parrino-palazzo inzina(insinna)-vallelunga pratameno sicily Family lived (lives ) Monroe, La...Bastrop, La. just would like to know how they ended up in north louisiana came in New Orleans to Smoke Bend, La. ( between Baton Rouge and New Orleans 1899 ( Inzina originally spelled Insinna Vallelunga Sicily Anthony ( Tony ) Inzina married Anna ( Annie ) Parrino (Tony Inzina ) - parents ...Filippo (Inzina ) or Philip orig. Insinna (father) , Josephine Canale both from Vallelunga Pratameno (central Sicily ...maybe 80 miles southeast of Palermo Anna ( or Annie ) Inzina (Parrino ) family came from Palazzo Adriano ( central Sicily...maybe 80 miles southwest of Palermo...estimate not sure if Anthony ( Tony ) born in Smoke Bend or possibly Bosco, La. ...I think Ouachita Parrish Annie ( Parrino) Inzina born Bunkie, La. 1900....Anthony (Tony) ...1899
families related Inzina, Parrino, Marsala, Scalia, Comrato(spelling), Embanato (spelling), Bastrop and Monroe mostly...please help with information if possible my family (Inzina ) Mobile, Al. my name is David Inzina ...Anthony Inzina's grandson
April 23rd 2008 - Shelley Cavallaro: Cavallaro and Di Giovanni hi...in regards to your grandmothers name being Anna DiGiovanni...my grandmothers name is also Anna DiGiovanni from Palazzo Adriano..but my grandfather is Domenico Seidita...OMG..there is so much info on this website...all the familiar names...palazzo is such a small community it makes one stop to wonder...i read one of the blogs from a guy that said his family went from palazzo to colorado, to lincoln heights, to alhambra (just as my grandmothers family) and this kind-a blows my mind. Also, the Grana's.....i met a girl 5 years ago who looked at me, immediately knew i was italian and asked where my family was from..imagine my surprise when she said her family was the Grana's from Palazzo...the Grana's that own the "bar" across the street from my Zio Pino's barber shop on piazza umberto....you know, the two bars, next to each other.....its so nice to be able to share all this with other palazziotos.
my family is also from palazzo adriano hello...i am a seidita, my father is from palazzo adriano...my mother is a vaiana on her father's side/gioia on her mother's side, both from palazzo adriano. i have been to "palazzo" 4 times in my lifetime and plan to live there eventually...it's the type of place where you feel that you belong..you know. i have 1 cousin and 1 aunt still left there from my father's side ...i'm not sure if anyone from my mother's side is still living in palazzo adriano. i visited in june of 2008 but only for a few days....the towns people remembered me from my last trip (back in 1985) but no one from my mothers side came forward this time. If anyone is still alive, please email me...i plan to visit again in 4 years and would very much like to make a connection....I haven't been many places, but from the places that i have been, believe me, this is the most wonderful of them all!
Scialis What a great blog. I visited Palazzo on two occasion in the past 10 years. My grandfather was Carmelo Grana and his parents were Guiseppe Grana and Luchina Costa. My problem is, Guiseppe Grana's mother was listed as Carmela Scialis but it is hard to find that name anywhere. It is also hard to read the writing so the spelling could be wrong. Any help on the wife of Guiseppe would be appreciated.
Glaviano and Chichirillo famly's Trying to locate any of my family in town. The Cichirillo's, Tortamasi's,Glaviano's.
Thank You,
John Marino
949-637-3155
PICTURES OF PIAZZA PALAZZO ADRIANO Hi,
I'm looking for a picture of de "piazza" with de fountaine and the cathollique church. I want to do a present for my father who comes from palazzo adriano. I know he would like a poster of this place but we don't have any goed pictures. I need a file with a JPEG picture high pixels. I try to get this for Christmas ... Does anyone have something for me ???
Thank you very much ... i hope to hear something from you !
Johanna
Alessi/Parrino I had posted a few months ago about my grandfather, John Aless, I have learned recently that his sister who did not come to America but stayed in PA was Angelina Alessi (Parrino). If anyone has a connection or is able to give me anymore information I would appreciate it. Mary Lou
I may be distantly related to you If you're a Cicchorillo, Ciccorillo or a Bua from this Palazzo, I may also be related to you. My maternal grandmother, Sarah Bua grew up there and my cousins are all Ciccorillo's, I'm not entirely sure of the connection, only that much of it. I still have family there that I've never met, though my sister has gone over a few times and met them. I would love to go someday soon! It's lovely to see it here on your blog. I love the little picture of the "Cinema Paradiso" you included. I bought the movie a few years back hoping to see some of my family in it as an extra. It's so cute and it really showcases the quaint uniqueness of Sicily.
E-mail addresses of Parrino family, States or Palazzo Adriano My grandfather, Andrea Parrino, came to New Orleans in 1894 on the SS Initiativo. He married Antonina Scalia and moved to Morgan City, LA. He ultimately settled in Bastrop, LA where my father and I were born. If ,by referral by you or someone reading your excellent site I can obtain some contact, I would very much apprciate it.
