1. FINDING MISSING CHILDREN
Susan Kehr
Aug. 17, 2012

2. FINDING MISSING CHILDREN
Source: My mother telling me family lore
Source: Cousin Richard
Source: FamilySearch.Org

3. WHAT I KNEW: Great-grandpa Giovanni Sanfelice
Born: ?? Where: ??, Italy
Died: ?? Where: Bronx, NY
Great-grandma Anna Ricciardi
Born: Feb. 20, 1860 Where: ??, Italy
Died: June 13, 1961 Where: Bronx, NY

4. KNOWN CHILDREN Gabriele b. Feb. 13, 1888 San Prisco
Raffaele b. Feb. 16, 1890 Italy
Giuseppe b. Feb. 10, 1894 Italy
Gustave b. Mar. 5, 1896 Italy
Matrona b. Mar 20, 1897 Italy
Carolina b. Mar 20, 1901 Italy

5. FAMILY LORE ANCESTRY.COM
There was one set of twins born one month apart.
There was a second set of twins.
ANCESTRY.COM
1910 Census
12 children, 6 alive
Married 25 years: marriage ~ 1885

6. RESEARCH Cousin Richard
He had the Italian passport of great-grandpa Giovanni Sanfelice.
Obtained full name, date of birth, place of birth, name of parents, occupation, and residence.

7. RESEARCH FamilySearch.Org
Searched for microfilm containing civil records of San Prisco, Caserta, Italy
Found FHS Film : Birth, Matrimony, Death from

8. CONFIRMATION OF BIRTHS of KNOWN CHILDREN
Son Gabriele, b. Feb. 13, 1888, San Prisco
Son Raffaele, b. Feb. 16, 1890, San Prisco
Son Giuseppe, b. Feb. 10, 1894, San Prisco
Son Gustave, b. Mar. 5, 1896, San Prisco
Dau Matrona, b. Mar. 20, 1897, San Prisco
Dau Carolina, b. Mar. 20, 1901, San Prisco

9. DISCOVERIES Death of son Gabriele Sanfelice,
5/26/1887, age 3 years (b.~5/1884)
Death of daughter Maria Carmela Sanfelice,
3/18/1888, age 28 months (b. ~Dec 1885)
Birth of twin daughter Assunta,
8/9/1889; died 8/9/1889
Birth of twin daughter Carolina,
8/10/1889; died 8/11/1889

10. PROVEN
Found 4 of the 6 missing children, and their death certificates.
Found one set of twins: born one DAY apart, not one month apart.
UNPROVEN
Second set of twins, which would make the total number of children 12.

11. EVALUATION
Gap in children between Raffaele (b. 1890) and Guiseppe (b. 1894)
At that time children were usually born every two years
At that time children born premature or stillborn may not have been registered

12. CONCLUSION
The last two missing children were probably a set of twins born ~1892 who were either premature or stillborn and not registered.
Mystery of the missing 6 children is solved as best as it can be with the information available.