Dawson, New Mexico

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Dawson, New Mexico

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On this page, I will put all the miscellaneous information I have about people from San Pietro Avellana who lived or worked in Dawson. My grandfather, Emiliano Frazzini, went to Dawson, to the home of his uncle, Teridano diTella, when he came to the US in 1912. I don't know anything about my grandfather's time in Dawson.

Uncle Teridano lived in Dawson from about 1900 until his death in 1944. Teridano is buried at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Raton, NM.

My granduncle Felice Amato Carlini (my grandmother's brother who settled in Ely, NV) also went to Teridano diTella's home in Dawson, NM when he arrived in the US (From Ellis Island: 15 Feb 1912, 17 yrs, single, to: uncle Teridano diTella, Dawson NM, father Giuseppe).

At right - The Miner's Pick from the Dawson News published in Dawson from 1921 to 1929.

The people on this page, most of them from San Pietro Avellana, made up part of the Italian community there so these are the people who Teridano probably knew and interacted with. Maybe someday, I will find the descendants of these folks and they might know more about his time in Dawson. Dawson is, of course, gone, with the last mine closing in 1950. The town was torn down almost completely and salvaged. The town site is now private property (owned by the Colfax Land and Cattle Company, LLC, I think) and gated. The cemetery, though, is outside the gate and open to the public.

The family names you will find on this web page include Carlini, diLorenzo (Lorenzo), Frazzini, Palumbo, Ricci, Iannacchione, Fraini, Capone and della Croce. I'm pretty sure that all of these people came from San Pietro Avellana. My grandmother was a Carlini and someday I may be related to these Carlini's. Some other nearby towns, also in Colfax County, where some of these people lived are Gardiner, Van Houten and Sugarite, NM. Those are Ghost Towns just like Dawson. Springer, in the southern part of the county is still a real town.

Here is a simple map showing how close together are Dawson, NM, Raton, NM and Trinidad, CO (where my grandfather was naturalized in 1904). Raton and Trinidad are along the AT&SF Railroad. Dawson was served by a branch of the Southern Pacific. See below for link with more information.

Dawson is at Latitude 36.663069, Longitude -104.774999, UTM Zone 13, Easting 520108, Northing 4057520 , Elevation 1931 meters (6382 feet ±50 feet)

My 28 Apr 2004 visit to Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Raton.

My 28 Apr 2004 visit to Dawson Cemetery.

Sep 2006 Dawson Reunion - Trip Report

To read more about the El Paso & SW railroad line through Dawson, here is an article by Gary O. Ostlund. Used with Permission. I met Gary at the 2006 reunion. The article was originally published in the Trainline, the official publication of the Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society.

2008 Dawson Reunion

Sunday 31 Aug 2008 9 AM to 6 PM

Click here to go to the new Dawson New Mexico Association web site and read the offical announcment. Contact email addresses and phone numbers are also there.

Dawson New Mexico Association
944 N. Third Street
Raton, NM 87740

Dawson Family Trees

Here is a graphical representation of the various Dawson family trees as I know them. These are LARGE files meant to be viewed on screen or printed. When printed, the printing is small but still readable.

Graphical Family Tree (Dawson Part 1- diLorenzo and Frazzini) Last Update 12 Jan 2008 (3.0+Mb JPG File)

Graphical Family Tree (Dawson Part 2 - Carlini, Palumbo, Capone and diTella) Last Update 13 Apr 2008 (3.0+Mb JPG File)

Gatti Graphical Family Tree Last Update15 Aug 2007 (1.8+Mb JPG File) Gatti's and Frazzini's with a connection to Dawson.

Here are some Dawson links:

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nm/dawson.html
http://www.ghosttowngallery.com/htme/dawson.htm
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/HC-VintagePhotos-4-Dawson.html

ColfaxCounty NMGenweb Page

Find-a-grave listings for Dawson Cemetery

Jim Malecki of Pompano Beach FL whose grandparents lived in nearby Koehler NM, told me about the book "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", author Toby Smith, ISBN 0-941270-82-3. He said it was an excellent history of Dawson and the names diLorenzo & Carlini are in the interview list. I now own my own copy of this book.

I've contacted Toby Smith ( BSmith3366@aol.com ) and he graciously gave me permission to use a few photos and quotes from his book. They are all ©Toby Smith. I'll put the photos and quotes in boxes so you can identify them.

Over 100 people were interviewed by Toby between Feb 1992 and April 1993 for his book. Names that I've come across and are on this web page include:

Ernest Carlini (son of Carmine Carlini and Maria Carmina diTella, born 1916)
Arthur diLorenzo (son of Domenico and Maria Colaianni, born 1912, Aguilar, Colorado)
Sabina diLorenzo Cericola Faba (daughter of Domenico and Maria Colaianni, born 1906, Duluth, Minnesota, died 2003, Albuquerque, NM)
Emily Palumbo McIntyre (daughter of Domenico Palumbo and Maria Capone, born 1922)
Laura Palumbo Stratton (daughter of Domenico Palumbo and Maria Capone, born 1917)
Sara Palumbo Wilson (daughter of Domenico Palumbo and Maria Capone, born 1918)
Alice diLorenzo Howard (daughter of Domenico and Maria Colaianni, born 1930, Dawson, New Mexico)

This is very good book that gives a feeling for what it was like to live and work in Dawson. It forgoes facts and figures to concentrate on stories from the residents of Dawson.

Note on the census and St John the Baptist RC Church records - I tried to transcribe the names here just as they were spelled on the census sheets and church records. This means that many of the names are not spelled correctly.

Microfilms

A very useful microfilm, LDS #16763, St John the Baptist RC Church, Dawson, NM, includes Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths from about 1917 to about 1945.

St John the Baptist RC Church, Dawson, NM.
From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", ©Toby Smith.

St. John the Baptist -- a sturdy, stone building with simple crosses atop its three facades, and an imposing and steep flight of steps out front and concrete-hard pews within -- was one of the few buildings in Dawson not built by Phelps Dodge. Mass at St. John the Baptist was held daily, at 6:00 A.M., though most worshipers didn't go to church until the 8:30 service on Sunday mornings. At 10:30 A.M. on Sundays another service was held there, known as the Mexican Mass. Both the sermon and the music at the second second service were in Spanish.

Another pair of useful films are FHL #16882 and FHL #16883 which contain the records from St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Raton, NM. These include baptisms, marriages and deaths from about 1890 to 1956. I went through these films and added info to this page on 12 Mar 2005.

St Patrick's Catholic Church in Raton, NM.
This church is closed and St. Joseph's is now the only Catholic church in Raton.

Another film is FHL #16881 which contains the records from St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Raton, NM. I went through this film but I could not find any family names of interest.

The next films I need are from Springer, NM, FHL #16984-16987 from St Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer, MN. I received an email in April 2005 from Mary Ann. She told me about one Frazzini record there and that there may be others.

I've examined #16984 which has birth records - see the section below on Springer for what I found.

There are a set of 29 microfilms titled "Certificate and Record of Death 1889-1942". They don't show up in the index when searching for Dawson on the LDS web site. They do show up if you search for Colfax County. They cover Colfax County for most of that period, here are the films which have records from Colfax County:

1907-1913	2032741
1913-1914 (1913 mine explosion)	2032876
1915-1917	2032878
1918-1919	2032879
1920	2032881
1921	2032883
1922	2032885
1923 (1923 mine explosion)	2032887
1924	2032889
1925	2032891
1926	3032893

I've gone through the 1913 film. The film does contain all the death certificates from the mine explosion but the DC do not contain any other useful information. It appears that the certificates were all filled out by either a Phelps Dodge employee or a government employee. They don't have any family or ancestrial data.

Dawson, New Mexico

15 May 2004 - Sally and I just got back from a long road trip to Dawson and Raton. Here are views of the Dawson Cemetery and the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Raton.

