Please reply to the original poster, not me! Administrator Subj: Bernice and Dorothy SCOTT, Newport News, VA, c. 1910-1920 Date: 6/9/2001 4:43:53 PM Central Daylight Time From: [email protected] (mckimmy) To: [email protected] List Administrator, I'm trying to help a friend locate information on his father's first wife and a half-sister that he's never met. The wife's given name was Bernice and he believes her surname was SCOTT. Two children were born of the marriage - Dorothy (c. 1916-1924) and a son nicknamed "Bubba", possibly named Joseph, birthdate unknown. Adding to the confusion, the husband may have married under an assumed name taken so he could join the Army while still underage. His real name was Louis Marcellino LOMBARDI; he may have assumed the name Joseph DAPALMA. He joined the Army sometime around or after 1915 and was stationed in Newport News, VA. It is possible that the couple married and the children were born in that vicinity. The marriage probably ended in divorce, so it is possible that the children were raised with any of the surnames LOMBARDI, DAPALMA or SCOTT (if they reverted to their mother's maiden name). It is possible that his sister, Dorothy, and brother, "Bubba", might still be living, though all other known individuals who might know details are deceased. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Mary Beth McKimmy Williamsburg, VA