Domenico DiPietro was born Dec. 15, 1867. He married Mary Appugliese in Agnone on January 6, 1891. They had a son, Michele (Mike) and a daughter, Maria Giuseppa (Mary). Domenico immigrated to the United States on Oct. 21, 1890 aboard the Alesia to begin his life as a farmer in Pennsylvania. His name became "DePedro" probably due to a literacy/language issue. Domenico traveled back and forth to Italy and on August 2, 1900 he brought his son, Mike, with him to help on the farm he bought in Pulaski, Pennsylvania. He left his wife and daughter in Italy. Around 1904, Domenico's wife, Mary, died in Italy so he sent for his daughter, Maria Giuseppa.

Domenico and Mike 1920 census

Domenico and Mike 1930 census

Mike DePedro

   Michele born November 20, 1891 in Agnone, Italy.  He worked on his father's farm his whole life. (WWI Draft Card) He died at St. Mary's Nursing Home in Youngstown, Ohio on October 29, 1972. He never married.

Mary DiPietro

Maria Giuseppa was born about 1896. When her mother died in Agnone, Italy, she went to America where her father and brother were. She arrived in New York aboard the ship Princess Irene on May 4, 1904. She was 8 years old. She was, supposedly, adopted by a family in New York who were not nice to her.

  Around 1913, She married Burl A. Milligan (born in St. Francisville, Illinois on March 14, 1890. The Milligans lived in Enid, Oklahoma where Burl worked for a railroad company.Their daughter, Lillian, was born in Enid, Ok on Jan. 26, 1914 followed by their son, Leroy, nine months later on October 9, 1914 (Leroy was born in Springfield, Missouri). The couple probably seperated before LeRoy's birth.

 [On March 1, 1925 Burl moved to Garber, Oklahoma where he started working for the Garber Boiler Works. On June 27, 1925, he and his second wife, Margaret, were driving together when they crashed into a large truck. Margaret was slightly injured, Burl was killed.]

  Mary married Guiseppi (Joseph) Crisci in February of 1919. This was a second marriage for both. They settled in Youngstown, Ohio and a daughter, Mary Rose was born to them on December 12, 1919. Joseph was a locomotive engineer. He died January 2, 1934 at the age of  52.

  Mary's last marrige was to Daniel Rossi

Mary DiPietro's Children

Lillian M. Milligan Shaffer

  Lillian married Cecil P. Shaffer on June 18, 1937. They were both born January 26, 1914. He was in plastics, Lillian was a school teacher. They had two boys, Kenneth and Dennis R. and a daughter, Nancy C.  Lillian died in 2006.

The Vindicator Youngstown Ohio 04-09-2006 Lillian M. Shaffer, 92 MONTGOMERY, ILL. – There will be funeral services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the New Life Lutheran Church, 1181 Churchill-Hubbard Road in Liberty, for Lillian M. Shaffer, 92, formerly of 1650 Price Road in Youngstown, who died Thursday afternoon at her residence. Lillian was a homemaker and of the Lutheran faith. She is survived by three children, Dennis (Jean) Shaffer of Green Bay, Wis., Kenneth Shaffer of Anaheim, Calif., and Nancy (Tony) Abbattista of Montgomery; five grandchildren, Carrie (Jeff) Coffey, Carly (Perry) Rassler, Cassie Shaffer, Joanna Abbattista and Anthony Abbattista; three great-grandchildren, Reeve, Veda and Griffin; and a sister, Mary R. Taylor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil P. Shaffer, whom she married June 18, 1937, and who died April 9, 1985; her parents, Leroy and Mary Depietro Milligan; and a brother, Buerle P. Milligan. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Schiavone Funeral Home and one hour prior to the time of services at the church Tuesday.

Letter from Lillian Shaffer to Karen - 2001

Leroy Paul Milligan

Ann & Leroy Milligan

     Leroy Milliagan married Anna J. Dolocacky on August 10, 1946. They had two boys, Paul J. and Thomas E. and a daughter, Patricia. He died on April 29, 2003. Anna died Nov. 29, 2007:

Ann J. Milligan, 86 “Together Again” YOUNGSTOWN - Ann J. Milligan, 86, of the city’s west side, passed away early Thursday morning, Nov. 29, 2007 at Hospice House in Poland Township. Ann was born March 9, 1921 in Fayette County, Pa., a daughter of the late George and Anna Zafcin Dolovacky, and came to the area in 1940. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Brendan Church, where she belonged to the Altar & Rosary Society. Ann leaves three children, Paul (Cathleen) Milligan of Liberty Township, Thomas (Kathleen) Milligan of Boardman, and Patricia (Rick) Slater of Youngstown; six grandchildren, Sarah, Jeffrey, Michelle and Heather Milligan, and Rebekah and Harrison Slater; three brothers, Martin Dolovacky of Uniontown, Pa., George Dolovacky of Willoughby, and John Dolovacky of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and a sister, Mary Barlow of Ambridge, Pa. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. Her husband, LeRoy P. Milligan, whom she married on Aug. 10, 1946, passed away April 29, 2003. Two brothers, Andrew and Joseph Dolovacky, and a sister, Helen Rude, are also deceased. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, where the Altar & Rosary Society will hold a prayer service at 4:45 p.m. Funeral services will begin on Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home, and continue at 10 a.m. at St. Brendan Church. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery.

Mary Rose Crisci Taylor

  Mary Rose was the only child of Josph and Mary Crisci. In February 1919 she married Willis Pete Taylor in Youngstown, Ohio. They had two boys, John and Daniel J.   She died on February 23, 1965:

Mary Rose Taylor, 87 AUSTINTOWN – There will be funeral services at 11 a.m. Monday, April 23, 2007, at the Schiavone Funeral Home for Mary Rose Taylor, 87, who passed away the morning of Thursday, April 19, at Meridian Arms Nursing Home. She had suffered from a stroke since February of 2005. Mary was born in the Brier Hill section of Youngstown on Dec. 12, 1919, and was the daughter of Mary and Joseph Crisci and the stepdaughter of Dan Rossi. She was the widow of the late Willis Pete Taylor, who passed away Feb. 23, 1965. She was a 1938 graduate of The Rayen School and worked for Isaly’s Dairy and Strouss’ Department Store and in 1983, retired from the Board of Education Food Services at Chaney High School. She was known to the staff and students as “The Cookie Lady.” Mary was member of New Life Lutheran Church and was the financial secretary of the former Faith Lutheran Church. She was very active in the church and was devoted to her family. She will be sadly missed by her sons, John Taylor of Minneapolis and Daniel Taylor of Austintown, with whom she resided, along with her daughter-in-law, Rose Taylor; and granddaughters, Julie Crystal, Susan Patricia and Victoria Taylor. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Lillian Shaffer; brother, LeRoy Milligan; and brother-in-law, Cecil Shaffer. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Ann Milligan, and many nieces and nephews, church family, close friends and her faithful pets, CoCo and Buddy.