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[themelmel]

hey this is melanie. been a while. i found the actual obituary for Amelia Crago (my grandmother that was married to Joseph Viselli). they were married in 1921.
it states that her mother's name was Margarete and that margarete died in 1950. Her father was Anthony Grieco. Amelia also had a brother named Dominic that died in 1949 (his nickname was butney).
it says that she was born April 16 (but i have seen 15) 1904 in Rossiter, Pa. she moved to Farrell in 1915. it lists two other brothers surviving her...John and Joseph.
and she had several sisters they were listed under their married names-----
Mrs. Anthony Faraoni
Mrs. Anthony Yakell
Mrs. John Pandza
and Mrs. John Zekakos

that's about all i have for sure, except that i have dated the obit as being from 1962, my dad was 18 that year.
well anyway i hope if anyone know's anything at all about her or her people that this helps....because i would sure love to find out more. and if you need the little bit of VISELLI info that i have just let me know. [/quote]

[CiroForenza]

The family appears in the 1910 Canoe, Indiana Co., PA census as:

Tony Grego, age 32, born in Italy, married 10 years, immigrated 1900
Margaret Grego, age 31, born in Italy, immigrated 1900
Joe Grego, age 9, born in Italy, immigrated 1900
Millie, age 6, born in PA (this is your Amelia Crago)
Dominic, age 4, born in PA
Rosie, age 3, born in PA
Tracy, age 1 1/2, born in PA

There were two borders in the household, including Ralph Barber, who may have been Tony's brother-in-law. Margaret's maiden name appears as Barber in several documents, including her death certificate (died 1950), listing her parents as Fred Barber and Mary. This surname sounds more English than Italian to me. The 1913 birth certificate for Margaret's eight child lists her maiden name as Barbera, which seems more likely than Barber.