Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz
Honor Code SignatorySigned 10 Feb 2015 | 62,911 contributions | 2,404 thank-yous | 1,800 connections
Signed 10 Feb 2015 | 62,911 contributions | 2,404 thank-yous | 1,800 connections
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Lucy A. Selvaggio-Diaz formerly Selvaggio aka Chestnut
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
and Sister of
Donna (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Richards Ph. D., [private brother (1960s - unknown)] [half], [private brother (1960s - unknown)] [half] and [private brother (1970s - unknown)] [half]
Mother of
[private son (1980s - unknown)], [private daughter (1980s - unknown)], [private son (1980s - unknown)] and [private son (1980s - unknown)]
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Biography
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz competed with the
Remarkable Redwoods in the 2023 WikiGames.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz competed in the 2023 WikiGames.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz was a RAWKER in the We Will RAWK You Event.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz participated in the January 2023 US Civil War Project Connecting Challenge.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz participated in the April 2022 US Civil War Project Connecting Challenge.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 1981-1988
Trained Soldiers for Desert Storm
Served in the United States Army 1981-1988
Trained Soldiers for Desert Storm
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz has Italian Roots.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz has Welsh ancestors.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is a member of the Selvaggio Name Study Project.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is a member of the Ream Name Study Project.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is a member of the Betts Name Study Project.
Descendant of PGM migrant Thomas Gardner.
I've put Thomas Gardner in my PGM descendant sticker because I am currently working on his descendants. I descend from in excess of 2 dozen PGM ancestors to include:
I am officially 60 years old and it's time to revamp my profile and make it useful. Not that I am not still useful in and of myself, but you know what I mean. I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. I think that is very cool, but I was a military brat and my parents divorced when I was still an infant. My mother took me and her pregnant self and moved back to New York, where she was from, and we lived with her parents on Long Island. I joined the US Army in 1981 during an economic recession. I found out I loved the discipline of the military (don't tell anyone) and planned to be a lifer. Alas, that did not work out as I divorced and had four children to care for. Things happened, and then my sister invited me to accompany her on a genealogy road trip. Well, that escalated fast.
January 2023 Connect-a-Thon Mid-Atlantic Team
2021 Mid-Atlantic Team Member Clean-A-Thon
2021 Mid-Atlantic Team Member Clean-A-Thon
Research Interests
I have started a Ream surname project, please join me! The Ream family is one of our most enduring brick walls.
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| Edward and Clara (Ream) Williams. |
This is Clara Ream with her ENGLISH husband, Edward Williams. I stress the English because Clara was Pennsylvania Dutch all the way! They are not known for marrying outside their community, even today! I wondered how they met, but since she was a domestic, working for a family that may have had a home in Philadelphia part of the year, and he was a shoemaker, perhaps he made their shoes. Clara's father was Andrew J. Ream and if you known anything about the Ream family, you would know that everyone was named Andrew J. Ream. My Andrew was a day laborer and lived in Reading, Pennsylvania. There were other Reams living in Reading when he was, but most of them had skills, like tinsmithery, or were professionals, and I can't find a connection, yet.
I have started a Selvaggio surname project, please join me! This is my very own surname. When I divorced I didn't change my name, but when I remarried I wanted it back. I grew up hating my last name because no one could pronouce it. I was embarrassed. Now I even like my first name. The Selvaggios were from Palermo, Sicily as far back as I have been able to trace. Salvatore Selvaggio, my great-grandfather, was probably the first to emigrate to the US. He lived in Brooklyn, New York and worked on the docks all his life. Other researchers had always recorded is date of birth as about 1868. This date matched census records, however, I found his birth registration on FamilySearch among the Italian records that have not been indexed. Interestingly, his was a late registration. His birth was registered in 1868, but he was actually born in 1865. So there you have it! I have found one new fact about an ancestor! I thought I was so smart and made a free space of Italian vs. English words commonly found on these records only to find that someone else already posted it to WikiTree, but now I can't find it.
I have recently adopted a Betts surname project. The Betts family was one of the first I researched. It was already pretty well documented and was a good way learn a little about family research. Now, it seems no one is researching this name and it needs some work. I have yet to get is up and running. I am a direct descendant of Thomas Betts of Guilford and Norwalk (or is that Norwalk and Guilford)? Anyway, my great-grandmother was Emily Ada Betts. She married into the Williams family that was part Ream (see above). She was the second wife of Joseph Williams whose first wife died leaving an infant son. There was also another Betts Family that settled in Long Island, New York. One of the brothers, also named Thomas, lived in Norwalk at the same time as Thomas Betts of Guilford and Norwalk. They were about the same age too.
Projects
There are too many projects and challenges that interest me, but I'll get it together one day!