From the: The NMDI (New Mexico Death Index) Project (Dawson is in Colfax county) (** indicates that I have a copy of their death certificate)

Last First MI Date (MM DD YY) County Age (YYM)
CARLINI CARMINE 05 29 35 COLFAX 546 (**)
GATTI DOMENICA 06 10 22 COLFAX 386 (**) 
GATTI DOMINICK 01 17 23 COLFAX 074 (**) 
GATTI GENNARO 02 08 23 COLFAX 296 (1923 mine explosion)
GATTI KILLO 10 22 13 COLFAX 006 (1913 mine explosion) (**)
GATTI ODORINO 02 08 23 COLFAX 346 (1923 mine explosion)
GATTO MARIE A 11 02 29 COLFAX 052
LODORICO TONY 09 10 24 COLFAX 586 (** - diLudovico)
LORENZO JIM 02 08 23 COLFAX 416 (1923 mine explosion)
LORENZI MAGGIE 12 18 14 COLFAX 193
DELORENZO EMMA 07 16 22 COLFAX 056 (**) 
FRAZZINI ANGELO 12 12 27 COLFAX 256 (**)
FRAZZINI CARAMINE 02 18 12 COLFAX 316 (**)
PALUMBO ANGELO 02 08 23 COLFAX 416
PALUMBO ELISABETH 08 20 11 COLFAX 276
PALUMBO JOSEPHINE 07 19 36 COLFAX ???
PALUMBO MARUICCIA C 03 20 36 COLFAX ???
CROCE SABINA D 02 25 23 COLFAX 136
MORELLI JOE 12 10 16 COLFAX 366
MORUZZI JOHN B 03 13 36 COLFAX 586 (**)
FARINO ROSA 07 04 24 COLFAX 386 (**)

From "Fatalities at Dawson Mine" courtesy of Phelps-Dodge published by The Friends of Raton Anthropology found in the Raton Library (** indicates that I have a copy of their death certificate):

Pasquale Capone 17 Oct 1918
Carmine Carlini 23 May 1935 (**)

Dawson cemetery listing: http://newmexicoalhn.net/codwsn.htm listed 704 people buried in the Dawson Cemetery. Here are a few family names that I recognized, there were many, many more Italian names (my notes in Italics, click on the link above to see the entire list):

Dawson Cemetery
Colfax County, New Mexico
Compiled by: Vivien A. Andrews©2002
Donated to NMG.org 5 April 2002

Buried in this cemetery are men and women who worked for Phelps Dodge Corporation and their families. The Coal Mines opened as early as 1899 by J. B. Dawson. J. B. sold to the Phelps Dodge Corp. in July of 1905. Dawson was closed in 1950.
* All miners who died in the mine explosions of October 22, 1913 or Feb. 8, 1923 are marked with a white metal miners cross. Nationalities are noted when known as per the New Mexico Mine Inspectors 2nd Annual Report of Mines. Information about Mine Disasters in the US.
** Not buried in Cemetery, name came from list of New Mexico Mine Inspectors 2nd Annual Report of Miners that died in the October 22, 1913 explosion. 263 men died that day. There are about 70 Miners Cross' with no dates or names marking graves in the Cemetery.

Arcanceli, Lucia Dec. 16, 1882-April 3, 1935
Arcanceli, Giuseppe April 11, 1885-April 30, 1929
Carapello, Guiseppi** Killed in explosion of Mine No. 2 Italian Oct. 22, 1913
Capone Di Michele, Maria July 8, 1887-March 20, 1936 Born in Saint Peter Avellana Italy (wife of Domenico Palumbo, daughter of Michele Capone)
Capone, Pasquale A. Feb. 21, 1890-Oct. 18, 1918
Cericola, John** Killed in explosion of Mine No. 2 Italian Oct. 22, 1913
Di Lorenzo, Vincenzo * Miners Cross (Vincenzo is listed twice here, see a few lines below. Matched up by looking at birth dates.)
Iannachione, Rosa, June 11, 1885-July 4, 1924 b. Saint Peter Avellana Italy (wife of Florindo Fraini)
Frazzini, Carmine, July 20, 1881-Feb. 19, 1912 (b: 20 Jul 1881 (per ddorcyaol.com and Carmine's tombstone), husband of Maria Antonia Carlini)
Frazzini, Angelo, 1903-1927 (son of Carmine and Maria Antonia Carlini. Per ddorcyaol.com, Angelo married Pearl DuPont)
Gatti, Killo**, Killed in explosion of Mine No. 2 Italian Oct. 22, 1913 (Death Certificate #608, LDS film 2032876, native of Italy, no other information)
Gatti, Odorino*, Nov. 1, 1897-Feb. 8, 1923 Miners Cross + Tombstone (Odorino and Gennaro were brothers)
Gatti, Gennaro*, Miners Cross (Odorino and Gennaro were brothers)
Lodovicho, Antonio        died: Sept 10, 1924                  Age 46 years (Domenico Antonio diLudovico, see more below)
Lorenzo, Gim*, Mar. 3, 1881-Feb. 8, 1923 Miners Cross + Tombstone (Possibily "Jim". This is Vincenzo diLorenzo - already listed a few lines up, son of Luigi diLorenzo and Angela Colarosa. Matched up by looking at birth dates.)
Lorenzo, Emma, Dec. 18, 1916-July 16, 1922 Italian translated to English
    "Emma Figlia D Domenico E Maria D Lorenzo" (Domenico and Maria (Colaianni) diLorenzo also parents of Sabina)
    Emma Daughter of Domenico and Maria D Lorenzo (This is Emma diLorenzo - see the New Mexico Death Index - above)
Morilli, Alfredo Dec. 13, 1886-Feb. 13, 1913
Palumbo, Angelo*, Aug. 30, 1881-Feb. 8, 1923 Miners Cross + Tombstone
Palombo, Domenico, 1884-1946 (husband of Maria Capone)
Palumbo, Joseph, 1913-1936 (son of Domenico)
Ricci Di Pietro, Elisabetta, March 20, 1885-Aug. 6, 1913 (Ricci Di Pietro means her last name was Ricci and her father's name was Pietro Ricci)

Here is a PDF file which lists the plot location for everyone known to be buried in the Dawson Cemetery. This list was compiled by Vivien Andrews and matches what is available at the cemetery. The list may not be complete and may contain errors.

Ellis Island Note on Carmine Frazzini and Angelo Frazzini in the previous cemetery listing : There is an Ellis Island entry for Angelo Frassini, arrived 20 Nov 1907 age 5. With mother Maria Antonia Carlini 28 yrs. Lived with mother-in-law, Giuseppa Morelli in SPA. Going to her husband / his father Carmine Frazzini 2136 15th St Denver CO (that's Prospero Frazzini's address). So Carmine is the father of Angelo. Carmine's mother is Giuseppa Morelli. From a rootsweb.com database, Carmine was born 20 Jul 1881 - no SPA records are available for that year. But I think I found his parents and siblings, look below on this page.

The 263 men killed in the 1913 Stag Cañon Mine #2 explosion is only exceeded by the 362 men killed in Monongah, WV explosion of 6 Dec 1907. Information about Mine Disasters in the US.

120 men were killed in the 8 Feb 1923 Mine #1 explosion. Here is the front page from The Dawson News of 15 Feb (large 600+ Kb file). Here is a short letter from that same issue:

Ambassador Gelasio Caetani

Read about Filomeno diMartino, from San Pietro Avellana, one of the two survivors of the 1923 mine explosion.

1910 Census - Dawson

(Note: in all the census data, I did not correct any spelling errors that I found. I showed the spelling as is from the census, with the correction following it in parenthesis)

I went to the FHC and found the 1910 census info (LDS microfilm # 1374926, Vol 3, Colfax 1-189, sheet 143):

1910 13th Census, New Mexico, Colfax County

Precinct #13 Dawson, Enumeration District 46, Supervisor District 181, Sheet #10A

Index #143 for Colfax County

di Tella, Teridano
Head of Household, Male, White, 33 years, Married 5 years, Italy Southern, Immigrated 1900, Speaks English, Carpenter in the town

Teridano and 4 others shared the house they lived in:

Antonio Morgano, 29 years, married 8 years, immigrated 1901, speaks English, Section Laborer, works for the Railroad
Emico di Croce, 30 years, married 8 years, immigrated 1908, speaks only Italian, Mason helper, works for Coke Ovens
Tarquinio Colarosa, 22 years, single, immigrated 1907, speaks only Italian, Motorman, works for Coke Ovens
Domenico Palumbo, 27 years, single, immigrated 1903, speaks English, Miner, works for Coal Mine

So I tried to find out a little about these four men to see if there might have been some hints about my great uncle Teridano. Domenico Palumbo is the only person that shows up again in Dawson. Domenico and his wife, Maria Capone, are buried in the Dawson Cemetery.

Antonio Morgano:
Ellis Island search for Antonio Morgano, age 29 years in 1910. 6 hits but none seem like him.

Emico di Croce:

Ellis Island search for Emico di Croce, age 30 years in 1910 did not result in any hits.. This must really be Amico diCroce.

