Diorio and Codella in Sessa Aurunca, Caserta, Campania, Southern Italy

[lmarsango]

Hello and thank for your help!
I'm looking for info on Antonio Diorio and wife Adelaide Codella. They had a son Michele (Michael) in 1886 in Sessa Aurunca, Caserta, Campania, Italy. They were were married in Aug 1885 in Italy I believe. They may have had 3 other children that died (per census records). Their other surviving children all born in America are Louis, Joseph, Frank, John and Elizabeth. They came to New York around 1894 and lived in Long Island then moved to Paterson Passaic New Jersey. I'm looking for more information in Italy, prior to their coming to America. I could not find them on any ship manifests or any immigration records. I would like to know about their parents and any information I can find.

[Italysearcher]

Check the military lista di leva in the Archivio di Stato di Caserta.

[joetucciarone]

Hi - I found this transcription of a birth record for an Antonio D'Iorio:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKM6-L8C

Birth: 15 Oct 1847
Birth Place: Sessa Aurunca, Caserta, Campania, Italia
Sessa, Gaeta, Terra Di Lavoro, Italy

Father's Name: Francesco d'Iorio
Mother's Name: Livia Pucci

The link will take you to the Family Search site. I hope this is useful.

Best,

Joe

[joetucciarone]

Here's another transcription on the Family Search site; it's for an "Antonio D' iorio Triplet," November 1, 1852 in Sessa Aurunca:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKMK-3MT

[lmarsango]

Thank you. I've got a birthdate for Antonio of April 9 1864. This info comes from his obituary.

[joetucciarone]

I found 30-year-old Adelaide and her boys Michele (age and Enrico (age 5) on the following page of the steamship Bolivia's manifest, arriving in New York on December 10, 1895:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=1368704

They're passengers #48, #49 and #50. I don't see Antonio's name in the list with them. Maybe he came the year before, as you suggested. It was common for the husbands to immigrate first, get jobs, and send for their families to join them.

[joetucciarone]

The steamship Neustria arrived in New York on September 13, 1892. Have a look at passenger #37 on this page of the manifest:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903 ... cc=1368704

This passenger is 27-year-old Antonio di Jorio. My experience is that ages listed on manifests are usually somewhat inaccurate, and the spellings of surnames even more so. His age is about right, and the spelling is close to that of your Antonio. Since Italians often travelled with friends and relatives, I'd look carefully at this page, as well as the other manifest in my earlier post, to see if you recognize potential siblings or cousins of Adelaide and Antonio.

Good Luck,

Joe

[lmarsango]

Thanks Joe!! I think that is definitely Adelaide and sons. Off to check Antonio.

[lmarsango]

Ann, where can I find this? military lista di leva in the Archivio di Stato di Caserta.

[joetucciarone]

You're very welcome!

[luigirusso007]

This is the birth certificate of Antonino d'Iorio dated April 9, 1864, Sessa Aurunca, casale of Marzuli:

http://dl.antenati.san.beniculturali.it ... ewsIndex=0

father: Michele di Pascale, settler, 30 years old;
mother: Mariantonia Cappelli 26 years old
profession: settler

[lmarsango]

Luigi, Thank you so much, this is great!!!

[Italysearcher]

http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... s/?lang=en
The antenati site will tell you what military records the archives hold.
From there you can go direct to the Caserta site (patrimonio) or click on contact and it will pull up an email with their address.

[lmarsango]

I'm now looking for parents of Adelaide Codella. She and Antonio married Aug 1885. Are marriage records available for that year anywhere? Thanks again!

[luigirusso007]

Unfortunately, Sessa Aurunca's records are not all online.


https://www.familysearch.org/search/ima ... %3D2043630

You should contact the Diocese of Sessa Aurunca

https://www.archbibsessa.it/archivio/