Barra Bloodline

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12/1/14

 I have spent quite a bit of time trying to research the Barra bloodline, and have recently gotten much further with the assistance of ItalianGenealogy.com.  I believe the easiest way for everyone to understand is to work backwards.  All this information has been verified and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. Here goes. :)

 I am Valerie Heigert Simpson.

My Paternal grandparents were Frank Alan Heigert Sr (B. 02/07/1915, Staunton IL D. 10/02/1963, Carlinville IL) and Mary "Nona" Barra (10/08/1920 Benld IL D. 08/14/2008, Carlinville IL) who married on 07/07/1943 in Benld IL.


















































































I will now follow the Barra line.

My great grandparents were Guiseppe Antonio "Joe" Barra (B. 08/28/1878 Brossasco, Italy D. 02/09/1925 Benld IL) and Angelina Nardin (02/07/1887 Asiago Italy D. 02/08/1963 Benld IL) who married in Dec 1915.




















Joe and Angelina























Giuseppe Antonio Barra birth certificate
























Angelina and children after the death of Joe.  L-R top row: Bruno, Alba, Joe, Rena. L-R bottom row: Mary, Angelina, Aurora.

Rena is Angelina's daughter by her first marriage in Italy to Valentino Paganini.  He is still very much a mystery to me, but I was told he died tragically and Angelina was left destitute in 1912, the same year Rena was born.  She emigrated to the US in 1915 because she despised the lack of support she had received.  The exact nature of his death I do not know, but I am aware of Joe's death, which is horribly unfortunate.  They lived on a farm outside of Benld IL, and electricity had just come to the area.  It was storming outside, and a bolt of lightning hit a power pole just outside the home.  Joe went out and it seems he threw a bucket of water on it, and was electrocuted.  Angelina was left again to raise her children herself.

My 2nd Great Grandparents were Guiseppe Barra (B. 10/12/1855 Brossasco Italy D. 10/06/1923 Brossasco Italy) and Margharita Giusiano (B. 1855 Sampeyre Italy D. 1927) they married 12/08/1877 in Brossasco, Italy.

























Marriage record of Giuseppe and Margherita.
(1877 Dec 8th in the town of Brossasco marriage of Giuseppe Barra age 22 farmer born in Brossasco son of deceased Giuseppe Barra and deceased Lucia Degiovanni married Margharita Giusiano age 21 farmer born in Sampeyre daughter of deceased Giovanni Giusiano and Maria Barra)

























Giuseppe Barra birth record

























Margherita Giusiano birth record

My 3rd great grandparents were Giuseppe Barra (B. 1820 Brossasco Italy D. 12/6/1866 Brossasco Italy) and Lucia Degioanni (B. 1823 D. 01/15/1874 Brossasco Italy)

























Death of Giuseppe Barra.
(6 Dec 1866
Death of Giuseppe Barra, husband of Lucia Degioanni, son of the deceased Giuseppe and of Margarita Bastonero (still living), peasant /farmer, born and living in Brossasco, Borgata della Massaria, aged 46 (thus born about 1820) Massaria" was a hamlet of Brossasco. This name can be found in other records as the address of this Barra family)

























Death of Lucia Degioanni
(15 Jan 1874
Death of Lucia Degioanni, widow of Giuseppe Barra, daughter of Antonio Degioanni and Maria Barra, born and living in Brossasco, peasant/farmer, aged 51 (thus born about 1823)


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