Filippo D'Alesio born in Salerno

[Dima]

Hi. Looking for info on my maternal grand-father Filippo D'Alesio. He was born in 1895 in Salerno.

I know he came to America/Pennsylvania through Ellis Island on 7/18/13. His name was changed to Philip DeLessio once here and he married Nellie George and had 3 children, one of whom is my mom. I am very interested in finding out about his parents, if there were any siblings, etc... I did find reference to a brother Rosario in the Ellis Island Records.

Any help/info would be greatly appreciated.

[misbris]

I am posting the manifest for reference.

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0023

p2
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0023

If you look carefully at the manifest, it says he leaves his parents in Montano Antila a town in Salerno. This may be his town of birth.

http://en.comuni-italiani.it/065/070/index.html

[misbris]

Possible manifest for Rosario.

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0010

p2http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5 ... &line=0010

[PeterTimber]

when you and Misbris sort this out you can go to this website for form letters to send to the town of origin for form letters to send, free of charge for birth,marriage and death records. Also Certificate of Family status for each member headed by the head of family at the Anagrafe Office there as well.

http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html =Peter=

[Dima]

Misbris! Oh my!!! Yes!! That has to be the right Rosario!!! His final destination was the same as Filippo's. I did search for him....but I obviously did something wrong. Thank you very much. These manifests are sometimes difficult to read. Can anyone make out Rosario's age? It appears to be 23 or 25. And it appears that his father's name is there...I cannot read that either.


Peter! Thank you! That will be my next move.

[misbris]

He leaves father Antonio in Montano. He is 23.
I searched without the apostrophe.

Notice his name is spelled with 2 s's. Both spellings are common in Salerno province, so it could be either.

[Dima]

LOL!! Rosario was a sister, not a brother!!

[misbris]

How did you find that out? All the manifests indicate a male.

[Dima]

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passR ... 0150406208&




LOL

[PeterTimber]

The Ufficio di Stato Civile for Montana Antilia is in the Zona del Lambro e Mingardo which youwill have to determine by going to Montana Antilia, Italy in Google,

=Peter=

[misbris]

If you look at the manifest itself, colum 4, it indicates M for male. Also Rosario is a male name and Fillipo says he is going to brother Rosario. I think that note on the first page is an error. What do you think?

[Dima]

If you look at the manifest itself, colum 4, it indicates M for male. Also Rosario is a male name and Fillipo says he is going to brother Rosario. I think that note on the first page is an error. What do you think?

I think I may be in over my head with my attempts at genealogy... LOL But yep.....Rosario is now male again.

[Dima]

sorry dup

[Dima]

sorry...dup

[Biff83]

Hello, Dima

In case you haven't seen these records for Filippo

WWI Draft Reg Card
Name: Philip Dirlessio (D'Alesio)
County: Luzerne
State: Pennsylvania
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1894
Single, employed as a mine laborer at Wolf Colliery, Lattimer

1930 census
Name: Philip Delessio
Home in 1930: Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Address: 761 Alter Street
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Nellie
Race: White
Occupation: Miner
Age at first marriage: 29
Household Members: Name Age
Philip Delessio 35
Nellie Delessio 25 (both of Nellie's parents were Italian)
Fred Delessio 4 1/12 (first son named after Filippo's father Fedele)
Albert Delessio 2 7/12

WWII Draft Card for Filippo
Name: Phillip Angelo Delessio
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1895
Birth Place: Massicelli (the frazione (hamlet) of Massicelle, in the comune (city) of Montano Antilia, province of Salerno)
Residence: 761 Alter Street, Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Employed by Lehigh Valley Coal Company, at Shaft #40 in Hazelton

Biff (A fellow "Coal Cracker" from Carbondale)