Hi, yes, this is the spouse. The consulate accepted the minor discrepancies of my grandmother but not my grandfather. I have his passport, which has the Americanized Vincent on it, and his SS which has James ( unfortunately his birthday is off by one day which will make it a bit harder I think. I am filing a FIOA for his passport file, so hopefully they will be able to find his original application, and hopefully it has his social # on the application. I can't recall if they asked for that when I got mine. Probate lawyer? I appreciate that info, I have been seriously in the dark as to how try to do this. I don't need to change his name, just prove that he is in fact the same person, my grandmother is willing to sign an affidavit swearing to the fact that he is that person etc.

thanks

i also have his birth cert from italy (vincenzo) his immigration cert (vincent), marriage (james) SS application (james)