Domenic Morello

[SangueEFerro]

Looking for a Domenic Morello, emigrated from Sicily probably either in the 1880s or 1890s. I have no exact date (the decades even are just speculation), but I can give you more specific details on one of his sons, Anthony Morello. Anthony Morello, born 1903. Died 1999, Huntington, Long Island. Married to Eleanor Antoncich, a woman of Austro-Italian extraction.

Also, it may be Dominic. Any variation of Domenic.

[Tessa78]

Hello and welcome!

We will help you search for records on Domenic (probably Domenico).

Where in the US did Domenico settle?
Did he have other children?
Name of his wife? Married in Italy or US?

T.

[Tessa78]

Here is a possibility for a manifest...

Domenico Morello, 25, traveling with wife, Marta, 28. Both from Italy arriving NY 1892...

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0540

Actually there are several Domenico Morellos immigrating in the 1890's at this site...you may want to take a look...
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsea ... ordResults

T.

[SangueEFerro]

I'm pretty sure he settled in New York. He was married, I have no inkling of what his wife's name was. He had nine children, including Anthony. Married in Italy, I think.

Sorry, I don't know much

[Tessa78]

OK..we'll check it out with what we know.

Starting with US Census records...

T.

[Tessa78]

Here is the Social Security Death Index for Antonio Morello...

Social Security Death Index
about Anthony Morello
Name: Anthony Morello
SSN: 082-32-6589
Last Residence: 11746 Huntington Station, Suffolk, New York, United States of America
Born: 2 Jan 1903
Died: 14 Feb 1999
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1957-1958)

You can send away for his SS application if you wish to know the name of his parents. That would include his mother's maiden name.

https://secure.ssa.gov/apps9/eFOIA-FEWe ... t/main.jsp

[SangueEFerro]

Just want to change something. My grandmother thinks that Domenic was married here in America. So change that. Married in America.

[SangueEFerro]

Okay, I also have the spelling of the name: Dominick.

[Tessa78]

Does your grandmother recall what Domenico's occupation was?

Did he live in Brooklyn?

T.

[Tessa78]

Found this 1900 Census for Dominick Morello, born about 1877, with father Tony and mother Mary. Immigration was about 1891. they are living at Elizabeth St., New York City.

Looks like the Census taker has Dominick listed as a "daughter"...
and another child Anna listed as a son or S-in-L (son in law?)

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9564 ... census.jpg

T.

[SangueEFerro]

Found this 1900 Census for Dominick Morello, born about 1877, with father Tony and mother Mary. Immigration was about 1891. they are living at Elizabeth St., New York City.

Looks like the Census taker has Dominick listed as a "daughter"...
and another child Anna listed as a son or S-in-L (son in law?)

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9564 ... census.jpg

T.

This looks promising... Did that happen often, gender confusion? O.o

[SangueEFerro]

Does your grandmother recall what Domenico's occupation was?

Did he live in Brooklyn?

T.

He was a shoemaker, and he did live in Brooklyn.

[Tessa78]

Possible Naturalization Card

Domenico Morello, shoemaker, living in Brooklyn, birthdate 1873

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3854 ... zation.jpg

T.

[Tessa78]

This looks promising... Did that happen often, gender confusion? O.o

Don't know...but looking over this census, the census taker had a lot of changes between son and daughter...up and down the column..

T.

[vj]

No clues to Anthony's parents in the 1930 census
Married abt 1927
Valarie

1930 census
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/6538/1930z.jpg

(Hi T! )