The comune is Castione Andevenno, which is in Sondrio Province in Lombardy. It very close to the Swiss Border.

*UPDATE* I was able to finally find my great grandfather. I decided to go through the census from 1910 and 1920 in the small town where he had lived, and writing down the names of all the Italian males. I then took these names and searched the arrivals at Ellis Island for where these guys came from ...

I wrote to the Comune of Spinetta Marengo, Alessandria. They were very kind and sent me birth and marriage certificates, but it wasn’t the right Luigi born Oct 21, 1880 and married 1926

My Great Great Grandfather’s name might be Martino or Marlino. The eldest boy (my grandfather’s older brother ...

I’ve hit brick wall in my search for my great grandfather. It turns out he had a very common Italian name, so on at least 2 occasions, I’ve written to Italian Comuni and received documents for a different person of the same name and birth year. I’m pursuing Jure Sanguinis, and I had one avenue ...

I’ve hit brick wall in my search for my great grandfather. It turns out he had a very common Italian name, so on at least 2 occasions, I’ve written to Italian Comuni and received documents for a different person of the same name and birth year. I’m pursuing Jure Sanguinis, and I had one avenue ...