joppolo
Re: yupollo
Hi and welcome to the forum,
The name of the town is probably Iopollo, Sicily. If you give us more specific details we will be able to better direct your search. There are many Saccos from Iopollo.
The name of the town is probably Iopollo, Sicily. If you give us more specific details we will be able to better direct your search. There are many Saccos from Iopollo.
Re: yupollo
i believe i may have spelled it wrong. it may be joppolo.
Re: yupollo
The initial I in Italian names is often mistranscribed as a Y. Iopollo and Yopollo are the same place.
Do you need help in finding ship's manifests?
Do you need help in finding ship's manifests?
Re: joppolo
Hi, my great-grandfather was from Joppolo. The whole name is Joppolo Giancaxio a town in the province of Agrigento in Sicily. I went there last year, a nice little town.
Re: joppolo
i think it is Joppolo Giancaxio. i would appreciate help with the manifest. her name was josephine sacco. born in 1909-10. came to america when she was around ten. i beleive her father was nicola and he came over before she did,but how long before i don't know. she woul have come over with her mother and siblings...their names i don't know. i do know she was the youngest.
Re: joppolo
Hello anthonyg,anthonyg wrote:i think it is Joppolo Giancaxio. i would appreciate help with the manifest. her name was josephine sacco. born in 1909-10. came to america when she was around ten. i beleive her father was nicola and he came over before she did,but how long before i don't know. she woul have come over with her mother and siblings...their names i don't know. i do know she was the youngest.
Found a Josephine (Giuseppa) Sacco born abt 1910, arriving with mother & siblings in 1920 - but they were joining a Luigi Sacco
They were born in Ioppolo (probably Joppolo Giancaxio, Agrigento, Sicily)
Valarie
(click here) 1920 manifest
page 2
3 Sep 1920, SS Duca d' Aosta, Naples to NY
lines 6-10
Antonina Caruana 49 (abt 1871)
- last residence Raffadali (Agrigento, Sicily)
- in Raffadali cousin Calogero Murena
- destination NY Brooklyn
- joining husband Luigi Sacco at 2270 Pacific St
- born in Ioppolo
(children in birth order)
Angelina Sacco 22 (abt 1898)
Luigia Sacco 16 (abt 1904)
Nicolo Sacco 14 (abt 1906)
Giuseppa Sacco 10 (abt 1910)
found using Ellis Island gold search form:
http://stevemorse.org/ellis2/ellisgold.html
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same family in 1930?
from ancestry. com (subscription site)
possible 1930 census
Home in 1930:
1342 Herkimer St, rents $30
Brooklyn, Kings, New York
head Louis Sacco 67, abt 1863 IT
- married age 23, abt 1886
- immig 1920, Al
- laborer, railroad
wife Anna Sacco 58, abt 1872 IT
- married age 18, abt 1890
- immig 1920, Al
daughter Josephine Sacco 19, abt 1911 IT
- immig 1920, Al
son Nick Sacco 23, abt 1907 IT
- married age 22, abt 1929
- immig 1920, Na
- operator, robe factory
daughter-in-law Mary Sacco 24, abt 1906 IT
- married age 23, abt 1929
- immig 1919, Al
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If this is your family, these may help you locate New York City records:
Dr Steve Morse One Step Search Pages for New York
NY Naturalization
NYC Groom Index 1864-1936
NYC Bride Index ????-1937
NYC Death Records 1891-1948
Ordering NYC Vital Records
New York City Archives
from NYC records by the Italian Genealogical Group
http://www.italiangen.org/
Re: joppolo
Do you know when your grandmother died???
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i am alomst sure thats them.i could have sworn her fathers name was luigi but my uncle told me it was nicola. it looks like her brother was nic. now that i think about it i seem to remember somebody mentioning her brother as nick. and her dad worked for the railroad. thats amazing that you could find that. she went to the international school of design and owned a dress shop in new york died in metaire, la in about 1997.
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Re: joppolo
Hi this is Louise From NYC Again. Are you one of her three sons grandchildren. Aunt Joe made bridal gowns in nyc. Met a man while in New Orleans and married and had three sons , she lived in new orleans till she passed. I believe in the late 90"s . If you would like please repsond.