- 1870 US Census Project (sub-project of the US Black Heritage Project)
- 55th Massachusetts Volunteers (entering and connecting profiles of Civil War soldiers)
- US Black Heritage Project (profile improvement)
- Buffalo Soldiers (beginning with those awarded the Medal of Honor)
- Burlington 37 (sub-project of the US Black Heritage Project)
- Connectors Challenge (monthly challenge in conjunction with the Connectors Project)
- Cowee Tunnel 19 (sub-project of the US Black Heritage Project)
- Degraw Street Project (personal project based on a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY)
- Titanic Project (sub-project to the Disasters Project)
- PGM Beyond New England (sub-project of PGM)
Locality Guides
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 31% Northern Sicilian.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 14% Germanic European.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 13% Welsh.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 10% Aegean.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 9% English and Northwestern European.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 7% Irish.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 5% Scottish.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 3% Greek & Albanian.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 2% Cyprian.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 2% Northern Italian.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 2% French.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 1% Balkanic.
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz is 1% Spanish.
I'm trying to do some work on the Taranto surname. I think they are from Palermo, like all my other Italian ancestors. I have a new DNA cousin who thinks they are from somewhere else. We are trying to find our connection. She is 92 years old and her grandfather, Carmelo Taranto, was the immigrant. He never talked about his family. He was one of the people who started the Italian Vault in Galveston, Texas. All her other relatives are non-Italian, so it stands to reason that is our connection. I think her grandfather was the cousin of my 2x great-grandmother.
Paternal Surnames
| Alicata | Arena | Billeci | Catania | Compagno |
| D'Arpa | diMarco | Giuliano | Ingrassia | Mancuso |
| Ruisi | Selvaggio | Taranto |
Maternal Surnames
| Betts | Burke | Dröscher | Gross | Hogan |
| Kissinger | Matthews | McCarthy | Perley | Ream |
| Reynolds | Seymour | Tenny | Thöne or Thon or Thony | Vaughan |
| Williams | Wißler or Wissler |
Regions
| Palermo, Sicilia | Deutchland (Freiburg, Swartzwald) | Wales (really Canon Pyon, Hereford) |
| England | Brooklyn, New York | Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Ireland (Counties Cork and Tyrone) | Massachusetts | Connecticut |
My Ancestors Research Statistics
Dropcaps are neat
They give that traditional book look.
Charts
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| This chart helps visualize where DNA matches fit in. |
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| I created a series of Census Charts to use for comparison and because many of the headings are illegible on census images. |
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| Probably my most used chart - the Census Cheat Sheet! I use this so I don't have to figure out ages, I just look at the chart. |
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| Here is a list of old jobs and their possible modern day equivalents. |
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| Research Log |
Sources
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Lucille Selvaggio and Donna Selvaggio, her sister. Their most-recent common ancestors are Salvatore Selvaggio and Marilyn Tenny, the parents of Lucille Selvaggio and parents of Donna Selvaggio. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Sibling, based on sharing 2623 cM (35.161%) across 49 segments.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Lucille Selvaggio and Donna Selvaggio, her sister. Their most-recent common ancestors are Salvatore Selvaggio and Marilyn Tenny, the parents of Lucille Selvaggio and parents of Donna Selvaggio. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Sibling, based on sharing 2623 cM (35.161%) across 49 segments.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Lucy's formal name
- full middle name (A.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (12)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (4)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Lucy or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lucy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Lucy or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lucy:
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100.00%
100.00%
Lucy (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Diaz:
23andMe, GEDmatch YX1860828 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A356733 [compare], Ancestry member luseaann1
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50.00%
50.00%
Donna (Selvaggio) Selvaggio-Richards
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23andMe, GEDmatch M206722 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A423129 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Lucy:
- 800,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz, and thank you from all of us! Feb 7, 2024.
- 700,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz, and thank you from all of us! May 25, 2023.
- Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz is a Wonderful WikiTreer Apr 26, 2023.
- Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz is a Wonderful WikiTreer Oct 10, 2022.
- 600,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz, and thank you from all of us! Jul 19, 2022.
- 500,000+ G2G points - Congratulations to Lucy Selvaggio-Diaz, and thank you from all of us! Mar 30, 2021.
Featured National Park champion connections: Lucy is 17 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 24 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 12 degrees from George Catlin, 20 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 28 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 16 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 14 degrees from Stephen Mather, 25 degrees from Kara McKean, 18 degrees from John Muir, 18 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 29 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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Thanks so much for being a part of the Mid-Atlantic team for the January Connect-a-thon! Working together we added 2,334 profiles. A special shout out to Star Kline who was our number one scorer.
Please check your suggestions list (it is on the My Wikitree drop down menu) before orphaning any profiles.
