looking for Rebecchini

[pink67]

Great find Valarie!!

Ann, I may suggest you to collect for first all the possible U.S. records so you might be able to detect the exact birth place of your ancestors...
Ancona is both a province and a town, so maybe they should have been born in the Ancona Province...
Moreover we are talking about early records..
Don't forget that Minia stated she was born in Turkey - Smyrne.

This afternoon I read a lot of newspaper's articles about the sad and interesting story of Isotta Oaksmith (I realized too that her brother Raniero died on December 24, 1878)...
She had a really hard life with her husband and she lost her child...

http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4 ... ehtml&.pdf

from Wikipedia:

With his first wife, Isotta Rebecchini, Oaksmith had 4 children,:

Buchanan Oaksmith (died in infancy)
Elizabeth (Bessie) Oaksmith 1858–1879
Corrine Oaksmith 1860-1879
Peyton "Randolph" Oaksmith.

From fultonhistory.com:

http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper% ... ehtml&.pdf

APPLETON OAKSMITH.
His Four Daughters Drowned.
WILMINGTON, N. C , July 6.—Captain
Appleton Oaksmith, as reported yesterday,
started on Friday with his four
daughters and sou from Fort Macon to
Beaufort. The boat sank, and the eldest
daughter was drowned. Later advices
state that the three rescued daughters
afterward died.
NEW YOBK, July 6 —Appleton Oaksmith
was a slave trader and blockade
runner in the early part of the war. He
and Captain Gordon were arrested together
in 1861, for slave trading, and
Gordon was hanged ; but Oaksmith escaped
from Warren street jail, in Boston,
where he had been transferred from
Fort Lafayette. His first wife, the
mother of his eldest daughter, lives in
this city. Eighteen years ago she and
her child were saved from drowning.
While Oaksmith was a fugitive from
justice in England, he obtained what
purported to be an Indiana divorce from
his first wife, although she was unaware
of it for years afterwards. Oaksmith
then married a step-cousin. His applicattion
to President Johnson for pardon
was thwarted by his first wife who wrote
to the president the story of her wrongs.
Subsequently, however, he applied to
President Grant. His wife did not oppose
it, expecting that she would be
able to see her children, whom the Captain
had taken away from her, and his
pardon was granted. He returned from
England, settled in North Carolina,
being generally recognized as a conservative
Englishman, and was elected to
the legislature.

In another article you can read that Isotta went to visit her father in Smyrne (I believe it was at the time of her passport on October 1869)..

http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper% ... ehtml&.pdf

He (Appleton Oaksmith) then told her he was
going with his vessel to the Indies, and advised
her to go to her father's for a while at Smyrna.
She went there, remaining four months, when
letters reached her father from the United
States, written by Captain Oaksmith's sister,
making inquiry about his daughter, saying that
she hadl disappeared, was believed dead, and
Captain Oaksmith had married again.

So, perhaps it's better before try to put togheter all these pieces and try to determine how many sisters and brother there were...

Laura

[luckyshamrock]

I certainly will do just that!! Thank you all very much again!!

Ann

[pink67]

From:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/vitalrecords ... earch.aspx

Last Name - First Name - Town - Years - Volume - Page - Type
Parker James Mortimer Boston 1872 243 104 Birth

You're very welcome Ann... for example this birth certificate may have the birth place of Giuditta....

Laura

[vj]

From:
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/vitalrecords ... earch.aspx

Last Name - First Name - Town - Years - Volume - Page - Type
Parker James Mortimer Boston 1872 243 104 Birth

You're very welcome Ann... for example this birth certificate may have the birth place of Giuditta....

Laura

Hi Laura
I checked both James Mortimer and Marie on the basic town listing of births on NEHGS - they're very faded.
Both just state "Italy" for Giudetta
Can't find a marriage record
Valarie

[vj]

More clues?
Giudetta Rebecchini Parker

1910 census

Home in 1910:
802 Second Street
San Bernardino Ward 3, San Bernardino, California

head John F Parker 54
wife Giuditta Parker 63
grandchild Gindetta Parker 10
grandchild Carrie L Parker 8
nephew Ernest Rebeechini 18, abt 1892 Egypt
- immig 1909
servant Amanis Johnson 38
---

1920 census

Home in 1920:
802 Second Street
San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California

head John F Parker 74
wife Ginditta E Parker 74
---

Rebecchini Summary (so far )

Serafino Rebecchini
1812
aft 1851

daughter
Isotta Rebecchini Oaksmith
25 Aug 1835 IT
married 27 Sep 1855 NYC
after 1900 in CA?

