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Saverio Capano
SAVERIO CAPANO, general merchant and notary public at Rural Valley, Pa.,
was born in San Donato, Ninea, Italy, Oct. 16, 1871, son of Dominic and Anna
Maria (Martino) Capano.Until he was thirteen years old Saverio Capano lived in his native place,
and attended the schools of his neighborhood. At that time he came to the
United States and secured employment on railroad construction, and later at
other work in different parts of Pennsylvania until 1889. As opportunity
offered he attended school to learn the English language, in Philadelphia,
Clearfield and Bellefonte, Pa. In 1891 he returned to Italy and remained there
until 1894, when he came back to Pennsylvania and resumed railroad work. In
1899 he located in Rural Valley, Pa., and embarked in the general merchandise
business, in which he has been eminently successful. In 1905 he was made a
notary public, and he is still holding that office.On Jan. 20, 1894, Mr. Capano was married to Filomena Iannuzzi, daughter of
Vincent and Clementina (Esposito) Iannuzzi. Mr. and Mrs. Capano have seven
children, namely: Domenica, Anna, James, Emily, Ernestina, Henrietta and
Oreste. Mr. Capano is the pioneer Italian merchant of Rural Valley, and he is
popular with all the people, as well as with those of his own nationality. He
and his family belong to St. Mary�s Roman Catholic Church of Yatesboro, Pa.
He belongs to Rural Valley Lodge, No. 766, I. O. O. F. Politically he is a
Republican, but aside from being a notary public, he has not sought office.Source: Page 779, Armstrong County, Pa., Her People, Past and
Present, J.H. Beers & Co., 1914
Transcribed October 1998 by Kathy Zagorac for the Armstrong County Beers
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