Miale - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Mary Ruth Parries Faw

thelmabranson1 — 2012-10-11 12:52:44Z

Good day!

Mary Ruth Parries Faw is my second cousin (my g-grandmother and her grandfather were brother & sister). Anyway--I am working to fill all the gaps in my family tree and I found reported in the 1940 census that Mary Ruth Faw was in Burke County's Hospital for the Insane. Do you have anything on that?

Re: Miale family

Sonam2003 — 2012-09-20 14:42:32Z

Husband mother's family, Carlo Miale married to Antoinette Casucci from Aqui viva dela fonta. They had 4 children born in Italy and 5 born in Italian Harlem New York. Moved to Bronx in late 20's early 30's.

Mial (Caucasian, white family from NC)

charles1754 — 2012-06-21 23:59:48Z

I am somehow related to the Mial family (Caucasian) of North Carolina and I am interested in corresponding with anyone researching them. I believe that their American origins were in eastern Virginia, but I know virtually nothing about them.

Re: Miale family

frank15919 — 2011-05-10 04:05:24Z

Hope Carole and Peter are well. Your mother was the best cook! Best to you, Frank

Re: Miale family

mmiale9451 — 2009-08-14 22:24:46Z

My Father is Miale also from Bari same town Aquaviva della Fonte. I still have family there, my father's brother named Gaetano who owns a auto body shop. I

Re: Miale Family

josephzizzo63 — 2009-07-08 21:03:07Z

Hi You could reach me at joseph_zizzo@yahoo.com

Re: Miale Family

Heavy22 — 2009-03-31 12:24:49Z

Your e-mail is not listed. If you get this somehow, write back to me, you are in the same family line I am researching.

Miale

WGFGER — 2009-02-13 09:30:52Z

"Kreisanzeiger am Sonntag" vom 8. Febr. 2009:

Du bist Wunder, Du bist Wunsch, Geschenk und Erfuellung.

Antonio Miale

* 24. Nov. 2008, 8.54 Uhr, 3510 g, 50 cm

Wir sind gluecklich und dankbar, dass Du da bist.

Deine Eltern Vincenzo und Natalya Miale

Rotenburg/Fulda, im Febr. 2009

WGF

Re: John Mial

HMRoe — 2008-03-31 23:49:36Z

Thank you for posting the information on the NC branch of the MIAL family. I believe there is some kind of connection to this family but it may be far back as my forbearers came to the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
There is an African American group of MIALs living in Michigan. I believe they are descendants of some of the people who worked the NC plantation prior to the Civil War.
That would make sense...
In any case thanks for sharing the name of the book and the basics. Who knows, your post may help someone's research.

Re: John Mial

rdemopou — 2008-03-31 18:51:35Z

The Mial family name is found in both Wake and Johnston Counties in North Carolina. I found info in a book (The Historic Architecture of Wake County North Carolina) published by the Wake County Planning Department (P.O. box 550, Raleigh, North Carolina 27602). I would call the Planning Department (856-6310) for more info than I have from page 231 of this book. Here is most of the info: Thomas Mial (1736-1811) owned the Walnut Hill plantation in the Shotwell community, Wake County and passed it onto his son Thomas Mial, Jr. (1799-1831), who in turn passed it on to his son Alonzo T. Mial (1823-1897). By the end of the Civil War there were still 2700 acres and 12 tenant families growing cotton, etc. While many plantations were sold or divided up after the war, Alonzo Mial was able to keep his extensive landholdings. It is possible that your family member may be related to the owner of this plantation, or have taken the surname of the owner of the plantation upon which he lived and worked. Someone in the planning dept might send you a copy of the relevant pages, as they did for my brother, who at the time, knew nothing about the Mial family in North Carolina. My family is not related in anyway to this Mial, but your's may be. Good luck with your search.

Miale Relatives?

CMiale — 2007-10-05 23:44:38Z

I am looking for the following names:
I am searching for more Miale relatives. I wonder if any of these people belong to you.

Carlo and Antonette (My great grandparents)

Peter

Vito (my grandfather)

Dominic

Mary (possibly SALSEDO)

Pauline (possibly SATERIALE)

Millie

Just speculating among Miale’s I can find on the internet. Thanks!