Tarquinio Colarosa:

Ellis Island arrival 30 Aug 1906

First Name:	Tarzininio
Last Name:	Colarosa
Ethnicity:	Italy, South
Last Place of Residence:	S. Pietro Avellana
Date of Arrival:	Aug 30, 1906
Age at Arrival: 16y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel:	Prinzess Irene
Port of Departure:	Naples

Going to Ogden, UT
To uncle Antonio De Stelauis ??
Not previously in the US

Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 Record:

Name:	Carquinio Colarosa
Arrival Date:	11 Nov 1909
Age:	20 years
Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1889
Gender:	Male
Ethnic Background:	Italian (South)
Port of Departure:	Naples, Italy
Ship Name:	Lazio
Port of Arrival:	Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name:	Frazzini Prospero, Denver, Col
Last Residence:	Campobasso

Father in SPA: Domenico

Ellis Island search for Tarquinio Colarosa, age 22 years in 1910

	Colarosa, Tarquinio

	Italy, Italian S.

	S. Pietro, Italy

	June 09, 1920

	31y

	M

	M

	Duca Degli Abruzzi

	Naples, Campania, Italy

Going to cousin, Cristina Colarosa, 1536 Met St., Pittsburgh, PA.
Previously in the US from 1909 to 1914. Wife Ersilia
(Mark's note: Ersilia Borelli and son Domenico came over in 1921 via Boston - this record references father-in-law in SPA: Domenico.).

Domenico Palumbo:

Ellis Island search for Domenico Palumbo, age 27 years in 1910

First Candidate (good posibility):

	Palumbo, Domenico

	Italy, Italian South

	S. Pietro Avellano

	June 08, 1905

	21y

	M

	S

	Georgia

	Naples, Campania, Italy

Going to brother, Angelo Palumbo, Wampum, PA (there is a death record for Angelo Palumbo in Dawson Cemetery listing - see above). Previously in the US from 1900 to 1915 in Wampum, PA.

Second Candidate (probably not him):

	Palumbo, Domenico

	Italian

	S.Pietro Avellano

	January 24, 1901

	21y

	M

	S

	HOHENZOLLERN

	Naples, Campania, Italy

father, Vincenzo (our Dominico's father, per his death record, is Giuseppe, mother Josephine Inarianio)
going to 2138 15th (Prospero Frazzini's Address) Denver, CO

Some other entries from the 1910 Census (my notes in Italics are from other sources as noted)

Sheet 151-2
Domenico Frazzini, 27y, immigrated 1902 (slightly confusing here - I expected wife of Maria and father of Angelo to be Carmine - must be transribed incorrectly.)
    Maria, wife, 31y, immigrated 1907, 4 children, 2 living (see Ellis Island note above)
    Angelo, son, 9y, immigrated 1907 (see Ellis Island note above)
    Ladoino, daughter, 6m(?), born in NM (this would be Ledonia)

Sheet 153
Damiano Frazzini, 28y, immigrated 1909, married 5y
    Raffaela, wife, 24y, immigrated 1910, married 5y
    Lucandrea, son, 4y
    Albino, son, 1y 9mo
    Loreta Frazzini, sister-in-law, 19y, immigrated 1909, single. Ellis Island: 1909, 18y, going to brother Pasquale Frazzini, Mesaba, MN.

Domenico Frazzini, 31y, married 12y
    Domenica Frazzini, 31y, married 12y (Mark's note: Maiden name Colarosa, they were married 22 Jan 1899 in SPA)

Sheet 152-2
Giacinto Frazzini, 20y, immigrated 1909, miner (Mark's note: there is a Giacinto who married Rosina Colarosa, she came over in 1913, might be him)
    Rooming with:
    Mariani
    Ersenio Settefrati
    Amico Quaranta
    Ricci
    Musilli
    Luigino Quaranta, 19y, immigrated 1910

Coke Ovens.
From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", ©Toby Smith.

1910 Census - Las Animas County, Colorado, Majestic, 23rd Precinct

Not Dawson, but the Carmine Carlini, shown in 1920 Census, was here in Colorado in 1910

Sheet
Carmine Carlini, 26y, married 5y, immigrated 1905, alien, laborer in RR section gang
    Carmina 24y, immigrated 1907
    Adelina, 4y, born in Italy, immigrated 1907
    Elisabetta, 3y, born in CO
    <daughter>, 3m, born in CO

Next door:
Enrico Colaizzi, 39y, married 18y, immigrated 1898, alien, laborer in RR section gang

1910 Census - Las Animas County, Colorado, Seguendo, 14th Precinct

Again, not Dawson, but Domenico and Giuseppe diLorenzo were here in 1910. They all lived in the same house.

Series: T624  Roll: 121   Page: 134
Domenic Lorenzo, 29y, worked in coal mines
    Mary, 23y, wife
    Sebina, 3y, daughter
    Bendia, 1y, daughter

Joe Lorenzo, 26y, worked in coal mines
    Laura, 23y, wife
    Flora, 2y, daughter
    Sylvester, 2m, son

1920 Census - Dawson

I found these interesting entries (my notes in Italics are from other sources as noted):

Sheet 165-2
Florindo Fraini, 42y, US citizen (This census entry shows the last name as Frazzini - but the name is Fraini everywhere else.)
    Rosa Fraini, wife, 32y, US citizen (Maiden name Iannacchione from film #16763, buried in Dawson Cemetery)
    Elizabeth, 13y, born in CO
    Eduardo, 10y, born in NM
    Alberto, 9y, born in NM
    Joseph, 7y, born in NM
    Stella, 6y, born in NM
    Violet, 3y 2m, born in NM (29 Sep 2005 - I just received an email from the wife of the son of Violet, Nick Gonzales. Violet passed away on 28 Sep 2005)
    Alfredo, 2y, 2m, born in NM (known as Fred - Mar 2008 - I received an email from Genia Fraini, the daughter of Fred.)
    Vira, 1m, born in NM (Elvira, from film #16763; b: 8 Dec 1919, Baptism 15 Aug 1920, godmother - Maria Ricci Carlini)

Sheet 167-1
Domenico Palumbo, 35y (I believe this is the man that roomed with Teridano listed in the 1910 census)
    Maria, wife, 32y (from film #16763; last name Capone, father: Michele, mother: Anita Angelona, died 20 Mar 1936. from Dawson Cemetery site; born 8 Jul 1887, "Bronchial pneumonia, post influenza")     Joseph, 6y, born in NM
    Arturo, 5y, born in NM
    Laivia (Laura?), 3y 6m, born in NM
    Sara, 1y 6m, born in NM

[talking about Father Joseph Anthime Couturier, paster of St. John the Baptist Church]
Joseph "Jiggy" Palumbo never served as an alter boy. but he attended St. John the Baptist from almost the day was born in 1913. When Palumbo died in 1936, at age twenty-three, cut down one Sunday afternoon in July by a lightning bolt on a baseball diamond in Raton, it would cause a deep religious rift in Dawson.
Palumbo was an enormously friendly young man who came from a large and well-liked family. He had wanted to be a coach after high school, but, with no jobs available, he went into the mines and soon became a union organizer. An athlete, Palumbo had wavy-haired good looks and a laugh that never seemed to cease. Indeed, he was laughing as he ran across the infield to his spot at second base on the afternoon lightning shredded his ball cap. Palumbo's death shocked the town, not just because he died so young, but because his died doing what Dawsonites believed to be sacrosanct: playing sports. And yet the real shock occurred afterward. Because Jiggy Palumbo had married Leola Meikle, a Protestant, and had gone off to Taos to tie the knot in front of a justice of the peace, and because Palumbo had not received the last sacraments when he died, Couturier refused to hold the young man's Mass. Nor did the priest permit Palumbo to be buried in the Catholic section of the Dawson cemetery, along side his mother, who only four months before at the age of forty-eight had died of pneumonia. Palumbo had been extremely close to his mother; on the morning that he died, he had told his family to be sure to put flowers on her grave.
Eventually, a funeral was held for Palumbo at the Community Church, and the service drew one of the biggest crowds that Dawson had ever seen. Everyone came, it seemed, except Father Joseph.
...
The senior Palumbo had been so grief-stricken by his son's death and the subsequent furor it caused, happening to soon after his wife's passing, that he had refused to let the family hold a wake. On top of that, Domenico Palumbo had stayed away from church for a good long time and had only returned when a new priest took over.

From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", pg 85, ©Toby Smith.