Thank you very much.
Pat Parrino
Rome, Georgia, USA
More Parrino Family My wife Catherine Mae (Parrino) Jack, listed in the July 24th, 2009 Comments, is also a great grandaughter of Antonius Parrino who was born in Palazzo Adriano and died in1904. He was buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Trinidad, Colorado. Later the grave was relocated to? According to cousin Rose Ferris, she and her mother a Tamburelli visited the cemetery and no one could tell them where the grave was moved to? Antonius Parrino was married to Vincenza Lo Bosco who was born in1846 at Palazzo Adriano. She was buried ln the same Catholic
Cemetery as Antonius in Trinidad, Colorado, whose graves were relocated to?
Ellis Island Record: Ship Manifest, Vincenza Lo Bosco (married women were listed under their maiden names) sailed on the S.S. Hohenzolleran from Naples, Italy, October 31, 1901, and arrived November 13, 1901, Age 55 with daughter Adriana Parrino Age 29. Possession of money: Vincenza, $8.00 and Adriana, $20.00. Final Destnation: Berwind, Colorado to join husbands Antonius Parrino and Nicoli Macaluso.
Cathy's grandmother, wife of Guiseppi Parrino (son of Antonius and Vincenza) is Rosa (Digiovanni) Parrino born in PA. Rosa is the daughter of Salvatore Di Giovanni and Paola Vanela from Palazzo Adriano. They are also Cathy's great grandparents.
Michael Aug 10, 2009 Michael, my wife Catherine Mae (Parrino) Jack is your 2nd cousin once removed and your 3rd cousin to our 2 daughters. Cathy as a child with her parents, Ignacio aka Charlie Parrino and her mother Lena (Nicola) Parrino remembers visiting your great grandparents at Chalk Hill where they lived, that you mention in your Aug 10, 2009 comment. Giovannia Parrino is Charlie's aunt. Charlie's father is Giuseppi Parrino a brother to your great grandmother Giovannia (Parrino) Costa. Cathy's parents moved to Los Angeles in 1925 from Pueblo Colorado where Giovannia (Parrino) Costa's brother, Giudeppi Parrino, father of Charlie Parrino, is buried. Giuseppi Parrino's wife, Rose (Digiovanni) Parrino, is buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in East Los Angeles. Is any of your family buried there? It is amazing how we find relationships at this site. Many thanks to the sponsor.
My Grandfather, Mike Cichirillo Trying to locate my Grandfathers Family that may still live in Palazzo Adriano. Is the family called the Tortormasi still there, looking for any Glaviano's as well. Please let me know.
John Marino
Gerald - Parrino family Gerald, mr great grandfather owned a Texaco gas station with a restaurant and bar next to it. The Texaco station had a large sign on the top that bore his name = "M. Costa" The M stands for Mariano. his wife was Giovannia Parrino. Mariano was born in 1880 in PA and immigrated to the US in 1898. According to the ship's manifest he was going to New Orleans, but I am not sure he actually went there. Anyway, he ended up going to Trinidad, CO and worked in the coal mines. He also married my great-grandmother there.
Sometime between 1924 and 1930 the family moved to Woodland Hills, CA were he opened the gas station and restaurant. It was located on Ventura Blvd. - there is a photo from Cal State Northridge's library showing my great-grandfather in front of his business. We also have Lo Bosco and Macaluso in our family and also DiPetro, Crispi, Tambruello and Buscarino. I would say that we are from the same family. My great-grandfather did half a few sheep, goats, horses and chicken on his property - his eldest son, Nick Costa had one of the largest sheep ranches in Cailf. in Newbury Park.
Alessi's from PA to Colorado My grandfather (Giovanni Alessi) brother (Guiseppe Alessi) another brother who ended up in California and a sister came to the US in the early 1900's. My grandfather lived in Pueblo, Colorado and his brother Guiseppe moved to Trinidad, Colorado and started the Alessi Dairy. They were from Palazzo Adriano. I am not sure about the names of his other sibblings. I also know he had at least one other sister who stayed in Palazzo Adriano. If anyone has information about this family please let me know. I also live in Pueblo and am planning to go to Trinidad to see if I can find any info on this part of my family. Thanks for any help. Mary Lou
Parrino surname Greetings! Yes, Parrino is a common name in PA, and on my last visit (10/08) I did meet some with the Parrino surname, although they didn't make any connection the Grana/Alessi surnames of my family. In the cemetery there are many monuments to the Parrino family. caio!
