according to US Citizenship records John Rodia was born 1881 in Ribattali, Italy. I searched everywhere and cannot find this town. I tried variant spellings with no luck, he immigrated from Naples, his cousin Carmine Rodia was born in Serino, Avellino, Campania, I looked on a map of Italy for towns near Serino to see if anything came close to being spelled Ribattali. Is it possible the name of the town has changed or the town became extinct?
Post the immigration entry record, maybe someone can decipher the handwriting.
Ann Tatangelo http://angelresearch.net
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