surname Rinella

[catherinesampson]

I'm looking for my grandfather's parents. His name was Anthony Rinella. Born somewhere in Sicily, maybe Corleone (?) around 1892. He came to Canada first and then to Akron, Ohio around 1914.
Any help would be appreciated.

[adelfio]

Rinella surname is very common to Palermo area
I this Anthony
Name: Anthony Rinella
Home in 1930: Akron, Summit, Ohio
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Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Catherine Rinella
Race: White
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Household Members: Name Age
Anthony Rinella 39
Catherine Rinella 32
Joseph Rinella 15
Rose Rinella 14
Salvator Rinella 9
Catherine Lobianco 10
Martha Lobianco 7

Marty A

[catherinesampson]

Thank you Marty. Unfortunately I have all this information. Rose Rinella was my mother. However, I've never been able to find out any more information on my grandfather, Anthony. Could be Antonio or Antonino.
Do you know if there was a real town called Corleon? Rumour in the family is that he was from Corleon.
Thanks!
Katy Griffin Sampson

[maestra36]

There is a town called Corleone in the province of Palermo in Sicily

http://www.comune.corleone.pa.it/

official website of Corleone

[catherinesampson]

Thanks both for the info. Unfortunately, I do not speak italian, so I'm not sure what the website says.
But at least I know there was a Corleane.
Katy

[maestra36]

There is the following database on ancestry.com- I don't have a subscription, but perhaps your Antonio is in this database and someone else can upload those records for you.

All Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

There is both an Antonio Rinella and a Tony Rinella who come up in the search. Also there is a Caterina who comes up in the search as well. Were they already married when he entered the U.S from Canada?

Peg

[maestra36]

Thanks both for the info. Unfortunately, I do not speak italian, so I'm not sure what the website says.
But at least I know there was a Corleane.
Katy

If you click on the words La Citta` at left, then on the next screen, you can select Fotografie. There are photos of Corleone there which may be of interest to you.

[maestra36]

Possibly your Antonio from the border crossings from Canada to U.S. Someone with a subscription to ancestry would need to upload the record for you so that you can see the additional info on it, in case this is your ancestor.

Name: Antonio Rinella
Arrival Date: 17 Oct 1919
Arrival Port: Buffalo, New York,
Age: 28 years 5 months
Estimated Birth Year: 1891
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Birthplace: , Palermo
Birth Country: Italy
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Record has photo?: N
NARA Publication Title: Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954
NARA Publication Number: M1480
NARA Roll Number: 123

[catherinesampson]

Thank you. I do have a subscription to ancestry.com and I do have that information. I'm trying to go further back than that though. They were married when they came from Canada to Ohio. I think they may have married in Toronto.
Thanks again!
Katy

[maestra36]

You could rent microfilmed records for the town. For birth records

Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1882-1893 FHL INTL Film # 1915856

rental through a local family history center run by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints

Registri dello stato civile di Corleone (Palermo), 1820-1895

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Orderi ... ory_Center