Sheet 173-2
Carmine Carlini, 37y (from film #16763; died age 54, 19 May 1935, son of Raffaele Carlini and Elisabetta Settifrati, brother of Amico Carlini)
    Carmela, wife, 36 (from film #16763 and Ellis Island; her full name was Maria Carmina diTella)
    Adelina, 15y, born in Italy (from film #16763; married Pasquale Marchiando 1 Apr 1923)
    Erminia, 10y, born in CO (from film #15763; married Alfonso Carlini 19 Sept 1931)
    Renaldi, 8y, born in NM
    Samuel, 6y, born in NM (from film #16763; married Pearl Lorenzo 2 Dec 1935; son Eugene b:11 Dec 1936, Baptized:2 Jul 1938, godmother - Erminia Carlini)
    Ernesto, 4y, born in NM
    Migual, 6m, born in NM

Ellis Island
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June 21, 1907, The Regina d'Italia

Maria Carmina diTella 21y
daughter Adelina Carlini 2y
never before in US.

going to husband/father
    Carmine Carlini
    Box 169

    Pueblo, CO

Sheet 175-1
Amico Carlini, 30y
    Maria, wife, 30y (Mark's Note: maiden name Ricci)
    Emidio, 8y, born in Italy
    Enola, 5y, born in NM (from film #16763; married Anthony Massaroni, 12 Aug 1933)
    Elisabeth, 3y 10m, born in NM (Raton Film #16882/3 born 15 Mar 1916)
    Rosa, 2y 6m, born in NM

Ellis Island
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15 Jul 1913, The Saxonia

Maria Carlini 21y (Mark's Note: maiden name Ricci)
son Egidio Carlini 1y 11m
never before in the US

Father in SPA - Gaetano Carlini

going to husband
   Amico Carlini
   Box 816
   Dawson, NM

Antonio diLudovico

From the 18 Sep 1924 issue of the Dawson News

The cemetery records show that he died on 10 Sep 1924 at the age of 46y. I didn't know about this man until I received this question from my cousin, Giuliano:

Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:17:39 +0200 (CEST)
From: giuliano.colajanni

fastwebnet.it
Subject: dawson news

Ciao Marco
Can you check if is possible on DAWSON NEWS if there are info about an miner INCIDENT on 10/september /1924. The name of SPA'S men is DI LUDOVICO ANTONIO or as write by VIVIEN on buried list of Dawson cemetery, LODOVICHO ANTONIO. This person made nÂ° two trips on 1901 and 1909 and his correct name is Domenico Antonio Di Ludovico.

Giuliano

After I sent Giuliano the newspaper clipping, he said:

Molte grazie Marco
Antonio Di Ludovico was grandfather of actually SPA's mayor Antonio Di Ludovico, yes the same name.
I found at first n° two trips from SPA, and the mayor told me that his grandfather died around 1927 near Albuquerque for a steel bar in a mine.
At this point I verified cimiteries in bernadillo and colfax county.
Ciao

Giuliano,

Here is another manifest for a man named Antonio DiLudovico. Is this the same man? He was a US Citizen in 1921 (Naturalized at Las Animas, CO on 28 Sep 1909 No. 1733). He was 45 years old.
ciao.
Mark

Marco
Probably because Antonio Di Ludovico was born in 1876, but the family doesn't know about naturalization. His first trip on 1901 second 1909; and 1920 after war.
Giuliano

I have received the death certificate for Tony Ludovico, it gives his age as 58y 10m 4d and birth date as 6 Nov 1865. This date does not match the birth year of 1876 as sent to me by Giuliano. This may not be the same man. On the Dawson cemetery records, it lists his age as 46 years. Details from the death certificate:

Date of death: 10 Sep 1924
Age at death: 58 years, 10 months, 4 days
Date of birth: 6 Nov 1865
Lived in Dawson for 1 year, 9 months
wife: Maria
father: Valentino Ludovico
mother: Maria (? surname)
occupation: Miner for Phelps-Dodge Corporation.
cause of death: Fall of rock in mine accident.
Buried at Dawson on 11 Sep 1924

The death certificate was reported by Emiddio diTella.

I wrote to Giuliano about this information and he replied:

To:    <markd@san.rr.com>
Subject:    R: Re: R: Re: dawson news
Date:    Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:18:18 +0100 (CET)
Caro Marco
The SPA's mayor Antonio Di Ludovico confirms that his granfather was born in 1876, father Valentino and mother Maria Musilli and wife Maria Carlini.On 1927 the info of death of Tony Lodovivo arrived in SPA with bird data wrong.
Ciao Giuliano

So this man is from SPA and is the grandfather of the current (2007) mayor of SPA, Antonio diLudovico. He is another sampietresi who died and is buried in Dawson.

There are two men known as Antonio diLudovico :

1. Grandfather of mayor of SPA, born in 1876
1901 Ellis Island, 24y, stonecutter, married, name on record: "Domenicantonio".
1909 Ellis Island, 33y, Denver CO. wife Maria Carlini in SPA. Name on record: "Domenico".
1921 Ellis Island maniest, 45y, naturalized 28 Sep 1909, Las Animas, CO. Lives in Concert, CO.
"Tony Ludovico". Death certificate says he was born 6 Nov 1865, died at Dawson 10 Sep 1924.

2. Domenico Antonio - born 17 Nov 1892, WWI draft, Denver CO., Naturalized, born in SPA, tailor.
1913 Ellis Island, 21y, single, tailor, mother Bambina Morelli in SPA, Youngstown, OH.

1930 Census - Dawson

(NOTE: on ancestry.com, the 1930 census does not contain records for Dawson, for some reason, they are indexed under "Precinct 13, Colfax")

I found these interesting entries (my notes in Italics are from other sources as noted):

Sheet 142
Lorenzo, Joe, 47y (would have been born 1883)
    Laura, wife, 43y (this is Loretta della Croce)
    Sylver, son, 20y
    Milly, son, 18y
    Dominic, son, 15y
    Josephine, daughter, 12y
    Pete, son, 10y
    Mary, daughter, 8y
    Louie, son, 7y
    Annie, daughter, 5y
    Joe, son, 1y 2m

Sheet 150
Fraini, Florando, 47y (his wife Rosa Iannacchione died in 1924)
    Eduardo, son, 20y (from daughter, Thalia Parker, he died in the 1940's and is buried in Carlsbad, NM)
    Joe, son, 17y
    Violet, daughter, 12y (from son, Nick Gonzales, Violet passed away on September 28, 2005)
    Alfredo, son 11y (from daughter, Genia, Fred died in 1988 and is buried in Seneca Falls, NY)
    Elvira, daughter, 9y
  (1930 census has daughter Elizabeth - married to Santo Martino living in van Houten, NM - living with them are Elizabeth's siblings Albert (SSDI 1988, Spring Valley, San Diego, CA) & Stella (CA Death Index 1986, Los Angeles, CA). 1930 was after Rosa died in 1924).

Lorenzo, Dominico, 48y (would have been born in 1881 or 1882)
    Mary, wife, 38y (this is Maria Colaianni)
    Arth, son, 18y
    Pearl, daughter, 16y
    Jennie, daughter, 10y
    Tony, son, 7y
    Dorthy, daughter, 5y
    Luciel, daughter, 2y 10m

Sheet 148
Carlina, Carmel, 42y
    Carmel, wife, 40y
    Erma, daughter, 20y
    Sam, son, 17y
    Ernesto, son, 15y
    Mike, son, 10y
    Mildred, daughter, 8y

Sheet 137
Carlini, Amico, 39y
    Mary, wife, 39y
    Egidio, son, 18y
    Enola, daughter, 16y
    Elizabeth, daughter 14y (Raton Film #16882/3 born 15 Mar 1916 in Dawson)
    Rosie, daughter, 12y (Raton Film #16882/3 born 14 Sep 1918 in Dawson)
    Mary, daughter, 10y (Raton Film #16882/3 born 18 Jan 1920 in Dawson)
    Danny, son, 8y (Raton Film #16882/3 born Daniel Regis Carlini, 8 Apr 1921 in Dawson)
    Dorthy, daughter, 6y (Raton Film #16882/3 born 2 Oct 1923 in Dawson)

Sheet 136
Carlini, Alfonso, 22y, boarding at the home of Carlo Nizzi (b: 1907, d: 1977, married Erminia Carlini)

1916 Main Street Dawson
From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", ©Toby Smith.

diLorenzo Information in Dawson (from film #16763)

On Film #16763, St John the Baptist RC Church, Dawson, NM, I found marriages of these two women, born in MN.

Sabina diLorenzo, born 12 Dec 1906 in Farner, MN, married 18 Jun 1924 to Vincenzo "Jay" Cericola
f: Dominic diLorenzo
m: Mary Colaianni

[Talking about the the 8 Feb 1923 mine explosion] Sabina DiLorenzo was baby-sitting her infant brother, Toby (Tony). "All of a sudden I heard a big sound: I thought it was thunder."

From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", pg 67, ©Toby Smith.

