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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / can I request another cleanup?
« on: Tuesday 28 July 09 04:06 BST (UK)  »
My great great uncle Evi.  He was a trapper, fur buyer and, during prohibition, he made a lot of money as a rum runner.  He knew all the secret routes through the bayous of southwest Louisiana!  Sort of a dandy. too.

I hope someone can just clean him up a bit.   :)
I'd be very grateful!   :)

It's not a high resolution scan but the best I can do unless my cousin rescans the photo.


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The Lighter Side / Re: A family tree from an email in an afternoon !
« on: Monday 27 July 09 01:36 BST (UK)  »
What a good idea!  Something to do when you get frustrated working on your own family!  Hmmm ..... I'll have to think of what friend to work on.   :D :D

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: restore please
« on: Monday 27 July 09 01:25 BST (UK)  »
 :D :D   Wow!!!  Thank you so much to all you wonderful restorers!!!

I go away for a week and I just can't believe the fabulous work you've done on Uncle Gus while I was gone.  I am so impressed.  He looks grat and I'm going to send them all to my cousin.   :D :D

Thank you,

Della

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The Lighter Side / Re: Another local expression - do you have a variant?
« on: Sunday 19 July 09 14:14 BST (UK)  »
God willing and the crick don't rise   - Meaning if at all possible (crick is how we say creek in the south   :) ).

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The Lighter Side / Re: Four Trees - Our Great Grandfathers
« on: Sunday 19 July 09 13:52 BST (UK)  »
My great grandfathers were –

James Alphonse Raggio (Jack) – mostly a sailor
Frederick Vaughan – a farmer
Henry Rockwell Green – a farmer and logger
William Clark – a farmer

They all lived on the US Gulf Coast - from Alabama to Texas.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / restore please
« on: Sunday 19 July 09 13:40 BST (UK)  »
Hope this is ok - it's my first try at attaching a photo!   :)

Can one of the wonderful photo restorers work on this one - clean him up and maybe some color, please.

It is my great great uncle Gus - Capt. Augustus Raggio.  He was a schooner captain on the Gulf Coast around 1900 - working around New Orleans to Galveston.

Thanks   :) :)

Della

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United States of America / Re: my great grandfather Jack Raggio
« on: Sunday 12 July 09 00:33 BST (UK)  »
 :D Oh, my, I never knew I had so many ancestors and relatives!!   Many, Many heartfelt thanks to all of you that have helped me in this search.  It will take me at least a week to put all this wonderful information together!  This is such a helpful site!   :D
 
Just one example -  I never knew where or when my great-aunt Clara Raggio (1884-1965) was married (1904) to Homer Broussard (1882- about 1986).  They were both favorite relatives of mine.  Uncle Homer was unusual - he always wore a tight black-silk cap on his head as he had had scarlet fever as a child and lost all of his hair. 
 
Special thanks to Shellyesq, Lisa in Cal, and Genealisa!   :)
 
I still have not found the country of origin of my great grandfather James Alphonse {Jack} Raggio, whether he was born in Louisiana or in Italy, or if only his father (I don’t know his name) was born in Italy.   How can I find out?  I’ve looked at passenger lists – but no luck.  And I can’t find his birth either.   :(

August Raggio (called Uncle Gus) was Jack’s brother – he was a schooner captain.  My mother always referred to him as ‘Captain’.  He says he was born in Louisiana too.  But I haven’t ever found his birth.  I have a nice photo of him that I’ll post later for cleanup.  I’ve been looking at the wonderful photo restorations.
 
Della

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United States of America / my great grandfather Jack Raggio
« on: Thursday 09 July 09 03:58 BST (UK)  »
Well I’ve done some reading and I’m anxious to get started and get some help from the wonderful people on this site.    :) I think I’m in the right place, so here goes –

One of my biggest problems is my great grandfather, he was my mother’s grandfather and his name was James Alphonse Raggio.  But he was known as Jack.  Here’s what I know about him –

He said he was born in Louisiana in Oct 1861 and his father was from Italy and his mother was from Louisiana.  But I have never found his parents.  Jack married Catherine Roy and they had 10 children.  Catherine was from Louisiana.  In 1900 and 1910 he was in Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, La.  He was a farmer and then a laborer.

It looks like Jack left his family or divorced before 1920 because in the 1920 census Catherine is in Grand Chenier but with another husband – it looks like Jack Mayut or Mayart.    :(

But maybe Jack wasn’t born in Louisiana.  My mother says she thinks that he was born in Italy.   :(

I need help to find out about Jack before 1900 and mostly who were his parents?  When did his father come over from Italy?  Or did Jack come from Italy himself?  I hope someone can help.   :D

Della

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United States of America / my great grandfather Jack Raggio
« on: Thursday 09 July 09 03:58 BST (UK)  »
Well I’ve done some reading and I’m anxious to get started and get some help from the wonderful people on this site.    :) I think I’m in the right place, so here goes –

One of my biggest problems is my great grandfather, he was my mother’s grandfather and his name was James Alphonse Raggio.  But he was known as Jack.  Here’s what I know about him –

He said he was born in Louisiana in Oct 1861 and his father was from Italy and his mother was from Louisiana.  But I have never found his parents.  Jack married Catherine Roy and they had 10 children.  Catherine was from Louisiana.  In 1900 and 1910 he was in Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, La.  He was a farmer and then a laborer.

It looks like Jack left his family or divorced before 1920 because in the 1920 census Catherine is in Grand Chenier but with another husband – it looks like Jack Mayut or Mayart.    :(

But maybe Jack wasn’t born in Louisiana.  My mother says she thinks that he was born in Italy.   :(

I need help to find out about Jack before 1900 and mostly who were his parents?  When did his father come over from Italy?  Or did Jack come from Italy himself?  I hope someone can help.   :D

Della

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