Thanks for the info!

I filled out the online form about a month ago or so, and am still waiting. Might be somewhat complicated, since my relative changed his name and corrected his birthdate.

JJOC1414, how long does it take to receive a copy of the SS-5 application after you request it?

I couldn't find my relative on the Ellis Island site, and I did various searches of names, towns etc. I ended up finding said relative on two other sites though that I recommend looking at in addition to Ellis Island:

www.castlegarden.org

And NARA DC's compilation of Italian immigrants ...

Try http://search.ox.ac.uk instead. That works.

Ok thanks I will contact those towns. The Giovanna above would still have been far too young to have had Rosa, (according to the dates she would have had to had Rosa as a 6 year old!). Also, Francesco's last name was Terranella not Gambino.

The last name is Terranella; Gambino is the maiden name of Rosa'a mother.
Thanks for researching that though; the people mentioned are too young to be her parents.

Hi I have all the census records for her, and they are very unreliable.

Each census record from 1900-1930 has different dates for immigration to the US and has many many errors in other entries, so I don't think they are reliable.

The manifest doesn't mention last residence.

I have all her ...

Sorry I am not sure when she came over. It would have be prior to 1897 I believe, since she married in NYC in July of that year.

The closest I have found on the Ellis Island and Castle Garden websites is a Rosa Terranella arriving in NY 5/11/1896 on the Alsatia. But the DOB is off, and there's no ...

Looking for the place, as in comune, of birth for a Rosa or Rosina Terranella from Sicily, most likely in the Palermo province.

Parents are Francesco and Giovanna (or Giovanina) Gambina (or Gambino), birth date might be 6/18/1878.

Thanks.