Re: Miale family

cmiale1 — 2007-09-20 22:00:29Z

I think we may be related. My grandfather, Vito came from the same town in 1916 when he was 10. He had a cousin here who may have been your grandfather. There is also a Domenico Miale listed on the passenger list form Ellis Island as Vito was on. Did your family live in the Bronx?

Re: Frances Miale, b. abt. 1890

BasketLady420 — 2007-04-16 05:21:29Z

MIALE, Frances, 21, asphyxiation/burns. 135 Sullivan St. Identified by her uncle, Pietro Dalio. Name also given as Maiale. Sister of Bettina. Multiple newspapers, March 28.

http://boards.rootsweb.com/postmessage.aspx?p=surnames.miale...

Re: Bettina Miale, b. abt. 1893

BasketLady420 — 2007-04-16 05:20:33Z

MIALE, Bettina, 18, multiple injuries. 135 Sullivan St. Identified by her brother, Joseph. Sister of Frances. Multiple newspapers, March 27.

http://boards.rootsweb.com/postmessage.aspx?p=surnames.miale...

Frances Miale, b. abt. 1890

BasketLady420 — 2007-04-09 10:48:06Z

Frances Miale, age 21, of 135 Sullivan Street in NYC, is listed among the dead in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire in 1911.

I am not related to this family, just passing on this information which comes from a website called "Victims of the Triangle Fire." The link for the site is listed below.
Joyce

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/victims.html

Bettina Miale, b. abt. 1893

BasketLady420 — 2007-04-09 10:45:26Z

Bettina Miale, age 18, of 135 Sullivan Street in NYC, is listed among the dead in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire in 1911.

I am not related to this family, just passing on this information which comes from a website called "Victims of the Triangle Fire." The link for the site is listed below.
Joyce

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/victims.html

MIALL/GROSER siblings, Kennington, London, UK

stephen888 — 2006-10-26 22:35:40Z

James Miall was born in 1822 in Kennington, London, and married Eliza Groser. His sister Ann Miall was born in 1827 in Kennington and married Eliza's brother Philip Groser. I have some information on both families (see www.groserfamilies.com) but would be keen to compare notes.

Re: Miale family

2005-03-06 01:58:04Z

I stumbled across this web site and have some information that might be of help as well as very interesting for me personally.
I am the son of Frank Miale Sr , son of Frank Miale Jr. (I am the III) originally from Brooklyn The FM Jr. is the siblings of Louis, Helen, Katherine, Florence and Mary. With the exception of my father, all are deceased. I was communicating with Joseph Zizzo of Wooster MA many years ago but it kind of fell apart when I was going through a divorce.
Anyway, I have much information that can fill in some of the blanks. There is a Peter Miale of Franklin Square Long Island (I think it is FRanklin Square) He has a son Frank Miale who is now about 56 years old. A recent newspaper article appeared where Peter and an old army buddy reconnected after many years and my family was contacted by the author for more information.
If anyone wants or needs more info about this side of the family drop a line at FDFrank@aol.com

Re: Miale family

2005-02-13 12:13:08Z

Hi, I am writing from Detroit. My last name is Mial. I discovered that my Great Grandfather was originally from North Carolina and I was attempting to do some research. I don't believe that we are related but I did want to say that the pig story is very interesting. We (the family here) pronounce the name Mial as it rhymes with dial. My-Oll.

Re: John Mial

2005-02-13 11:51:35Z

Hi, I am black my ancestors were also black and from North Carolina originally. I am in Michigan (Detroit) trying to do some research on the Mial family name. My Great Grandfather was Norman Mial born in North Carolina in 1877 (some sources say 1879). His parents were Joseph Mial and a Miss Harriet Washington. Joseph and Harriet had nine (9) children. Norman came to Michigan in the 1920s. If there is anyone in North Carolina that can help me with some history, please do.

Re: Comunicacin

dmiale — 2004-06-27 21:27:06Z

Ciao, was the parents of Juan Gerado and Anna Martini?

