Erminio Eduardo Alessandro Cassano: Naturalization

Naturalization Index Card

Certificate No. 2655438

"The National Archives," database and images, Fold3.com.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 23 Jun 2014); Naturalization; http://www.fold3.com/image/4638060/; National Archives Catalog Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization, compiled 12/1790 - 02/1970
Record Group: 21 State: Massachusetts
Short Description: NARA M1545. Index to naturalization petitions and records for the District of Massachusetts, within the U.S. District Court, 1906-1966, and the U.S. Circuit Court, 1906-1911.
Roll: 038 Admission Year: 1928

Immigrant Full Name: CASSANO Erminio
Age: 45
Certificate No. 2655438
Petition No. 90472
Declaration of Intention No.: 117690, 4 April 1921 U.S. District Court of Boston
Date of Admission: Jan 30th, 1928
Minor Children: Angelino 16 years, Charles 14 years, Live in Italy

Declaration of Intention: #117690

4 Apr 1921

"The National Archives," database and images, Fold3.com.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 23 Jun 2014); Declatration of Intention of Erminio Cassano; http://www.fold3.com/image/24244147/; 

Record Group: 21 State: Massachusetts

Short Description: NARA M1368. Petitions and records of naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929. Roll: 236 #: 117690

Court: U.S. District Court

Year: 1921

Date: 1921-04-04

Immigrant Full Name: Erminio Cassano

Document Type: Declaration of Intention

Home Country: Italy

Date of Birth: 22 Dec 1882

Occupation: Shoe Maker

Residence: 1 Grove St., Wellesley

Wife: Adeline who was born in Italy and lives with me.

I emigrated to the United States from Naples Italy on the vessal Canopic.

Petition for Naturalization #: 90472
23 Mar 1927

"The National Archives," database and images, Fold3.com.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 23 Jun 2014); Petition for Naturalization of Erminio Cassano; http://www.fold3.com/image/24242985/; 

National Archives Catalog Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization, compiled 12/1790 - 02/1970

Record Group: 21 State: Massachusetts

Short Description: NARA M1368. Petitions and records of naturalizations of the U.S. District and Circuit courts of the District of Massachusetts, 1906-1929. Roll: 236

Court: U.S. District Court

Year: 1927

Date: 1927-03-23

Immigrant Full Name: Erminio Cassano

Residence: 60 Hall St., Framingham

Date of Birth: 22 Dec 1882

Date of Arrival: 25 November 1905 on the vessal Canopic

Declaration of Intention: 4 April 1921

Wife: Adelina living in Italy

Children: Angelino -  Sep 5, 1911 in Wellesley, Mass, now living in Italy

Charles -  Jul 5, 1913 in Framingham, Mass, now living in Italy

Document Type: Petition for Naturalization

Home Country: Italy

Witness 1 Full Name: Nicholas Cefalo

Witness 2 Full Name: William Moschelli

Year Immigrated: 1905

Click here to see the passport for his daughter, Angelina

Erminio Eduardo Alessandro Cassano: Military Registrations

WW-1 Draft Registration

September 18, 1918

U.S. Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.," database & images(http://ancestry.com : accessed 23 Jun 2014), Draft Registration of Erminio Cassano;

Name: Erminio Eduvardo Cassano
Address: 5 Middlesex St.
City: Wellesley
County: Norfolk
State: Massachusetts
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1881
Race: White
Draft Board: 33, Needham, Mass.
Occupation: Shoe Maker
Employer: Self
Contact: Ardelina Cassano (wife)
Height/Build: Medium/Medium
Hair/Eyes: Brown/Dark Brown

WW-2 Old Man's Draft Registration:

26 Apr 1942

"The National Archives," database and images, Fold3.com.com (http://www.fold3.com : accessed 23 Jun 2014); Old Man's Draft Registration of Erminio Cassano; http://www.fold3.com/image/275052319/; 

Given Name: Erminio Oluvando

Surname: Cassano

Residence: 342 Concord St., Framingham, Middlesex, Mass.

Birth Date: 24-Dec-1891

Place of Birth: Avellino, Italy

Contact: Adelina Cassano

Employer: Show Maker, own employer

Address: 342 Concord St., Framingham, Middlesex, Mass.

Race: White

Height: 5' 4"

Weight: 160 lb.

Other obvious physical characteristics: Scar of left side of face-under jaw.

Erminio Eduardo Alessandro Cassano: Immigration

Erminio Eduardo Alessandro Cassano, was born in Torre Le Nocelle on 25 Dec 1881, birth record # 67 from 1881. Most records have a birth year as 1882 with various December dates.  He was the son of Domenico Cassano (b. 1851) and Maria Carolina Di Nuzzolo (b. 1853). He was a shoe maker.
His first ship manifest, that I can find, was from 1902 aboard the vessel Vancouver. As we go through various documents over the next few days, this date and the vessel also vary. There is also a record from 29 May 1905 aboard the vessel Romanic.

Ship Manifest: 1 Jun 1902

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C, Boston, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1954 about Erminio Cassano, List No. 2, Line 27.  Cit. Date: 23 Jun 2014.
Name: Erminio Cassano
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1881
Birth Place: Torre le Nocelle
Age: 21
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Ship Name: Vancouver
Arrival Date: 1 Jun 1902
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Achille Ardolino
Last Residence: Corie Cenvcolle
In Possession of Money: $10.00.

Click Here to see his Marriage Index

Draft Registration for Gennaro DiIorio 5 Jun 1917

WW-1 Draft Registration

5 Jun 1917

Name: Gennaro DiIorio

Home Address:  26 Sheafe Street, Boston, Mass.

