Vinciguerra's in Limatola

[dunnbv]

I am searching for my father's family....he is a Vinciguerra...his dad's name was Biagio and came to the US in early 1900s. My dad's name was Anthony.
We know his family was from Naples area and we think he was from Limatola. Any help will be appreciated.

[VaDeb]

Additional information would help. What is Biagio's year of birth and where in the US did he settle? Name of wife?

This is just a guess, is it the right person?

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/8314/biagio6rl.jpg

Name: Biagio Vinciguerra
City: Manhattan
County: New York
State: New York
Birthplace: Italy
Birth Date: Oct 13 1892
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1765593
DraftBoard: 90

[nuccia]

Try this link for passengers from your grandfathers town. There is a manifest from an Antonio from there which lists Biagio as his brother arriving in 1910. It also lists a Vincenzo as his father (Perhaps your greatgrandfather)?

http://stevemorse.org/goulnik/match1.ph ... &dwpdone=1



First Name: Antonio
Last Name: Vinciguerra
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Limatola Benevento
Date of Arrival: May 24, 1910
Age at Arrival: 17y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Berlin
Port of Departure: Naples



Hope it helps!

Nuccia

[mfjp]

Here is a manifest of a Biago Vinciguerra, though his birthdate would be about 1884. Father is also Vincenzo... so could be the brother of Antonio (see Nuccia's post above).

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3548/biago19017hm.jpg

Biagio Vinciguerra
Occupation Peasant
Age 17
Sex M
Literacy Y
Arrived 27 May 1901
Origin Italy
Port Genoa
Last Residence Limatola
Destination New York,amsterdam
Plan Unknown
Ship Sicilia
Passage Unknown

Travels with a Francesco Cervaro
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mfjp

[dunnbv]

Wow ...this is sooo helpful...thank you so much. We are planning a trip to Limatola in April just to see it....I wonder if there is any way to find out if there are relatives still there?? I think that all this info is correct. I think Biagio came to America in about 1901...at about 17...my dad was born in 1912...so that makes sense. They also lived in Amsterdam, NY before they came to Schenectady. And since my dad's name was Anthony, I am sure he was named after Biagio's brother. I wish my dad were alive to tell me whether his grandfather was Vincenzo...I don't know that. This is so exciting...thank you again. If anyone has any idea how to find out if there is family still there...I would love that.
Bernie

[mfjp]

Hoping this could be Biago's father...

First Name: Vincenjo
Last Name: Vinciquerra
Ethnicity: Italian
Last Place of Residence: Limatola
Date of Arrival: Oct 10, 1898
Age at Arrival: 48y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Karamania
Port of Departure: Naples
Manifest Line Number: 0018

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipM ... 3013060018

Vincenzo is off to Amsterdam NY to join his nephew Antonio Cervera on 22 Nevel (Kevel?) Street

Also travels with Antonio Cervera's wife and children... Filomena D'Amico(?)

Also on the same manifest it mentions that this Vincenzo was in the USA earlier on... so I did a search and there is another manifest....

Name: Vincenzo Vinciguerra
Arrival Date: 18 Apr 1890
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Destination: Italy
Place of Origin: Italy
Ship Name: Cachemire
Port of Arrival: New York
Nativity: Limatola, Italy
Line: 42
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: 546
List Number: 495
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8899/vince18909hj.gif


mfjp

[dunnbv]

You are awesome....Thanks so much. I need to digest all of this...then maybe I will have more questions. Thanks again.

[mfjp]

To find out who's in Limatola.... or in neighboring communities....

"PagineBianche" White Pages - telephone listings and address

http://www.paginebianche.it/index.html

Where it says....

Cognome o nome Azienda (surname)

Nome = Name

Dove = Where

Cerca = Search

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City of Limatola: Campania Region - Italy. Population, official site, zip code and post office, town profile, useful link.

http://en.comuni-italiani.it/062/038/

mfjp

[dunnbv]

This was the reply when I put Vinciguerra in....does it mean there are no Vinciguerra's in Limatola??
You have been so helpful, Thank you so much.