Re: Miale

2003-11-16 06:08:33Z

I came across this web site when I was searching the name Linda Miale on the internet. Linda was my friend in the late fifties and early sixties and for years I have tried to locate her. I knew her brother's name was Peter and her sister's name was Carol, but I could not remember her father's name until reading it in one of your posted messages. Is it possible that you have information about Linda that you could share? Incidentally, Linda would know me by my maiden name, Campbell. Thank you, Mary Weaver

Re: Miale and Valentine

FZumbo — 2003-09-04 17:47:20Z

Just curious to know if any relation to Zannotti. My grandmothers maiden name on ny Father's side of the family is Guiseppina Zannotti. I believe my great grandfathers name was Leonardo. He lived in Bridgeport Ct and Brooklyn NY in the 1920's -mid 30's. He also had a brother Michele from Brooklyn NY.

Re: Hello!!!!!!!!!!!

2003-04-12 00:58:21Z

Hello, posso darti infomazioni,al riguardo della famiglia MIALE,ma sfortunatamente capisco espagnol,ma non lo scrivo,posso solo aiutarti in ITALIANO o IN INGLESE saluti vincenzo

Comunicacin

anabelmiale — 2002-12-07 03:02:12Z

Hola: Soy Anabel Miale, y desde el sur sur del continente americano, estoy tratando de encontrar informacin sobre mis antepasados. Se que un primo de mi pap. (Juan Carlos Miale), estaba reconstruyendo el rbol geneal gico de la familia. Por favor si alguien tiene alguna novedad comunicarmela a mi mail personal.
Gracias

Miale family

2002-09-20 15:42:10Z

I don't seem related to the existing Miale stories--or is their a connection in the old world? My grandfather, Gaetano--a barber, and his wife, Maria Ciccarone, came to the US in about 1908 with 3 small children--Peter, Portia (later Rose) and Joseph. They came from a small town outside of Bari (Aquaviva della Fonte?), and left the youngest child Lucia because she was too young to travel. Peter is my father, he married Gizella Szalay and I have a brother, Peter. Joseph married Julie and had Barbara and Judi. Rose never married. T I do not know anything about Gaetano's or Maria's families, whether there were siblings or other family members who came to the US. Does my family sound familiar to anyone?

Miale

dmiale — 2002-09-11 23:54:42Z

Welcome to the Miale message board. My ancestors originated in Francavilla Fontana, circa 1650 then moved to Oria (BR)

Miale

dmiale — 2002-09-11 23:54:42Z

First, pork is spelled maiale. Second, I don't think this family is related to me. I've been in contact with them on various occasions, but they've never supplied any data for comparision. I'd like to find out if there is a relationship however. You can contact me at dmiale@exis.net

Dick

Miale in RI

dmiale — 2002-09-11 23:54:42Z

Hi, my father was Cosmo Miale, who also lived in RI<g> Please contact me at dmiale@exis.net I'd like to find out if we share common relatives. I was told that there was another Miale family living in RI, but I've never been able to confirm it.

Re: John Mial

siler80 — 2002-06-28 20:21:54Z

My name is Lois Y. Siler. I am a decendant of slaves from the Mial Plantation. It was located in Johnston County, North Carolina, near the city of Clayton. I was reading the message boards and am interested in other Mial connections.

Re: John Mial

2002-05-06 13:32:08Z

There are several Mial families. The name is not very common but it does appear in some unusual places including the battle of the Alamo! It is used as a first name in that case.
My father was contacted by a Scott Mial from Michigan several years ago doing family research. I got in touch with Scott last winter and he is of African-American decent. We compared notes and decided there was no link as my Mial family arrived in US through the port of NYC in the mid 1800.
His people were here long before that. If there is a connection it probably goes way back to France somewhere or perhaps even Italy.
Where was this Mial Plantation? I would like some information about this family.
Thanks
H

Re: John Mial

2002-05-06 01:38:32Z

Hello, I am just writing to find out did any of your ancestors migrate to NC. In NC my ancestors were born on the Mial Plantation as a result of rape. I assume, because the owner of the plantation was white and my family is black. I was always told the Mial's originated from England but from what you are saying the Mial's originated from France. Mmm... I need to do some more research. Well, thanks for your time. Please respond back if you can.

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!

