Salvatore Nigrelli & Vincenza Maida

[Romano1970]

Looking for information about Vincenza Maida. Born Jan 12th 1903 Musomelli Sicily. She Came to this country I believe around 1918 to 1920.

She marrierd my great uncle Salvatore Nigrelli (born june 22 1890) once in America. Once she married my uncle I understand she went by jennie as well.

Any imformation on either of these people will be of great help. Parents of both , what their steps were before they met eachother here in America. Did they become citizens of america?

[ricbru]

Dear Michael,
if you want to know the parents names of Vincenza Maida born in Mussomeli on 12 Jan 1903, I suggest you to rent the microfilms from FHL

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... ato+civile++

this is the microfilm you need

Nascite 1890-1910 FHL INTL Film
1963946

or write, only in italian, in order to have her birth certificate stating parents names to

Comune
Ufficio di Stato Civile
Piazza della Repubblica
CAP 93014
Mussomeli - CL - Italy
Fax 01139 0934-991227
info@comune.mussomeli.cl.it (no spaces)

If you want to know if she eventually applied for US citizenship, you can check with USCIS/ Homeland Security in Lee's Summit, MO, filling out the g-639 form. It takes a long time (about 9 to 17 months for them to reply) but for sure it is worth.

You can also check with 1920 and 1930 US census if they ever naturalized


Is this your Salvatore Nigrelli? was he from Mussomeli too?

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipM ... 0685%2ETIF

I hope it helps
bye Riccardo

[PeterTimber]

Dear Mike go to www.naturalizationrecords.com/usa =Peter=

[Romano1970]

Thank you Peter.

Thank you Ricbru........

I thought I was the only one up at this time doing research on a sunday. LOL

[ricbru]

I thought I was the only one up at this time doing research on a sunday. LOL

Michael, it is 3.05 pm here in Italy
Good luck for your researches
bye Riccardo

[PeterTimber]

Dear Mike it is 9:05 AM here in NY and I just noticed that the time on our respective messages are 1:56 and 1:59PM???? We have to be fixed! =Peter=

[Romano1970]

Hello again Ricbru. That is my uncle Salvatore.

[ricbru]

so now you know that his mother is Marianna, so you can check on that microfilm as above, or you can put this info on the request you write to Mussomeli civil record office
I hope it helps
bye Riccardo

[vj]

According to Salvatore’s military & census records in the US he lived in Passaic NJ
Here’s a possible ship manifest for Vincenza and her family in 1918

Mother Vincenza Pennice (b 1882), father Vincenzo Maida

1918
page 2

[Romano1970]

Hi VJ. How have you been.

Concerning the manifest I believe that is the correct person. I do notice that it looks like she came accross with her family. The person above her seems to be her mother. Do you agree?? If so do you also agree that the father does not seem to be on the page??

[vj]

Hi Mike !
That sounds right.
She traveled with her mother and siblings, joining her father in Passaic.
Valarie

[Romano1970]

It is good to hear from you Valerie


Oh so he came before them. I do see him on page two of the manifest.

The search continues now on him


It is amazing as to how these tree spider out in all directions

[vj]

Vincenza Maida’s parents?
Two of these children may be on the 1918 manifest
Living next door to Salvatore & Vincenza

1930 census

Home in 1930:
206 Dayton Ave
Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey

Head Vincent Maida 54
Wife Jennie Maida 46
Son Joseph Maida 17
Son-in-law Athony Triolo 28
Daughter Josephine Triolo 20

Vincenzo Maida’s probable manifest
His 2nd trip, in Rochester NY 1909-1912

1916
page 2
special inquiry page

Name: Vincenzo Marida
Arrival Date: 17 Jul 1916
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876 Age: 40
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Palermo, Italy
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Ship Name: Giuseppe Verdi
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Nativity: Cattanissetta
Line: 10
Microfilm Serial: T715 Microfilm Roll: T715_2478
Birth Location: Cattanissetta
Birth Location Other: marromeli
Page Number: 117

[Romano1970]

Wow, yep.

The Salvatore and Vincenza that live next door are my grandnothers brother and his wife. Vincenzas parents are the ones that live next door

[Romano1970]

Val,
I was one reply behind you. Yep that also seems to be Vincenzo's Manifest. Wow he came accross almost two whole years earlier. That seems to be the norm back then right. The head of household would come over and set up shop so to speak and then once situated, the family came over.