From what I've observed on the Census' of HC and MC the immigrants to the area worked in the mines, looks like 1900 and forward. They seemed to have flooded the area at that time.....not only the Italians but many from other countries. Jana On Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:49:05 EDT KYRAFAITH@aol.com writes: > Hello, > The surnames that I am researching are families that immigrated from > Italy > and settled in Clarksburg, Piedmont, Keyser, Grafton, Mt. Clare & > surrounding > areas. If you have any info on the following surnames, please let > me know. > I am most interested in any connections that I can find with these > families > as I have come to believe that they are all somehow related. > The surnames are: > ANDY, AUDIA, CIMORELLI, CIRCOSTA, GENTILE, GERACITANO, LOPEZ, LORIA, > LUCENTE, > LUPIS, METTICA (MITTICA), PINTI, PRESTININZI, SACCOMANNO, SOTIRE, > SPADAFORE, > SPATAFORE, VIALONGA & MANY MORE. > > I would greatly appreciate any information that you might be able to > share on > these families. > > I attended the WVIHF and found several of our cousins and it was > very > interesting to see how many Italians immigrated to these towns in > WV. > > I thank you for your time. > Good luck in your search! > Kyra > > >