Carmella Sberna was born 11/15/1880 in Sant Agata, Italy. She married Gaetano Sgro in Italy prior to coming to the US. This is apparent by the information she supplied on the declaration of intention for naturalization.
I have seen a number of trees on this site which have her parents listed as Elizabetta Bessie and Joe Sberna. None of the trees provide a source. Since this is part of my granddaughter's paternal family, I wanted to verify the information. Family members had never met Carmella's parents, so they really couldn't recall their names. I sent for Carmella's Social Security application which would contain her parents names. Since she was naturalized after the death of her husband, I assumed she registered with Social Security. I received the information Carmella provided regarding her parents from the Social Security office. Her father's name was Biagio Sberna and her mother's name was Bernadetta Naso both of Italy.
If anyone is researching this family and would like to share information, please contact me at
debrakit10@roadrunner.com.