2001-10-22 23:57:16Z

I'm sory...
I'dont know english, but......
I need help....
My name is Aldana Miale, I live in Argentina....
Kisses
Aldi*

Mary Ruth Parries Faw

terryroberts395 — 2001-08-04 19:16:02Z

MARY RUTH IS MY GRANDMOTHER HER MOTHER WAS
MAMIE COMBS PARRIES .MY GRANDYMOTHER MARRIED RUDY FAW HE WAS FROM NORTH WILKSBORO
MAMIE MARRIED HENRY LEE PARRIES. IS THE
SAME MARY THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP

John Mial

HMRoe — 2001-06-29 02:05:17Z

In my search for the French roots of my father's side of the family I read with interest the MIALE family stories. I cannot help but wonder if there is a connection.
The MIAL family came in the mid 1800'S and settled in Paterson, NJ where there was work in the silk industry.
In any case I found the PIG story interesting,MIAL rhymes with dial but it still amazes me how people mispronounce this simple last name.
Thanks for sharing,
Holly

PIG

2001-01-30 16:19:13Z

Look up pig or pork in an English-Italian Dictionary. MAIALE is pork - pronounced my-AH-lay. The name is Miale pronounce mee-AH-lay

I hope that clears it up. My mother was called "Miss Piggy" too many times by ignorant people.

My grandfather was Vito Miale, he lived in New York City. His cousin, Cosmo, lives in Rhode Island. My dad happened to move to Rhode Island as well and married my mom and had 3 kids. My 2 brothers are still there. I am not sure who Cosmo or Vito's parents were. Anyone know of us?? I get phone calls in California once in a while for a Barbara Miale who lives out here somewhere.

Miale Family

2000-09-07 13:04:37Z

Hi Jim i am your cuz in Mass, I have been over to Italy, And i went to Ferrandina,and spent 3 days there trying to gather information on or family name first let me say how hard it is to get information antwhere in Italy, first of all the people that work in the hall of records give you the run around every day and when i say i want some records dating back to the 1800 they laugh at me and tell me it could take weeks and years on the 4th day we went to Matera , and amall city not far away its like the county hall whwre they keep all of the old records and again nobody wants to work to them its a big joke .But in any case what I found out is that the Miale name is a nick name that is used in that area. I found one person with that name he was very old and he said that he had that name when he was very young, the next time i go back which is this fall i want to spend more time at the church last time i was there there was a feast going on and the preast
had no time for me Its a real nice small town on top of a mountian with a winding road going up to the top and everyone looks at you as if to say what are you doing here but I loved every min of it all. my grandmother was a Lucy Miale arrived in the U.S.1883 if any one has any questions please e-mail me thanks

Miale family

2000-05-28 16:48:02Z

Hello Susan. I see my reply to your last e-mail apparently was not transmitted. Thanks for the information you sent. It agrees with my records of the Miale family and adds a few things I did not know, such as the last name of Joseph's wife. I do have the names of spouses, in case Peter is interested. The Valentines and McGraths, among others, are Peter's second cousins.
I don't know where our grand-uncle Louis's (Luigi) and his family located, except that they are predominantly in Mass. Louis's grandchildren in Peter's generation (and mine) are as follows: his son Frank (1895-1957) married Mamie Combs and had six children: Louis, Florence, Mary and Frank Miale, Helen (Miale) Leo,and Katherine (Miale) Mannino. His daughter Rose (1896-1942) married Nicolas Garafolo and they had three sons. Louie's daughter Mamie (1899-1957) married Anthony Rofrano, who had a son, Douglas (m. Jean Masone) and a daughter Geraldine who married Reynald Davis. Louie's third daughter, Eleanor married Michael Perrette. They had three children, one of whom was named Marion.
Peter's great-grandfather Franchesco Miale was a mason who specialize in ceramic tile work.
As for the pig story. My mother, Margaret Miale, told me that she and her siblings were often teased by other children, who called them by the Italian word for pig, which is not miale, but is a close homonym. The way my mother prounced the teasing word was "my-oll" with the second syllable rhyming with doll.

Best wishes to my cuz.
Jim McGrath

Miale - Valentine

2000-05-07 15:05:03Z

Dr. McGrath, thank you for posting the Miale
information. I just received some social
security application copies that seem to confirm
a connection.

Your grandfather's younger brother Joseph,
who was born in New York City (7/3/1885 -
3/1963),and married Irene Maurello, had five
children.

