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Hi I need help finding some information on my grandfather Herman Monico I tried Ancestry.com and their is nothing on him so I came here for help.
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What information do you have about him?
Place/date of birth? etc.

The name Monico is most common in Lombardia and Veneto, but without more information that's all I can say.
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Birth 04-20-1920 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA but thats it and I dont know anything on his parents
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And from the little town of Vinchiaturo is where his parents came from if that helps
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and I believe they spelled it Pietromonaco
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Possibly the family in the 1930 Census...
Father' s name was also Herman...
Mother was Connie
Both born in Italy

Herman Monico
United States Census, 1930
Name: Herman Monico
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
Birthplace: Nebraska
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Herman Monico Head M 41 Italy
Connie Monico Wife F 25 Italy

Rose Monico Daughter F 17 Nebraska
Carl Monico Son M 15 Nebraska
Tony Monico Son M 13 Nebraska
Herman Monico Son M 11 Nebraska
Mike Monico Son M 7 Nebraska
Nancy Cicuilla Stepdaughter F 7 Nebraska
Jack Cicuilla Stepson M 4 Nebraska
Marie Cicuilla Stepdaughter F 3 Nebraska

HERE IN 1920?
Father born about 1887, immigrated 1889 (with parents?)

Herman Monico
United States Census, 1920
Name: Herman Monico
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
Event Place: Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Rent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
Birthplace: Italy
Immigration Year: 1889
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Herman Monico Head M 33 Italy
Teresa Monico Wife F 34 Italy
Mary Monico Daughter F 14 Nebraska
Dolla Monico Daughter F 12 Nebraska
Landio Monico Son M 10 Nebraska
Monica Monico Daughter F 8 Nebraska
Rosa Monico Daughter F 7 Nebraska
Carlo Monico Son M 4 Nebraska
Tony Monico Son M 2 Nebraska
Emilio Zabrietto Boarder M 26 Italy
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So his fathers name is also Herman then? Hmm is their anymore information on his father and mother? Because i tried finding Hermans birth certificate in America to see if I can find the names but I cant seem to find his birth certificate
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conno11 wrote:So his fathers name is also Herman then? Hmm is their anymore information on his father and mother? Because i tried finding Hermans birth certificate in America to see if I can find the names but I cant seem to find his birth certificate
Just posted the 1920 Census (looks like a different wife, Teresa. Could have been that she died and he remarried? Since Herman was born in 1920... could be she died in childbirth or sometime after?)
I believe TERESA (in 1920 Census) is the mother of your HERMAN.

His name could have been CARMINE Pietromonaco :-)
Her name was probably Concetta...
Do you know if they were married in US or Italy?

I am checking birth registrations in Vinchitura now, there are two in 1887...


EDIT TO ADD:

Is this the WWI Registration Card for the Herman's father in Omaha?
Making date of birth 16 September 1886?

http://interactive.ancestry.com/6482/NE ... turnRecord

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According to what I'm finding, Herman the father was born around 1886. Even if it is Carmine Pietromonaco, there are two Carmine Pietromonaco's born in 1887 alone in Vinchitura. You may need to find the immigration record to know which it is since it will also have the father's (your great-great-grandfather's) name.
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do you know any good sources where I can find immigration records??
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O and I just wanted to let you guys know Thank you for all your help!! you guys are great!!!
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conno11 wrote:O and I just wanted to let you guys know Thank you for all your help!! you guys are great!!!
One of the birth records in Vinchitura has a date of 13 September 1887 (birth on 11th)
Here is the link to keep for POSSIBLE future connection...
http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

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Tessa78 wrote:

EDIT TO ADD:

Is this the WWI Registration Card for the Herman's father in Omaha?
Making date of birth 16 September 1886?

http://interactive.ancestry.com/6482/NE ... turnRecord

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Hmmm, if that is the correct date then I'm not sure I can help. The source I'm using for Vinchitura skips from 1885 to 1887. BUT you could easily write a letter, in Italian, to l'Ufficio di Stato Civile in Vinchitura and ask for a copia integrale dell'atto di nascita and give them the exact date, it should be enough for them to send you a scan of the birth certificate if we can't find one online.
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I posted the September 1887 record link above because sometimes US records are off by year, but immigrants usually get the month correct :-)

In that record, Carmine's father is Alessandro, son of deceased Giovanni Pietromonaco; and mother is Maria di Sano, daughter of Benedetto...

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Tessa78 wrote:
One of the birth records in Vinchitura has a date of 13 September 1887 (birth on 11th)
Here is the link to keep for POSSIBLE future connection...
http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.i ... ewsIndex=0

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Thats not really a solid lead, different years, different dates. Considering the name Carmine Pietromonaco seems common in the town, there's no way to know if they are the same. Genealogy can never be based on assumptions. You'll need to try and get the record for the date indicated by the WWII record. If the town says there was no person with that name born in September 1886, then maybe you can start considering errors in records.

When I was doing my own research in the Supino parish records, I found a woman with the same name and year of birth, and fathers name, as my great-great grandmother, but it wasn't her. There were two. Can't just go on guesswork or you inadvertently start looking into someone else's family
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