Looking for help with research on an italian immigrant profile.

Question

I am looking for help researching or how to research
Joseph (Joe) Jurley: [[Jurley-2|Joseph Jurley (abt.1896-1933)]].

1) I have not found any sources pre-1920 for him.

2) He may have lived under an assumed name in America.  (Considered due to 1931 - 1933 records)

3) Father's name, Frank, was given on death certificate. This may have been fabricated.

4) To the best of my knowledge, he has no living descendants.

Deb Johnston [Ellingson-287]

Answer 1

If Jurley is in fact a pseudonym, then you have a huge obstacle unless you have some DNA evidence to triangulate a relationship with one of Joe's ancestors.

On the other hand, Jurley may just be a bastardization of his actual Italian surname. You might try widening your search using wildcards or soundex around the consonants in the name (*rl*). Beyond that I don't have much to offer. It might be something like Iurli or Iorli.

Comments

Update:  I have found some references to my belief. Google the word  Yorly

I am also thinking in the remote possibiliy it to be something related to France ( Orly?), if the area of life events is North Western Italy-

Answer 2

This could bring light https://britishsurnames.co.uk/surname/yourley/1881census   although different spelling.

Answer 3

The italian surname Giarle may sound a lot like Jurley (I think) - https://www.cognomix.it/mappe-dei-cognomi-italiani/GIARLE

Comments

Yes. And there are a lot of choices among immigration records in FamilySearch if you search for Giuseppe Gi?rl* (? is a single character wildcard, * a multiple character wildcard)

Giarlo, Giurleo, Giorla, etc.

Answer 4

In your case, since Tribunal and State files, if being preseved until now, will eventually become available on line, I would better go and visit churches. It is very difficult to be helped by church ministers to find documents you need.

Answer 5

• Thank you to everyone who has given me research ideas for this relative.