2.2 Generation 4th: Family in Italy
2.2.1 Generation 4th: Family in Marsala, Italy
2.2.2 Generation 4th: Memories
2.3 Generation 3rd: Family Travels to America
2.3.1 Generation 3rd: Family Travels to America
2.3.2 Generation 3rd: Memories
2.4 Generation 2nd: First generation
Italian-Americans
2.4.1 Generation 2nd: First generation
Italian-Americans
2.4.2 Generation 2nd: Memories
2.5 Generation 1st: Americans with Italian
roots
2.5.1 Generation 1st: Americans with Italian
roots
2.5.2 Generation 1st: Memories
2.6 Generation 0th: Americans with Italian
roots
2.6.1 Generation 0th: Americans with Italian roots
2.6.2 Generation 0th: Memories
2.7 Generation +1st: Americans with Italian
roots
3.1.1 Generation 4th: Family members
3.1.2 Generation 3rd: Family Members
3.1.3 Generation 2nd: Family members
3.1.4 Generation 1st: Family members
3.1.5 Generation 0th: Family members
3.1.6 Generation +1st: Family members
APPENDIX B: Ceppo / Lombardo
Family Tree
APPENDIX C: Index to Individuals
This document is a portion of the genealogy of the Ragucci Family. Its focus is on tracing the ancestors of Joseph & Rose Ragucci and Rosalie Ragucci-Cook from the Lombardo families. Although the focus will be on blood relatives and not in-laws or adopted members of the families, these individuals will be identified wherever possible.
The following may help to understand what is contained in the rest of this document:
A kinship overview chart of the Lombardo family from the perspective of Rosalie Ragucci-Cook can be seen as Appendix A. The chart has the following form:
Generations |
KINSHIP CHART |
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-6 |
4th
great grandparents (64) |
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-5 |
3rd
great grandparents (32) |
3rd
great grand uncles/aunts |
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-4 |
great-great
grandparents (16) |
2nd
great grand uncles/aunts |
1st
cousins 4x removed |
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-3 |
great
grandparents (8) |
great
grand uncles/aunts |
1st
cousins 3x removed |
2nd
cousins 3x removed |
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-2 |
your
grandparents (4) |
grand
uncles/aunts |
1st
cousins 2x removed |
2nd
cousins 2x removed |
3rd
cousins 2x removed |
||
-1 |
your
parents (2) |
uncles/aunts |
1st
cousin 1x removed |
2nd
cousins 1x removed |
3rd
cousins 1x removed |
4th
cousins 1x removed |
|
0 |
YOU |
your
brothers/ sisters |
1st
cousins |
2nd
cousins |
3rd
cousins |
4th
cousins |
5th
cousins |
+1 |
your
children |
nephew/
nieces |
1st
cousins 1x removed |
2nd
cousins 1x removed |
3rd
cousins 1x removed |
4th
cousins 1x removed |
5th
cousins 1x removed |
Table 1: Kinship Chart
The chart shows relationship from the box labeled YOU to everyone else. Each row is a separate generation and you move outward from this box to more distant relatives. Each box is labeled with the relationship of persons in that box to the person in the YOU box.
The document is organized as follows:
Ψ The document starts with overview of the Lombardo familys history
Ψ This is followed by an identification of the various family units within the Lombardo family starting from the top right (the most distant relatives) to the bottom left (the closest relatives). Each family unit consists of a parent and their children.
Ψ This is followed by information on each person within the family unit, once again starting from the top right to the bottom left. Thus each person is described both as a child in one family unit and then as a parent in the next generation.
Ψ The document ends with the overall family kinship chart, a generation chart, and a listing of family members and their spouses.
The Lombardo family has their roots in the town of
The information found in this family history comes from 2
primary sources. The first is the
immigration records of Ellis Island which provide information on individuals
who entered the
There are 6 generations of Lombardo that are traced in this document. The kinship overview chart found in Appendix A identifies the individuals and family units in relation to Rosalie Ragucci-Cook. The generations are labeled in reference to Rosalies generation (which is Generation 0).
The following chart identifies the various Lombardo family units and the individuals who belong to them. Each person is identified by an [ID] number for easy reference. The family unit will be identified by the ID of the parent. Individuals who were not married are not identified with a family unit. Note that spouses of family units are identified but they will be described as individuals in their own blood-related Family.
