Could use help, just starting

Meechm · New Member Joined: Mar 02, 2011 Posts: 4

I just started my research. My family is difficult to find information on.

Surname: Marvasi

Region: Calabria

Great grand uncle: Diomede Marvasi

nuccia · Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:24 am Post subject: Re: Could use help, just starting

Do you have an approximate year of birth for him? A spouse's name? Children names? Did he go to North America? Is so, do you know where he may have lived? We'll try to help you as much as we can.

Meechm · New Member Joined: Mar 02, 2011 Posts: 4

Thank You soo much for your response. I cant say that I was looking for someone particular but more of what I could find on my Family name in general. I know that Diomede Marvasi was born in 1827, on august 13th in Cittinova. I know he didnt come to america, and he died oct 17 1875 in Castellammare di Stabia. Vincenzo Marvasi was born in 1912, sept 11th in Palmi. He was Killed july 10th 1942 and buried in El Alamein War Cemetery Block VIII No. 15 Tomb.

I am still trying to gather other information on more direct family members, but this is what I have for now, thank you again!!

Any other questions just let me know.

nuccia · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:33 am Post subject: Re: Could use help, just starting

Have you considered checking out the variation in spelling? The surname may have changed to or was originally Marvaso. This is another record I found with the alternate spelling.

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Using the www.stevemorse.org search engine (Gold form) and type in Marvos and you'll get several hits - many are from Cittanova.

www.jewishgen.org/data...ECTION=asc

liviomoreno · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 2:55 am Post subject: Re: Could use help, just starting

This is the death certificate for Diomede Marvasi: www.familysearch.org/s...u8TUc%253D
He died in Castellammare di Stabia on October 18 1875 at 3:30am. He was 48 years old, a Senator of the Italian Kingdom, Daniele was born in Cittanova (Reggio Calabria Province) to the late Tommaso and to the late Girolama Guzza. His wife was Elisabetta Miceli.
The death was recorded on the same day at 10:20am with act # 776

nuccia · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Could use help, just starting

Livio this is awesome. How did you figure this out? I saw many Marvasi from Sicily and wondered but failed to follow through. I am impressed. And I learned something from you.

Meechm · New Member Joined: Mar 02, 2011 Posts: 4

You guys are both amazing!! Best I can tell there was a province in Calabria called Taurianova, more specifically Tappeto Marvaso. Here there are relatives of mine with many variations to my name, including Malvasi, Marvasi, Marvaso and a few others. I am curious why there where so many variations and if they where all somehow related. Here is a link I found with some information about that village and a Map where it was.

digilander.libero.it/m...toria.html

You guys seem to know a lot more about obtaining information.

Also you mentioned there where many in Sicily, since the information I dug up goes back to about 1500 AD or so, is it possible that all these Marvasi's Originated from that Village?

Meechm · New Member Joined: Mar 02, 2011 Posts: 4

In the link I just posted, the guy explains how to obtain the families coat of arms, this is one of my prome objectives. He even says what library it is at and what other information about the origin of our family may be located there. Problem is my Italian isnt exactly that good!! I sent him an email and never got a response. Its possible he doesnt speak or understand English

liviomoreno · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 2:20 am Post subject: Re: Could use help, just starting

nuccia wrote:

Livio this is awesome. How did you figure this out? I saw many Marvasi from Sicily and wondered but failed to follow through. I am impressed. And I learned something from you.

In the last few months I did some indexing of death records in Castellammare di Stabia for FamilySearch. Meechm Said that Diomede died there and it was easy to search...