Frank (12/24/1905 - 1/1974)
George (9/12/1907 - 12/19/1989)
Rose (?)
Louis (1/18/1913 - 6/26/1991)
Susan (7/17/1919 - 7/10/1997)

Rose is the only survivor, and she is in a
nursing facility in Florida, comatose after a
stroke.

Frank had one son, Frank, Jr.

George had one son, Walter.

Rose had no children.

Louis had one son, Peter (the Miale I know) and two
daughters, Carol and Linda. Of those, Carol has
three sons.

Sue had one son, Charles, with a large family,
and an adopted daughter whose name I don't recall.

But perhaps this is all known to you already.

I am wondering where Francesco's son Louis
located, if John's family settled in Mass.
and Joseph's in NYC.

You are fortunate indeed (or foresightful)
to have tape recordings of your mother's
recollections.

The pig story is very curious. I could not
find anything in the dictionary to support it,
and Dick Miale, who posted here earlier, said
it isn't true.

Joseph was also a barber (among other things, I
gather). Do you know what Francesco did for
a living? He was already 41 years old when
he came here, it seems. Do you know if other
family preceded them here?

Anyway, thank you again for posting.

Susan

Miale and Valentine

2000-04-11 12:27:03Z

Hi Susan. The Miales in the U.S. are a large family. Francesco Miale and Rosa Garagusa had three sons: John, Louis and Joseph, and two daughters: Lucia (m. Zizzo) and Carmel (m. DeTorre). Those offspring in turn had a total of at least 29 children who lived to maturity (in my mother's genera-tion). I have a lot of their names. My cousin Joe Zizzo of Andover, MA, has done extensive research on the family of Lucia Miale and Frank Zizzo.
The oldest daughter of John and Grace Miale was my aunt Rose. She married Enrico Valentino, who "Americanized" his name to Henry Daniel Valentine. The two sons and two daughters of Rose and Henry have lived all their lives in Worcester or in nearby towns. They are still living there:
Henry, Jr. m. Mary Anne Krause.
Robert G. m. Stella Zannotti
Florence E. m. William Kowaleski
Rose Genievive m. Victor Graboski

Miale

2000-04-11 05:06:10Z

Hello Dr. McGrath. Thank you for posting.

I'm curious to know whether your grandfather had siblings.
My Miale friend remembers paternal cousins in Worcester
(and possibly Boston), but recalls their family name as
Valentine. Perhaps there is a connection through a
daughter or sister of your grandfather.

Have you found a basis for the pig story? I've found
nothing in the dictionary to explain it. Perhaps it
was argot of a particular era or place.

I sent off for copies of Social Security
applications from the SSA but later read that
they are only released to immediate family
members. Have you had any luck getting them?

Susan

Miale family

2000-04-09 23:53:36Z

Hello. I am a grandson of the John Miale, born 20 Mar 1877 in Ferrandina, Basilicata province in southern Italy and died on 22 July 1966 in Worcester, Ma He came to the U.S. with his parents in 1882, and after a 31-day joyage landed in New York City, where they lived for a number of years. He moved to New Jersey and then to Worcester, where he lived most of his life. He was a barber for over 60 years. His parents were Francesco Miale (1841-1903) and Rosa Garagusa (1843-1903), both born in Ferrandina and died in New York City. John's paternal grandparents were Luigi Miale,a ceramic maker, and Maria Spero.
John married Grazia DeCarlo (born 12
May 1879 in Avellino, Campania, Italy, and died in Sep, 1923, in Milbury, MA. John and Grace had 20 children, 10 of whom lived to maturity. One was my mother, Marguerite Maile (1907-1990), who married John Francis McGrath (1904-1987)
I also understand that the name means pig, and that may be of the reasons that most of the American generation of Miales have changed their surname to Maile or Mailey. I have also been told that the name change, which John sometimes used, came from a typo by the immigration clerk.
I have guite a lot of information of the Miale family and would be glad to share it, including hours of tape recorded conversa-tions with my mother;, who gives much detail about her father.

Miale

2000-01-05 19:35:09Z

Hello Dick. I haven't researched the Miales, have just begun. Joseph (? 7/3/1885-3/1963), wife Irene, from New York City; a brother John Miale (?3/20/1877-7/15/1966). Understand there were cousins in Boston or elsewhere in New England, very nice people. The name is not very common, and I've heard it means pig in Italian. I do hope not. Regards.