Homesteader

Born:

February 19, 1863, Italy

Died:

September 27, 1908, Limestone County, Alabama

Buried:

Delap Cemetery, Limestone County, Alabama

Notes:

•  "Wed America Virginia Tennessee 'Tennie' Clement, May 5, 1896, Caira, AL, by G.W. Johnson, at home of the brides parents (Stephen B. Clement(s) & Sara Jane Smith (Delap, Clement).
     Michael & Tennie are the parents of Dorathea 'Dora' (wife of George A. Thrasher), John Baptist, Bartolo 'Bert', Leo and Sara Neutonia (wife of George Dewey Coulter).
     Brother of Bartlo 'Bert' & Joseph Ghidotti." - Find A Grave

•  Married America Virginia Tennessee "Tennie" Clement Ghidotti (June. 11, 1864, Limestone County, Alabama - Nov. 23, 1951, Limestone County, Alabama). - Find A Grave

•  Arrival Date: 12 Dec 1883
     Ethnicity/ Nationality: Italian
     Place of Origin: Italy
     Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
     Port of Arrival: New York, New York
     Ship Name: Labrador - Passenger list

•  Issue Date: 22 Apr 1901
     Acres: 158.8
     Meridian: Huntsville
     State: Alabama
     County: Madison
     Township: 1-S
     Range: 2-W
     Section: 5
      Accession Number: AL4970__.172
     Metes and Bounds: No
     Land Office: Huntsville
     Canceled: No
     US Reservations: No
     Mineral Reservations: No
     Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)
     Document Number: 12469
- Homestead Document

•  Lavetta Kull, in her entry about Julius Kull, tells of his friendship with Michael Ghidotti. They were both immigrates (he from Switzerland & Michael from Italy)and first settled in Chicago. A land agent from Madison County, Alabama came to Chicago to get settlers to come to Northwest Madison county. The two men homesteaded adjoining farms on the State Line Road. Both acquired 158.5 acres and took permanent residence. Julius married America C. Culps and Michael married her Aunt America Tennessee. - Heritage


Related Links:

•  Find A Grave - Page created by Wendy Safford and maintained by Diana Brooks McBay.

•  Heritage - The Heritage of Madison County, Alabama, by The Madison County Heritage Book Committee, John P. Rankin, Chairman, page 291.

•  Homestead Document - U.S. General Land Office Records viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Michael&gsln=Ghidotti&msddy=1908&msdpn__ftp=Limestone+County%2c+Alabama%2c+USA&msdpn=1758&msydy=1863&msypn__ftp=Italy&msypn=5118&msrpn__ftp=Madison+County%2c+Alabama%2c+USA&msrpn=1851&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=2264315&recoff=8+9+10+11&db=BLMlandpatents&indiv=1&ml_rpos=5.)

•  Passenger list - Page viewed through an Ancestry.com paid subscription. (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Michael&gsln=Ghidotti&msddy=1908&msdpn__ftp=Limestone+County%2c+Alabama%2c+USA&msdpn=1758&msydy=1863&msypn__ftp=Italy&msypn=5118&msrpn__ftp=Madison+County%2c+Alabama%2c+USA&msrpn=1851&catBucket=rstp&uidh=61g&cp=0&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=12663859&recoff=8+9&db=nypl&indiv=1&ml_rpos=2.)

•  Roots Web - Page created by Max Kull. (Originally found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ala%5Fkulls&id=I438.)