Generation |
Relationship |
Name (and Spouse) |
Children |
-4 |
Great-Great |
[1]
Father of Guiseppe Lombardo and his wife |
[2]
Guiseppe Lombardo |
-3 |
Great-Grandfather |
[2] Guiseppe Lombardo and
Maria Rizzo Lombardo |
[3] Giacomo (Jack) Prato [4] Vita (Lena) Lombardo Ceppo [5] Guiseppe Lombardo Jr. [6] Rosalia Lombardo Ciaccio [7] Francesco Lombardo [8] Francesco Lombardo |
-2 |
Great-Aunt |
[4] Vita (Lena) Lombardo Ceppo |
[9] Francis Ceppo Andrei [10] Louis Ceppo |
-2 |
Great-Uncle |
[5] Guiseppe Lombardo Jr. |
[11] Corrado (John) Lombardo [12] Joseph Lombardo |
-2 |
Grandmother |
[6] Rosalia Lombardo Ciaccio |
[13]
Rose Ciaccio Ragucci |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times |
[9]
Francis Ceppo Andrei |
[14]
Thomas Andrei [15]
Joan Andrei Weidner |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times |
[10]
Louis Ceppo |
[16] Lisa Ceppo [17] Michelle Ceppo [18] Donna Ceppo [19]
Peter Ceppo |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times |
[11]
Corrado (John) Lombardo |
[20]
Jennifer Lombardo |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times |
[12] Joseph Lombardo |
[21]
Scott Lombardo |
-1 |
Mother |
[13] Rose Ciaccio Ragucci |
[22] Rosalie Ragucci Cook |
0 |
Reference
Person |
[22]
Rosalie Ragucci Cook |
None |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[14]
Thomas Andrei |
[23]
Collette Andrei |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[15]
Joan Andrei Weidner |
[24]
Kenneth Weidner [25]
Megan Weidner [26]
Ryan Weidner |
Table 2: Family Units and Individuals
The same family is identified in the form of a family tree in Appendix B. A complete listing of these individuals can be found in Appendix C.
The earliest generation of the family that we can trace is 4 generations before Rosalie Ragucci-Cook (her great-great grandparents) which becomes the root of the Lombardo family. Although we are unable to name these great-great grandparents, they were most likely born in the range 1850- 1870 and their children were most likely born in the range 1870-1890.
The family group in this -4th generation is shown in the following chart. It consists of the great-great grandparents plus their children:
-4th |
Great-Great Grandfather |
|
-3rd |
Great Grandfather |
Great grand uncles/aunts |
Table 3 Lombardo 4th Generation Family
Most of the information found for this generation family
unit is obtained from the Ellis Island records of the children who immigrated
to the
Although parents in this generation of Lombardos remained
in
No memories or photographs have been found for this generation of the family.
The earliest generation of the family that we have any information on is 3 generations before Rosalie Ragucci-Cook (her great grandparents and their children). The parents are typically born in the range 1870-1890 and the children are typically born in the range 1900-1920.
The family group in this -3rd generation is shown in the following chart. It consists of the great grandparents plus their children:
-3rd Generation |
Great Grandfather |
||
-2nd Generation |
Grandmother |
Grand Aunt |
Grand Uncle |
Figure 4 Lombardo 3rd Generation Families
The Ellis Island records contain information about this
generation since this generation because they and their children begin the
immigration from
The parents of this generation family unit were born in
See the stories document for now
This generation of the family is 2 generations before Rosalie Ragucci-Cook (her grandparents, grand-aunts/uncles and their children). The parents are typically born in the range 1900-1920 and the children are typically born in the range 1930-1950.
The family groups in this -2nd generation are shown in the following chart. It consists of the grandparents plus their children as well as great aunts/uncles and their children:
-2nd Generation |
Grand aunt |
|
-1st| |
1st
cousin 1x removed Fran Ceppo Andrei |
1st
cousin 1x removed Louis Ceppo (1944- ) |
-2nd Generation |
Grand uncle |
|
-1st| |
1st
cousin 1x removed Joseph Lombardo |
1st
cousin 1x removed Corrado Lombardo (1946- ) |
-2nd Generation |
Grandmother |
|
-1st| |
Mother |
Aunt/ Uncles |
Figure 5 Lombardo 2nd Generation Families
There are 3 family units in this generation. Early
information about this generation is obtained from the Ellis Island records
since the parents of this generation were born in
The family unit headed by Vita (
The family unit headed by Guiseppe (Joe) Lombardo and
Aqualina (
The family unit headed by Rosalia
(Rose) Lombardo Ciaccio and Anthony Ciaccio are the grandparents of Rosalie. Rose was born in
The adopted brother
Giacomo (Jack)
See the stories document for now
This generation of the family is 1 generation before Rosalie Ragucci-Cook (her parents, aunts/uncles, 1st Cousins once removed, and their children). The parents are typically born in the range 1930-1950 and the children are typically born in the range 1960-1980.
