Mascia family

[janicem]

Can anyone help me locate the ancestors of Giocomo Mascia who came over inn 1905 tomeet up with his cousin Louis. He came to Cincinnati, Ohio and changed his name to james Misch.

[johnnyonthespot]

Is this the Giacomo (note: Gia... - not Gio...) you are referring to?

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Giacomo Mascia
Name: Giacomo Mascia
Arrival Date: 28 Apr 1905
Birth Year: abt 1888
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Latin
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Prinzess Irene

I can post the manifest if you would like.

According to this manifest, Giacomo's Last Residence = Scisciano; there are two such places in Italy today, a comune (city/town) and a frazione (neighborhood/hamlet):

Comune di Scisciano, Provincia di Napoli, Regione di Campania, Southern Italy

Frazione Scisciano, Comune di Maiolati Spontini, Provincia di Ancona, Regione di Marche, Central Italy

I would suggest the first one is the more likely but it is not always easy to be certain about these things. Presuming the first, you can write to the address below and request Giacomo's birth and, if applicable, marriage certificates. These will show the names and birthplaces of his parents.

Ufficio dello Stato Civile
Comune di Scisciano
Piazza XX Settembre, 1
80030 Scisciano NA
ITALY

Email: anag_civile@libero.it (remove the spaces)
Web: http://scisciano.asmenet.it/

Requesting documents in Italian:

http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... /index.asp
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html
http://italiangenealogy.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=15162/

You can also try researching at the Family History web site, http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsea ... html#start

[johnnyonthespot]

By the way, there are four Mascia's listed in the current Italian telephone directory for Scisciano. See http://www.paginebianche.it/execute.cgi ... ciano&l=en

There is a resonable chance that some or all may be related to Giacomo. You may wish to try contacting them and see what develops. This site ( http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tools.html ) includes a generic form letter to potential relatives which you may want to try making use of. Personally, I am of the opinion that one should write a proper and detailed letter describing what you know of your ancestry, incuding a few photographs, and then have it professionally translated before mailing off.

[suanj]

Hi, I know not if this records are abt your ancestor:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about James Miscia
Name: James Miscia
City: Cincinnati
County: Hamilton
State: Ohio
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1888
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1819802
DraftBoard: 3
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/9803/masciawwi.jpg
born in Accadia, Napoli (??)

1920 United States Federal Census
about James Misch
Name: James Misch
Home in 1920: Cincinnati Ward 5, Hamilton, Ohio
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Spouse's name: Clara
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Rent
Year of Immigration: 1904
Able to read: No
Able to Write: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
James Misch 32
Clara Misch 26
Charles Misch 8
Anthony Misch 5
Nicholas Misch 2
[2 10/12]


1930 United States Federal Census
about James Mish
Name: James Mish
Home in 1930: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
View Map
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Clara
Race: White
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
James Mish 41
Clara Mish 34
Charles Mish 19
Anthony Mish 17
Nicholas Mish 14
Michael Mish 10
Angelo Mish 10
John Mish 7
Joseph Mish 5
Paul Mish 4
Gennard Mish 1 10/12
Ada Dines 19


U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about James Genard Misch
Name: James Genard Misch
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1888
Birth Place: Arcodia
Residence: Ham, Ohio
Race: White
Roll: WWII_2251737

wife Clara
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1451/masciawwii.jpg

If the records are abt your ancestor, the surname spelling seeming MISCIA and the italian first name was Gennaro most probably...

just a suggestion...
suanj

[kmisch]

Hi my great grand father was James Misch my grandfather was Al Misch and my dad is Ronnie Misch we all grew up in Norwood, Ohio.