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Subject: Re: MUZZIO
Date: 1 Mar 2006 12:04:24 -0700


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Surnames: Mussio/Muzzio
Classification: Query

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http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TUB.2ACI/1095.1.1.2.1

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Dear Priscilla,

Thank you for your message. I have not yet looked for the birth certificates.

I am mostly interested in the larger cultural phenomenon of Ligurian immigration, and specifically to certain regions in the Midwest.

I found it interesting that you had heard that your Giovanni Muzzio had visiting relatives in Cincinnati. I have found in the Cenus records various spellings of my family's name, all which probably reflect the mistakes that generally took place: Mosa (1860), Massa (1880). The 1890 Cincinnati Directory has the name Muzzio for one member of the family and Mussio for another. It seems that the spelling was not decided upon by the family until between 1890 and 1900, after which it is always Mussio. The 1857 marriage license (Cincinnati) that I have has the name as Mucei -- John Mucei and Anne Arata, clearly anglicized.

Does this add anything to your family's story?

Also, I wonder if you or anyone has heard about Ligurian settlements in the 1850s and 60s in Memphis, Louisville, or Cincinnati.

Thank you.

Tom Mussio

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