Fano didn't begin civil records until 1861 so you are looking at copies of parish records submitted to the civil authorities. Errors could be made at the original writing (a mother wasn't always present at the baptism) or at any of the copies made, first for the civil authorities and again at the ti...

He could not have 'taken' their family name without the father or mother formally 'recognising' him as their child. This would be noted on the birth record. If he took their surname after they arrived in America this is another story since in America you can be known by any name as long as its not f...

servizidemografici.ceppaloni@asmepec.it.

This is a PEC address. If it is bouncing back it is because you are not using a PEC address.

Record 8 in Parte 2 (II)

Have you tried locating marriage records for his children that occurred after his death. The Processetti can be very informative.

Municipalità 3 - Stella, S. Carlo all'Arena

If you know the church you can write to the Diocese in Naples.

Records for Naples after 1865 are not yet on line (and there is not indication of when this will happen). Ruotolo is a common surname in the south so you will need to do more research on the town of origin. Naples was a common port of departure so you cannot count on that being the town of birth. Th...

For Lisciano Niccone try https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=824819&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Italy%2C%20Perugia%2C%20Lisciano%20Niccone%22&subjectsOpen=824817-50 For Mercatale (note spelling) try https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2146184 Mercatale è ...

I answered this in your other post but, yes, middle names were always recorded in official documents. All men were included in the Lista di Leva but not all had to serve so if you are search Foglio matricolare you might not find him. In fact Sicilians had an exemption for a period of time.

Check out Ellisisland.org. He is from Ribera, travelling with his wife Giovanna Sigona who is from Scaglietti which is part of Ribera.
There are lots of posts on my website including how to search the antenati site efficiently.

In my experience Palermo staff do not like digging around these old records. However these records appear to be on line (Tribunale) (I didn't find it) or at a Family History Centre where you need to go in person.

It may well be true but it does say that most Ceita were of 'no account' (squittini). There are no Ceita in today's phone book. You will need to find the town of origin to move ahead.

Most of the Mengacci (note spelling) in todays phone book are from the Pesaro and Urbino Province.
You need to know the town of origin to locate records in Italy. Are there no ship manifests? DO you need this for citizenship?

Start with Ellisisland.org to confirm the town of origin, then family search or antenati should be able to give you the rest.

Hi Jordan,
My website has a lot of general information about Italian records and the main websites for locating records (free) also tips on how to search these HUGE websites.
Good luck.
There are on line records for Santa margherita Ligure at familysearch.org and at https://antenati.cultura.gov.it