1923 On the right is Rose Maracchini Panichi. On the left might be Sabina diLorenzo.
The photo was sent to me by Rose's daughter Roseann Panichi Rutar.
Roseann remembered that the other girl's name was Sabina.
Photo taken in Dawson.

Rose's father Giuseppe Maracchini was killed in the 1923 mine explosion.

From Ellis Island: July 13, 1905, sailing from Napes, Going to father, Silvestro diLorenzo, in Aurora, MN. The first person must be Domenico Antonio diLorenzo, who was born in 1881, and his wife Maria Colaianni, who would have been born in 1887.

	0015.	Di Lorenzo, Domenannetto	M	24y	M	Italy Italian South	S. Pietro Avellana, Italy
	0016.	Colaianni, Maria	F	18y	M	Italy Italian South	S. Pietro Avellana, Italy

[Mark's Note: found on www.rootsweb.com, obituaries -
FABA, Sabina DiLorenzo; 96; MN>Albuquerque NM; Albuquerque J; 2003-1-20; clh]

From the Albuquerque Journal
FABA -- Sabina DiLorenzo Faba, 96, died Saturday, January 18, 2003. She was born in Minnesota in 1906, a resident of Albuquerque since 1968. She is survived by her children, John Cericola (Jennie), Fred Cericola (Sara), daughter-in-law Betty, son-in-law, John, Pearl, Mary, daughter-in-law Marilyn, Robert (Joan), Gloria, Pauline (John), Carmen, Michael (Alta), Paul (Antoinette), James, Elaine (Ronald), Kenneth (Gayle); 59 grandchildren; 91 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Betty Hurta, Pearl Carlini, Dorothy Tome and Lucille Fisher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Faba; sons, James Cericola and Eugene Faba; daughter, Mary Alice Brozovich; mother, Antonia Maria Colaianni DiLorenzo; father, Domenico DiLorenzo; sisters, Emma DiLorenzo, Jenny Glenn and Alice Howard; brothers, Arthur DiLorenzo and Tony DiLorenzo; sons-in-law, Ralph, Richard and Robert. Rosary took place Sunday, January 19, 2003, 6:00 p.m. at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel. A Mass will be celebrated Monday, January 20, 2003 at 11:30 a.m. at Church of the Risen Savior, 7701 Wyoming Blvd. NE with Father Richard Olona, Celebrant. Entombment will take place at Gate of Heaven Cemetery on Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. French Mortuary 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE 275-3500

Florena (Florence ?) diLorenzo, born in Mesaba, MN, married 7 Aug 1926 to Oreste diCianno
    f: Joseph diLorenzo
    m: Loretta della Croce

Sabina was the Maid of Honor at Florena's wedding.

On the same film, I found this baptism:

Luiggi diLorenzo, born 14 Aug 1923, baptized 5 Apr 1924
    f: Giuseppe diLorenzo
    m: Loreta della Croce
    godfather: Orlando Pisclani
    godmother: Verina Colovecchia

Lorenzo Families (Americanized from diLorenzo)

Arthur Lorenzo
Lucile A. Franich, wife
David Arthur, son, b: 28 Jun 1936

Working alongside your father was sometimes an eye opening experience. Arthur "Stach" DiLorenzo quit school his senior year to join his father, Dominic, in Mine Number Six. "At first I couldn't stand him. He wouldn't let you stop. These were the hand drill days, before electric drills, and it was hard. I finally could load more than him, and that's when we got along."

From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", pg 45, ©Toby Smith.

Joseph Lorenzo
    Laura D. Crowe, wife
    Mary, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 10y
    Anna May, daughter, b: 5 May 1926, 1st Communion 11 Jul 1937
    Joseph, son, b: 31 Jan 1929

Joe (Giuseppe) Lorenzo
    Loretta della Croce, wife
    Sylvester, son, b: 23 Feb 1910, d: 27 Jan 1988 (SSDI)
    Mary, daughter, b: 21 Dec 1921 in Brilliant, NM, Married Everni Arcangli on 10 Oct 1939
    Josephine, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 15y, died: 5 Feb 1944, 27y, buried in Calvary Cemetery, Raton, NM, next to Teridano diTella.
    Ana Mae, daughter, Confirmation 26 Sep 1936, 10y
    Luiggi (Lui), son, b: 14 Aug 1923, baptized 5 Apr 1924, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 9y
    Peter, son, Confirmation, 14 Aug 1932, 14y (married Margret Lucille Brozovich, 5 Oct 1946)
    Joseph, son, Confirmation 26 Sep 1936, 6y

NOTE: after looking at the two entries above, they must be the same family. Laura D. Crowe must be the same person as Loretta della Croce.

Domenic Lorenzo, b: 1881, d:1964, buried in Calvary Cemetery, Raton, NM, next to Teridano diTella.
    Maria Colaianni, wife
    Emma, daughter, died 5y 5m, 16 Jul 1922, buried in Dawson Cemetery, baptized St Patrick's, Raton, NM, 10 Mar 1917, born 18 Dec 1916 in Gardiner, NM)
    Dorothy, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 8y
    Anthony (Antonio), son, b: 13 Jun 1922, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 10y, godfather: Sylver Lorenzo

Food and drink play prominent roles in almost every Dawson childhood memory. Often there was homemade wine on those tables as well. Alice DiLorenzo used to watch her father, Domenic, brew what everyone called "Dago red" in the family cellar, and then keep small glasses filled with it at mealtime.

From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", pg 35, ©Toby Smith.

Martha Thayer sent me these First World War Registrations for Domenico and Giuseppe diLorenzo in Jul 2005:

Domenico diLorenzo 15 Jun 1881 White, Colfax County, NM
Roll:    1711858

Draft Card D
Serial #1935 Order #508
Name: Domenico di Lorenzo
Permanent Home Address: Koehler, Colfax, New Mexico
Age: 37 Born: June 15, 1881
Alien: Non-declared
If not a citizen of the United States which country are you a citizen or subject: Italy
Occupation: Miner
Employer's name: St. Louis R M & Pac Co., Koehler, Colfax, New Mexico
Nearest relative: Mary di Lorenzo (wife)
Address: Koehler, Colfax, New Mexico
I affirm that I have verified above answers and they are correct.
Signed: Domenico Di Lorenzo

Page 2
Height: tall
Build: slender
Eyes: Brown
Hair: dark Brown
Registrar: J. E. Slanlon
Dated: September 12, 1918
Local Board:
State of New Mexico
Raton, New Mexico

Joseph diLorenzo 1 Oct 1883 White, Colfax County, NM
Name:    Joseph diLorenzo
City:    Not Stated
County:    Colfax
State:    New Mexico
Birth Date:    1 Oct 1883
Race:    White
Roll:    1711858

Transcription of card:
Serial #1985 Order #A1562
Draft Card D
Name: Joseph Di Lorenzo
Permanent Address: Koehler, Colfax, New Mexico
Age 34 Born: October 1, 1883
White US Citizen: naturalized
Occupation: Miner
Employer's name: St. L R M & P Co., Koehler, Colfax, New Mexico
Nearest relative: Loreta Di Lorenzo
Address: Koehler, Colfax, New Mexico
Signed: Joeseppe Di Lorenzo

Page 2
Height: Tall
Build: Medium
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Registrar: W. D. Pierson
September 12, 1918
Local Board:
State of New Mexico
Raton, New Mexico

Arthur Lorenzo
    Lucille Franich, wife
    Arthur David, son, Confirmation 23 Jul 1944, 8y
    Frederick Louis, son, Confirmation 23 Jul 1944, 4y

[Mark's Note: found on www.rootsweb.com, obituaries - (brother of Sabina, son of Domenico DiLorenzo and Maria Antonia Colaianni)
DiLORENZO, Tony; 78; Albuquerque NM; Albuquerque J; 2000-12-1]

From the Albuquerque Journal
DILORENZO -- Tony DiLorenzo, 78, a resident of Albuquerque since 1957, died on Wednesday, November 29, 2000 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Margaret Mary DiLorenzo; son, Jeffrey A. DiLorenzo and wife, Conda L. of Rio Rancho; granddaughters, TyAnna L. Martin of Albuquerque and Miya E. Martin of Rio Rancho; grandsons, PFC Charles B. DiLorenzo of Ft. Hood, TX, Michael T. Martin of Rio Rancho and Sean E. Martin also of Rio Rancho; sisters, Sabina Faba of Albuquerque, Pearl Carlini and husband, Sam of Raton, NM, Lucille Fisher of Dearborn, MI and Dorothy Tome and husband, Frank of Pasadena, CA and numerous nieces and nephews. Tony graduated from Dawson High School in 1941 and enlisted in the US Army in 1942 where he served in the Pacific Theater including beachheads in the Philippines, New Guinea, Luzon and Aleutian Islands. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star among numerous other decorations. After leaving the Army as Tech Sergeant in 1945 he returned to Dawson, NM where he worked for Phelps Dodge Corp. until 1949. He and Margaret then moved to Ft. Worth, TX where he began his career with the U.S. Postal Service. Tony was transferred to Albuquerque where he retired in 1980 after 31 years of service. He was an avid golfer and horse racing fan. Tony was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother who will be deeply missed by his family and friends. We look forward to the day when we will all be reunited with him in the presence of the LORD. Services will be held on Monday, December 4, 2000, 12:30p.m. at French Mortuary, Wyoming Chapel, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, with Father Clarence Galli, officiating.

