Correction to the above post:

In our family tradition, Vincenzo Musso and Giuseppe Tortorici were thought to be half-brothers. They were not half-brothers, although they almost certainly would have been raised together as though they were.

Giuseppe Musso and Onofria Castagna were parents of ...

Wow! Thank you so much for your interest, carubia! I have been on the road at Christmas and offline, so I was surprised and delighted to see your posts

I am just beginning this journey, trying to figure it all out, and I've borrowed heavily on the work of others, so as to make a quick start. I can ...

Interesting. I want to recheck my information (I'm just getting started with this project.)

Thank you so much for replying! The information cited above is certainly that of my grandfather, as it matches the information I have almost exactly. You are so kind and considerate to include the link to the Phone Book. Grazie!!!!

My grandfather, Vincenzo Musso, born 18 Aug 1876, emigrated from Ribera or Castelvetrano to the United States in approximately 1895. His father was Luigi Musso, born in 1860 and may have died in 1880. Vincenzo Musso married Maria Oliveri, from Ribera, in the United states, in 1905.

My mother's ...