I did creep through previous posts on these names (Maucieri / Santoianni) and MAYBE some are a match, but I have such little information that I cannot be certain. Lots of railroad workers here.Here's what I know:
My grandparents came from Italy (Bonefro) to Western PA (Altoona): Maria Graza Santoianni (b1898) and Nicola Maucieri (b1891). They married shortly after she came in early 1917 (and my dad, Anthony, was born late in 1917, but that's another story
). I do not know when Nicola came, but I'd not imagine super long prior given that they had met in Italy (families knew each other). Nicola came with his half/step brother Francesco Vestri (spelling?).Maria's parents were Francesco Santoianni and Lucia Donofrio. Both of which also came to the states to my understaning. Francesco died somewhere near Pittsburgh of pneumonia. Lucia came over with her son, my grandmother's brother, Michele (Michael) and they eventually headed to the New Rochelle, NY area. Michael's children: Frank and Lucy. Lucy became a Vaccaro.
Nicola's parents were Giuseppe Maucieri and Antoinette ? They did not come to the states.
Here's what I'd love to find out:
Basically anything beyond what is above, but... I'd love to find:
- Antoinette's maiden name
- When Francesco died and where he was buried in the Pburgh area
- When Nicola came to the states for certain
If ANY of these tidbits strike with anything you've found in your research I would so appreciate the lead. It's very frustrating to find a depth of my Gx13Grandparents on my mother's side and not be able to get past my GGrandparents on my father's side.
Judy M
