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I received this email from Pat, asking about Earl Frazzini. Earl appears to be the son of Tony (Antonio) Frazzini who lived in Mesabe, MN and Denver, CO. There is a little more detail about him on my Carmine diLorenzo page.

Since Carmine diLorenzo's sister Angela married Tony Frazzini, Tony may be related to our family or to Prospero's family. Since he was born in 1871 (by my calculations), there are no records from San Pietro Avellana for that year. I will try to get a copy of his death certificate to see of it shows who is parents are. Once I find his parents, I can trace him back using the SPA records.
 
On 17 Mar 2004, Pat Lauterbach wrote:

Hi Mark,

I was going through some of my files last night, and came across these names & dates for you, although I do not know how any of them connect, yet:

1. Maria Frazzini married Dominico LaBate in about 1900 in Campobasso, SanPietro.  They had a son Richard M. LaBate.  Richard had a son Michael E. Labate.

2. Pietro Frazzini married Mary Cafrone in about 1870 in Campobasso, SanPietro.

3. Earl Frazzini born Apr 10, 1910 in Aurora Minn. and died Jan 16, 1938 in Den Co.  Address 3234 W. 23d Ave.  Buried at Mt. Olivet in Denver. Married Hazel ?.
Children:
Marlene (married ? Kennedy)
Margie Ann

Siblings:
Frank
Cassio (married Ruth Petersen - they were subsequently divorced)
Eader
Louis
Clara (married ? Onofrio)
Margaret (married ? Crow)
Sabina (married ? Smith)

Also, Edith Matilda Frazzini (daughter of Felicito & Carolina Frazzini) married Orin Cecil Austin.
Pat, see my comments below.

Where did you find the three pieces of information?

Mark

On 17 Mar 2004, Pat Lauterbach wrote:

Hi Mark,

I was going through some of my files last night, and came across these  names & dates for you, although I do not know how any of them connect,  yet:

1. Maria Frazzini married Dominico LaBate in about 1900 in Campobasso,  SanPietro.  They had a son, Richard M. LaBate.  Richard had a son, Michael E. Labate.

------ I am in contact with a  LaBate descendent. He had an uncle named Domenico. I have just emailed him to ask about this Domenico. The wife's name that he had was Maria Assunta Carlini, but he knew that was a second marriage in 1906.

2. Pietro Frazzini married Mary Cafrone in about 1870 in Campobasso, SanPietro.

------- Don't recognize this one

3. Earl Frazzini born Apr 10, 1910 in Aurora Minn. and died Jan 16, 1938 in Den Co.  Address 3234 W. 23d Ave.  Buried at Mt. Olivet in Denver. Married Hazel ?. Children: Marlene (married ? Kennedy) Margie Ann

Siblings: 
Frank
Cassio (married Ruth Petersen - they were subsequently divorced)
Eader
Louis
Clara (married ? Onofrio)
Margaret (married ? Crow)
Sabina (married ? Smith)

Also, Edith Matilda Frazzini (daughter of Felicito & Carolina Frazzini) married Orin Cecil Austin.

------ I think I have this family on my Carmine diLorenzo web page as residents of Mesaba, MN in the 1910 census - Aurora is close to Mesaba. Look on that web page for all the details.

From the 1910 census record (spelling is sometimes hard to read - as usual):

    Tony Frazzini, 39y, married 17y, emigrated in 1889, Retail grocery merchant (would have been born about 1871)
    Angela, wife, 36y, married 17y, emigrated in 1900, 8 children, 6 living (would have been born about 1874)
      [Mark's note: this is the sister of Carmine diLorenzo and daughter of Silvestro and Sabina]
    Frenddia, son, 7y born in Minnesota
    Clara, daughter, 6y, born in Colorado
    Sabbina, daughter, 4y, born in Colorado
    Cassia, daughter, 3y, born in Colorado
    Maggie, daughter, 2y, born in Colorado
    Alfred, son, 9m, born in Minnesota

Since Tony (or Antonio) was born in 1871, the records for that year are missing from the LDS files so I can't trace him back. Earl was probably born after the 1910 census so he does not appear (Although, the census page is dated 15 April).

