montesano?

[derek97ex]

looking for any info my great grandfather was joe montesano came to us around 1901 my grandpa is frank montesano they ended up in northeast in kansas city mo

[pink67]

Were these records correct for you ancestors?

http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Foru ... 15817.html

Laura

[pink67]

Form Ancestry.com possible 1920 census?

1920 United States Federal Census
about Joe Munson
Name: Joe Munson
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Jackson, Missouri
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Lena
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of Immigration: 1906
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 268
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Joe Munson 29
Lena Munson 20
Santo Munson 4
Sam Munson 3
Joe Munson 0

image:
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gxerTUr

possible 1906 arrival manfiest for Giuseppe:

New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
about Giuseppe Montesano
Name: Giuseppe Montesano
Arrival Date: 5 Oct 1906
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: Italian (South) (Italian)
Port of Departure: Palermo, Italy
Ship Name: Lazio
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
Friend's Name: Tommaso Diprima
Last Residence: Abinena
Birthplace: Alimena
National Archives' Series Number: T905_11

joining his brother in law Tommaso Di Prima in Baton Rouge LA

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqMX_C0

Laura

[derek97ex]

ya that right i have no idea why it says munson though? i am trying to figure out what part of sicily they are from i know it says alimena i cant find anything there

[pink67]

Latnames were often mispelled, many of the immigrants were illiterate so it was difficult for them to spell their correct names and lastname.. and very often lastnames and names were "americanized" to better integrate in the new world...

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Giuspeppe Montejano
Name: Giuspeppe Montejano ( Giuseppe Montesano)
City: Kansas City
County: Jackson
State: Missouri
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1889
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1683379
DraftBoard: 5

birthplace: Alimena town, Palermo province, Sicily region

for civil records, you can try in Mormon's microfilms:
Topic Italy, Palermo, Alimena - Civil registration

Titles Registri dello stato civile, 1820-1910 Alimena (Palermo). Ufficio dello stato civile
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... ato+civile

regards,
suanj

This is the Military Draft card image, from Ancestry.com:

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVymCXi

Have you searched in the Mormon's microfilms that Suanj pointed you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alimena

Laura

[pink67]

Here is the death certificate for your Great-grandfather Joseph Montesano:

http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resource ... Year=#null

he died on November 13, 1957, he was born in Sicily and his fahter's name was Santo Montesano, his mother's first name was Rosa

Laura

[derek97ex]

i have found a grave site near where i live that is a tomassio chiodo do you like this might me the same i dont know where de prima came from but that could totally be right i have went to the grave site he died young at 1 or 9 is really hard to read i know dont think he would married att 9 but maybe someone close

[pink67]

I believe his death certificate is this one:

http://www.sos.mo.gov/TIF2PDFConsumer/D ... 175553.pdf

Tomaso Chiodo, died on July 14, 1912, he was 9 months old, son of Salvatore Chiodo and Rosa Federico... He was buried in the St. Mary Cemetery on 15 july 1912... is this the cemetery you visited?

Laura