katidid wrote:I am having trouble fining immigration record. Or even a marriage record. I have looked and I just cant find it..
Charles Zafone
Born 9 Dec 1890 in Sicily, Italy and lived in Brooklyn, NY possible came over about 1915..
His wife Kinchetta or Concetta ( there showing 2 diff way's of spelling it) She arrived 1900 And I can only find her when she was married to Charles .. She was born 1881
Leah
Hi,
I believe that your ancestor italian name was:
Calogero ZAFONTI.
I found the arrival:
First Name: Calogero
Last Name: Zafonte
Ethnicity: Italy, Italian South
Last Place of Residence: Petealia Sop., Sicily
Date of Arrival: Jul 20, 1912
Age at Arrival: 21y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Principe di Piemonte
Port of Departure: Palermo
Manifest Line Number: 0020
pag 1
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0020
pag 2
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0020
joining at brother Luciano Zafonte in New York
Birth Act #284:
Calogero
Zafonti born on
9 Dec. 1890 in
Petralia Soprana (Palermo province, Sicily region, IT) son of Francesco Paolo
Zafonti 37 old, farmer, and son of
Maria Anna .... ( maiden name unreadable)
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... :828811175
1930 census:
Charles Zafonte, "United States Census, 1930"
Name: Charles Zafonte
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Manhattan (Districts 0001-0250), New York, New York, United States
District: 0095
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: Italy
Immigration Year: 1915
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Sheet Number and Letter: 2A
Household ID: 32
Line Number: 29
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1547
GS Film number: 2341282
Digital Folder Number: 004638833
Image Number: 00457
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Zafonte M 39 Italy
Wife Kinchetta Zafonte
F 50 Italy
Daughter Mary Zafonte
F 9 New York
Son Constantino Zafonte
M 22 New York
I believe that Concetta was widow when married at Calogero...
1940:
Charles Zafonte, "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Charles Zafonte
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Assembly District 16, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 24-1874
Family Number: 143
Sheet Number and Letter: 9B
Line Number: 51
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2595
Digital Folder Number: 005458262
Image Number: 00288
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Zafonte M 49 Italy
Wife Concetta Zafonte
F 59 Italy
Daughter Marie Zafonte
F 18 New York
hoping helpful,
suanj
I do know she came to the USA around 1900 and was born around 1881, and had a daughter by this other husband her name was Anna she was born about 1911..