The family groups in this -1st generation is shown in the following chart. It consists of the parents plus their children, as well as 1st Cousins once removed and their children:
-1st |
Mother |
|
0th |
Reference Person |
Brother/ Sisters |
-1st |
1st
cousin 1x removed Francis Ceppo Andrei (1930- )
and Joseph Andrei (??) |
|
0th |
2nd
cousins Joan Andrei Weidner |
2nd
cousins Thomas Andrei |
-1st |
1st
cousin 1x removed Louis Ceppo (1946- ) and |
0th |
2nd
cousins Lisa Ceppo + Donna Ceppo + Peter Ceppo |
-1st |
1st
cousin 1x removed Joseph Lombardo (1942- ) and Lana ? Lombardo (?) |
0th |
2nd cousins |
-1st |
1st
cousin 1x removed Corrado Lombardo (1946- ) and |
0th |
2nd cousins |
Figure 6 Lombardo 1st Generation Families
There are 5 family units in this generation. This is the
first generation that was born and raised in the
The family unit headed by Rose Ciaccio Ragucci and Joseph
Ragucci are Rosalies parents. Rose was
born in
The family unit headed by Francis (Fran) Ceppo Andrei and
Joseph Andrei are Rosalies 1st cousins once removed. Fran was born on April 9,1930 in
The family unit headed by Louis (Louie) Ceppo and Laura (?)
Ceppo are Rosalies 1st cousins once removed. Louie was born in 1944 in
The family unit headed by Joseph Lombardo and Lana ? Lombardo are Rosalies 1st
cousins once removed. Joseph was born on
December 7, 1942 (Pearl Harbor day) in
The family unit headed by Corrado (John) Lombardo and Nancy
? Lombardo are Rosalies 1st cousins once removed. Corrado was born on March 6, 1946 in
See the stories document for now
This generation of the family is the generation of Rosalie Ragucci-Cook (herself, 2nd Cousins, and their children). The parents are typically born in the range 1960-1980 and the children are typically born in the range 1990-2010.
The family groups in this 0th generation is shown in the following chart. It consists of the reference person (Rosalie) plus her children, as well as 2nd Cousins and their children:
0th |
Reference Person |
+1st |
Children |
0th |
2nd
cousins Joan Andrei Weidner (??) and |
+1st |
2nd cousins 1x removed |
0th |
2nd
cousins Thomas Andrei (??) and |
+1st |
2nd cousins 1x removed |
0th |
2nd
cousins Lisa Ceppo
(?) Donna Ceppo (?) Peter Ceppo (?) |
+1st |
2nd cousins 1x removed |
0th |
2nd cousins |
+1st |
2nd cousins 1x removed |
0th |
2nd cousins |
+1st |
2nd cousins 1x removed |
Figure 7 Lombardo 0th Generation Families
There are more than 9 family units in this generation This
is the second generation born and raised in the
The family unit headed by Rosalie Ragucci-Cook and John Cook
is the reference person. Rosalie was
born in
The family unit headed by Joan Andrei Weidner and Martin (Marty) Weidner are Rosalies 2nd cousins. Joan was born on ___ in Copaigue, LI, NY. Joan married Marty in ____ and resided in __, LI. They had 3 children, Kenneth, Megan Weidner, and Ryan. In ___ they moved to ?, Georgia where they currently reside near their mother and father Fran and Joe who moved there later.
Weve lost track of the family units that were formed by the
children of Louis and Laura Ceppo who are also Rosalies 2nd cousins.
This includes Lisa, Michelle,
Donna, and Peter Ceppo. They were all
born in
We have no information about a family unit that may exist by Joe and Lana Lombardos son Scott who is also Rosalies 2nd cousin.
