Trentino Genealogy and Heritage

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I am the granddaugher of Maria Valentini (Mary Valentine)who arrived at Ellis Island from Tuenno on October 20,1911. As a child, I lived on a farm in Wapwallopen, PA next to my grandmother's home. Mary Valentine Luigi died in 1962. She also had a brother who lived in PA, (Edvardo or Edward Valentine). I have done research over the years, but this website with links to other sites and information has been the best. I hope someday to visit Tuenno, meet my relatives, see the beautiful country, and learn more about my Tyrolean heritage.
Kathleet Guastavino Tutwiler (Mechanicsville, VA) --- kgtut@comcast.net

I am researching the Zoanetti and Artini families that left Zuclo for places in Australia, United States and Argentina. I have a reasonable amount of information and would like to find people who can add this information.
David Zoanetti (Adelaide, Australia) --- cayne7213@gmail.com

Just found your cool site while planning a trip to the Tyrol. Both my parents are Tyrolean, and born in Nuremberg, PA. The last names of some of my Tyrolean forbears include Yannes (spelled Ianes, I think in Tyrol), Nicolodi, Fedrigon, Marchetti, Genetti. I know the Yannes side came from Castelfondo the rest from the same area or close by. I have a really extensive Yannes geneaology chart and also some good info on my Marchetti and Nicolodi ancestors. Always happy to share with or hear from any far-flung family members.
Michelle Yannes (White Plains, NY) --- michelle.yannes@verizon.net

I was born in Spormaggiore, my mother came from Arco. We came to America in 1937, lived in Brooklyn N.Y. now living in Freeport NY. My mothers maiden was Ischia, my father mothers family were Zeni.
Carlo Dalsass (Arco & Spormaggiore) --- csd61@webtv.net

I am looking for records on my great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother. They were Pintarelli' s. My great grandmother told me that my great-great grendfather, Celeste Pintarelli was from Trentino. I am having trouble finding records on him. I have searched the Ellis Island records and around on this web-site. I just recently started to search for records though. If anyone has any suggestions please e-mail me as I am new at this and am willing to take any advice.
Joni Hawkins (Mississippi) --- joanjet@comcast.net

I am searching for the name and location of the comune my g.grandfather came from in Trentino. His name was Giovanni Francesco Cristina,his mother was Santa Luchi and his father Giovanni Cristina.His father was a boatbuilder.He was born on 18 November 1847/48.He emigrated to New Zealand in about 1867/68.On his naturalisation papers and NZ marriage cert. 'Town of Tyrol, Austria is named as the place he was born.Trent and Trento are also named on two of his children's NZ birth certs. If you have the names Luchi or Cristina in your family and remember an account of a family member going to Australia or New Zealand, please contact me.
Rosanna Grattan (New Zealand) --- grattans@clear.net.nz

My father Samuel Michael Iob (3rd) resides in Arizona, but was born in Lousiana. His father Samuel Michael Iob (2nd) resides in Arizona. And His father Samuel Michael Iob I know little about. We were always told we were of German decent, and Iob was a German name. So the search began and I found the Trentinoheritage web site, and was very surprised at what I found. My great-great grandfather? by the name of Adam Phillip Iob may have come from Austia and fought in world war one.
Michael Kirk Iob (California) --- mkirkiob@msn.com

I am looking for any information on my Great Great Grandfather Emanual Bott and my Great Great Grandmother Angela Martini. I think they are from Revo, but not really sure. They had a son Angelo Bott who came to Ironwood Mich/Saxon Wisconsin around the turn of the century). Their son Angelo married my grandmother Barbara Bertolini. She is from Dambel and if anybody has information on the Bertolini it would be very much appreciated.
Tom Bott (Two Harbors, MN) --- tomtbott@yahoo.com