Two of our team members have have been nominated to be RAWKed in February, Stephen Tomaszewicz and Dave Stern. It would be wonderful if they both got picked. If you love connecting, you can sign up to help RAWK 5 members of Wikitree in February here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1682875/want-help-fellow-wikitreer-increase-their-february-will-event
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The Annual US Civil War January Challenge is to connect US Civil War Soldiers for the January Connect-a-Thon. This year will be a twist of what I usually do. Instead of you choosing a "Surname Letter", you will be choosing from a block of soldiers whom I've already screened that show they have family to connect. Each soldier has a connection to one or more of his immediate family--parents, siblings, spouses, children, on their profile. Whether you work on one soldier or your whole block of soldiers, it's one step closer in our goal to connect each of our US Civil War Soldiers. The goal is to make sure all these soldiers are connected at least by one or two degrees. You can sign up now by clicking this link: US Civil War Sign-up Chart
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We've put together a survey for you to fill out to check in with you, it will only take a moment as there are only a few questions. Filling out the survey lets us know you are still interested in coordinating your study and provides an opportunity for you to share any suggestions you may have for the project.
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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Runge-267 Best wishes, Cindy
Thanks again for signing up to RAWK five fellow WikiTreers in the month of March.
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Looking forward to researching with you!
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The March Challenge will be to create profiles for the Union soldiers who died while POW's in the Andersonville Prison.
Thank you Lucy for participating in the US Civil War Challenge. There were 27 of us who signed up for the Challenge, completing 6,480 profiles.
The US Civil War February Challenge will be to create profiles for those soldiers who died during the Battle of Shiloh on the 7th and 8th of April 1862. If you're interested in joining another challenge, check out the US Civil War Challenge Page on February 1st.
Thank you again. Pam
Here's the link to the G2G question: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1506578/us-civil-war-january-2023-challenge
I Hope you'll join the fun.
I'm new on Wikitree and trying to get my family transferred over. It's a slow process for someone who will be 80 if I make next June. Thanks for your comments. Lee Weaver
Wow, even with our challenge tracker issues Mid-Atlantic Part Deux had credit for sourced 1,503 profiles and Mid-Atlantic US was credited with sourced 1357 profiles. Thanks for being part of Team Mid-Atlantic.
Mickey Bazley Co-Captain
This is Chris from the Italy Project. As part of the annual project check-in, can you fill in the project survey? This will let us know that you are still interested in the project and which teams you'd like to participate in.
Thanks and have a great day!
Do you have the direct links to the sources you entered? I do not see him in the Rev War rolls on ancestry. Can't see him in the book source only a Isaac Arnett. I'm been looking for a source on his service in the Rev War. Thank You.
Mickey and Lucy, Co-Captains
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Thanks so much for being a member of the Mid-Atlantic Team for the April Connectathon. It was a fun and productive weekend. We added 3,716 profiles to Wikitree between the two teams and had 49 people participate. Considering many of us can’t stop at just one source, we may never make the top ten, but we did great!
Mindy usually sends out a wrap up message in which she mentions how to delete from your watchlist profiles you do not want to continue to manage. Can I make a request, wait until tomorrow before you do this, and then can you check your suggestion list and see if there are any typos that need to be corrected. We don’t want to add to the data doctors’ work.
See you next thon Mickey
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Thanks for being captain of the Mid-Atlantic Team for the January Connectathon. It was a fun and productive weekend. We added 2,936 profiles to Wikitree, almost a thousand more than last July’s Connectathon.
In Mindy’s wrap up message, she mentions how to delete from your watchlist profiles you do not want to continue to manage. Can I make a suggestion, before you do this, can you check your suggestion list and see if there are any typos that need to be corrected. We don’t want to add to the data doctors’ work.
See you next thon Mickey
We’ve started the January challenge here: January Connecting Challenge. We are working toward a goal of 150,000 total profiles in 2022.
Emma
We’ve started the December challenge here: December Connecting Challenge. We’d love if everyone can help us meet our 50,000 new profiles goal by the end of this month.
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furnish it to me. I try to do one or two a week but lost the contact. Thanks. Beulah EDITED: I finally found it after sleeping on it and retrying a different approach. My world is going down hill on all of the changes computers are instituting. I need to go back to 2 tin cans and a string simplicity.
edited by Beulah (Maltby) Cramer
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Thank you for contributing to my tree during the WikiTree Challenge this week! Yvette Hoitink
First of all, thank you for your service. My father was in the Air Force so I understand the military life.
I've noticed you have edited some Bellamy profiles. I think we need to do a name study on the surname. I cannot create the name study since I am still new to the WikiTree. I'll be adding more information to my tree.
I'm also in the US Black Heritage Project as well.
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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weisman-164
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If I dont hear from you in the next week or so Ill assume you no longer wish to be in the project and go ahead and remove you. You would, of course, be most welcome to rejoin at any time via the G2G sign-up post.
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Thank you. Cheryl Skordahl PGM Leader (Aldrich-908)