Mazza's & Maiolo's from Caulonia, Calabria Italy
THIS IS AN UPDATE MESSAGE WITH SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.Searching for relatives or information on ancestors.Grandfather was Peter (Pietro) Mazza married to Carmela Maria Maiolo. He came to America before 1905 visiting family & murdered. Grandmother and son, Guiseppe (Joseph) Mazza sailed from Napoli 5/21/1905 & arrived port of NY 6/5/1905, destination Maria's brother, Cosimo Maiolo, Glady, WV. I know Cosimo lived in Davis WV in 1900. He must have moved back to Davis because 1910 census has him living there and a Merchant with a Retail Grocery Store; I have been told the store was blown up by Mafia when he refusedto pay protection money.I believe he later moved to PA and later to Ohio.Maria Carmela Maiolo had 2 other children left in Italy with family: Vincent(who I believe migrated to South America) & Rosa. Maria, widowed, married Ilario Loielo shortly after arriving in America. Children from 2nd marriage were Rosario Paul Loielo; Cecelia Loielo (D'Andrea); Virginia Loielo (Fichera); Estelle Loielo (Silipo); nancy Loielo (Dalbo); & Elizabeth Loielo (Philips).They went by the last name of Lawyer at one point. Most moved to New York at some point but Joseph & Elizabeth remained in WV. Elizabeth & Family eventually moved to AZ around 1948-50. Joseph & family moved to Sumterville, FL in 1956. Nancy & Family to Florida at a later date. I know that Joseph had a cousin Betty Lynn (I think daughter to Larry Maiolo (changed to Mayola), & a cousin, Ella Matts (changed from Mazza)Kloha--not sure if she was a Mazza or Maiolo cousin as her parents were both Mazza & Maiolo; I have heard that her mother was Cosimo's wife's sister and Cosimo's wife, Catherine, was also a Maiolo (may have been cousins)...Ella' father was a Mazza (could be a possibility that this was an uncle of Joseph's on his fathers side????)I believe Maria Carmela Maiolo Loielo had a cousin named either Bruno or Rocco who was in the shoe business in NY.I have heard that Cosimo's & Maria's parents names may have been Dominick & Philemonia Maiolo but not sure of this.