SAN FELE TO U.S. IMMIGRATION ROSTERS 1862- 1895
1888 SAN FELE IMMIGRATION LIST Part 2 of 2
By: TOM FRASCELLA March 2013
Professor Stia’s immigration list for 1888 is interesting in two respects. First, the Professor marks this year as the end of the first phase of immigration from San Fele which he describes as a “tidal wave” of migration. Second, it is a list of names of individuals and families migrating at least first to neighboring towns rather than to the U.S. It is not possible to determine precisely when these people immigrated to the U.S. but it is known that “groups would leave from San Fele and or other towns. I think the lis reflects San Felese that became part of groups leaving with others from surrounding Lucanian villages and towns. I am supplying the list in two parts with the first part marking the two largest groups who left from Melfi the county seat and Atella which would have been on the route to Naples. For convenience the reader can click on the following link to access the map of the region to locate the towns these early immigrants are travelling to at the start of their journey. Click HERE for maps of the Basilicata region of Italy
Continuation Of 1888 Immigration List
Rapolla
Avigliano
Lagopesila
Bella
Ruvo
Lavello
Pescopagano
Venosa
Rapone
Rionero
Barile
Laviano
Laurenzano
Pagliarone
Genzano
Casale di Filiano
Banzi
As you can see from the above list many San Felese were leaving with groups from other nearby towns and also a number of the entries indicate that whole families are leaving together.
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