Paternal Ancestry of Perry Vito Zizzi:Information about Cataldo Mele
Cataldo Mele (b. Abt. 1686)

Cataldo was from Martina Franca, Brindisi, Italy.In Monopoli in 1569, there lived a notary named Antonio Mele, son of Tirlizzo Mele.
Vito Antonio Melchiorre, on p. 277 of his book Bari Vecchia: Strade, vicoli, corti e piazze, states that "Mele" is a surname of Arabic origin, deriving from "Ismaele".
Children of Cataldo Mele are:
- +Palma Maria Lucia Mele, b. Abt. 1703, Martina Franca, Taranto, Italy.