There are sad stories, however, and surely one of the most heartbreaking occurred when Margaret Mary Beall married Tony DiLorenzo in 1947 and Margaret Mary's mother, so incensed, refused to speak to her daughter, an only child, for almost forty years.

From "Coal Town - The Life and Times of Dawson, New Mexico", pg 26, ©Toby Smith.

Palumbo Information in Dawson (from film #16763)

Dominico Palumbo, died 17 Jul 1946, 62y, buried in Dawson Cemetery
    Maria Capone, wife, born 8 Jul 1887, father: Michele, mother: Anita Angelona, died 20 Mar 1936. from Dawson Cemetery site, "Bronchial pneumonia, post influenza"
    Joseph, son, Confirmation 6 May 1928, 16y
    Arthur (Arturo), son, Confirmation 6 May 1928, 14y
    Laura, daughter, Confirmation 6 May 1928, 9y (I think this should be 11y)
    Sara, daughter, b: 16 Jul 1918, 1st Communion 19 Aug 1937, Confirmation 6 May 1928, 10y (married Frank Wilson, 11 Jan 1947)
    Josephine, daughter, b: 25 Jul 1920, 1st Communion 19 Aug 1937, Confirmation 6 May 1928, 8y
    Emelia, daughter, b: 5 Jun 1922, Confirmation 6 May 1928, 6y
    Michele (Miguel, Mike), son, b: 28 Jul 1924, Confirmation 6 May 1928, 4y
    Luisa (Lisa), daughter b: 9 Jan 1929 (Godparents: Joe Brandolino and Carmela Sanelli)

Colaizzi Information in Dawson (from film #16763)

Nicolas Colaizzi
    Carolina Donatella, wife
    Emma, daughter, b 30 Jan 1909
    Joe, b: 15 Feb 1911, married Edith Sbara on 6 Aug 1938
    Amy, daughter, married Julius Liui, 10 Apr 1927
    Isa, daughter, married Boston Bartlo on 18 Nov 1926
    Lena, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 12y
    Ernesto, son, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 19y

della Croce Information in Dawson (from Raton films #16882/3)

Giovanni della Croce
    Julia Laurenza, wife (Loreta Giulia diLorenzo)
    Rosina della Croce, born 9 Jan 1914, Baptized 29 Sep 1918 at St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM, godfather: Antonio Colangelo, godmother: Serafina Colangelo
    Giovanni della Croce, born 20 Dec 1916, Baptized 29 Sep 1918 at St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM, godfather: Antonio Colangelo, godmother: Joanna Palizzi.

Note: Rosina and Giovanni were both born in Gardiner, NM.
Note: Giovanni and Giulia had two additional children born in Aurora, MN and both died in Aurora, MN. Look at this page.
Note: I did some searching and the Colangelo's are from Pacentro. They appear in the 1910 census from Koehler, NM, the 1920 census from Gardiner, NM and the 1930 census from Hartford, CT.

Carlini Information in Dawson (from Raton films #16882/3)

Amico Carlini (brother-in-law of Carmine Frazzini)
    Mary Ricci, wife
    Elizabeth M., born 15 Mar 1916 in Dawson, Baptized 7 Aug 1932 at St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM
    Rosa M., born 14 Sep 1918 in Dawson, Baptized 7 Aug 1932 at St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM
    Maria M., born 18 Jan 1920 in Dawson, Baptised 7 Aug 1932 at St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM
    Daniel Regis, born 8 Apr 1921 in Dawson, Baptized 7 Aug 1932 at St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM
    Dorothy M., born 2 Oct 1923 in Dawson, Baptized 7 Aug 1932 at St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM, godfather: Oreste diCianno, godmother Florence diCianno.

Colaianni Information in Dawson (from Raton films #16882/3)

Antonia Maria Colaianni, 57y, died 25 Sep 1944, buried 28 Sep 1944 at Mt Calvary Cemetery, Raton, NM. Services at St. Patrick's Church, Raton, NM. Born in Italy, lived in Dawson, NM. "Died in Pueblo Hospital".

Carlini Information in Dawson (from film #16763)

Amico Carlini (brother-in-law of Carmine Frazzini)
    Mary Ricci, wife
    Enola, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 18y, married Anthony Inassarone, 12 Aug 1933, had daughter Gladys-Mae on 17 Dec 1937.
    Elizabeth, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 16y
    Mary Rose, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 14y
    Mary, daughter, born ~1920, died 25 Dec 1942 age 22y, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 12y
    Dany, son, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 11y
    Dorothy, daughter, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 10y

Carmine Carlini
    Carmela diTella, wife
    Ernesto, son, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 16y
    Mike, son, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 13y
    Mildred, daughter, born 10 Oct 1921, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 10y
    Ernesto, son b: 10 Apr 1918, d: 28 Jun 1918, age 4m, buried in Dawson Cemetery

From http://www.rootsweb.com

Name	Birth/Christening		Death/Burial		Database
Name	Date	Place	Date	Place	Database

Carlini, Amico	8 OCT 1890	San Pietro Avellana, Province of Campobasso, Italy	10 DEC 1962	Albuquerque, NM	ddorcy
	Father: Raffaele Carlini Mother: Elizabetta Settefrate Spouse: Maria Ricci

 /Angelo Fioro Carlini
 /Raffaele Carlini b: 1870 (Mark's note: I believe the parents of Raffaele are wrong, see below)
 | \ Madalana
Amico Carlini b: 8 OCT 1890 d: 10 DEC 1962
 \Elizabetta Settefrate (Mark's note: see below for parents)

Note: Maurizio Domenico, Amico and Carmine Carlini are brothers.

 /Michael Ricci
 /Gaetano Ricci
 | \Maria Morelli
Maria Ricci b: 24 AUG 1890 d: 11 JUL 1971
 | /Sabatini Colaizzi
 \Rosanna Colaizzi
 \ Antonia

From the SPA microfilms:

Film 1338776
Nati 5 Jun 1849 #31
Raffaele Carlino
    m: Sabatino, 32y
    f: Cesaria diLorenzo 30y

Film 1448676
Pubbs 19 May 1878 #7
Raffaele Carlino 29y
    f: Sabatino
    m: Cesaria diLorenzo
Maria Elisabetta Settefrati
    f: Berardino
    m: Maddalena diFlorio

Film 1338775
Nati 21 Mar 1816
Benedetto Sabatino Antonio Carlino (Is this Sabatino Carlino, father of Raffaele Carlino?)
    f: Civilio
    m: Vincenza Ricci 31y

From SSAN Death Records:

ERNESTO CARLINI     15 Feb 1916    26 Mar 1999 (V)    87740 (Raton, Colfax, NM)    87740 (Raton, Colfax, NM)    525-03-2150    New Mexico

AMICO CARLINI       08 Oct 1890    Dec 1962    (New Mexico)    525-03-2545    New Mexico

ALFONSO CARLINI     31 Aug 1907    Jun 1977    87740 (Raton, Colfax, NM)    525-03-3101    New Mexico

DANNY CARLINI       08 Apr 1921    May 1983    525-30-4804    New Mexico

ERMINIA CARLINI     08 Jan 1910    20 Mar 1998 (V)    87740 (Raton, Colfax, NM)    525-40-2899    New Mexico

DONA CARLINI        27 Sep 1916    Jan 1976    525-60-0289    New Mexico

DOMENICO DILORENZO 26 Jun 1881 Mar 1964 (New Mexico) 525-03-2552 New Mexico

Carlini Information from SPA Microfilms

From Film 1448676, I found this birth record:

8 Oct 1890
Amico Carlino
    f: Raffaele 41y
    m: Elisabetta Settefrati

Film 1448676
Nati 1884
14 Dec
Maurizio Domenico Carlino
    f: Raffaele 33y
    m: Elisabetta Settefrati

Maurizio Domenico is Amico's brother. He came over on the same ship as my grandfather Emiliano Frazzini in 1905. He was listed as going to the home of Prospero Frazzini in Denver, CO. I also found him coming over in 1903, arriving 5 Jun 1903, 18y, going to home of cousin, Prospero Frazzini in Denver, CO.

