oberlin), Ohio, Frank of Ormond Beach, Fred of Vestavia Hills, Ala., and Robert of Elyria, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Tampa.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL)
29 July 2005

Frank DeMarco
25 MARCH 1925 - 26 JULY 2005

ORMOND BEACH - Frank DeMarco, 80, of Pinehurst Circle, a former admissions representative for National Training Heavy Equipment Operator's School, died Tuesday at home.
Mr. DeMarco, a veteran of the Coast Guard during World War II, was born in Detroit. He moved to this area in 1974 from Cleveland. He was a member of The Toastmasters. Mr. DeMarco enjoyed fitness, playing poker with The Poker Pals, and watching football and sports on television.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Flora; two sons, John, Melbourne, and Frank, Seattle; two daughters, Jeanne Regler, Ormond Beach, and Fran Ciaccia, Strongsville, Ohio;
a brother, Fred, Birmingham, Ala.;
six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Ormond Beach, 336 Halifax Drive, Ormond Beach, FL 32174. Volusia Memorial, Ormond Beach, is in charge.
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Social Security Death Index

DEMARCO, ROBERT F
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1931
Death Date: 03 Nov 2001
Issuing State: New Jersey
Residence at Death: ELYRIA, LORAIN, OH 44035
SSN: 141-24-xxxx

Ohio Death Records
Name: Robert Frank Demarco
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1931
Birth State: New York
Birth Country: United States
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino)
Residence City: Elyria
Residence County: Lorain
Residence State: Ohio
Residence Zip Code: 44035
Residence Country: United States
Death Date: 3 Nov 2001
Death Time: 7:00 PM
Hospital of Death: Public/Other
City of Death: Lorain
County of Death: Lorain
Certificate: 093175
Age at Death: 70
Registrar's Certificate Number: 00738
Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: No
Autopsy: No
Method of Disposition: Cremation
Filing Date: 5 Nov 2001
Hospital Status: Other/Other
Injury in Ohio: Yes
Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place
Social Security Number: 141-24-xxxx
Father's Surname: Demarco
Marital Status: Married
Education: 12
Armed Forces Indicator: No
Primary Registration District: 4701
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DEMARCO, FRED
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1935
Death Date: 03 Dec 2008
Issuing State: New Jersey
Residence at Death: BIRMINGHAM, JEFFERSON, AL 35226
SSN: 135-28-xxxx