[TI] Toledo/Manifest Mysteries/ Early Immigration

Mon Mar 24 04:48:43 CST 2008

You might want to check out the website "Italians in Evansville 1863-1918" 
at http://personal.pitnet.net/heathde/evansville/.

Betsy Fusco
Grand Rivers KY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Heathcott" <heathde at krlynk.com>
To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TI] Toledo/Manifest Mysteries/ Early Immigration

> There was an Urso family from Sicily in Evansville in 1874. The wife's
> obituary (don't know her maiden name) said she was born in Sicily in 1831
> and immigrated via New Orleans to the USA in 1858.
>
> The obituary said she lived in Louisville, Ky 1858 -1974.
>
> The odd thing is that the son Vincent , born c.1850 in Sicily, was a 
> sewing
> maching operator and repairman in Evansville. I didn't know there were 
> such
> things in 1874. Apparently it wasn't a success because he soon opened up a
> place called The Oyster Saloon (including imported fruit, tobacco, and 
> other
> confections). He ended up in Denver, Colorado.
>
> The daughter Giovanna (born 1851) married a Gennaro Marsicano (born Sicily
> 19 Jan 1844) - he immigrated in 1876.
>
> How they ever found a town like Evansville, buried in the farthest reaches
> of southern Indiana (on the Ohio river), I have no idea.
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Geraci" <ken_geraci at yahoo.com>
> To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [TI] Toledo/Manifest Mysteries/ Early Immigration
>
>
>> Cousin Mark,
>>
>> Wow, I read your email and I have to say that 1882 is
>> one of the earlier dates I have seen for immigration
>> to the United States, especially for bringing over
>> wives and children. On this list we have often
>> wondered who were the first Termitani who "discovered
>> America" in the sense of realizing that it was a place
>> that offered so many opportunities and then brought
>> their families over and also spread the word back in
>> Termini.
>>
>> Do you know what profession your relatives performed
>> back in Termini before coming to Toledo, OH? Did they
>> do the same profession in Ohio? Most of the other
>> extremely early settlers from Termini were in the
>> fishing business. My own great-grandfather, Francesco
>> Geraci, came over in the early to mid 1880's himself
>> and worked with his brothers in the
>> Baltimore/Washington, DC areas in shoemaking,
>> tailoring and possibly doing some work in jewelry. But
>> he didn't bring over his wife, Rosina Marcellino,
>> (your own cousin, daughter of Rosalia Navarra) and
>> their children until the mid to late 1880's.
>>
>> Also, I noticed that you have an additional San Pietro
>> family connection besides the one that ties into our
>> Navarra family. Have you ever tied the two San
>> Pietro's in your tree to the same family?
>>
>> Buona Pascua!
>>
>> Your 4th cousin,
>>
>> Ken Geraci
>>
>> --- GSAUNC at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> My grandfather, John Bisese (Bisesi), was a  great
>>> guy.  Sometimes, when we
>>> visited, he would take all 24 of
>>> his  grandchildren to Sunday "breakfast" after
>>> church!  When I started
>>> researching my family history in 2003 I wondered why
>>> he was named John, since he
>>> was born in 1894, had 4 older brothers and his
>>> mother's father was named
>>> Giovanni (John).  I had a feeling that a younger
>>> sibling named Giovanni had  died
>>> and my grandfather had been named for him, but it
>>> was clouded in  mystery.  For
>>> years, I had searched for the ship that brought my
>>> great-grandparents to
>>> America.  A few days ago a friend found the manifest
>>>  for the ship, the Elysia,
>>> that came to New York November 8, 1882.  The
>>> manifest showed my
>>> great-grandmother, Maria Mercurio (born 1849 and
>>> daughter of  Giovanni DiMercurio and Maria
>>> Carmela SanPietro), and four of her children
>>> including.... Giovanni.  The
>>> birth document on the Database noted he was  born in
>>> 1878.  Giovanni died some
>>> time prior to my grandfather's  birth.  However, I
>>> can not determine the
>>> location.  We have hunted for  the manifest with my
>>> great-grandfather, Pasquale
>>> Bisesi (born 1846 and son of  Salvadore Bisesi and
>>> Liboia DiCola).  He probably
>>> came over by himself  earlier than November, 1882.
>>> There are a few Pasquale's on
>>> 1882 manifests with  mangled last names-but no sure
>>> thing yet.
>>> I  have Pasquale and Maria first documented living
>>> in Toledo, Ohio in 1886.
>>> The city directory notes they lived at 76 Michigan
>>> and later 241 Summit.  I
>>> would appreciate any information on the Italian
>>> community in Toledo from
>>> 1882-1890.  My family may have gone there first in
>>> 1882.
>>> Many  thanks,
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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