Hi to everyone. I guess I'm the first to post to this message board. My grandfather, Stephen (Stefano) Iaria was born 20 Nov. 1896, in St. Pantaleone, Commune de San Lorenzo, Calabria, Italy. I have his parents listed as Francisco Iaria and Antonia Mandalari. The story goes he hopped on a ship to the U.S. when he was a teenager, and settled in Harrisburg, PA. He was a well-known barber there. Later, as an adult, he returned to Italy, only to find that his family had declared him dead and he did not receive any inheritance. He returned to U.S., became a citizen, and died May 1979, in PA. Does anyone know this IARIA line? I'm at a complete dead end. I can't get the line back to Italy. I know there are pockets of Iarias living in the U.S. mainly in NJ, NY and IN, but all of those living Iarias I've spoken to, can't seem to get farther back than their own grandparents in the U.S. Any help would be appreciated.
Theresa (Iaria) Morgan