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Hello Joan. In response to your request about how I managed to have an "a" on my name. Remember the time frame I am talking about is at the end of WWI up to 1930 and it was rural America with one room school houses and very few automobiles. There were no Social Security Cards, no Drivers license, very little need for a birth certificate and most babies were delivered at home without the presence of a doctor. During this period when my oldest sister started to school they spelled her name "Traviolia". When the other children came along their name was spelled the same. There were 8 children in my family, two of the births were not registered. I never knew I had a problem until I registered for military service in 1942. At that time I needed a birth certificate and it showed that my name was spelled "Travioli". I told the County Recorder that my name was spelled wrong and he said, "That is no problem" and put an "a" on my name on the birth certifdicate. I served during WWII with the name Traviolia. I got married with the name Traviolia. All of my children have the name Traviolia. My social security name is Traviolia. In 1950 when I started to research my surname I found that some of my brothers and sisters birth certificates had the surname spelled differently. In my years of research I have not found a tombstone in The Brick, The Livingston Cemetery or the Black cemetery in Clark County which has the name "Traviolia" on it. I have found no "Traviolia" names on land records, wills or probate Records. I know of no other family other than the decendents of Charles and Cora Traviolia that have the name of "Traviolia". My father, Charles, was married and on all papers and checks signed his name "Travioli" but he is buried in the Highland Cemetery at Williamsport, Indiana with the name of "Traviolia" on his tombstone. This is the name my mother wanted on the tombstone. Joan, this is a true but odd story.
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