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emmiteach
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Great grandfather - trying to find information

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I am searching for my great-grandfather's parents' names. So far, I've had no luck.

His name was Melio (Emil, Meli) Gilberti (Gilbert, Gilberte)
He was born in Rino, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy on November 30, 1888.
I would love to find information on his immigration to America as well as on parents and/or siblings. Information on his marriage date to Catherine Ropele (1901-1973)) would also be helpful. They lived in the Ohio Valley Region when in America (Wheeling, WV, in particular).

Thanks in advance! Anything is helpful!
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This appears to be the famiy in 1930 US Census in West Virginia.
Melio indicates an immigration in 1910.
Katie/Catherine was born in Pennsylvania (possibly married there?)
Son John was born in Ohio, and son Ralph in West Virginia.

Melio Gilberti in the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Melio Gilberti
[Melia Gilberti]
Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Italy
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: River Road R. F. D. 1
Ward of City: Ninth Part of
House Number in Cities or Towns: 22
Dwelling Number: 32
Family Number: 43
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 20.00
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 27
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Language Spoken: Italian
Immigration Year: 1910
Naturalization: Alien
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Electrician
Industry: Coal mine
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Melio Gilberti 40
Katie R Gilberti 39
John Gilberti 10
Ralph Gilberti 7

https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/62 ... PUBJs=true

Rino is a small village (frazione) that is part of the Comune of Sonico, Province of Brescia, Lombardy Region.
There are currently no online records that I can find, and I also did not find microfilm listings for this Comune.

You can write directly to the town of Sonico to request a birth record for "Melio" (probably Emilio)
Address:
Ufficio dello Stato Civile
Piazza IV Novembre, 1
25048 Sonico (BS)
ITALY


Be sure to write in Italian (help below) and send your Photo ID, and an email address for them to reach you.
Help with letters of request:
http://geocities.ws/paulanigro/italian- ... tter3.html
http://geocities.ws/paulanigro/italian- ... talrecords

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Here's his death record, in case you don't have it

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.a ... Number=487

Catherine's death record-

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.a ... umber=1890

For your info, the Catherine who died in 1973 was her mother and not her. She died in 1945, as per the death certificate. They are buried in Upland Cemetery

http://www.jeffcochapter.com/Downloads/ ... ry%203.pdf

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.c ... =156266164
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https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1 ... cc=1727033

it looks like Catherine (called Katie on this 1910 census and only 9 years old) lived in Illinois, although she was born in Pa
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