I am looking for information on the Andreatta family from the Southern Colorado area. My G grandfathers were killed in the Sunshine mine explosion in Glenwood Springs area 1897 and are buried at the pioneer cemetery there. They were Erminio Andreatta ( Maria Andreatta wife and Giovanni Andreatta (Anna Fortunata Mattevi, wife ) born 1858 and 1856 respectively. Giovanni's parents were Giacomo Andreatta and Lucia Vicenzi, and Erminio Andreatta's parents were Salvatore Andreatta and Domenica Ruggera.
Mary Ann Andreatta Roe (Fountain, Colorado) --- roe74@msn.com

Hi Sal, What a great website, thank you so much for all of your work. I especially enjoy reading your guestbook letters as there are many names that look familiar. I'm a first generation American, born and raised at Vulcan,MI. My father Daniel wasborn in Colorado, Mother born in the Val di Sole-Montes maiden name Gosetti. If there is anyone whose parents were from this region, I would like to hear from them.
Irma Battaiola (Milwaukee, WI) --- batty1930@yahoo.com

I've just now started to do some research into my family tree. My father Erminio Franzoi is from Sporminore and my grandfather was Camillo Franzoi. So far I've learned that I am related to the following families: Stefani, Endrizzi, Iob. I know that I will find other relatives and I look forward to speaking to each one of you. If you are a Franzoi or any of the other mentioned family names, I'd love to hear from you.
Camillo Franzoi (Ontario, Canada) --- franzoi@sympatico.co

I spent three weeks in Val di Non. I actually stayed with family in Romallo. My mother came to USA in 1964. She is of the Clauser-Paternoster family. If any of you haven't made it to Northern Italy, it is a lifetime must. Being hugged by the Dolomiti mountains is like no other feeling in the world.
Sandra McGavock (St. Louis) --- smcgavock1096@yahoo.com

Thanks to some hard work by Sofia Goff, Joan Barker and Dan Zadra, over 150 people came together in Seattle for good food and meeting others who had relatives who came from Revo. Sofia did a CD that had old pictures and our family trees. There were family trees from the Martini, Fellin, Flor, Albertini and Agosto families posted and we all found people to whom we were related. I finally traced my Martini branch back to the 1500's and now am earnestly working on the Rossi side. All I know is my grandmother Rossi was the daughter of Stefano Rossi and Maddelena Moscon. I know two Rossi brothers went to the Hazelton area and stayed. They were Steve and John (probably Stefano and Giovanni). They came in the late 1800's and ran a boarding house. I know nothing of the Moscon family other than Maddelena Moscon died when her daughter was very young.
Margie Martini Jones (Wenatchee, WA) --- margiej@crcwnet.com

I am trying to find any information on my great uncles who emigrated to the U.S from Sfruz, Italy in the early 20th century. My grandfather, Ermete Ossanna and his brothers emigrated to the US to work in the mines in Pennysylvania. My grandfather returned to Sfruz, but his borthers remained and presumbably travelled westward. I would appreciate any information on finding any information.
Lino Ossanna (Chandler, AZ) --- canam823@cox.net

I am trying to trace my family history and compile a family tree sons. As most of my family has passed I want my boys to know who they are and how they got here. Guiseppe (Joseph) Martinelli, Born approx. 1868, Northern Italy, immigrated to Leadville, Colorado. 1907 spouse Catterina (Martini) Martinelli, Revo (last perm. residence) and 3 children arrived at Ellis Island, destination Leadville.
Lori (Colorado) --- mikey2083@netzero.com

My grandfather, Silvio Guido GASPERINI, was born in Male, Trento, Italy in 1879, son of Theodoro and Benvenuta GENTILINI. He immigrated to the US in 1904, settling first in Vulcan, MI where he married Aurelia Pedo (Pedo/Dalpas of Sprominore) in June 1909. He later moved to Stambaugh Michigan and ran a grocery store until the depression. He died in 1955, Aurelia died in 1963. He and Aurelia had two sons, Albert Paul (1915-1976, and Silvio Emil (1918-1986). Aurelia was born in Sporminore in 1890 to Paolo Bartolomeo Luigi PEDO and Domenica Cattarina DALPAS (of Vigo Anaunia).
Margaret McCarthy (Libertyville, IL --- margaret173@aol.com