daughter
Giudetta Rebecchini Parker
Mar 1836/7 IT
married abt 1870/1 prob in Boston
after 1920 in CA?

son
Raniero Rebecchini
1837/8 Ancona Province, Italy
24 Dec 1878 NYC

unknown relationship:

Frank RO Rebecchini
28 Nov 1848 Smyrna, Turkey
29 Mar 1903 Kings County, NY

Minia Rebecchini Pierce
1854 Smyrna, Turkey
1919 NY

Ernest Rebecchini (nephew of Giudetta)
11 Sep 1892 Cairo Egypt (French parents)
29 Jan 1960 Los Angeles

[pink67]

Hi Ann,

I hope I'm not bothering you with all these records but.... I'm almost involved in your search, and I'm loving it...

Here you have the 1860 census for Isotta Rebecchini Oaksmith, she was just married with Appleton and had her first two daughters Elizabeth and Corinne:

1860 United States Federal Census
about I Isotta Smith
Name: I Isotta Smith
Age in 1860: 25
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Italy
Home in 1860: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York
Gender: Female
Post Office: Patchogue
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
John Smith 61 Editor, born in Maine (Isotta's father in law)
E Oakes Smith 52 female, born in Maine (Isotta's mother in law)
Appleton O Smith 33 Male, born in Maine (Isotta's husband)
I Isotta Smith 25
Elizabeth Smith 2
Corrine Smith 4.12
Mary Strong 35 Female, born in Ireland, domestic
John Strong 6

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And 1870 census... she was working as a Governess in a private house... I remember we met the Phelps lastname, it was the owner of the School of Music where Isotta's brother Raniero worked as teacher of violin...

1870 United States Federal Census
about Isota Cadsmith
Name: Isota Cadsmith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Age in 1870: 34
Birthplace: Italy
Home in 1870: New York Ward 21 District 17, New York, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: New York City
Household Members: Name Age
Wm Phelps 55
Ellen Phelps 43
R M Phelps 26
Ann Phelps 14
M B Phelps 7
H A Phelps 1
Ann Banks 30 Domestic
Isota Cadsmith 34 Governess

From all the stories we read, she was just returned from her trip to Smyrne, were she stayed with her father and in the meanwhile her husband re-married another woman and took away her child...

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Possible arrival manifest after her stay in Smyrne?

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Mrs. Oaksmith
Name: Mrs. Oaksmith
Arrival Date: 5 Feb 1870
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: United States of America
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: American
Ship Name: Pennsylvania
Search Ship Database: Search the Pennsylvania in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 14
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_323
List Number: 87
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States

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Dates are matching beceause she returned on February and the census was taken on June 1870

I believe you have now enought material to write a book on your ancestor's family history!

Laura

[luckyshamrock]

Laura,
What wuld I do without your help!! You and the group are wonderful!
Thanks so much.

On another note... the family story I received from my uncle about henry pierce (minias husband who was the seaman) Is that he died at sea coming up from Cuba going to NYC. He died while trying to save a cabin boy when the main mast fell on his head. His Body washed ashore and Frederick (their son) had to go and identify the body. Frederick knew it was his father because of a large tatoo of a cross on his chest. I have not found anything until yesterday Here is the article i found along with some other info. The dates of the article match up top the story and the census records I found . Minia lived with Joseph (Henry or Jh Pierce) in 1900 and she was widowed by the 1910 census where she lived with Joseph Raniero. I hope the article is related........ It sounds too good not to be!

Ann

I tried to attach the article and the forum woun't let me i have to figure it out somehow. The tiltle of the article is "Mate Pierce's body washed ashore"

[pink67]

Wow Ann!!!
Another coincidence?

FIVE PERISH IN A Wreck
Rescuers Unable to Reach the
Barkentine Abiel Abbott.
Vessel Pounds to Pieces -
Off Harvey Cedars —
Four of the Crew Are Saved on a Raft.

TOMS RI'VER. N. J.. Jan. 21.—The Ameri-
ican barkentine Abiel Abbott, salt laden,
from Turks Island to New York, beached
off Harvey Cedars last night and went to
pieces. Of her crew of nine only four are
living. ..........
........
Besides the Captain, those brought were Second Mate Butler, Otto Beng, James Burns, and Frank Leaven. Leaven,
besides suffering from cold and exposure
like the rest, was badly brulaed and hir ribs were broken, apparently by falling wreckage when the masts gave. way. He
lived only a short time. The men lost were
First Mate Pierce, Steward Charles Palmer,
James Brandt, and Frank Carter.

http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspapers ... ehtml&.pdf

You're lucky to have such a fascinating family history! Really you must consider to write a book on it....

