Pearl Giunta Petorella’s Siblings

 

Mary (Giunta) Marchese and husband David c 1930.

Mary, b 1894 and died 2 Nov 1943. Mary was the 2nd child of James and Salvatora.  Mary and David had three children.

 

 

 

 

 

Emma born 2 May 1911, died 14 Sep 2006.  Emma married Robert Marchi and they had one son Lucien born 1929

 

 

David, Jr. born 17 Sep 1913, died 8 Nov 1915

 

 

 

 

 

Melba Violet born 26 Feb 1920.  Melba is known as Violet.

 

 

 

 

 

She married Carmen J. Presco May 1940.  Violet and Carmen had two sons: Albert born 15 Dec 1943 and David born 27 Sep 1945, died Aug 1981.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This picture was taken at Albert Presco’s wedding. Left to right: David, Violet, Albert and Carmen Presco

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Camille “Emily” was the 3rd child of James and Salvatora. (See post “Photos-Camille “Emily” Giunta b 1895”

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Jenny Giunta,  born 6 Jan 1897 and died 21 Oct 1912, age 15 years, 9 months, 15 days of lobar pneumonia resulting in myocardial infarction.  Jenny was the 4th child of James and Salvatora Giunta.  This is here 1st Holy Communion photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Angelo “Mike” Giunta with John J. “James” Giunta on his lap.  Angelo went by Mike.  Mike was the 4th child of James and Salvatora Giunta and was born 13 Apr 1898 and died Feb 1970. Mike was married to Anna Pascente and had a daughter Jennie.

Julia states, “Uncle Mike had a coal & moving business.”

 

(John J.-see below)

 

 

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Frank Giunta born abt Dec 1900 and died 1 Jul 1901 of bronchial pneumonia, contributing cause-measles. Frank was the 6th child of James and Salvatora.

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Frank A. Giunta. was the 7th child of James and Salvarora Giunta and was born 1 June 1902 and died 29 Jul 1999.  Frank was married to Anna Anderson.  They had no children

 

 

 

 

 

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Rose Giunta was born 27 Dec 1904 and died 24 Dec 1960. Rose was the 8th child of James and Salavatora Giunta. Rose married John Kolodziej and they had 4 children. 

Richard was born 15 Jul 1926. Richard married Grace Scogalione and they had a daughter Corine. 

Grace was born 2 Sep 1929.  Grace married Irving Hazard and they had two Children Gary and Bryant.

Gloria was born 15 Jun 1932 and married Harold Klir and had two children James born 1967 and Stephen born 1969.

Adrian born 15 Jun 1939 and married Linda Stengle

Rose Giunta Kolodziej and daughter Gloria Kolodziej Klir.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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James Giunta  was born 7 Mar 1906 and died 31 Jul 1910 at the age of 4 years , 4 months and 24 days of diptheria. James was the 9th chld of James and Salvatora.

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Fillippe Phillip Giunta (Ganta) was born 27 Jun 1908 and died Jul 1970.  Phillip was the 10th child of James and Salvatora. 

Phillip was married to Doris Irene Madsen in 1933.  Phillip and Doris had four children: Phyllis born 1934, Doris b 1935, Glen born 1937 and Greg born 1939.

In 1949, Phillip married Beatrice. Phillip and Beatrice had eight children: Robert, Cynthia born 1951, Edward born 1953, Elizabeth born 1955, William born 1958, Frank born 1959, Caroline born 1963 and Dennis born 1966.

According to Julia’s notes, Phillip had a coal and moving business. (It is unknown if Mike and Phillip were co-owners or if they each had their own business.)

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Vincenzo James born 24 Aug 1910 and died 5 Oct 1910. Vincenzo James was the 11th child of James and Salvatora.

Baptism Record Holy Guardian Angel Church 1910

 

 

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Josephine was born 25 Sep 1911 and died 17 Occt 1987.  Josephine was the 12th child of James and Salvatora.  Josephine married Alfred Cerceo and they had three children:  Alfred born 1938, Thomas born 1931, died 1995, and John.

 

 

 

 

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John James Giunta known as Jim Ganta was born 12 Oct 1913 and died 17 Oct 1987. Jim was the 13th Child of James and Salvatora.  Jim married Eva Geancouteri and they had two children, James and Theodora.

