I was Skyping with brother, Jim, the other day. I was screen-sharing some of the photos and documents that I have collected, scanned and saved on my computer.
We were discussing Vincenzo and his birth year. As you can see below, in the various documents his birth year varies. Without an actual birth certificate we will never know for sure.
US Census taken on 11 Jun 1900
6719 S. Page St. Chicago, IL, Ward 31, Enumeration District: 982, Sheet:11A
Line 28--Junta, Jim, Head, White, Male, Date of birth-unknown, Age at last birthday -unknown, Married 10 years, Place of birth-Italy, Father's place of birth-Italy, Mother's place of birth-Italy, Immigration year-1886, 14 years in U. S. Occupation-Peddler, Months not employed-4, Cannot read, write or speak English, Rents home.
US Census taken on 29 Apr 1910
624 S. May Street, Chicago, IL, Ward 19 (part of Tract 52)
Line 76--Giunte, James, head, male, white, 38 yrs, married-18 yrs., immigration-1891-AL, speaks English, Occupation-peddler, Industry-wholesale fruit wagon, works on own account, rents-house.
1930 US Census taken on 15 Apr 1930
5918 S. Kenneth Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Ward 15, Block 18. Sheet # 10A, Enumeration District: 16-578.
Line 1--Ganta, James, head, owns home valued at $5,000, owns a radio, male, white, 63 yrs., age at first marriage-20 yrs., not able to read or write, immigration year 1887, naturalized, speaks English, Occupation-common labor, Industry-can factory.
1940 US Census taken on 10 Apr 1940
Address 1230 S Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Ward 24, Block 1, Page 9A, Enumeration District: 103-1564.
Line 33, Ganta, James, Head, male, white 76 yrs, married, grade completed-8, naturalized citizen, rents home for $15.
*Line 34, Alvia, wife, female, white, 65 yrs, married, grade completed-8, naturalized citizen
*I have included the listing from the 1940 Census for “wife,” Alvia from Line 34 for “wife” Alvia, age 65. Who is Alvia?
Certificate of Death
Giunta (Ganta), Vincenzo, (James), Date of Death: 11 Feb 1949.
Place of death: Sisters of the poor 5148 S Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
Length of stay: 2 days.
In community where death occurred: 15 years.
Place of residence: 7324 S. Laflin Ave, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
Widowed, white, male.
**Name of wife: Salvatora
Birthdate 5 Jun 1879; age of deceased: 69 yrs., 8 mos., 6 days
Birthplace of deceased: Termini, Italy
Usual occupation: labor
Industry or business: retired
Father's name: Angelo Giunta, Birthplace: Termini, Italy
Mother's name: Clara Scorta. Birthplace: Termini, Italy
Date of Death: 11 Feb 1949, 3:30 a.m.
Immediate cause of death: arteriosclerotic heart disease, duration: 1 yr.
Place of burial: Queen of Heaven, Location: Proviso, Cook, Ill; Burial date: 14 Feb 1949.
Funeral Director: Frank Granata, 900 S. Sacramento Ave, Chicago, IL
**Vincenzo’s Death Certificate indicated his wife was Salvatora, however, Salvatora seems to have been written in a different hand.
Obituary
GANTA, James Ganta, 83 late of 7324 S Laflin Street, husband of the late Salvatora, nee Scolaro, loving father of Pearl Petorella, Emily Cozzi, Mike, Frank Edward, Charles, James, Phillip, Rose Kolodziej, Josephine Cerceo and the late Mary Marchese, brother of Joseph. Funeral Monday 9 a.m. from chapel, 900 S Sacremento Blvd, to Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Internment Mt. Carmel, Sacramento 2-4747.
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