Laura

edit to add: were you able finding Minias's 1880 census? I'm having no luck on this!

[luckyshamrock]

Laura,


YES YES YES!!! I too have seen that article just yesterday! In fact there is book called "Rescued by the US Coastguard" that gives a detailed account of what happened on the ship when it was wrecked. I saw the book online but was unable to copy the story because of copyright laws. etc...

I have not had any luck either with Minias census of 1880 Perhaps a birth record of Joseph Raniero being born in NYC on August 10 1880 would help... but like you, I am stuck. I'm sure that would lend us to more clues as well. I'm looking forward to receiving the cemetary info soon too.

Thanks,
Ann

[pink67]

With his first wife, Isotta Rebecchini, Oaksmith had 4 children,:

Buchanan Oaksmith (died in infancy)
Elizabeth (Bessie) Oaksmith 1858–1879
Corrine Oaksmith 1860-1879
Peyton "Randolph" Oaksmith.

It seems Peyton was the only living child of Isotta....

1900 United States Federal Census
about Randolph Oaksmith
Name: Randolph Oaksmith
Home in 1900: Jennings, Calcasieu, Louisiana
Age: 38
Birth Date: Mar 1862
Birthplace: New York
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Spouse's name: Ella D
Marriage Year: 1889
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 11
Residence : Jennings Town, Calcasieu, Louisiana
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Randolph Oaksmith 38 head, born in NY
Ella D Oaksmith 30 wife, born in WI
Percy Oaksmith 9 daughter, born in North Dakota
Evelina C Oaksmith 8 daughter, born in North Dakota
Seba B Oaksmith 3 son, born in North Dakota

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1910 United States Federal Census
about Randolph Oak Smith
Name: Randolph Oak Smith
[Randolph Oaksmith]
Age in 1910: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Father's Birth Place: Maine
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Spouse's name: Ellen
Home in 1910: Police Jury Ward 10, Calcasieu, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Randolph Oak Smith 48 head
Ellen Oak Smith 40 wife
Berty Oak Smith 20 daughter
Eveline E Oak Smith 18 daughter
Seba Oak Smith 13 son
Joy Oak Smith 6 daughter
Carl West 20 employer

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1920 United States Federal Census
about Randolph Oak Smith
Name: Randolph Oak Smith
[Randolph Oaksmith]
Home in 1920: Mill Bayou, Arkansas, Arkansas
Age: 57 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Ella D
Father's Birth Place: Maine
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 29
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Randolph Oak Smith 57 head
Ella D Oak Smith 49 wife
Echo Oak Smith 26 daughter
Jay Oak Smith 14 daughter

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1930 United States Federal Census
about Randolph Oaksmith
Name: Randolph Oaksmith
Home in 1930: Stuttgart, Arkansas, Arkansas
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Ella D
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Randolph Oaksmith 68 head
Ella D Oaksmith 60 wife

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Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
about Peyton R Oaksmith
Name: Peyton R Oaksmith
Estimated Birth Year: 1862
Age: 86
Death Day: 30
Death Month: May
Death Year: 1948
County: Pulaski
Volume Number: 30
Roll Number: 1948
Certificate Number: 5744

his wife:

Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
about Abigal Ell Oaksmith
Name: Abigal Ell Oaksmith
Estimated Birth Year: 1871
Age: 79
Death Day: 14
Death Month: Feb
Death Year: 1950
County: Arkansas
Volume Number: 5
Roll Number: 1950
Certificate Number: 963

his only male child:

Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950
about Seba B Oaksmith
Name: Seba B Oaksmith
Death Day: 3
Death Month: Mar
Death Year: 1919
County: Arkansas
Volume Number: 13
Roll Number: 19141923
Certificate Number: 1

Laura

[luckyshamrock]

Laura,

Remember me?

Wanted to give you an update on the latest news..........


I just got word from the cemetery where Minia is buried and she is buried with her brother Raniero, infant son Salvatore Pierce, daughter in law who died during childbirth (Alice Pierce) and Joseph Henry Pierce, the first mate who died on the Abiel Abbott!!! The dates all match up along with my Uncle's story about his body washing ashore etc!

Thanks again for your help a few weeks back! I believe Serafino Rebecchini was buried over in Italy or Turkey. I have not found any more records on him yet, but I am still looking!

Take care,
Ann

[pink67]

Ann.. I remeber very well your research
Thank you for the update!

Good luck!
Laura