 

 

 

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Charles Paul Giunta (Ganta) was born 20 Apr 1915. Charles was the 14th child of James and Salvatora. Charles married Leona Guthrie in 1941. After Leona’s death, Charles married Cleo May Hall on 30 Apr 1877.

Charles was a master sergeant in the Air Force during WWII. Charles remained state-side. Later Charles worked for the Space Center.

Charles had no children.

 

 

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Edward Giunta (Ganta) born 29 Aug 1918, died 7 Jan 2012.  Edward was the 15th child of James and Salvatora.  Edward never married.

 

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Camille “Emily” Giunta born 1895

Camille was called Emily in all the records I have found except the 1900 U.S. Census. In the 1900 Census she was at the youngest child of James Vincenzo and Salvatora Giunta.  Her age is listed as 5, on 11 Jun 1900.  The Social Security Death Index indicates her birthday as 11 Oct 1895.

By 1910, James  and Salvatora’s family had grown even though Prudenzia and Mary had married and were no longer living in the home.  Six additional children were born between the 1900 and 1910 Census. Of those six, three died. 

With the household dealing with births and deaths, Emily was sent to live with her Uncle John and Aunt Prudentia Giunta Amadeo.  The 1910 Census shows 14-year old Emily living with her Uncle John, age 48 and Aunt Prudentia, age 43 at 6737 S. Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, IL.

Julia Studlo writes of Emily’s change of household, “Prudentia Amadeo I’m sure is the aunt that they gave Aunt Emily to because she couldn’t have children. I think she’s grandpa’s (James Vincenzo) sister.”

Ancestry.com, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947, notes Prudentia Amadeo’s death and other information shows she is the daughter of Angelo “Santo” Giunta or Ganta , she was born about 1868 and was married to “Jack”

 

 

This photo shows Emily with Prudentia and John Amadeo on the day of  her 1st Holy Communion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emily GIunta

Emily Giunta and Fred Cozzi were married 15 Sep 1912.

Her age listed on the Marriage License is 18 but according to the information I have found she was just shy of 17 years old.

Fred and Emily had four children: Joseph; John born 1915, died 1988; James and Anthony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Where Did You Live?

1916 Map of Chicago, Looking West from Lake Michigan.
Working with documents, if you can find them,  that are full of misspellings, name changes and illegibility, makes answering the title question difficult, if not impossible.
Starting with Francesco and Margherita (Azzarello) Scolaro: Records listed by date and all addresses are Chicago, IL unless otherwise noted.

• Giuseppe Scolaro birth 23 Feb 1895, residence 86 Tilden Ave.
• Joseph Scolaro death 11 Mar 1896, residence 112 or 117 Tilden Ave
• Ignazia Scolaro born 15 Aug 1896, residence 416 Tilden
• Anna Scolaro born 12 March 1898, residence 76 Tilden
• 1900 U. S. Census shows the Francesco Scolaro family living at 108 Tilden
• 1910 U. S. Census shows the Francesco Scolaro family living at 622 S. Aberdeen St.
• 1917 Francesco Scolaro (son-42 yrs) death 17 May 1917 residence 622 S Aberdeen

Next we have James Vincenzo and Salvatora (Scolaro) Giunta:

• 1900 U. S. Census shows James and Salvatora  Junta living at 6719 S Page St.
• Frank Ganta death 1 Jul 1901, residence 6719 S. Hermitage Ave
• James Guinto born, 7 Mar 1906, residence 6719 S Page St.
• James Ganta death 31 Jul 1906, residence 624 S May St.
• Fillippo Giunta, born 27 Jun 1908, residence 197 Aberdeen.
• 1910 U. S. Census shows James and Salvatora Guinte living at 624 S May St.
• James Gaunte, death 5 Oct 1910, residence 624 S May St.
• Josephine Guinte, birth 25 Sep 1911, residence 624 S May St.
• Jennie Giunta, death 21 Oct 1912, residence 622 S Aberdeen
• 1930 U. S. Census shows James and Salvatora Ganta living at 5918 S. Kenneth Ave.
• 1940 U. S. Census shows James Ganta with “wife” “Alvia” living at 1230 Kedzie Ave.
• James Ganta (Giunta) death 11 Feb 1949, residence 7324 S. Laflin Ave.

Finally, we have Domenio and Prudenza (Pearl) Petorella:

• 1910 U. S. Census Domenico and Pearl living at 622 S Aberdeen
• Innocenzo (James) Vincenzo Petorella born 14 Nov 1911, residence 408 S Roby St.
• Julia Petorella born 4 Nov 1914, residence 2556 W. Jackson Blvd.
• Lucy Petorell born 1 Apr 1916, residence 2556 W. Jackson Blvd.
• Domenico Petorella Social Security Application, residence 802 S. Western Ave
• 1940 U. S. Census Domenico and Pearl living at 802 S. Western Ave.

Street changes add to the confusion.  Page St. was changed to Hermitage.  The Roby St. is now Damen Ave and the 408 S. address is now a Westbound on ramp to the Eisenhower Expressway. The “Little Italy” neighborhood (described in a previous post) has been decimated by the building of the Eisenhower Expressway, the Dan Ryan Expressway, the University of Chicago and urban blight.
Try to find the approximate addresses in these old maps below.  Top map is east section, mostly Little Italy and the bottom map is west and includes Western Avenue and Hermitage although 6719 is much further south. Use your browsers zoom feature to enlarge.

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Photos-Lucy “Julia” Petorella

Imagine finding something out about yourself that comes as a complete surprise.
That is what happened to “Julia” when she ordered her birth certificate and the certificate below arrived.

It’s hard to say, for sure, how Lucy came to be called Julia.
On 4 Nov 1914, a baby girl was born to Domenico and Pearl.  The baby was named Julia.

Infant, Julia, died on 14 Mar 1915, just 4 months old.  I have been unable to locate any documentation regarding her death.

 Here are photos of our Julia.

Julia

Julia age 10

 

Julia

Julia 1st Holy Communion with friend Rose Finamore

      
                                         
 

Julia 1st Holy Communion

Manley Junior High

Room 212

Julia, second row from bottom, 4th from left.

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Photos-Palma “Sylvia” Petorella

Born Palma Petorella on 4 Oct 1912, she has always been known as Sylvia.  I have not been able to find her birth records.  Birth information comes from the reverse side of Domenico and Pearls marriage certificate where the names and birth dates of their five children are inscribed and the Social Security Death Index.

Palma “Sylvia” Petorella 1st Holy Communion

For some reason this is the only photo I have of Sylvia by herself.  Below are photos that appeared in the post “Photos-Domenico and Pearl’s Children Group Pictures

Pearl and Sylvia

James and Sylvia Petorella top row.

  

 

Sylvia, Mickey and Julia

     

Sylvia, friend and Julia

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Photos-Magdaline “Mildred” Petorella

Magdaline was born 10 Feb 1909.  The 1910 U.S. Census indicated that Domenico, Pearl, and Magdaline lived at 622 S Aberdeen St, Chicago, IL. Domenic age 26, Pearl age 19 and Magdaline age 12/12 (1 yr.)

The 1910 U.S. Census. This is very difficult to read even if enlarged.

Also living in this building were Pearls Grandparents Francesco-61 and Magherita Scolaro-60 and cousins Josie-14, Annie-12, Sarah-8 and Frank-24.  In another apartment in the same building were cousin Antonino (eldest son of Francesco and Margherita) Scolaro’s family. Antonino-31, Rosie-29, Lauretta-6, Christina-4, Prudentia-2 and Annie-3.
Francesco, Antonino and Frank were all listed as peddlers.

Mildred c1916-1918 in front of
Jackson Blvd. apartment.

                

Mildred

Mildred 1st Holy Communion

Mildred mid to late 1920s

                   

Mildred Petorella and Dominick Columbatto Wedding

c1929 or 1930

Mildred and Dominick “Dutch” Columbatto c1936.

  

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Photos-Innocenzo Vigenzo Americo “James” Petorella

The Domenico and Pearl were living at 408 S Roby St., Chicago, IL when James was born. (name Roby St. was changed to Damen Ave and the 408 S Roby(Damen) address is now a Westbound on ramp to the Eisenhower Expressway.

By November of 1914, the family was living at 2556 W. Jackson Blvd.  The family lived there for roughly 20 years.  The photos above and below right were likely taken at that address.  There is a vacant lot where the Jackson Blvd residence (apartment building) once stood.

James V. Petorella

James V Petorella

James V. Petorella 1st Holy Communion

James V. Petorella

c1942

James V Petorella-date unknown

                                                

PFC James V. Petorella c1943

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