Penny, Thanks for your reply. I have a Toni Colaianni in my database, born in CO, died Mar 1980 in Denver. Daughter of Pasquale Filiberto "Felix" Colaianni and Filomena "Thelma" Frazzini. Filiberto was a 3rd cousin to my family. I can send you some information. Contact me at mark...

Since "Y" is rare in Italian, I think Iannacito is a good name. I checked on Ellis Island and found 15 Iannacito and 1 Yannacito. They were from Vastogirardi and Roccasicura. Both of those towns are not far (a few miles) from San Pietro Avellana. I checked on ancestry.com which has older s...

My mother's family is Frazzini from San Pietro Avellana and I've been doing research on that town for about 10 years. In looking through what you posted and my notes, there is a Pasquale Filiberto Colaianni born on 31 Jul 1860 (which matches the age in 3/4 of the census). There is a Filomena Frazzin...