Ybor City, Tampa area cigar factories
The naturalization application of my gfather Raffaele LaRosa said he came to the U.S. from Italy in 1909 to live with his brother Matteo LaRosa in Tampa and had a job in a cigar factory waiting for him.
I've tried searching the scarce records for this time period and cannot verify if my gfather ever met up with his brother Matteo LaRosa in Tampa.
Would any history buff out there know if the cegar factories kept records of employees that may be archived? Anyone with any suggestions to find descendants of Matteo LaRosa? The white pages of Tampa Bay area show several LaRosa families, all of whom I've written to, with no response.
Any help would be appreciated.
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