There appear to be many common siblings. Could the Cassia in the census really be Cassio?
On 17 Mar 2004, Pat Lauterbach wrote:

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your response. 

The information for #1 & #2 came from the IGI for Italy at the LDS, but I don't have the exact source written down.  If you want me to verify the sources, I can check on it next time I make a trip to the LDS.  For #3, I have some various notes, and can possibly give you some more information if I dig a little deeper, but one good source is an obituary for Earl Frazzini which appeared in the Rocky Mountain News on 10/21/1956, p. 84.  (You might have a copy of that obit in the stuff I sent to Gerri & she sent to you when we all first met.)  I think I also might have an obit for an Angelina, who was married to an Antonio Frazzini that died in 1944.  Angelina was born Dec 14, 1875 & died March 1951.

The Antonio & Angelina you have and the ones I have must be the same.  Have you been able to make a tree link yet between your branch of the Frazzini’s and any Frazzini's in Denver?  If not, I think that when I get a chance to take a closer look at what you just gave me and what I have, a I'm pretty sure a link can be made with your family and Earl Frazzini's family in Denver.

It sounds very likely that Cassio is the same person as the Cassia you have on your 1910 census record and Cable in 1920.  It wouldn't be the first time a mistake of male or female was made.  I'll look further to see what I have on Cassio.  I might have a birth and/or or death date for him.

Yes, if you can e-mail the census scan, that would be good. 

I am curious about the name of the Onofrio that Clara married.  I have Onofrio's in my file, but don't know of one who married a Clara.
On 17 Mar 2004, Pat Lauterbach wrote:

Yes, based on the ages, it looks like Alfred is Earl.
On 18 Mar 2004, Pat Lauterbach wrote:

Hi Mark,

Here's what I've come up with after comparing your information with what I have.

1. The Angela DeLoranzo & Antonio Frazzini on the 1910 and 1920 census are the same people.

(Note: If you have access to the 1900 census, you might find them, or at least Antonio, in Minnesota - since he immigrated to America in 1899.  If you look at the 1930 census, you will probably find them in Denver, since it looks like they lived in Denver from 1914 forward.)

2. They attended St. Dominic's Church in Denver, and I think you might find that many from this family were buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery - located at 44th & Youngfield in Wheat Ridge, Co. The phone # is 303-424-7785.

3. I have a note I wrote a few years back that I believe came from headstones at Mount Olivet:
Antonio Frazzini 1870-1944
Angelina Frazzini 1875-1951
Louie Frazzini 1914-1970

*This is the mother, father, and one of the children.

4. I have confirmed the birthdate of Angelina to be the same as "Angela Bambina diLorenzo" in your file. My source - her obituary in the Rocky Mountain News 3-24-1951 p. 40.

5. This same source lists her siblings as:
a.    Christina DeLorenzo Frazzini (note: I have a 1941 entry in the Denver city directory that lists a Christina Frazzini as a widow of Pasquale Frazzini).  (Mark's note: the 1910 census from Mesabe, MN shows Pasquale Frazzini and Castrina(?) with son Antonio and daughter Elisabetta. The mother is probably Cristina. The 1930 census shows them in Denver with 9 of 10 children.)
b.    Dominic (living in Raton NM in 1951)
c.    Joseph (living in Raton NM in 1951)
d.    Carman (living in Italy in 1951).