We have no information about a family unit that may exist by Corrado and Nancy Lombardos daughter Jennifer who is also Rosalies 2nd cousin.
This generation of the family is the 1st generation after Rosalie Ragucci-Cook (her children, 2nd Cousins once removed, and their children). The parents are typically born in the range 1990-2010 and the children are typically born in the range 2020-2040.
There are currently no family groups in this generation.
This section provides a biography of each of the family members ordered by generation.
For now this will be kept in a separate biography document. The following lists the individual family members by generation.
[1] |
Father of Guiseppe Lombardo |
-4 |
Great-Great Grandfather |
Born 18xx |
Deceased |
[2] |
Guiseppe Lombardo |
-3 |
Great-Grandfather |
Born 1875 |
Died 1952 |
[3] |
Giacomo (Jack) |
-2 |
None |
Born 1897 |
Died 198x |
[4] |
Vita ( |
-2 |
Great-Aunt |
Born 12/31/1907 |
Died 5/1996 |
[5] |
Guiseppe Lombardo Jr. |
-2 |
Great-Uncle |
Born 1910 |
Died 8/1999 |
[6] |
Rosalia Lombardo Ciaccio |
-2 |
Grandmother |
Born 3/6/1912 |
Living |
[7] |
Francesco Lombardo [died
as infant] |
-2 |
Great-Uncle |
Born 1920 |
Died 1920 |
[8] |
Francesco Lombardo [died at age 3] |
-2 |
Great-Uncle |
Born 1923 |
1926 |
[9] |
Francis Ceppo Andrei |
-1 |
1st Cousin 1
times removed |
Born 4/9/1930 |
Living |
[10] |
Louis Ceppo |
-1 |
1st Cousin 1
times removed |
Born 1944 |
Living |
[11] |
Corrado (John) Lombardo |
-1 |
1st Cousin 1
times removed |
Born 3/6/1946 |
Living |
[12] |
Joseph Lombardo |
-1 |
1st Cousin 1
times removed |
Born 12/71942 |
Living |
[13] |
Rose Ciaccio Ragucci |
-1 |
Mother |
Born 4/4/1949 |
Living |
[14] |
Thomas
Andrei |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[15] |
Joan
Andrei Weidner |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[16] |
Lisa
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[17] |
Michelle
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[18] |
Donna
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[19] |
Peter
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[20] |
Jennifer
Lombardo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[21] |
Scott
Lombardo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
Born
19xx |
Living |
[22] |
Rosalie
Ragucci Cook |
0 |
[
Reference Person] |
Born
1977 |
Living |
[23] |
Collette
Andrei |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |
Born
199x |
Living |
[24] |
Kenneth
Weidner |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |
Born
199x |
Living |
[25] |
Megan
Weidner |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |
Born
199x |
Living |
[26] |
Ryan
Weidner |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |
Born
199x |
Living |
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Lombardo KINSHIP CHART |
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-4 |
Great-Great
Grandmother |
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-3 |
Great
Grandfather |
Great grand
uncles/aunts |
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-2 |
Grandmother |
Grand aunt |
Grand uncle |
1st cousins 2x removed |
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-1 |
Mother |
Aunt/ Uncles |
1st cousin 1x
removed Fran Ceppo Andrei |
1st cousin 1x
removed Louis Ceppo |
1st cousin 1x
removed Joseph Lombardo |
1st cousin 1x
removed Corrado Lombardo |
2nd cousins 1x
removed |
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0 |
Rosalie Ragucci-Cook |
Brother/ Sisters |
1st cousins None |
2nd cousins Joan Andrei Weidner + |
2nd cousins Thomas Andrei |
2nd cousins Lisa Ceppo + Michelle Ceppo + Donna Ceppo + Peter Ceppo |
2nd cousins |
2nd cousins |
3rd cousins |
+1 |
Children |
Niece/ Nephew |
1st cousins 1x
removed |
2nd cousins 1x
removed |
2nd cousins 1x
removed |
2nd cousins 1x
removed |
2nd cousins 1x
removed |
3rd cousins 1x
removed |
[ Dates indicates that found entry in
-4 |
-3 |
-2 |
-1 |
0 |
+1 ί Generation Number |
Father of
Guiseppe Lombardo |
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+ Mother of
Guiseppe Lombardo |
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|
1 Guiseppe
Lombardo (1913 at age 38) |
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+ Maria Rizzo Lombardo (1918 at age 39) |
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|
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1 Giacomo (Jack) |
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+ Frances ? Prato |
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|
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2 Vita (Lena)
Lombardo Ceppo (1918 at age 11) [ Dec 31 birthday] |
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+ Pietro (Pete) Ceppo (1910 at age 12) [ Feb12 birthday] |
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1 Francis Ceppo Andrei |
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|
