We finally found my husband's grandfather, Louis Pazi and his parents. Louis was actually born Luigi Batista Giovanni Pasi, son of Luigi Pasi b 1826 of Poia and wife Domenica Rosa Benuzzi born 1835 in Stumigia.

Luigi's father was Battista Pasi b 1797 in Lomaso wife Caternia Segalla b 1801 in ...

Youi have the name and the date of entry which should give you the information. In the event the information obtained from him at time of entry into New orleans, then go to the Puvlic library and request the NARA microfilm M259 which is the passenger lists of vessels arriving at New Orleans 1820 ...

ptimber wrote:what town was he born in the Tyrol?? Peter

The town is the problem. The only records we have found are naturalization paper, marriage record, burial record, 1900 census record. All records just say Tyrol.

Carolyn Brown

I am searching for my husband's grandfather Louis (Luigi) PAZI and his parents. Louis was born 1855 in what was then the Austrian Tyrol. He immigrated to Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA Oct 2, 1881 through the port of New Orleans probably on a ship out of Marselle, France with about 150 other men ...

All I can tell you is that the census takers spelled the name as it sounded to them. Each one heard it a bit differently depending on his own nationality.

You can check for naturalization records several places, but will have to use thinking cap and try to come up with all the spelling variations ...