I researched the idea that Sarafina Cortez was possibly Spanish, however all of the documents, including census records, refer to her as Italian.

Thank you,

I am open to any suggestions. According to the 1930 Census, the name is actually spelled Frail. I have found several documents the refer to my family by these names. Same people... different last name:

Frail
Freil
Ferrel
Farrel
Ferrell
Farrell
Farrielli
Ferralelli
Ferrelli
Ferrarelli

So, I am ...

Good news. I have found Giusseppe's Death Record. He went to prison in Moundsville, WV where he died of a Stomach Carcinoma. The record is under the name Joseph Farrielli, but the dats add up, and my uncle Frank was the informant. But I am having problems finding his nationalization records. Where ...

I have been having problems finding the birth records in San Giovanni for either Sarafina Cortez or Giusseppe Ferrarelli born April 15, 1875. I tried the email unsorrisoagliemigrati@yahoo.it but it was not valid.

Some students at the university here are trying to help me, so translation will not ...

Giuseppe,

Grazie a voi, ma che cosa significa?

Come famiglia lombardi è correlato a me?

Ho sangue lombardi?

Si prega di perdonare il traduttore.

-Rocky

suanj, Valarie, Marty and Michael31

I apologize for not properly responding earlier. I was on my smart phone responding to everything previous.

Now that I have had time to collect all of the data and put it all in a spreadsheet, I want to express my sincere gratitude for all of your support and ...

I dont even know how to thank you all. Benissimo!!!

Yes some do go by Ferrel. Uncle Vito was a Ferrel.

That's uncle Vito ;0)

If I was a betting man, I would bet that you are correct. By looking at the names of the oldest children the dates add up. So, now the goal is to trace the line back one generation at a time correct? Though the goal here is to find the birth city if I'm following you all properly. I really hope that ...

And my next question is... will this be enough to prove citizenship? You are all somewhat experts... I don't see the home town on the manifest.

That is awesome. So what is my next step? Thank you all so much. What a great help you have been.

My mother just said that she remembers the name giuseppe from a story Uncle Tony told years ago. So perhaps that is the manifest Marty.

I should be able to find those at the courthouse here correct?

Will I have to have the marriage record of my great grandfather and nuna? I am not sure that they ever married... if they did, it was in Italy.