My grandfather, Camillo Giuseppi Battisti/a, was from Fondo, or possibly Brez - he listed Fondo on the ship's manifest - was born 03 May1873,and was the son of Giovanni Battisti and Domenica Abram. Camillo was a coal miner in the Trinidad, Colorado, area. His siblings were Angelina, Maria, Nicole, Ursula, Candido, Paula, and Catarina. Camillo married Ida Barbara Dona, - she listed Brez on the ship's manifest. Ida ran a series of boarding houses in the Trinidad area. Her siblings were Maria, Virginia, Fiorenza, Michele (born 04Apr1879), Davide (born 04Nov1885) who went to the USA with Ida, and Herman. As is the case with the Battisti side, I do not know if any of them other than Davide emigrated to the USA or to other places, or where they went.
C. Arthur Battiste (Saskatoon, Canada) --- battiste@sasktel.net

I am the grandaughter of Anselmo Dalpiaz and Sylvia Zanon and have quite a few pictures of that generation. Can you use them for the website? Also, has anyone considered putting together a group trip to Cunevo?
Elaine Zupancic (Denver, CO) --- elainezupancic@aol.com

My family is from Val di Sole, my Great Great Grandfather is from Peio (Moreschini) and my Great Great Grandmother is from Male (Ben[n]etti). They emigrated to Spring Gulch near Carbondale, and then after my Great Great Grandfather was lost in a snowstorm his wife took the children to Pueblo, CO. I had heard tales that they might have been mountain guides, but I didn't totally believe the stories . . . I will say that there aren't too many Moreschini's in the United States that aren't related to us directly. When I visited Peio a couple years ago I was surprised to see that about half the cemetery was filled with people named Moreschini. Let me just say that Peio is beautiful, and it is actually so high up on this steep mountain that the town below looks like a miniature or toy village.
Craig Moreschini (Pueblo, CO) --- with@hotmail.com

I am trying to find out information on the Moscon family. My great grandmother was named Maddelena or some form of the name, Moscon and she married my great grandfather Stefano Martini in Revo. However, I have not a clue to her birthdate or any other information. I am assuming they were from Revo as were the rest of the Martini and Rossis. Her father's name was Pietro Moscon and I have no idea of her mother's name. My grandmother was born in l876 and her name was Rosa Rossi or as registered Lucia Rosa Rossi. She and my grandfather Pio Bartolo Martini were married in the Hazelton area of Pennsylvania in about 1897 or so. I would like to know more about the Moscon family. I had not heard of the name until last year.
Margie Martini Jones (Wenatchee, WA) --- margiej@crcwnet.com

I just returned from Rumo, where we stayed at the Margherita Hotel in Marcena, two doors from the church which has the records that include Mione, birthplace of my grandmother, Maria Angela Futten. I got to walk in the rooms where my Nona grew up. If you need help when you go to Rumo, you can't beat Carrado Caracristi, who speaks only Italian, and Denis Martintoni, who speaks English. The priest, Don Carlo Mottes, trusts Carrado to go through the Marcena church books that are centuries old, while I watched. These are two of the greatest people I have met in my lifetime. They found my Nona's house, next door to Denis, of all people. It took Carrado and Denis two hours to find 10 relatives for me, because they had to go back and forth from marriage, death and birth books to find matches. You need about 3 weeks to research all the way back to 1255, when the church records start. I still am overhelmed by how many people, many not even related to me, helped me in my quest for my roots. God bless the people in Rumo (Marcena, Mione, etc.).
John Olesky (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) --- jomowva@infionline.net

