I just got my DNA results done & they seemed pretty accurate. Based on verbal family lore my breakdown makes sense. My niece had her DNA done & she came up as close relation. My mother & brother are doing the same. Based on the ancestry connections I made it's pretty accurate.

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I think you are my Detroit relations. I've also been trying to locate these records. My mother is Anna Trapani, daughter to Vinceno Trapani (deceased 1980). Would love to connect with you on ancestry.

Have you checked the town of Calatafimi? Based on your names I believe he may be related. I have an ancestry.com membership and also had my DNA analyzed. Maybe you might want to do the same.

My mother was born in Alcamo, 1943. The Town hall where birth records were kept were destroyed during WWII. In the 1990's my mother had to get a new birth certificate issued after sending in her proof of life, etc. I'm going to assume the same with records you are trying to find. You may want to ...

I've also had a hard time finding whom I believe to be my earliest ancestor who came here. I accidentally found records showing that he may have been a crew member on a ship. The crew lists aren't as detailed as the passenger lists. Also, Calatafimi, for a small town has a lot of churches. Maybe you ...