Descendants of John Girotti

 

Descendants of John Girotti

 

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Generation One

 

1.  JOHN GIROTTI, b. Jan 1865 in ITALY.

 

     He married ANNIA GIOVANNINI, married 1885 in ITALY, b. Feb 1867 in ITALY.

 

                             Children:

            2.       i.     ANNA (LENA) GIROTTI b. May 1881.

                      ii.    MARY GIROTTI, b. 1889 in ITALY, buried in NOVINGER, MISSOURI.                                          

            3.       iii.    MARGARET (MAGGIE) GIROTTI b. 26 Jun 1890.

            4.       iv.   ROSA GIROTTI b. 28 Feb 1892.

            5.       v.    JOSEPH J. GIROTTI b. 14 Feb 1894.

            6.       vi.   JOHN PETE GIROTTI b. 11 Jan 1896.

                      vii.   EDITH GIROTTI, b. 1898 in ILLINOIS, d. 1953.

 

                             She married (1) ALFRED KINGSLEY.

                             She married (2) CHARLES McILVOY.

 

                      viii.  JAMES F. GIROTTI, b. 15 Dec 1899 in MISSOURI, buried 1953 in NOVINGER CEMETERY, NOVINGER, MISSOURI, d. 7 Jun 1953 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

                      ix.   WILLIAM GIROTTI, b. 29 Nov 1902 in SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, d. 26 Apr 1911 in NOVINGER, ADAIR COUNTY, MISSOURI.

 

 

Generation Two

 

2.  ANNA (LENA) GIROTTI, b. May 1881 in ITALY, buried 1911 in DAWSON CEMETERY, COLFAX COUNTY, NEW MEXICO,[1] d. 6 Nov 1922 in DAWSON, COLFAX COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.

 

     She married JOSEPH MERLO, married 1903, b. 8 Sep 1870, d. 27 Oct 1941.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     LOUIS MERLO, b. 1904 in MISSOURI, d. 1982.

 

                             He married FLOSSIE MUNN.

 

                      ii.    KATHERYN MERLO, b. 1905.

 

                             She married (1) HOBERT KENNEDY.

                             She married (2) HAL BRADFORD.

 

                      iii.    ANNA MERLO, b. 1907 in MISSOURI.

 

                             She married ALFRED KUEPPER.

 

3.  MARGARET (MAGGIE) GIROTTI, b. 26 Jun 1890 in CLINTON, IOWA, d. 3 Sep 1979 in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI, buried 1979 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

 

     She married (1) DOMINIC SANDRETTO.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     ROSA SANDRETTO.

 

                             She married SAMUEL PALERI.

 

                      ii.    JAMES SANDRETTO, buried 1963 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI, b. 16 Feb 1910, d. 17 Feb 1963.

                      iii.    JOHN SAMUEL SANDRETTO, b. 25 May 1912 in CHISHOLM, MICHIGAN, d. 28 May 1962 in SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.

                             John served in the U.S. Military in World War II.

 

                             He married OLGA.

 

                      iv.   IRENE K. SANDRETTO, buried 1965 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI, b. 17 Jan 1922, d. 14 Feb 1965.

 

                             She married PRESSY.

 

            7.       v.    ALBERT D. SANDRETTO b. 4 Dec 1917.

                      vi.   MARY SANDRETTO.

 

                             She married COLOSOMO.

 

                      vii.   EDITH A. SANDRETTO, buried 19 Nov 1948 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI, b. 20 Feb 1925, d. 19 Nov 1948.

 

     She married (2) GIUSEPPE BENIAMINO (BEN) MATTIVI, b. 27 Dec 1888 in BASELGA di PINE, TRENTO, ITALIA, (son of GIACOMO (JIM) MATTIVI and DOMENICA (ANNA) ANESI) d. 5 Jul 1955 at HOME in GASHLAND, MISSOURI, buried 8 Jul 1955 in NOVINGER CEMETERY, NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

     GIUSEPPE: Ben was born in Baselga di Pine, Trento, located in northern Italy. This small village is located near the Alps and the Austrian border. It was famous for the mining of marble and production of apples and strawberries. Ben was age 17 when he and his brother, John Mattivi, immigrated from Italy to the United Stated (Ellis Is.) on January 7, 1907, arriving on the S.S. La Bretagne. As a coal and gold miner, Ben moved to Denver, Co.; Dawson, N. Mexico; Novinger, Mo.; and Gashland, Mo. to work in various mines during his life. He became a naturalized citizen in 1944.

 

4.  ROSA GIROTTI, b. 28 Feb 1892 in ITALY, d. 21 Jun 1921 in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI, buried 1921 in NOVINGER CEMETERY, NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

 

     She married GIUSEPPE BENIAMINO (BEN) MATTIVI, married 13 Mar 1909 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI, b. 27 Dec 1888 in BASELGA di PINE, TRENTO, ITALIA, (son of GIACOMO (JIM) MATTIVI and DOMENICA (ANNA) ANESI) d. 5 Jul 1955 at HOME in GASHLAND, MISSOURI, buried 8 Jul 1955 in NOVINGER CEMETERY, NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

     GIUSEPPE: Ben was born in Baselga di Pine, Trento, located in northern Italy. This small village is located near the Alps and the Austrian border. It was famous for the mining of marble and production of apples and strawberries. Ben was age 17 when he and his brother, John Mattivi, immigrated from Italy to the United Stated (Ellis Is.) on January 7, 1907, arriving on the S.S. La Bretagne. As a coal and gold miner, Ben moved to Denver, Co.; Dawson, N. Mexico; Novinger, Mo.; and Gashland, Mo. to work in various mines during his life. He became a naturalized citizen in 1944.

 

                             Children:

            8.       i.     JAMES MATTIVI b. 14 Jan 1910.

            9.       ii.    EVELYN MATTIVI b. 6 Sep 1912.

 

5.  JOSEPH J. GIROTTI, b. 14 Feb 1894 in CLINTON, INDIANA, d. Nov 1970 in NEW MEXICO, buried 1970 in NOVINGER CEMETERY, NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

 

     He married STELLA FAYE EVANS, married 27 Apr 1915 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, b. 1898, d. 1945.

 

                             Children:

            10.     i.     MARGUERITE GIROTTI b. 1915.

                      ii.    JOSEPH J. GIROTTI, JR.

 

                             He married SARAH D..

 

6.  JOHN PETE GIROTTI, b. 11 Jan 1896 in ILLINOIS, d. Mar 1977, buried 1977 in NOVINGER CEMETERY, NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

 

     He married CLOA EVANS, b. 9 Jan 1900, d. 8 Oct 1972.

 

                             Children:

            11.     i.     JOHN PAUL GIROTTI b. 4 Apr 1920.

 

 

Generation Three

 

7.  ALBERT D. SANDRETTO, b. 4 Dec 1917 in CHISHOLM, MINNESOTA, d. 19 Jan 1996 in QUEEN CITY, MISSOURI.

 

     He married HELEN MARIE ELLSWORTH, b. 3 Oct 1919, d. 19 Feb 1996.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     HAROLD SANDRETTO.

                      ii.    DONALD SANDRETTO.

 

8.  JAMES MATTIVI, b. 14 Jan 1910 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI, d. Feb 1976 in LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS, buried in RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI.

 

     He married (1) ANNA KATHERYN RUDDY, married 1933 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI, b. 1910 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI, d. 1943 in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI.

 

                             Children:

            12.     i.     JAMES EDWARD MATTIVI.

            13.     ii.    PAUL JEROME MATTIVI b. 22 Jun 1937.

 

     He married (2) DOROTHEA (TOOTS) LOPSHIRE, married in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, buried in RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI.

 

                             Children:

            14.     iii.    SHARON MATTIVI.

            15.     iv.   THOMAS (TOMMY) MICHAEL MATTIVI b. 5 Aug 1946.

 

9.  EVELYN MATTIVI, b. 6 Sep 1912 in DAWSON, NEW MEXICO, COLFAX COUNTY, d. 6 Nov 2003 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, buried 2003 in NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

 

     She married (1) JAMES THEODORE (TED) EVANS, married 11 Oct 1930 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, b. 6 Sep 1912 in DALLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI, (son of JAMES D. EVANS and EDITH NORA HIGHFILL) d. 3 May 1994 in LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, buried 1994 in LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

 

                             Children:

            16.     i.     DOROTHY ANN EVANS b. 16 Nov 1931.

            17.     ii.    BILLY DON EVANS b. 13 Nov 1934.

 

     She married (2) JOE CARTER, married 28 Jul 1962 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, b. 4 Jun 1906, d. 1969 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURRI.

 

10.  MARGUERITE GIROTTI, b. 1915.

 

       She married (1) FRED ALFRED BROCAILLE, b. 15 May 1916, d. 22 Jun 1941.

 

                             Children:

            18.     i.     FRED RICHARD BROCAILLE KELLY b. 1940.

 

       She married (2) JOHN HADEN KELLY.

 

                             Children:

                      ii.    MICHAEL JOSEPH KELLY, b. 1951 in ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

                      iii.    KATHLEEN FAYE KELLY, b. 1954 in ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

 

11.  JOHN PAUL GIROTTI, d. 9 Mar 1995 in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI, b. 4 Apr 1920, buried 1995 in NOVINGER CEMETERY, NOVINGER, MISSOURI.

 

       He married MILDRED LOUISE McBRIDE, married 5 Feb 1922 in MACOMB, ILLINOIS, b. 5 Feb 1922 in MACOMB, ILLINOIS, (daughter of HARRY McBRIDE and PEARL MURTIN) d. 24 Dec 2002 in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     JOHN GIROTTI.

 

                             He married PATTY.

 

                      ii.    GENE GIROTTI.

 

                             He married CONNIE.

 

                      iii.    HARRIETT GIROTTI.

 

                             She married ROBERT WHETSTONE.

 

 

Generation Four

 

12.  JAMES EDWARD MATTIVI.

 

       He married SALLY HYER, (daughter of ROBERT HYER and MARY LATHAM).

 

                             Children:

                      i.     DAVID MATTIVI.

                             David and Amalia live in San Marcos, Texas.

 

                             He married AMALIA DeCHACUTA, b. in BOGATA, COLUMBIA.

 

            19.     ii.    MARK MATTIVI.

            20.     iii.    MELISA MATTIVI.

                      iv.   CHRIS MATTIVI.

                      v.    MARY CATHERINE MATTIVI.

 

                             She married DAVID KETTLEMAN, married Jun 2003.

 

                      vi.   SALLY MATTIVI.

 

13.  PAUL JEROME MATTIVI, b. 22 Jun 1937 in BREEN ACRES, MISSOURI.

 

       He married EDITH MYERS, b. 13 Feb 1940 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     TRACY MATTIVI, b. 22 Jul 1962 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

                      ii.    DIANNE MATTIVI.

 

                             She married THOMAS.

 

            21.     iii.    SHELLEY MATTIVI b. 7 Feb 1964.

                      iv.   KAREN MATTIVI, b. 29 Sep 1973 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

14.  SHARON MATTIVI.

 

       She married (1) JACK HALL.

 

                             Children:

            22.     i.     TIFFANY.

 

       She married (2) RONNIE FOLEY.

 

                             Children:

                      ii.    DALLAS FOLEY.

                             Dallas and Molley have three children.

 

                             He married MOLLEY.

 

                      iii.    SHANE FOLEY.

 

15.  THOMAS (TOMMY) MICHAEL MATTIVI, b. 5 Aug 1946 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, d. 5 May 2004 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, buried 7 May 2004 in EASTSLOPE CEMETERY, RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI.

       Tommy and Phyllis were high school sweethearts and lived only one-fourth mile from each other in Kansas City, Missouri near Tommy's father, James Mattivi's rock quarry and old store on Waukomis Road.

 

       He married (1) PHYLLIS NINEMIRE, married 8 Aug 1964 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

                             Children:

            23.     i.     LAURA ANNE MATTIVI b. 12 Jul 1967.

            24.     ii.    MICHAEL BENJAMIN MATTIVI b. 24 Jan 1970.

                      iii.    ANTHONY THOMAS MATTIVI, b. 22 Aug 1971 in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

       He married (2) JACKLEN WOMACK.

 

16.  DOROTHY ANN EVANS, b. 16 Nov 1931 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

       She married ARVIL JOHN MARTIN, JR., married 22 Jul 1950 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, b. 22 Sep 1928 in ROGERS, ARKANSAS, (son of JOHN ARVIL  MARTIN and GLADYS MOZEL McGARRAH).

