Hello,

I am trying to find a DeMartini ancestor. I do not know his first name, but I do know his last name was DeMartini, and that he was from Lorsica, Italy. He married Louisa DeMartini (DeMartini was her maiden name as well as it became her married name). Louisa DeMartini was born about June 1869 in Italy and died March 22, 1929 in St. Louis, MO. I do not know the year they married and I assume they married in Italy. A 1900 census lists Louisa coming to the US around 1887, possibly with her brother James Joseph DeMartini (b. April 1867, Italy). Louisa's mother, Antonia DeMartini (b. Jan 1839, Italy), followed her children here later in 1899. Louisa and the unknown husband had a child. His name was James Louis. According to James' death certificate, he was born Dec 18, 1888 in St. Louis Missouri. We believe that James' father died soon after he was born. Louisa then went on to marry a man named Antonio Carusa, and he adopted James and changed his last name from DeMartini to Carusa.

I am trying to identify Louisa's first husband (James' father). Any help is greatly appreciated. I have hit a brick wall in my research. Thanks in advance!