Sharon: In Swiss Surnames I found the following information: sPAGNOLI - Canton Valais - Martigny-Ville _ from 1800 to about 1850 Canton Zurch - 1955 from Italy Nothing showing for Ticino Canton for your name.. Hope this is of help Joe Wolfe On Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:21:43 EST DULCICH6@aol.com writes: > Hello listers, > I am new to this list and I'm searching for the surname SPAGNOLI > from the > Canton Ticino. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find out which > village > or town in Ticino. Valentine and Joseph SPAGNOLI left Switzerland in > the > mid-1800's and went to California for the goldrush. Their sister > Adelaide > followed in 1868. Joseph became a very successful mine owner and a > pioneer of > Mariposa County, CA. I would enjoy hearing from anyone who might > have any > information regarding the SPAGNOLI name. > > Best regards, > Sharon Dulcich > Bakersfield, CA > > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >