Riccelli & Raffaele Surnames Catanzaro Calabria

[M.Franze Raffaele]

Hi all, I'm looking for any leads to my paternal great-grandmother and great-grandfather.

My great-grandmother is Mariangela Riccelli, born in Fossato Serralta Catanzaro Calabria on 25 Nov 1881 and died 28 Aug 1972 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States of America. She married my great grandfather, Pasquale "Patsy" Fortunato Raffaele, and they had to my knowledge, five children, all born in Pittsburgh, Pa. To my understanding, Mariangela's parents' names are Rosina and Guissippe Riccelli. I don't believe they ever immigrated to the United States. She has three siblings, Lauretta, Peppino, and Rosina, who never had children and lived as farmers in Catanzaro, a school teacher, and maybe Peppino was a priest. I know she traveled back and forth to Pittsburgh via Ellis Island several times before permanently staying in Pittsburgh after the birth of her youngest daughter.

My great-grandfather was born 28 Dec 1881, in the village of Maranise, in Catanzaro Calabria, and died 18 Jun 1978 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My family believes his father's name is Antonio (maybe married to a Maria Tracano), and he has at least two siblings, Caterina and Domenico. The problem I run into is that they spelled the last name Raffaele in so many different ways on their war/draft documentations, immigration records, and certificates. I believe several of the Raffaele's many have been Italienische Militärinternierte or IMI during WWII. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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There is a Maria Angela Rosa Riccelli born in Maranise on 25 Nov 1881 to parents Raffaele Riccelli, 30, and Maria Cua.
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Fortunato Pasquale Carmine Raffaele was born there too on 28 Dec 1881 to parents Antonio Raffaele, 30, and Maria Tracano.
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The marriage of Antonio Raffaele & Maria Tracano occurred on 20 Mar 1877
He was 25, son of Fortunato Raffaele (deceased) & Sabatina Lamanna (unsure of name, deceased)
She was an orphan and provided the name Maria Satriano Esposita, age 19
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Antonio Raffaele's birth record was provided for the marriage, he was born on 14 Apr 1851 to parents Fortunato Raffaele, 40, and Sabatina Lamanna, 44 (still unsure of surname).
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Maria Tracano was born in Fossato with the name Maria Satriano on approximately 1 Nov 1857 and was given to the couple Domenico Tracano & Caterina Mastani
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