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Iaconis family from Caccuri, Calabria

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Iaconis families in Clarksburg, WV area

Posted: 6 Jun 2011 1:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
That is interesting. My great-grandmother, Anna Maria Iaconis was married to Vincenzo DeBartolo. Eventually all 7 of Anna Maria and Vincenzo's children immigrated to the US and settled in a small town, near Clarksburg, called Shinnston, WV.

There was a chain migration from the towns around San Giovanni in Fiore, Casino, Caccuri, etc. to Clarksburg and surrounding towns. They came to work in the coal mines of WV. Cousins sent for cousins and eventually entire famililes were relocated to the same area. Here is another link that you might find interesting:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx

Are you familiar with the Mining disaster that happened in Monongah, WV on December 6th 1907? It is the most deadly coal mining disaster in US history. Monongah is one of those little mining towns near Clarksburg. Many Italians died in the disaster and more than a few were from San Giovanni in Fiore. Two of the miners listed as killed were Giovanni and Francesco Yacones. I believe that "Yacones" must surely be a bad spelling of the name Iaconis. I have seen Iaconis spelled similarly in census records. In Italian, the letter "i" is pronounced "ee," so Iaconis would sound a lot like Yacones. Anyway, I wonder if there is a link between your Iaconis family and the two men that died in Monongah in 1907.

Do you know Michael's mother's maiden name? If I do any searches in the Casino or San Giovanni in Fiore records (on microfilm) in the future I will keep an eye out for Giovanni and Catherine (likely Caterina).
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donnapellegri... 27 Sep 2005 10:50AM GMT 
alfredoiaconi... 31 Mar 2006 2:11PM GMT 
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cbrappold 4 Jun 2011 10:30PM GMT 
Donna_Pellegr... 5 Jun 2011 12:57AM GMT 
cbrappold 5 Jun 2011 5:05AM GMT 
Donna_Pellegr... 6 Jun 2011 7:25PM GMT 
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