I am a great-grandson of Angelo Albertini and Maria Bernardi. Angelo imigrated here from Revo in the early part of the 19th century, probably sometime around 1905. Angelo (Albert and Maria (Mary) initially were in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia area?) and headed out west where they settled in Wallace, Idaho during the mining boom.
Jamie Albertini (Spokane, WA) --- jalbertini1@netzero.com

My folks came from Spormaggiore. They settled in Richmond ( Staten island ) County NY and then to Brooklyn. They had three sons Joseph and Lino both gone and Richard . I have just returned from Spormaggoire last October and it was fun visiting again with my first cousins. The surnames of my relatives are Tenaglia, Gasperetti, Osti, Mottes. I am 81 years old. If names ring a bell email me as I have records downloaded from church in Spor.
Richard Zeni (San Marcos, TX) --- grasshopper1924@yahoo.com

My father, Sisinio Candido Salvaterra emigrated from Romallo in 1927. He had 2 brothers, Gianni and Mario who emigrated in the 40's. His parents were Sisinio Sr. and Louisa Ferrari. My mother, Flora Maria Ravina, emigrated from Revo in 1921 to Hazelton, PA. She was the last of 10 children, 5 dying in infancy. Her siblings were Anna (Fellin), Gulia (Dallapicolo sp?), Adeline (Lorenzoni) and Albino Ravina. I would love hearing from any long-lost cousins or friends of my parents
Florence Salvaterra Lenart (Bethel, VT) --- lenartdf@aol.com

My father was Pio Endrizzi born in Spormaggiore and my mother was born Carlotta or Carolina Dalsass born in Cavedago, Trento. We immigrated to Revelstoke British Columbia in 1964. If I have any relatives out there from Spor please email me.
Maria Endrizzi Santo (Toronto, Canada) --- msanto@srpcontrol.com

My grandmother, Elena Martini, was born in Revó, IT, and my grandfather, Costante John Andreatta, in the Sunshine Colorado Mining Camp (Glenwood Springs, Colorado). My brother is Mark Andreatta
Jean Andreatta Pagliochini --- ucjeanicu@aol.com

I am researching for my husband, Ernest, whose Grandfather came from Casez, Trentino. His father William was born in Cumberland Canada, returned to Casez, and later came back to Louisville to work in the coal mines.
Pat Marinelli (Louisville, CO) --- patricia.marinelli@kable.com

My grandfather Guiseppi Zeni from Cles, came to NY around 1909 and married Sylvia Flaim( Villa Banalle) in 1921 in Fort Lee NJ- subsequently they moved to CT. Their marriage was witnessed by a cousin Guido Literini. I know a little about Granddad, his parents names were Franceso Zeni and Dominica Gherardelli (spelling?), My Grandmother's parents were Guiseppi Flaim and Anna Morelli. My Grandmother was came over to live with a great Uncle Chelso Flaim. I would love to find out if there are other relatives out there.
Frank Zeni (Arnold, MD) --- fzeni@comcast.net

My cousin Dan Zadra signed below. My great-grandparents, Fiore Zadra and Domencia Fellin came to America from Revo, Val di Non. We have a large family here in Seattle, and it extends through the USA back to our dear family still in Revo. I have done a lot of research on our family tree. My great-grandparents' surnames are as follows: Zadra, Cisi, and Martini on Fiore's side and on Domenica's side it is Facinelli Pasca and Fellin Nardel. We are in contact with family in Revo, a major line of our family through the Facinelli side is the Flor family.
Sofia Goff (Seattle, WA) --- sofia@ciaobellagoff.com

My grandfather Fiore Zadra, and grandmother Domenica Fellin came from Revo, Italy in the early 1900's. They settled in Seattle where my grandfather worked on the cable cars. I grew up in a Little Italy neighborhood in Seattle. My father and I first went back to Revo in 1979. I still have lots of family there. This past summer I took my son and daughter there for the first time, I am seriously considering moving there. I am very happy to have found this site, and will tell my family.
Dan Zadra (Kingston, WA) --- polenta222@yahoo.com

