On this day: June 13th

On this day, June 13, in...

... 1851, Antonino Vincenzo Francesco Paolo Misseri and Giuseppa Buscami were married in Baida, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

On this day: June 8th

On this day, June 8, in...

... 1837, Marianna Misseri was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1872, Ninfa Misseri was born in the Palermo area of Zisa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

On this day: June 2nd

On this day, June 2, in...

... 1751, Vito Vincenzo Lo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

In this month: June

There are people who I've researched over the years, and in the process, I haven't been able to find an exact birth, marriage or death date, for the person. But, I have narrowed it down to a particular month, so I am going to start tracking and adding a new blog entry called "On This Month," which I will post on the first of every month so those individuals won't be lost or forgotten just because they have missing details about their lives. 

In this month, of June in:

... 1728, Francesca Lo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1779, Antonino Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

What does a comedian, a housewife and an Italian Prison have in common?

The headline of this article sounds like it should be the opening line of a joke, but trust me it is not a joke, but more of a lesson on family history research!

While searching for Italian marriage records in the Palermo area with the surname, "Misseri," I ran across an interesting item that needed a little more attention. At face value, one could skim through the document and pick out the names and the dates to record the marriage information. The item in particular, a Marriage Proclamation, turns out to hold much more information if you take the time to dig deeper into the text. Yes, the handwriting is in Italian cursive, but with all the modern technology, the text can be transcribed and put through a translator. With that process, it is not 100% perfect - probably closer to 90%, but it is a whole lot better than just getting the basic facts from the document.

After taking the time to really look and read (with the help AI) the Marriage Proclamation of Francesco Misseri and Maria Vitellaro, the details bring out the complexity of life that our ancestors lived. The first major fact in the document is that Francesco Misseri was incarcerated in the Judicial Prison of Palermo (Carceri Giudiziarie di Palermo). Wow, that is a big piece of information. The next detail, which I have yet to understand how or why this was accepted or approved, but an official from the prison helped facilitate the Marriage Proclamation on behalf of Francesco Misseri and Maria Vitellaro while he was in jail. Again, wow, that is kind of crazy to think that even happened.

As the details of document unfold a little more, it is learned that the groom, Francesco Misseri is 29 years old and next, it lists his occupation. Here is another detail I didn't see coming, he is a comedian! Yes, I have to say that again, he's a 'funny-man' - yes, a comedian, someone who makes you laugh for a living. It goes on to say that Francesco Misseri's father, Antonino Misseri is in America working as a "trafficante" or better known in English as a dealer / merchant. Next, it lists Francesco's mother as Susanna di Gregorio, a housewife who lives in Palermo. Knowing the names of Francesco's parents is the backbone of genealogy, because I immediately recognize the names and realize that Antonino Misseri is the older brother of my great-grandfather, Pietro Misseri. Amazing to be able to link this cool discovery directly to my immediate family.

Continuing on in the document, I learn that the bride, Maria Vitellaro, is 22 years old, a housewife, resident in Palermo, and the daughter of Giuseppe, now living in Palermo, and of the late Giovanna Annunziata, a former housewife, resident in Palermo for life.

As the document wraps up, the prison official states "the groom and bride have asked me to publish the banns for the marriage that the spouses intend to celebrate in this Municipality, with the Roman Catholic rite, and have declared to me that they have had residence in this Municipality for over a year, that they were born in this Municipality, of have no father nor adoptive parents, and that there is no impediment to their marriage due to kinship or any other impediment established by law."

All this was posted on the notice board of the Town Hall (Palermo) on the 26th of February 1933.

So, this is just an example of what you might discover if you take the time to read and examine the documents of the people you are researching. So many details are waiting to be discover that can help paint a picture of the people we add to our family trees.

The original records are housed at the Tribunale di Palermo. If you want to see the digitized copies of the record on FamilySearch, here are the links:

"Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YS-1ZM2?view=explore : May 30, 2026), image 430 of 485; Tribunale di Palermo.

Image Group Number: 101182172

"Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YS-1ZSY?view=explore : May 30, 2026), image 431 of 485; Tribunale di Palermo.

Image Group Number: 101182172

OTD: May 24th

On this day, May 24, in...

... 1741, Pietra Leonemluca Antonina Misseri was born in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1763, Cesare Francesco Paolo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1845, Antonino Misseri was born in Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1848, Giovanna Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1913, Graziano Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: April 12th

On this day, April 12 in...

... 1880, Antonino Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1910, Giulia Clorinda Maria Alessandra Misseri was born in Casolla, Caserta, Campania, Italy.

OTD: April 9th

On this day, April 9 in...

... 1590, Caterina Lo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1592, Angela Lo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1858, Rosa Misseri was born in Baida, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: April 7th

On this day, April 7 in...

... 1916, Maria Misseri was born in Djebel-Djelloul, Tunis, Tunisia.

OTD: March 29th

On this day, March 29 in...

... 1757, Antonina Crocifissa Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1757, Anna Maria Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1835, Antonino Misseri was born in Montelepre, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: February 24th

On this day, February 24, in...

... 1886, Rosa Misseri was a born in Pioppo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1888, Giuseppe Misseri was a born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1915, Vincenza Marie Misseri was a born in Le Bardo, Tunisia.

... 1915, Vincente Misseri was a born in Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.

OTD: February 20th

On this day, February 20, in...

... 1838, Carlo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1838, Cesare Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1900, Antonino Misseri was born in the Palermo area of Uditore, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: February 15th

On this day, February 15, in...

... 1787, Bernardo Francesco Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1896, Antonino Misseri was born in the Palermo area of Uditore, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: February 6th

On this day, February 6, in...

... 1907, Vincenzo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: January 26th

On this day, January 26, in...

... 1846, Francesco Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: January 22nd

On this day, January 22, in...

... 1873, Vincenzo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: January 18th

On this day, January 18, in...

... 1841, Domenico Misseri was born in Montelepre, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1874, Sacredote / Priest Antonino Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1902, Paola Misseri was born in the Palermo area of Uditore, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

OTD: January 8th

On this day, January 8, in...

... 1843, Antonino Misseri was born in the Palermo area of Zisa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1936, François Lucien Misseri was born in Ferryville, Bizerte, Tunisia.

OTD: January 1st

Happy New Year!

I am trying something new this year and maybe it will turn out to be a way of connecting with distant cousins. I am going to try to add a new post each day that I will call "On this day..." and it will include people that were born, married or died on that specific date. So, without further ado, here is the first entry.

On this day, January 1, in...

... 1663, Giacomo Lo Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1880, Giuseppa Misseri was born in the Palermo area of Zisa, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1892, Francesco Misseri was born in the Palermo area of Uditore, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1892, Cesare Misseri was born in Carini, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

... 1895, Pietro Misseri was born in Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Missing Misseri's in 1886

Today I was looking at the FamilySearch records for Carini, Palermo, and I have found two missing Misseri's that no online family tree has in their databases. They are:

• Anna Misseri, born on 21 July 1886 to Cesare Misseri e Domenica di Lisi, record #244
• Isabella Misseri, born on 2 September 1886 to Antonino Misseri e Francesca Pizzo, record #291

It's really interesting how people can be lost in history. But not anymore for these two individuals who wanted to be found today, they are being remembered, probably for the first in 138 years.