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LETTOMANOPPELLO

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PEOPLE AND PLACES IN LU LETTE 2004

In August 2004 Massimo Carella of Wisconsin (pictured at left) visited Lettomanoppello, where his grandparents - Giuseppe Di Pietrantonio and Pasqualina Conte - were born, married and raised a very large family, later emigrating to Wisconsin.

Massimo's grandparents, Giuseppe Di Pietrantonio and Pasqualina Conte. Giuseppe was part of the La Torre branch of the Di Pietrantonio family, and his personal nickname was "Pazzit." He and Pasqualina died in 1991.

The home of Giuseppe and his wife Pasqualina was on the second floor of this building in Piazza Umberto I. Massimo says "The steps lead to the home while the ground floor was where my grandfather had his butcher shop. The inside has a kitchen and family room. A spiral staircase leads to two upstairs bedrooms and a bathroom. Although the inside of the house has been remodeled and updated, it is still pretty much the same size and it is quite facinating to think that a family of 14 once occupied this home."

Giuseppe and Pasqualina had 19 children(!), 12 of whom survived to adulthood and were raised in this house: Camillo (deceased: killed in a mine cave-in in Lu Lette); Livio (deceased: died in Lu Lette); Antonietta (deceased: died in Lu Lette); and the following, who emigrated with Giuseppe and Pasqualina to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. in the late 1950s to early 1960s: Remo, Eva, Italia (died in 1986), Maria, Aldo, Franco (died May 31,2006), Carlo (died in 2002), Pina and Germano (who emigrated to Milwaukee with his wife and children in 1969). See Scrapbook Pg. 39 for photos of the children as youngsters, as well as photos of Giuseppe's brothers Giacinto and Vincenzo, and his sister Concettina.

Commenting on the size of this family, Massimo said: "Well, the mojo to have that many children had to come from somewhere. Giuseppe's parents, Camillo and Maria DiPietrantonio, had quite the lot of their own - 29 children total to be exact. 15 grew to adulthood. Here are their names, in no particular order: Antonio, Giacinto, Donato, Sante, Vincenzo, Giuseppe (my grandfather), Emidio, Giovanni, Pietro, Nicola, Concettina, Teresa, Anna (still alive), Filomena and Minichina."

Massimo's second cousin Livio Di Pietrantonio and Livio's family were staying in Giuseppe's former home while their new house is being built. Livio is Giuseppe's great grandson and the grandson of Massimo's uncle, the late Livio DiPietrantonio.

Livio's family is pictured at left with Massimo. Seated on the left is Massimo, seated on the right is Livio, behind Livio is his wife and in front of him are his two daughters (Anna on her father's lap, Julia standing)..

A photo taken from the balcony of Guglielmo's house on via Chiesa, showing the repaving work being done.

In Lettomanoppello, the family of Guglielmo Di Pietrantonio, Massimo's cousin. Guglielmo is the son of Massimo's late Uncle Livio and his wife Olgetta, who had 3 children: Guglielmo, Norma and Gilda.
From the right and going counter clockwise: Guglielmo DiPietrantonio, his mother Olgetta, his granddaughter Julia (Livio's daughter), his wife Anna, his youngest son Mirco, his oldest son Livio, Livio's wife and Livio's daugher Anna.

"Chilling at La Noce" :Starting from the bottom left and going clockwise: Angeledea, Diana, the cousin of Massimo's mother Italia (Diana is the daughter of Pietro, the brother of Massimo's grandfather Giuseppe), Diana's daughter Luisa, her friend Silvia and Massimo's Aunt Pina, who is the youngest of Giuseppe and Pasqualina's children.

Rocco and his wife Angeladea Di Pietrantonio behind the bar at La Noce restaurant. Angeladea's family owns and operates La Noce. In addition to being a fantastic cook, she is the cousin of Massimo's mother Italia - her father was Giovanni, the brother of Massimo's grandfather Giuseppe.

Massimo and his Aunt Pina at La Noce.

Front door of "Bar Centro" in Piazza Umberto I across from the town hall, owned by the late Vittorio DiPietrantonio. Vittorio was cousin to Massimo's mother Italia and was the son of Giacinto, brother of Massimo's grandfather Giuseppe di Pietrantonio.

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