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+ Joseph Andrei |
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|
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1 Joan Andrei Weidner |
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|
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|
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+ Marty Weidner |
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|
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1 Kenneth Weidner |
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2 Megan Weidner |
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3 Ryan Weidner |
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2 Thomas Andrei |
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+ Celeste ? Andrei |
|
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|
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1 Collette Andrei |
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2 ??? Andrei |
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2 Louis Ceppo |
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+ Laura ? Ceppo |
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1 Lisa Ceppo |
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2 Michelle Ceppo |
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3 Donna Ceppo |
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4 Peter Ceppo |
|
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3 Guiseppe
Lombardo Jr. (1918 at age 8) |
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+ Lena OMaggio Lombardo |
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1 Corrado (John) Lombardo |
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+ Nancy ? Lombardo |
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1 Jennifer Lombardo |
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2 Joseph Lombardo Jr. |
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+ Lana ? Lombardo |
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1 Scott Lombardo |
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4 Rose Lombardo
Ciaccio (1918 at age 6) |
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+ Anthony Ciaccio |
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1 Rose Ciaccio Ragucci |
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+ Joseph D. Ragucci |
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1 Rosalie Ann Ragucci-Cook |
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+ John Cook |
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5 Francesco
Lombardo (died as infant in America) |
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6 Francesco
Lombardo (died at 3 yrs old in America) |
ID |
Name |
Generation |
Blood
Relationship |
[1] |
Father
of Guiseppe Lombardo |
-4 |
Great-Great
Grandfather |
[2] |
Guiseppe
Lombardo |
-3 |
Great-Grandfather |
[2A] |
Maria Rizzo Lombardo |
-3 |
None |
[3] |
Giacomo
(Jack) |
-2 |
None |
[4] |
Vita
( |
-2 |
Great-Aunt |
[4A] |
Pietro Ceppo (Husband of Vita Lombardo Ceppo) |
-2 |
None |
[5] |
Guiseppe
Lombardo Jr. |
-2 |
Great-Uncle |
[5A] |
|
-2 |
None |
[6] |
Rosalia
Lombardo Ciaccio |
-2 |
Grandmother |
[6A] |
Anthony
Ciaccio |
-2 |
Grandfather |
[7] |
Francesco Lombardo [died as infant] |
-2 |
Great-Uncle |
[8] |
Francesco
Lombardo [died at age 1] |
-2 |
Great-Uncle |
[9] |
Francis
Ceppo Andrei |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times removed |
[9A] |
Joseph
Andrei |
-1 |
None |
[10] |
Louis
Ceppo |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times removed |
[10A] |
Laura
? Ceppo |
-1 |
None |
[11] |
Corrado
(John) Lombardo |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times removed |
[11A] |
|
-1 |
None |
[12] |
Joseph
Lombardo |
-1 |
1st
Cousin 1 times removed |
[12A] |
Lana
? Lombardo |
-1 |
None |
[13] |
Rose
Ciaccio Ragucci |
-1 |
Mother |
[13A] |
Joseph
Ragucci |
-1 |
Father |
[14] |
Thomas
Andrei |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[14A] |
Celeste
? Andrei |
0 |
None |
[15] |
Joan
Andrei Weidner |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[15A] |
Marty
Weidner |
0 |
None |
[16] |
Lisa
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[17] |
Michelle
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[18] |
Donna
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[19] |
Peter
Ceppo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[20] |
Jennifer
Lombardo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[21] |
Scott
Lombardo |
0 |
2nd
Cousin |
[22] |
Rosalie
Ragucci Cook |
0 |
[
Reference Person] |
[23] |
Collette
Andrei |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |
[24] |
Kenneth
Weidner |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |
[25] |
Megan
Weidner |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |
[26] |
Ryan
Weidner |
+1 |
2nd
Cousin 1 time removed |