surnames

johnlabarbera · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: surnames

Dattalo - Gibellini, Sicily
Bonanno - Gibellini, Sicily
Gentile - Termini, Sicily
LaBarbera - Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily
Gigliotta - Sawbaro(?) Girgenti, Sicily
Gargano - Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily
Battaglia - Termini, Sicily
Messina - Gibellini, Sicily
Leone - Gibellini, Sicily

nuccia · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:06 am Post subject: Re: surnames

John

I'll get these up as soon as I can..I promise!

Gina501 · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:01 am Post subject: Re: surnames

Hey John, my husband's family is from Termini and they are Gentiles. I wonder if there is any connection even though it's a popular name? I haven't done his tree at all but I have several names in several generations.

liviomoreno · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:25 am Post subject: Re: surnames

johnlabarbera wrote:

Dattalo - Gibellini, Sicily
Bonanno - Gibellini, Sicily
Gentile - Termini, Sicily
LaBarbera - Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily
Gigliotta - Sawbaro(?) Girgenti, Sicily
Gargano - Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily
Battaglia - Termini, Sicily
Messina - Gibellini, Sicily
Leone - Gibellini, Sicily

John, to my knowledge a city named Gibellini does not exist in Italy. If you have a document with this city, could you please post it?

JamesBianco · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:16 am Post subject: Re: surnames

liviomoreno wrote:

johnlabarbera wrote:

Dattalo - Gibellini, Sicily
Bonanno - Gibellini, Sicily
Gentile - Termini, Sicily
LaBarbera - Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily
Gigliotta - Sawbaro(?) Girgenti, Sicily
Gargano - Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily
Battaglia - Termini, Sicily
Messina - Gibellini, Sicily
Leone - Gibellini, Sicily

John, to my knowledge a city named Gibellini does not exist in Italy. If you have a document with this city, could you please post it?

I suspect he means Gibellina in the Province of Trapani:

www.comunedigibellina.it/

BillieDeKid · V.I.P. Joined: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Illinois

johnlabarbera wrote:

Sawbaro(?) Girgenti, Sicily

I'm stuck on this one. Girgenti is now the province of Agrigento (I believe) but I haven't had any luck with comune that sounds like Sawbaro.

Carole · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: Re: surnames

BillieDeKid wrote:

johnlabarbera wrote:

Sawbaro(?) Girgenti, Sicily

I'm stuck on this one. Girgenti is now the province of Agrigento (I believe) but I haven't had any luck with comune that sounds like Sawbaro.

Try >THIS< list - it often saves a lot of time sorting out a possible bad spelling or mistaken location. If you can find something here it leads you far quicker to the actual comune you want...

JamesBianco · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: Re: surnames

BillieDeKid wrote:

johnlabarbera wrote:

Sawbaro(?) Girgenti, Sicily

I'm stuck on this one. Girgenti is now the province of Agrigento (I believe) but I haven't had any luck with comune that sounds like Sawbaro.

I am pretty certain it is supposed to be Sambuca, misread from the manifest as "Sawbura"

Check out the Ellis Island manifest for:

Giorgio Gigliotta, Sawbura, Girgenti, Nov 07, 1910 Line 0017

On the actual record, the town is clearly Sambuca

I'll bet this is his ancestor!

Jim

BillieDeKid · V.I.P. Joined: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Illinois

Thank's all!

Jim I believe you're right and Carole - thank you for the link.

Wink

johnlabarbera · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: surnames

James you are correct that is my great grandfather

johnlabarbera · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: surnames

Gina, here is what we have on the Gentile family...

My great grandfather Gaetano LaBarbera married Giuseppa Gentile, they were married in New Orleans and that is where she lived and died on 5 Jan 1966.

Her parents were Salvatore Gentile (1861-1920) and Maria Battaglia (1868-1941), both from Termini. Maria brought Giuseppa to the USA when Giuseppa was about 3. I do not have any more info on the Gentile side yet.

Maria Battaglia's parents were Frank Battaglia and Mary Lopresto of Termini, I have no dates or details for them.

johnlabarbera · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: surnames

Yes you are right Gibellina!

johnlabarbera · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: surnames

I looked up Termini and it says it actually Termini Imerese I assume this is the same place

Gina501 · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: surnames

Hmmm....John. I'll do some checking on my Gentile's and get back to you. My husband's grandfather was Salvatore named for his grandfather I think. I'll have to find out. I'll let you know.

johnlabarbera · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: surnames

Oh, my Salvatore had 2 girls, Giuseppa and Maria