La ricerca di Vinciguerra nel comune di Limatola ha trovato 0 utenti



Prova ad effettuare una nuova ricerca con i consigli sotto riportati.

[mfjp]

I know...

I also tried the other surname.... Cervera....and nothing...

That is why I suggested neighboring towns...

You probably know the area much better than I ...

www.stevemorse.org is a great site for searching Ellis Island ship records...

When you get your Vinciguerra results... you should see where most Vinciguerra's came from...

It could be that the majority of Vinciguerra's were originally from another town...? Something to look into.

mfjp

[brujaojos]

Hi there,

If your family was originally from Limatola, the Family History Center has microfilm that you can order and rent for $5.75 a roll. Here are the film numbers, however, they are limited from 1809-1860.

http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... =1&last=50

If you want any documents of your ancestors for after 1860, then you have to write to the town itself.

Ufficio Stato Civile
Comune di Limatola
Roma 1 (via)
82030 Limatola BN

Here is their website.
http://www.comune.limatola.bn.it/

Here is a link that will help you translate your letter into Italian.
http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.asp

Here is a list of Vinciguerra coming through Ellis Island.

Name - Town - Year of Arrival - Age at Arrival - Year of Birth
Vincignerra,Anna Limatola, Italy 1912 17 1895
Vinciguerra,Antonio Limatola Benevento 1910 17
Vinciguerra,Giuseppe Limatola, Benevento 1906 17 1889
Vinciguerra,Guiseppe Limatola, Benevento 1907 18 1889
Vinciguerra,Guiseppe Limatola, Benevento 1907 29 1878
Vinciguerra,M. Giovanna Limatola, Benevento 1906 65 1841
Vinciguerra,Tommasino Limatola, Benevento 1906 22 1884
Vinciguevea,Commasuia Limatola, Benevento 1906 22 1884
Vinciguevea,Giuseppe Limatola, Benevento 1906 17 1889
Vinciguevea,Maria Giovanna Limatola, Benevento 1906 65 1841
Vinciquerra,Vincenjo Limatola 1898 48 1850

Here is the WWI Draft Card of your Biago
Name: Biagio Vingiqueurro
City: Schenectady
County: Schenectady
State: New York
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1883
Race: White
Roll: 1818931
DraftBoard: 1
Serial #1999
Order #3151
*Note: it's the wrong image on ancestry. So it would be on Image #79.

There was also a Ciro Vinciguerra from Limatola on Image #77.


Great work on everyone's part!:)
Smile for me!:)
Trish

[brujaojos]

HI Again,

Here is the death information on Biagio

Name: Biagio Vinciguerra
SSN: 068-18-5896
Last Residence: New York
Born: 3 Feb 1883
Died: Jan 1966
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1951)

You can always send away for his death certificate to verify the parent's names.

Hope this helps,
Trish

[dunnbv]

Someone suggested neighboring communities....is anyone familiar with Limatola 's neighboring communities....I could probably check a map...this seems like finding a needle in a haystack . Very disappointing...any suggestion on where I can go from here?

[mfjp]

Very disappointing..?. ... already??? 8O

Use the - or + to zoom out or in...

http://www.maporama.com/share/Map.asp?L ... e=Limatola

I had linked this site earlier on today, you may have not seen it...because it does include maps....

City of Limatola: Campania Region - Italy. Population, official site, zip code and post office, town profile, useful link.

http://en.comuni-italiani.it/062/038/

Just go to the maps section, (choice of 3)

mfjp

[nuccia]

Just a word of encouragement....

Researching a persons family is rewarding, but don't think that it isn't work! This is why its called research. There's no easy answers, and you can't do it overnight. Sometimes it can take years depending on what you're actually looking for. You take what you have and what has been given to you and you begin to piece things together. Look at the little things that show up and try and follow a lead.

You've gotten alot of great info from the people here...but now you need to follow up on it and see what is valid. Asking questions is okay. That's what this forum is for. There's alot of experience out there and I learn something new everyday just reading other posts.

Don't get discouraged, get inspired instead!:) Just think. You have more information about your family today then you did last week, so already you've made progress.

It's up to you now how far you go. Good Luck!

Nuccia