Looking for info on Caccamo family in Catania before 1913

[Lou3]

Hello. This is a great forum.

I'd like to find information about my family in Sicily before they left for the US, but am not sure how to begin with the scant information I have. Here is what I know:

My great grandfather, Gennaro Caccamo (39), emigrated to the US in 1913. The Ellis Island ship manifest shows that he arrived on October 21, 1913 aboard the Hamburg. His last place of residence was Catania. On May 7, 1914, the rest of his family arrived at Ellis Island aboard the Patria. The family was: wife - Anna Scalia (37); children - Angela (12), Giuseppe (11), Pietra (6), and Luigi (3).

That's all I have. I've found a lot of records pertaining to my family in the US, but absolutely nothing from Sicily. What would be the best first step to get started there?

Thank you.

[wldspirit]

You can try this:

Potential Relative

Using the following site to check for address:

Pagine

cognome = surname
dove = town
cerca = search

wldspirit

[vj]

Hi and Welcome to the Forum!
Usually most folks collect all their US records first.
That assures you that you have the correct family when you get your Italian records.
Italian records require the exact town since the records are kept at the comune level.
It appears that Catania was also his place of birth (pg 2 of your 1913 manifest)
Catania could be the town or province…
Valarie

[vj]

A couple of records in case you haven’t seen them:

WWI Draft Registration Card
Born 14 May 1874

possible 1941 Naturalization Index Card

and
Family Name/ Given Name/ Year/ Petition Volume/ Petition Number/ Soundex
Caccamo Gennaro 1941 1112 305622 C250

Form for ordering naturalization records:
http://www.italiangen.org/Naturalizatio ... enSite.pdf
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Also, these may help you locate New York City records:
Dr Steve Morse One Step Search Pages for New York
NY Naturalization
NYC Birth Records 1891-1902 (requires ancestry. com subscription)
NYC Groom Index 1864-1936
NYC Bride Index ????-1937
NYC Death Records 1891-1948

Ordering NYC Vital Records
New York City Archives

[Lou3]

Thank you, everybody.

VJ, I have seen the WWI draft registration and the naturalization card. Thank you for being so kind as to research it for me. I also have copies of all applicable US Census records. I've yet to use a Mormon family history library, which I think would be my next step. How likely is it that they'd have any information from Sicily?

[vj]

If you’re comfortable with the town of Catania
Your local Family History Center can order microfilm for you:
Catania

Valarie

FamilySearch Library search page

[ricbru]

Hello. This is a great forum.

I'd like to find information about my family in Sicily before they left for the US, but am not sure how to begin with the scant information I have. Here is what I know:

My great grandfather, Gennaro Caccamo (39), emigrated to the US in 1913. The Ellis Island ship manifest shows that he arrived on October 21, 1913 aboard the Hamburg. His last place of residence was Catania. On May 7, 1914, the rest of his family arrived at Ellis Island aboard the Patria. The family was: wife - Anna Scalia (37); children - Angela (12), Giuseppe (11), Pietra (6), and Luigi (3).

That's all I have. I've found a lot of records pertaining to my family in the US, but absolutely nothing from Sicily. What would be the best first step to get started there?

Thank you.

Hello,
you can request to get their birth record (writing only in Italian) to

Comune
Ufficio di Stato Civile
Via Castello Ursino 10
95121 Catania

I hope it helps
bye Riccardo

[PeterTimber]

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