Family line · The Rowe side

The Merlo family

Capriata d’Orba, PiedmontStirling City & Chico1800s–1900sStories wanted

The Merlo family came from Capriata d’Orba in Piedmont, Italy, and settled in Stirling City and Chico, California.

Stories

Merlo stories are coming

Short sketches about the Merlo family are being written for the book Rowe & Nibley and checked against the records. They’ll appear here once they’re approved. Stories shared by relatives will follow when sharing opens.

Help fill this chapter

What the Merlo chapter needs

  • Photos from before 1940, in Italy or Chico
  • Stories of coming from Piedmont
  • Letters home and memories of early Chico
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