Film 1448675
26 Apr 1882
Carmine Sabatino Carlino
    f: Raffaele   34y
    m: Elisabetta Settifrati
    married 9 Dec 1904 to Maria Carmina diTella

Carmine is another of Amico's brothers.

Film 1448675
Nati 1879 11 Jul
Maria Antonia Carlino
    f: Raffaele 30y
    m: Elisabetta Settifrati

This is the birth record for the wife of Carmine Frazzini and sister of Amico, Maurizio Domenico, and Carmine Sabatino.

diLorenzo Information from SPA Microfilms

From Film 1448676:

Film 1448675
Nati 1883 1 Oct
Giuseppe Antonio diLorenzo
f: Silvestro
m: Sabina Carlino

This birth record is for a brother of Carmine diLorenzo. I believe that this is the "Joe Lorenzo" that lived in Dawson. In the 1930 census, this Joe Lorenzo's age is 47. That would have him being born in 1883. Giuseppe's oldest daughter, Florence (?), was born in Minnesota.

I also believe that Domenico diLorenzo (or Dominic Lorenzo) is another brother of the family that previously lived in Minnesota. Domenico would have been born around 1881 but there are no microfilmed records from that year. Domenico's oldest daughter, Sabina, was born in Minnesota. See the newly added note above from Ellis Island records showing Domenico and Maria going his father Silvestro in Aurora, MN in 1905.

Domenico diLorenzo was born 26 Jun 1881 and Maria Colaianni was born 18 Jul 1887. Both of these years are missing from the SPA microfilm.

Palumbo Information from SPA Microfilms

Film 1448676 #68
Nati 3 Oct 1884
Domencantonio Palumbo
f: Giuseppe 46y
m: Giuseppa Mariani

I believe this is our Domenico Palumbo.

Carmine Frazzini and wife Maria Antonia Carlini in Dawson

Another prominent family from SPA was Carmine Frazzini and his wife Maria Antonia Carlini. I found their son, Angelo and then both Angelo's and Carmine's deaths as listed earlier on this page. I am pretty sure that Maria Antonia Carlini is the sister of Amico Carlini (see email below from Shirley). You can read more about them and see their photos on this web page.

From rootsweb.com:
Entries: 8526 Updated: Tue Oct 28 14:49:06 2003 Contact: Daryl Dorcy ddorcy

aol.com

ID: I2569

Name: Carmine Frazzini ¹

Sex: M

Birth: 20 JUL 1881 in San Pietro Avellana, Campobasso, Italy

Death: 12 FEB 1912 in Dawson, NM

Burial: 1912 Dawson Cemetery, NM

Marriage 1 Maria Carlini Children

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer, NM (from film #16984)

Mary Ann Trent, who is researching in Springer, NM, alerted me to this entry on the film from St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She wrote:

"I looked closely at the Frazzini record, and the father was Carmine and mother was Maria Carlini. The child was born in Dawson on December 26, 1909 and baptized at St. Joseph in Springer on January 2, 1910. It looks like the child was Ledovia Stella Giuseppa, and the godparents were Domenico Sandocci and Maria (?) Sandocci."

So this is Ledonia "LeDora" Stella Giuseppa Frazzini, the daughter of Carmine and Maria Frazzini. I previously had her birth year as 1910. This entry corrects that.

May 2005: I received the FHL film and found quite a few people with SPA names. Apparently, this church was the church attended by people from Dawson before St. John the Baptist Catholic Church was built there. These records start in 1882 and go to 1921. The Dawson entries started about 1902. I could see that Italian names started showing up about 1907. All of the people listed below were marked to have lived in Dawson. By 1918, there were no more Dawson entries since the church in Dawson opened about 1917.

These are all Baptism entries. My comments about spelling, etc are in parenthesis.

Birth	Baptism	Name	Father	Mother	Godfather	Godmother
17 Aug 1908	1 Nov 1908	Amedio Amico diLorenzo	Silvino	Modestina Valutina Quaranta (Ellis Island 1906, 16y with sister Caterina, 18y)	Domenico Frazzini	Domenica Colarosa
8 Mar 1909	2 May 1909	Eduardo Fraino	Florindo	Rosa Johana Pireli (Rosa Iannacchione)	Carmele Frazzini (Carmine)	Maria Carlini
27 Mar 1909	6 Jun 1909	Milton Brandolino	Silvino	Maria diLorenzo ( I've found that Maria was from SPA. You can find out more about her family in my family tree data base. She is not related to me.)
6 Sep 1909	3 Oct 1909	Bicetta Elisabetta Colaizzi	Amico	Maria Colarosa	Silvino diLorenzo	Modesta Caravita (Quaranta?)
26 Dec 1909	2 Jan 1910	Ledonia Stella Giuseppa Frazzini	Carmine	Maria Carlini	Domenico Sanducci (Santucci ?)	Maria Annuziata Sanducci
3 Sep 1910	3 Oct 1910	Leonardo Alberto Fraino	Florindo	Rosa Iannacchione	Carmine Frazzini	Maria Carlino
18 Sep 1910	5 Nov 1911	Ernestina Bina Vittoria Frazzini	Carmine	Maria Carlini	Domenico Sanducci (Santucci ?)	Maria Annuziata Sanducci
8 May 1911	1 Mar 1914	Rosa Michelina Frazzini	Amico	Nicoletta Piccolo	Domenico Palumbo	Maria Caponi (Capone)
19 Mar 1910	1 Mar 1914	Giuseppe Frazzini	Amico	Nicoletta Piccolo	Domenico Palumbo	Maria Caponi (Capone)
11 Feb 1914	28 Feb 1914	Stella Fraino	Florindo	Rosa Iannacchione	Augustino Frazzini	Maria Carlini
27 Sep 1914	4 Oct 1914	Michelina Caponi	Urbino	Augstina Cicnna (Cinea?)	Salvino diLorenzo	Velutina Quaranta
24 Apr 1914	6 Feb 1915	Enora (?) Carlini	Amico	Maria Ricci	Amico Frazzini	Nicoletta Frazzini
28 Jun 1915	1 Aug 1915	Alberto Filippo Frazzini	Amico	Maria Nicola Piccoli	Domenico Palumbo	Maria Capponi
15 Jan 1916	5 Mar 1916	Viola Maria Fraino (29 Sep 2005 - I just received an email from the wife of the son of Violet, Nick Gonzales. Violet passed away on 28 Sep 2005)	Florino	Rosa Ana Chi... (Rosa Iannacchione)	Gennaro Cinea	Maria Cinea (Maria Antonia Carlini)
22 Feb 1916	6 Mar 1916	Elena diGiani (diCianno?)	Carmulo	Paicun... diTellis (?)	Domenico Palumbo	Maria Palumbo
25 Oct 1915	7 May 1916	Gaetano Gatti	Erminio	Concetta Frzzini	Amico Carlini	Maria Carlini
	notation on record of Gaetano Gatti: Married Rose M. Dorrance 17 Aug 1941, Rock Springs, WY, Confirmed 11 Apr 1954
10 Nov 1915	6 Aug 1916	Vincenzo Cinea	Vincenzo	Nicolina Frazzini	Giuseppe Rea	Oida Carlini
2 Aug 1916	3 Sep 1916	Laura Palumbo	Domenico	Maria Caponi	Giuseppe Brandolino	Carmula Brandolino (maiden name: Carmela Sanelli)
19 Dec 1917 (?)	1 Jun 1917	Domenico Cinea	Gennaro	Maria Carlini (Maria Antonia Carlini)	Domenico Sautucci	Maria Nunziata Giotti

Fraini Information in Dawson (from film #16763)

Florindo Fraini
    Rosa Iannacchione, wife
    Alfredo, son, born 4 Aug 1917, Confirmation 14 Aug 1932, 14y (father's name shown as Florindo Frazini)
    Elvira (Vira), daughter, b: 8 Dec 1919, Baptism 15 Aug 1920, godmother - Maria Antonia Carlini, Confirmation 4 Jul 1926, 6y
    NOTE: see the census entry above for more children

More about the Fraini family on their own web page.

