Castelnuovo di Conza, Salerno, IT

[jackdaisy]

jennabet, yes it certainly is an interesting family. So much of the family history was kept in the dark and lost as the older relatives died. My nephew was left with a made up surname and no idea where in Italy his family came from. Slowly I am finding information for him thanks to help from friends like Saunj.
If I could confirm that Frank Sibilia was born in Castelnuovo di Conza I would be extremely happy. I am preparing a letter to the church in that Comune which will include an international money order and I also will give them a broader possibility of surnames and birth years to check. Maybe it will give me the information I need.
I am finding a lot of the family information on their lives in the United States and I feel good about that.

Thanks for the note.

jack

[fargone]

Hi Jack,
if you want i can go to Castelnuovo in Conza and get the documentation that you need.
if you want you can contact me on my mail address: grldapolito@gmail.com
best regards

[jackdaisy]

Thanks for the offer but I don't want to engage anyone to go to Castelnuovo di Conza because I am not one hundred percent sure the information is there in that Comune. The family only thinks that is the Comune he left to come to America because a brother-in-law is from CdiC. Also his birth year is based on his stated age at his marriage. He could have given a false age for some reason. He was a shifty fellow who left his wife and 6 children.
Even asking Civil Registration to look it up is taking a chance. If they tell me they didn't find a record then I don't know if there is no record or he was born in a year that they didn't research.

Thanks for contacting me with your offer.

jack