6. This same source lists her children as:
a.    Cassio
b.    Earl
c.    Frank
d.    Clara
e.    Margaret (these 1st five living in Denver in 1951)
f.    Sebina  (who married Howard Christopher Smith in Denver on 11 Aug 1934 per your record  – lived in Battle Creek Mich in 1951)
g.    Lewis
h.    Eader (these last two living in Pueblo in 1951)

6. I have a Peter & Clara Onofrio in my file, but their marriage record lists the bride's name as Clara Petrouco (sp.) It was hard to read her name. I have her birthdate as April 15, 1904, and death date July 1992. They were married on April 25, 1929.  Is it possible that Clara Frazzini was previously married to a Petrouco? She was 25 when they got married, and that is about the same age as Clara Frazzini would have been.  Looking through my record of the Denver city directories starting at 1930, I only see one Clara Onofrio- Peter's wife. 

7. The 1941 Denver City lists a Dominic Frazzini (spouse – Lucille) who was a driver for Western Distributing Company.

8. My source for Edith Matilda Frazzini marrying Orin Cecil Austin at St. Dominic's Church was a wedding announcement.  They were married on February 5 (no year written on the announcement.)  I do not have this announcement, but wrote down the information.

9. I have an entry from the Civil Court Record index (Case #D43947 - 6/29/1973) for a foreclosure on the property of Frazzini, Sylvester, Anna C, Guida, John G. Anna Celia, & Elsie Guida. (Note: Do you have this branch in your file?)

10. I have an entry from the District Court Record index (Case #A5772-2 dated 12/30/1932) for the divorce of Cassio Frazzini & Ruth Peterson.

Mark, based on all of the information you have already established, it looks like to me like Antonio is the link to your branch of Frazzinis in Denver. It is possible that your grandfather called Carmine diLorenzo (b. 1886) his cousin because Carmine's sister Angela was married to Antonio Frazzini?

I think the best next step for you is to get a copy of Antonio's death certificate (which will hopefully have his parents' names).  You could also check the cemetery record at Mount Olivet.  His cemetery record might list his parents.

Best Wishes, Pat
On 18 Mar 2004, Jerri Frazzini Bottomly wrote in a series of emails:

Hi All:

I think Cassio Frazzini was Denver's fire chief for a lot of years.  I remember his name well.  He was no relation to me.
Edith Frazzini was, of course, my aunt and my father's sister. 

Jerri

All,

I don't remember the Tony branch of the Frazzinis, so they must not have been related to us.  I know there were a number of Frazzinis in the phone book when I grew up, but a number of them were not in any way related to us.  I think Frazzini is a common Italian surname, is it not?

Jerri

All,

I grew up in Denver from 1929, and I don't recognize any relative in this list except Edith, who was my paternal aunt.

Jerri

Indeed, Franklin, I remember that there were Frazzinis in the police department.  I believe one was Frank Frazzini.  My classmates used to ask me if I were related to the fire chief (perhaps Cassio), and to a police captain (perhaps Frank).

Jerri

In a message, Pat Lauterbach writes:

My source for Edith Matilda Frazzini marrying Orin Cecil Austin at St. Dominicas Church was a wedding announcement.  They were married on February 5 (no year written on the announcement.)  I do not have this announcement, but wrote down the information.



I remember this wedding well, so it had to be in the late 30's or the 40's. I do remember Aunt Edith was "older" when she got married.  I remember Grandma saying, "Finally, Edith is going to get married."  She and her husband later adopted a child.  Her husband "Slim" Austin died young.  I remember his funeral mass quite well too.

Jerri

Here is a chronology of my research into who was Antonio Frazzini.

In the 1910 census, I found Antonio in the Village of Mesaba, county of St. Louis, state of Minnesota. There were three families right in a row living on Broadway Street. No street numbers in the record. The Village of Aurora and Village of Mesaba are about 5 miles apart, about 50 miles from Duluth which is on the western most tip of Lake Superior. I think in the census they were all lumped into St. Louis County.

