Thanks for your quick reply, Misbris!! I really appreciate it. Yes, I have seen the name Minore in my preliminary research. I think the only way I authenticate the name Mininori is to get a hold of Donato Rubino's birth or baptism certificates in Ripacandida. I thought with such a unique name it wou...

Hello - I am writing about a puzzling question about my Italian ancestry from Ripacandida. My great grandfather Donato Rubino (married to Maria Rita) came to Chicago from Ripacandida Italy in 1913. He was born August 20, 1884. He said that his mother's maiden name was "Mininori" - her full...