i am specifically interested in his mother and father's name, and the rumor is that his father (my great-grandfather) was a professor at the university of Salerno.
Ernest came to the US in 1920(ish) and was naturalized in 1928. there is actually another Ernest Montavon who was born in Michigan, but the 2 are not the same. i have seen them get mistaken for the same person online.
my grandfather's first wife was Anna Ochiatta (sp?), but the story was that she did not like america and chose to go back to Italy. he then married my grandmother, Vincenza Manzione, who's first husband Pasquale Sarlo had passed, and they had my father, Ernest Mark Montavon in CT in1942.
i would greatly appreciate anyone who can help me unravel the mystery of my grandfather's early life, as well as revealing my great-grandparents! fingers crossed...
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