Tony Frazzini, 39y, married 17y, emigrated in 1889, Retail grocery merchant (he would have been born about 1870-1)
    Angela, wife, 36y, married 17y, emigrated in 1900, 8 children, 6 living (she would have been born about 1874-5, this is the sister of Carmine diLorenzo and daughter of Silvestro and Sabina)
    Frenddia, son, 7y born in Minnesota
    Clara, daughter, 6y, born in Colorado
    Sabbina, daughter, 4y, born in Colorado
    Cassia, daughter, 3y, born in Colorado (1920 census and other information leads me to believe this is Cassio, a son)
    Maggie, daughter, 2y, born in Colorado
    Alfred, son, 9m, born in Minnesota

Carmine diLorenzo,  24y, married 6m,  emigrated in 1900, Saloon Keeper (would have been born in 1886)
    Elisabetta, wife, 17y, married 6m, emigrated in1909

Silvestro diLorenzo, 55y, married 38y, emigrated in 1900 (would have been born in 1855)
    Sabina, wife,  55y,  married 38y, emigrated in 1900, had 6 children (including  Angela diLorenzo and Carmine diLorenzo - the other children were not listed.)
  
1920 Census (Series: T625  Roll: 159   Page: 94  )
2340 10th Street, Denver

Frazzini, Tony, 49y
    Angelina, wife, 46y
    Frank, son, 17y, born in Colorado
    Clara, daughter, 16y, born in Colorado
    Sabina, daughter, 13y, born in Colorado
    Cable, son, 11y, born in Colorado  <--- is this Cassio?
    Maggie, daughter, 10y, born in Colorado
    Earl, son, 9y, born in Colorado
    Eoader, son, 7y, born in Colorado (name spelling?)
    Louis, son, 5y, born in Colorado

Earl and Alfred must be the same person.

From familysearch.com, a Family Group Record (note that the mother must really be Angela diLorenzo):

SABINA FRAZZINI
  Female  
Event(s):

Birth: 
11 JUN 1906   Louisville, Boulder, Colorado

Death: 
28 AUG 1981  
Parents:
  Father:  ANTHONY FRAZZINI Family
  Mother:  ANGULINA DELORZO  
Marriages:
  Spouse:  HOWARD CHRISTOPHER SMITH Family
  Marriage: 
11 AUG 1934   Denver, Denver, Colorado


Apr 2004. I received Antonio's death certificate from the Colorado Vital Records Dept:

Antonio Frazzini  b: 17 Jun 1869  d: 17 Apr 1944, age: 74y 10m
Colorado State Hospital, Pueblo, Colorado
Father: Amico Frazzini,  Mother: Rosario ?, Wife: Angelina Frazzini
Buried at Denver, Colorado.
Residence: 2346 10th St, Denver, CO.

So now I have a starting point.

I checked the birth records for 1869 and 1870, he was not there. The records for 1871 are missing but the index is there. There is an index for 1871 and there is an Antonio Matteo Frazzini at index number 48. This is just about midpoint of the 90+ records for that year. If this were him, it would possibly be a June birth.

I looked around for Angelina's birth record. I found her:

Film 1448675
Nati 14 Dec 1875 #84
Angela Bambina diLorenzo
    f: Silvestro
    m: Bambino Carlino - but this must really be Sabina
    notation: married Antonio Frazzini, 17 Nov 1894

There is a notation in the margin:  Married Antonio Frazzini, 17 Nov 1894. A new lead.

But the marriage records are missing for 1894! Then I checked for the Banns and I found:

File 1448676 Banns 2 Sep 1894
Antonio Matteo Frazzini   23y
    f: Amico, deceased
    m: Rosaria Quaranta
Angela Bambina diLorenzo  18y
    f: Silvestro  37y
    m: Sabina Carlino

So that was him, he was born 17 Jun 1871 not 1869 per his death certificate or 1870 per his headstone. His mother was a Quaranta.