Parrino My wife is Catherine Mae (Parrino) Jack born in Los Angeles. Her grandfather is Giuseppi Parrino born in Palazzo Adriano 1868. He came to Aguilar, near Trinidad, Colorado, where he settled in 1895. He owned a dance hall, saloon, and Texaco gas station, which included a lunch room and store. He also had 700 goats and made cheese. He shipped the cheese in empty wooden beer barrels from the saloon to Pueblo, Chicago and New York. He died in Pueblo, Colorado 1918. Catherine Mae (Parrino) Jack's grandmother, wife of Giuseppi Parrino, is Rosa Di Giovanni born in Palazzo Adriano 1871 and died in Los Angeles 1953. My wife is also descended from Lo Bosco and Vanella of Palazzo Adriano. She is related to Costa, Tamburelli and Maculuso. Her brother Anthony Parrino visited Palazzo Adriano a few years ago and nobody there knew of any Parrinos living there at that time. Finally two little girls took him to a home of an elderly woman, a Parrino cousin, who seemed to have memory loss. Several years before that an American Parrino cousin visited the city hall and was able to get copies of birth certificates. Before Anthony visited Palazzo Adriano, I read where the surname Parrino in Palazzo Adriano was one of the more numerous surnames there?
family tyring yo locate the Cicchirillo family, my grandfather was born in Palazzo Adriano Merchone or Mike Cicchirillo. His father was very tall they called him the giant. My Grandfather left there at the age of 13 to come to America and settled in Los Angeles. he married a Glaviano. The last time I visited palazzo Adriano was in 1974 and the Mayor of the town was Mr. TORTAMASI he was related to my grandfather.
Hope anyone out there knows of those family's.
Thank You, John Marino
Grana & Alessi my family also Hi JR: Was your grandmother Carmela Grana and your grandfather Domenic Alessi? If so we are related. My grandmother was Carmela's sister Antonina Grana. The mother of Carmela and Antonina was Vita Masaracchia. Please let me know if we are related. My e-mail is mtc3@q.com. Michael Crappa
Visiting PA, Looking for Canzoneri's and Schiro's My wife, myself and two of my three children will visit Palazzo Adriano as part of our visit to Sicily, July 1-8. Her maiden name is Canzoneri. Don't know if this spelling is anglicized or original..presume it is. Her grandfather was George Canzoneri (known to his compatriots as Don Giorgio). Relatives have traced his roots to PA before the turn of the century. he married a woman, Josephine Schiro and settled in Shreveport. Louisiana. Moved to Brooklyn, NY with four sons and two daughters around 1920 or so. The second oldest boy, Tony Canzoneri, became the featherweight boxing champion in 1925 and won world titles as junior lightweight and lightweight champion before his career ended in 1935. He was beloved and celebrated like Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey. It is believed some with the same last surname still live in PA. Anyone with any info? We will visit the public records with an interpreter. Might be able to help those looking for Schiro's.
Ferrara, Schiro My grandmother's from PA. Her maiden name was Ferrara and she came from a family of bakers in the town. My great grandmother married a man named Schiro and moved to Chicago. I can't believe there are so many blogs about this little town! Can't wait to go and see this bel posto.
Jeff/Cousins? Hello,
I am looking into visiting Sicily and came across your info. Are you possibly my cousin? My great grandfathers name was Peter Sciurba also. Please contact me at this email address.
Alessi My grandfather was from Palazzo Adriano. I have found maybe his brother Nicolo Alessi and Nicolo's wife Carmela Grani coming to the US in 1905 and1907.
It's a fearful thing, but I admit I have become a comfort creature, I like my surroundings, coffee done a certain way, pecking away at the puter, taking dogs on an outing and all. Oh I miss them when I'm gone. And it's true, that 2 days into the trip, it is possible that I would wish I could snap my fingers and be back home. Often I have flown across the Atlantic and thought to myself, 'what am I doing up here?'
But it's a fever... here I go again.....
[img= https://photos.smugmug.... full info
inzina / parrino
non-member comment
parrino-palazzo inzina(insinna)-vallelunga pratameno sicily
Family lived (lives ) Monroe, La...Bastrop, La. just would like to know how they ended up in north louisiana came in New Orleans to Smoke Bend, La. ( between Baton Rouge and New Orleans 1899 ( Inzina originally spelled Insinna Vallelunga Sicily Anthony ( Tony ) Inzina married Anna ( Annie ) Parrino (Tony Inzina ) - parents ...Filippo (Inzina ) or Philip orig. Insinna (father) , Josephine Canale both from Vallelunga Pratameno (central Sicily ...maybe 80 miles southeast of Palermo Anna ( or Annie ) Inzina (Parrino ) family came from Palazzo Adriano ( central Sicily...maybe 80 miles southwest of Palermo...estimate not sure if Anthony ( Tony ) born in Smoke Bend or possibly Bosco, La. ...I think Ouachita Parrish Annie ( Parrino) Inzina born Bunkie, La. 1900....Anthony (Tony) ...1899 families related Inzina, Parrino, Marsala, Scalia, Comrato(spelling), Embanato (spelling), Bastrop and Monroe mostly...please help with information if possible my family (Inzina ) Mobile, Al. my name is David Inzina ...Anthony Inzina's grandson