Hi all. I just wanted to say that my greatuncle Agostino Maistrelli, patriarch and last of that generation of the Maistrelli family of Tassulo, died on March 13, 2005 at the age of 93. I was blessed to have visited him and his lovely wife Adelaide Pilati Maistrelli twice over the past 18 years. We were the American branch of the family and they welcomed us into their homes and hearts. I always *knew* my grandmother (Emelia Maistrelli Menapace of Trinidad CO, his sister, was Italian but I never really felt that part of my heritage until I actually went there and became acquainted with my large and extended family in Tassulo. He will be missed. As always Sal, I love your website.
Caryl Simpson (Nebraska)

My great-grandmother, Brigida Gius, was born in Castelfondo, Val di Non, in 1837, to Anthony and Brigida Gius. It is my understanding that she was a twin. She married Giovanni Monauni. They had 14 children, 9 of whom were born in Verla. One, Romano tried mining somewhere in PA but returned home. Angelo, Carl, Lodovico, Maria, and Julia moved to the United States and raised families. Brigida Gius Monauni moved to the US with my grandfather, Lodovico, in 1901 and she died the following year. Lodovico passed away in 1966.
Dorothy Monauni Zahran (Bloomfield, NJ) --- dorothyzah@aol.com

I found your page highly interesting. My name is Cecilia Cagiolo and I live in Argentina. My grandmother, Pascuala Sicheri, was born in Trento in April 4, 1891. She married Carlo Ulmini and arrived in Argentina in 1911. She was daugher of Davide Sicheri and Genoveva Teresa Merli. A few days ago, I contacted a person named Sicheri in Trento. Altough she had no relationship with me, she told me that the surname Sicheri came from the Giudicarie Valley in Trento. My grandmother had a brother, Bernardo, who died in United States when he was very young.
Cecilia Cagiolo (Argentina) --- liacagiolo@hotmail.com

I am researching the Mattivi, Girotti, Anesi, and Giovannini names. Most are from Baselga di Pine, Trento, Italy. I would like any contact about these names or information on Baselga. My relatives came to the U.S. around the turn of the century. The first were Giovanni (John) Mattivi, Giuseppe Beniamino (Ben) Mattivi, Giovanni Girotti, and others. I know there are other relatives out there in the U.S. and Italy, but need suggestions for locating them.
Michael Mattivi (Kansas City, MO) --- msjmizzou@wmconnect.com

Sto facendo ricerche storiche relativamente a mio nonno GIOVANNI CIAGHI di Ronzo -Chienis (NT. 15.10.1885) e di mia nonna ELVIRA IOB (nt. 26.10.1987). Sappiamo che hanno vissuto ad Hastings (Colorado) negli anni 1909 - 1926 e che gestivano un negozio. I loro parenti ed amici erano: ELVIRA ZANON sposata con PIETRO BACCA; MARIA e GERMANO RUFFINI; cerco persone che abbiano notizie o documenti (foto ecc.).
Antonio Ciaghi (Trento) --- antonio.ciaghi@virgilio.it

Grandparents Alliprando Rossi (1865) and Rosa Bertoldi (1874) born in and around Revo.Their parents were Fabiano Rossi & Margarita Frank - Nicolo Bertoldi & Caterina Cozzin. Alliprando came to America 3 times-1890, 1899, 1901. Rosa came in 1914, married Alliprando in NYC, brought with her was Arturo Rossi age 9. They moved to a farm in Clinton, NY. Other family members came in 1921- Corina, and Allprardo - accompanied by cousin Riccardo Bertoldi. Anyone with Info on the following names please contact me. Albertini, Bertoldi, Cozzin, Fellin, Frank, Rossi of Revo
Lucy Rossi Pasquarelli (New York) --- differentlp@netscape.com