So now I need to find Amico's birth. I need an age. Since he was alive when Antonio was born in 1871 and dead by Antonio's marriage in 1894. I looked for his death between those dates. I didn't find Amico but I found another of his sons:

Film 1448676 Morti 14 Apr 1899
Michele Frazzini  25y
    f: Amico
    m: Rosaria Quaranta

And a son of Antonio and Angela (who never showed up on any of the US census report):

Film 1448676 Morti 6 Apr 1897
Amico Frazzini  1y  (named after his grandfather)
    f: Antonio
    m: Angela diLorenzo

So then I tried to find Michele. He would have been born about 1874. Next problem, birth records are missing for 1874 also. I checked 1873 and 1875 with no luck.

So I started a scan of the birth records to see if I could find other siblings of Antonio. I found:

Film 1448675 Nati 16 Nov 1869
Nicola Raffaele Frazzini
    f: Amico  46y
       gf: Giuseppe
    m: Rosaria Quaranta   21y
       gf: Angelo

Amico was more than 20 years Rosaria's senior. So now that I have ages for both Amico and Rosaria, I found:

Film 1338775   Nati 4 Oct 1823
Amico Francesco Frazzini
    f: Giuseppe  34y (would have been born about 1789)
       gf: Domenico
    m: Maria Mariani  34y

Film 1338776  Nati 3 Oct 1848
Rosaria Teresa Quaranta
    f: Angelo  40y (would have been born about 1808)
    m: Giuseppa della Croce  38y

So the next step to try to trace back one more generation using the death records. I need to look for deaths of Giuseppe Frazzini, Maria Mariani, Domenico Frazzini, Angelo Quaranta, and Giuseppa della Croce. That would most likely give me their parents.

Here is what I found so far:

Film 1448676
Morti 19 Jun 1872
(Maria) Giuseppa della Croce  74y (would have been born about 1798)
    f:  Anastasio (?? very hard to read)
    m: Maria Angelone

And some associated records:

Morti 9 Feb 1841
Domenico Antonio Quaranta
   f: Angiolantonio
   m: Maria Giuseppa della Croce

Morti 27 Oct 1852
Giuseppe Antonio Quaranta
   f: Angelo
   m: Maria della Croce

Matri 8 Sep 1811
Giuseppe Frazzino, 21y
   f: Domenico, 56y
   m: Maria Antonia Carlino, 51y
Maria Mariani, 20y
   f: Cosmo,  49y
   m: Rosa Colarosa, 46y


Ellis Island

Arriving 24 Apr 1902 on the Cuxhaven - quite a group of people:

0015.  Di Lorenzo, Silvestro M 43y M Italian Avellone
0016.  Di Lorenzo, Cristine F 12y S Italian Avellone
0017.  Di Lorenzo, Sabina F 44y M Italian Avellone
0018.  Di Lorenzo, Carmine F 15y S Italian Avellone
0019.  Musilli, Antonio M 15y S Italian Avellone
0020.  Gatti, Frank M 30y M Italian Avellone
0021.  Colaianni, Narcisa M 59y M Italian Avellone
0022.  Di Martino, Luigi M 17y S Italian Avellone
0023.  Frazzini, Antonio M 31y M Italian Avellone
0024.  Lorenzo, Angela F 27y M Italian Avellone


The diLorenzo's and Antonio were all going to his brother-in-law, Pasquale Carlini at 473 E 151 St., New York City. Silvestro had been in the US for 12 years. Antonio had previously been in the US, 2 years and Angela, 3 years. Sabina, Cristina and Carmine had never been to the US before. (You, of course, remember that Angela, Carmine and Cristina were the children of Silvestro and Sabina, along with Domenico who does not appear here.)

I dig a little bit into who Pasquale Carlini is. Look on the Carmine diLorenzo page.