 

                             Children:

                      i.     CYNTHIA LYNN MARTIN, b. 15 Jun 1951 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

                             She married HOMER CHARLES SPEED, JR., married 23 Jan 1978 in RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO, married 29 Feb 1987 in CLAUDE, TEXAS, b. 28 Nov 1943 in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, (son of HOMER CHARLES SPEED and JUNE RUTH MILLER).

                            

                      ii.    MARK ROBIN MARTIN, b. 14 Dec 1954 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, d. 6 Apr 1994 in BOLIVAR, MISSOURI.

 

                             He married SHIRLEY ROTH, married 5 Nov 1988 in PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KANSAS, b. 12 Jul 1958 in LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS.

 

            25.     iii.    BARRY DEAN MARTIN b. 26 Nov 1955.

 

17.  BILLY DON EVANS, b. 13 Nov 1934 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

       He married CAROL WELLS, b. 2 May 1939 in HARRISON, ARKANSAS, (daughter of EDGAR LEE WELLS and LEONA DENNIS).

 

                             Children:

            26.     i.     HOLLY LEANN EVANS b. 20 Apr 1966.

 

18.  FRED RICHARD BROCAILLE KELLY, b. 1940 in KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI.

 

       He married LOUISE CONTINOLA.

 

                             Children:

            27.     i.     FRED JOSEPH KELLY b. 1964.

                      ii.    DAVID LEE KELLY, b. 1971 in ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

                      iii.    LISA ANN KELLY, b. 1973 in ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

                      iv.   MICHAEL KELLY, b. 1977 in ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

 

 

Generation Five

 

19.  MARK MATTIVI.

       Mark works for the National Park Service at Arches Park in Moab, Utah.

 

       He married IRMA.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     MELINA MATTIVI.

 

20.  MELISA MATTIVI.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     A SON.

                      ii.    A SON.

 

21.  SHELLEY MATTIVI, b. 7 Feb 1964 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

       She married PALIMERINE.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     OLIVIA PALIMERINE.

 

22.  TIFFANY.

 

       She married (1) UNKNOWN.

 

      

       She married (2) HOBART.

 

                             Children:

            28.     i.     AUTUMN.

 

23.  LAURA ANNE MATTIVI, b. 12 Jul 1967 in NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

 

       She married (1) WILLIAM PECK, married 30 Sep 1995 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     CONNOR WILLIAM SANDERS PECK, b. 1996 in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

                      ii.    ALYSSA JOANNE PECK, b. 1997 in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

       She married (2) PAUL HICKSON, married 17 May 2003 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

24.  MICHAEL BENJAMIN MATTIVI, b. 24 Jan 1970 in NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

       Mike and Stephanie met in 1989, while attending college at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.  They had their first date on February 24, 1990, and were subsequently married on May 13, 1995, at the St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Kansas City, Kansas.

 

       He married STEPHANIE ANNA PLEACHER, married 13 May 1995 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     JOSEPH MICHAEL MATTIVI, b. 10 Feb 1998.

                      ii.    NICHOLAS ANTHONY MATTIVI, b. 22 Jan 2003.

 

25.  BARRY DEAN MARTIN, b. 26 Nov 1955 in ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, d. 16 Sep 2003 in KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

 

       He married CYNTHIA ALTIS, b. 5 Mar 1956, (daughter of HILBERT EDWARD ALTIS and BARBARA ANN BURNS).

 

                             Children:

                      i.     JUSTIN HAYWARD MARTIN, b. 7 Sep 1982 in KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

 

26.  HOLLY LEANN EVANS, b. 20 Apr 1966.

 

       She married TODD MICHAEL SKELTON, married 4 Feb 1995, b. 30 Aug 1962 in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, (son of ROBERT HENRY SKELTON and DORIS ANN RICHARDSON).

 

                             Children:

                      i.     CONNOR JAMES SKELTON, b. 20 Nov 1997 in LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA.

                      ii.    TRAVIS MICHAEL SKELTON, b. 5 Jul 1999 in LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA.

                      iii.    KYLEE PAGE SKELTON, b. 16 Mar 2005 in LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA.

 

27.  FRED JOSEPH KELLY, b. 1964 in ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

 

       He married JANET LAVATO.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     CHRISTINA KELLY, b. 1981.

 

 

Generation Six

 

28.  AUTUMN.

 

                             Children:

                      i.     CODY.

 

 

 

 

 


[1]  Listing of Dawson Cemetery burials at web site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nma/codwsn.htm.