[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

I am looking for information about THE HILL located in St Louis, Mo. My great grandmother and her first husband came there from Sicilia. They divorced or maybe he died, and she remarried around the turn of the century. The new husband (Dowl), became the rest of the story and the husband seems to be erased from history. My oldest relatives confirm that an intentional record purge was done of bibles, etc. even they don't know why, but remember being firmly told to never speak of the Italian ancestry. My mother used to say she was Cherokee Indian. Her name was Marcella. I would love to find someone with turn of the century information about this Italian neighborhood.

http://www.ancestry.com/cs/us/family...d=ancestry.com

Begin with the surname (last name) of the person you are researching.
Marcella is a female first name..........unless you know for sure that was indeed her surname.

With just a tiny bit of information, you might be able to locate additional facts, or others doing the same research.

There are many people researching their family roots in the United States as well as Sicily. You just might make a “connection” after reading their posts.

You may be able to trace her, by going backwards in time..........
Trace “Marcella” back to where she came from.......and you might find her parents, her siblings, her cousins, her grandparents, and so on.....

Begin with the CENSUS RECORDS for the city she last lived in here in the United States..........she or her parents would have declared where they came from. In other words, type in Saint Louis Missouri and search for the last name of the people you are researching........from there you can go backwards to Sicily which is an island to the west of Italy. Back in the day, they sailed back and forth......

Then go to the Italian records (Sicilian records) and look for their “surname”.......you will discover the town in Sicily, etc., etc.

Good luck on what may be a fascinating journey for you.

p.s. Italians being passed off as Native Americans????
Now, I've heard everything.