I received Angelina diLorenzo Frazzini's Obit from Pat Lauterbach:

Rocky Mountain News 24 Mar 1951

Mrs. Angelina Frazzini
    The rosary will be recited for Mrs. Angelina Frazzini, long-time Denver resident, at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Olinger Mortuary, Boulder St. Requiem mass will be sung at 10 a.m. Monday in Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Olivet.
    Mrs. Frazzini, who lived at 3234 W. 23rd Ave, died Thursday in her home after a long illness. She was 75.
    Born Dec 14, 1875, in Italy, she came to Denver in 1914. She was the widow of Antonio Frazzini who died in 1944.
    Mrs. Frazzini was the mother of Asst. Chief Cassio Frazzini of the Denver Fire Department, and Patrolmen Earl and Frank Frazzini of the Police Department.
    Besides them, she is survived by two other sons, Lewis of Pueblo, and Eader Frazzini of Denver; three daughters, Mrs Clara Onofrio, Mrs Margaret Crow of Denver, Mrs Sebina (sic) Smith of Battle Creek, Mich.; sister Mrs. Cristina Frazzini of Denver; three brothers, Domenic and Joseph DeLorenzo of Raton, N.M.,  Carman DeLorenzo of Italy, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The actual date of death would be Thursday 22 Mar 1951

Three new pieces of information for me here 1) Angelina and Antonio moved from Minnesota to Denver in 1914 and 2) her brother Carmine diLorenzo apparently moved back to Italy but I have a SSAN death record for him in Denver in 1973, and 3) her brothers Domenico and Giuseppe moved to Raton after the Dawson mines were shut down in 1950.

I received this email from a person doing research about the Colorado State Hospital.

From:            "Jean Griesan" <griesantomjeanmsn.com
Subject:         Re: Antonio Frazzini
Date:            Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:20:52 -0700

Wow!  Mark, your research is amazing.  I actually am a part of a big research project about the Colorado State Hospital, formerly known as the Colorado Insane Asylum.  Either Karen or I (Karen's the county coordinator for Pueblo County and my partner in crime) found a reference to Antonio and his death in the state hospital.  We have gathered much info on the people who were sent to the state hospital as well as people who worked there.  We are wrapping things up, and I am trying to find burial sites for those who died at the state hospital.  I believe that there were many, many more that died at the asylum than the data we have, but we have an excellent start on it.  We've been working this project for almost two years, with a number of people researching.  So, from what I see, I will check the records for Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Denver.

 - Jean
P.S. Thank you!
Speaking of Frazzini, I am going through 1919 Pueblo City Directory, and just happened to be on the page with the Frazzinis.  Here's what's there, in case it helps:

Frazzini, Gaetano (Mary), laborer, rooms at 716 W. 4th
Frazzini, Michael D., inspector Burroughs Adding Machine Company, boards at 716 W. 4th
Frazzini, Paul (Rosa), sdlr R. T. Frazier, rooms at 716 W. 4th

I can't find the abbreviation for "sdlr", so I don't know exactly what that occupation is.  It looks like 716 W. 4th was a busy place, perhaps a boarding house.  Enjoy!
 - Jean

Mark's Notes:

Gaetano Frazzini - 1920 census from Pueblo, known as Gayton. 54y. Immigrated 1889, naturalized 1914. Spouse Mary, 56y. Children Paul (b 1892, immigrated 1886?), Terry (b 1902) and Louis (b 1904). 1930 census from Pueblo, known as Gaton, 63y. First married at 21y (~1878). Spouse Mary, 64y. Children Michael, 32y (b 1898) and Louie, 26y (b 1904).

Possible:
Film 1448675 Nati 1867
31 May 1867
Berardino Gaetano Frazzini
  f: Pasquale, 28y
    gf: Domenico
  m: Lucia Colaianni, 26y

Film 1338776 Nati 1839
10 May 1839
Crescenzo Pasquale Frazzino
  f: Domenico
  m: Oriela/Aricela diGiacomo

Michael and Paul (from SSDI 1891- 1972) are probably Gaetano's sons.
Jean got confirmation that Antonio is buried at Mt. Olivet in Denver:

Dear Jean,

Antonio Frazzini is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Section 15, Block 9, Lot 11, Grave 2.

Michael J. Wright
Director
(303) 424-7785
Mike.wrightarchden.org


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