Another Fraini note: Innocente Fraini, 16y (Fiorangelo Innocente, born 4 Jan 1888), arrived in 1903 going to brother Florindo Fraini in Segundo, CO. (Segundo is one mile south of Primero, CO). The 1930 census, places Innocente in Newton, Middlesex, MA,

Yet another Fraini note: I now have Rosa's death certificate. It was filed under the name "Farino". She died of a multitude of diseases on 4 Jul 1924 at the age of 38y. The DC lists her parents, Giuseppe and Cristina Colavecchia. At the time of her death, she lived in house #1576 in Dawson.

Frazzini Information from Ellis Island

I found this record of a family going to Dawson, to husband Girolamo Frazzini, Nov 4, 1911:
    Caterina Quaranta, 23y, mother in SPA Serifina diCianni
    Rosa Frazzini, 4y
    Solvino, 2y
    Giovanni, 9m

Frazzini Information from SPA microfilms

Per Ellis Island, "Angelo Frassini", arrived 20 Nov 1907 age 5. With mother Maria Antonia Carlini 28 yrs. Lived with mother-in-law, Giuseppa Morelli in SPA. Going to her husband / his father Carmine Frazzini 2136 15th St Denver CO (that's Prospero Frazzini's address). So Carmine is the father of Angelo. Carmine's mother is Giuseppa Morelli. From a rootsweb.com database, Carmine was born 20 Jul 1881 - no SPA records are available for that year.

From this, I don't have Carmine's birth record or his father's name. But I looked in the records for births with Giuseppa Morelli as the mother. And I found these brothers and sisters:

Film 1448675
Nati 6 Sep 1866
Maria Concetta Frazzini
    f: Angelofiore
       gf: Pompeo
    m: Giuseppa Morelli
       gf: Emanuele

Film 1448675
Nati 11 Mar 1868
Drusiana Concetta Frazzini
    f: Angelofiore 32y
       gf: Pompeo
    m: Giuseppa Morelli 2?y
       gf: Emmanuele

Film 1448675
Nati 13 Dec 1869
Lucia Filomena Frazzini
    f: Angelofiore
       gf: Pompeo
    m: Giuseppa Morelli
       gf: Emanuele

Film 1448675
Nati 16 May 1872
Emmanuele Pasquale Frazzini
    f: Angelofiore 36y
       gf: Pompeo
    m: Giuseppa Morelli 30y
       gf: Emanuele

Film 1448675
Nati 10 Jun 1875
Maria Flora Frazzini
    f: Angelofiore
    m: Giuseppa Morelli

Film 1448675
Nati 8 Feb 1877
Raffaela Addolorata Frazzini
    f: Angelofiore 40y
    m: Giuseppa Morelli

Going back a generation:

Film 1338776
Nati 6 Mar 1836
Angiolo Fiore Frazzini
    f: Pompeo, 31y
    m: Concetta Marracino, 28y

Film 1338775
Nati 25 Aug 1833
Pacifica Raffaela Frazzini
    f: Pompeo
    m: Concetta Marracino, 25y

Dawson News

In Sep of 2006, I got a set of scans for the Dawson News from 1921 to 1929. It is really a treasure of information.

Here is an article which appears regularly. A great list of names. This article appeared on 2 Dec 1926.

Some of the names from SPA in this list:

E. Gatti (Erminio Gatti)
Joe Lorenzo (Giuseppe diLorenzo)
Dominick Lorenzo (Domenico diLorenzo)
Flim Di Martini (Filomeno diMartino - he was one of the two survivors of the 1913 mine explosion)
Jim Cinea (Gennaro Cinea)
Amico Carlini
Carmen Carlini (Carmine Carlini)
Florindo Fraini (incorrectly listed as Frazzini)

Some others:

John B. Moruzzi - My great grand uncle, Teridano diTella's landlord and friend.

Remegio Yob - I met two of his daughters, Erma and Mary, at the 2006 Dawson Reunion - They remebered my great granduncle Teridano diTella.

Jim Brandolini - probably Giuseppe Brandolino. Search below for more about him and his wife.

Erminio Gatti and Amico Gatti

More from Microfilm #16763, St John the Baptist RC Church, Dawson, NM

This film contains a lot of information about the family of Amico Carlini and his wife Maria Ricci. I'm pretty sure that Maria Ricci is the sister of Michele Ricci (see email below from Shirley). I found that Amico Carlini and Maria Ricci were god-parents in the baptism of Fernando Gatti (b 5 Nov 1917) and Carmina & Cristina Musilli (twins) (b 19 Nov 1919).

This film contains a lot of information about these families, only part of which I have on this page:

Carmine Carlini and Carmina di Tella.

Dominic Palumbo and Maria Capone.

Florindo Fraini and Rose Iannacchione.

Giuseppe Brandolino and Carmela Sanelli - These two family names were not from San Pietro Avellana. I believe they may have been from Caramanico, a town next to my father's home town of Sant'Eufemia a Maiella. The family names are common in the microfilmed records from that town. Doing an Ellis Island search on the names shows that about 80% of Brandolino's were from Caramanico. I've found Giuseppe Brandolino, 28y, and Carmela Sanelli, 20y, arriving from Caramanico on 4 March 1907 going to Trinidad, Colorado. Giuseppe and Carmela are buried in Mt Calvary Cemetery in Raton, NM and Giuseppe appears in the microfilmed records from St. Patrick's Church. Giuseppe died on 1 Dec 1944 and is recorded on film #16882/3 of St. Patrick's Church in Raton, NM - "Died this morning in Miner's Hospital". Giuseppe and Carmela appear in the 1920 census with five children and in the 1930 census with 7 children. If you click the link on their names, that web site shows Giuseppe's parents as Liborio Brandolino andAnna Felicia Carestia. Giuseppe was born on 31 Jan 1878.

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:43:55 -0700
From: Ellen <ellzybell

sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Brandolino Geneology

Hello Mark,

My Aunt Sharon forwarded your e-mail to me. I was very excited to see your web-site and learn about Dawson, NM.

Giuseppe Brandolino and Carmela Sanelli are my great-grandparents. I would love to get the photos of their gravesites.

I have a few photos you may be interested in. One is a family photo taken of them taken around 1913 with their three oldest children. Another is of them in the 1940's and the last is my grandfather, John's, graduating class of 1940 from DHS. Let me know if you would like copies of any of these photos.

I'm afraid I don't have any information about Silvino Brandolino, but I have e-mailed another aunt who is working on that line and will pass on any findings.

Thanks, Ellen

Ellen,

Great to hear from you.

In the next two emails, I will send the photos from Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Raton - tombstones of Giuseppe Brandolino, his wife Carmela Sanelli and daughter Mary.

Your great-grandparents were very popular in the Italian community in Dawson. I've found them listed many, many times as god-parents at baptisms of children. I found these records in the microfilmed records from St. John the Baptist Church in Dawson.

The closest association seems to be with family of Domenico Palumbo and Maria Capone. That family was from
San Pietro Avellana (my mother's hometown). Your great-grandparents were god-parents to:
Laura Palumbo   baptised 3 Sep 1916
Sara Palumbo    baptised 15 Sep 1918
Josefina Palumbo baptised 12 Sep 1920
Emelia Palumbo baptised 18 Jun 1922
Michele Palumbo baptised 12 Apr 1925
Luisa Palumbo   baptised 21 Apr 1929

They were also god-parents to:
Imelda Graciella del Tonto   baptised 17 Jun 1923
daughter of Antonio del Tonto and Eugenia Massarotti (I believe del Tonto is a name from Caramanico or the nearby town of Sant'Eufemia a Maiella - my father's hometown.)

I found the death records of your great-grandparents in the records from St. Patrick's Church in Raton:

1 Dec 1944 Giuseppe Brandolino, 66 years
buried 4 Dec 1944 Mt Calvary Cemetery, Raton.
born Italy, lived Dawson.
"Pulmonary Fibrosis Myochadetis"
"Died early this morning in Miner's Hospital"

19 Jul 1954 Carmela Brandolino, 68 years
Lived in Ventura, CA, born Italy
buried in Mt Calvary Cemetery
"Heart Attack"

This is by no means a complete list. When I was searching the microfilmed records, I was, of course, looking for names related to my family. There may be many more records concerning Giuseppe and Carmela that I didn't write down.

I would really like to see the photos that you describe. May I ask if I can use them on the Dawson web page?

ciao.
Mark

Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:58:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gail Brandolino <weebee2b

sbcglobal.net>
Subject: brandolino

Hello Mark
My name is Gail Brandolino married to Ron Brandolino grandson of Giuseppe and Carmela Brandolino.
I received a copy of your e-mail to Sharon from Ellen Brandolino, our neice.
You had offered to send pictures of the grave sites of Giuseppe and Carmella to Sharon and I wondered if you might send me copies too.
I don't have much to offer on that line of the family but if I can answer any questions please let me know.

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