Date of Birth: Oct. 2, 1889

Naturalization Status: Declaration of Intention

Birthplace: Torre Le Nocelle, Avellino, Italy

Occupation: Contractor

Employer: Himself

Marital Status: Single

Passport Application for Genaro DiIorio: 20 Nov 1919

Passport Application - Front



Application #: 142692
Name: Gennaro Di Iorio
Born: Torre Le Nocelle, October 2, 1889
Father: Pietrantonio DiIorio
Date of Immigration: May 26, 1909
Years in the United States: 10 (1909-1919)
Date of Naturaization: November 10, 1919
Permanent Address: Boston, Massachusetts
Reason for Travel: Settle Estate
Will intend to return to U.S. 5 months
Date of Travel: November 29, 1919
Ship: S.S. America

Passport Application - Back

Gennaro DiIorio - 1919

Naturalization Gennaro DiIorio 1919: Cancelled

Petition for Naturalization

Name: Gennaro DiIorio

Residence: 26 Sheafe St., Boston

Date of Birth: 7 Feb 1889 at Avellino, Italy

Arrival in the U.S. 8 Jun 1909 aboard the Canopic

Petition #: 23835

Declaration of Intention No.: 22414, 28 Jan 1913

Certificate of Arrival No.: 1358781

Witnesses: Florindo Luongo and Anthony Cefalo



Index Card

Oath of Allegiance

Passport Application for Gennaro Di Iorio 22 Nov 1921

Passport Application



Name: Gennaro Di Iorio
Birth Date:2 Oct 1889
Birth Place: Torre Le Nocelle, Prov Avellino, Italy
Age:32
Emigrated to the U.S.: May 1909
Left the U.S. Dec 12, 1919 to visit relatives.
Passport Issue Date:17 Dec 1921
Passport Includes a Photo: Yes
Residence: 26 Sheaffe St., Boston, Massachusetts
Reason to return to U.S.: To join brother (Louis) and to resume residence.

Passport Image of Gennaro DiIorio

Ellis Island Fire of 1897

FIRE ON ELLIS ISLAND.

"New-York Tribune" - Jun 15, 1897

MANY BUILDINGS BURNED.

ONLY THE POWER-HOUSE SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION.

THE IMMIGRANTS AT THE STATION SAFELY LANDED IN THIS CITY,

AND NO ONE REPORTED SERIOUSLY HURT--

THE FLAMES STARTED IN THE MAIN BUILDING, WHICH IS SOON A WRECK.

Every building on Ellis Island except the power-house was totally destroyed by fire early this morning, but all of the 270 immigrants the structures contained, so far as is known at present, were saved. The immigrants, most of whom had landed here yesterday, were almost all in the new wing of the main building, only a small number of persons being in the hospital.

In ten minutes after the alarm was given, they had all been quietly awakened and marched safely on board the John G. Carlisle, the newest Ellis Island boat. So far as known no one was seriously injured in fighting the fire or from any other cause.

Three men were hurled from the top of the cupola, where the flames were first seen, their heads turned by the draughts of smoke and heat. They landed on the ground floor and were badly cut about the head, but these were the most serious casualties reported.

The first intelligence of the fire was received in this city at 12:38 a. m. the harbor police from their station at Pier A, North River, saw a flame bursting from the windows of the main building on the island. Word was at once telephoned to Police Headquarters, and the fireboat New-Yorker was dispatched to the island.

At the same time the sergeant in command at Pier A called the reserves out of bed in the station, and with every other man he could spare, dispatched them in two of the police naphtha launches to the island. The police-boat Patrol is laid up for repairs, and the slower launches had therefore to be used. The men were under command of Roundsman McCormack. Captain Schultze, who was at his home, was also telegraphed for, and a call was sent out from Pier A for the reserves from the other precincts in the lower part of the city. Twenty-five men were obtained from the Old Slip and Church-st. stations and hurried to Pier A to be ready for any emergency.

Learn more about the Fire and Ellis Island at the Museum of Family History.

Italians Crowding Here. Thousands Of Almost Penniless Immigrants Arriving.

Tuesday, April 14, 1896

New York Tribune, p.5

Italians Crowding Here.
Thousand of Almost Penniless Immigrants Arriving
The Accommodations of Ellis Island Over-Taxed - Reasons Given for the Great Influx

     Italians have been coming to this country at a great rate for several weeks, and the authorities on Ellis Island are almost ready to throw up their hands in despair. Every incoming Mediterranean steamship brings a cargo of the excitable sons of sunny Italy, and a poor lot of prospective citizens they are.
     Nearly 4,000 immigrants have arrived here in the last two days, and with the exception of those on the steamships La Touraine and Etruria they are all from Southern Italy. On Sunday the Bolivia brought 1,376 and yesterday the Alesia, of the Fabre Line, added 1,064 to the lot. One Sunday 600 were detained for examination. Of this number about one half will be sent back. The richest of the new arrivals had only a few dollars, and among those detained there was not an average of $2.00 apiece, many of them, in fact being practically penniless. How they intended to subsist, they themselves did not know; but they appeared to believe that the States ran with milk and honey.
     The officials on the island are handling the arrivals as fast as possible, but cannot work fast enough to escape overcrowding the limited accommodations. Eight hundred remained on Ellis Island Sunday night, and 700 last night. Three boards of special inquiry were sitting all day yesterday, and they investigated more than 500 cases which came before them.
     Another feature of the present trouble at Ellis Island is the number of friends of immigrants who go over to the island. Every Italian has informed a friend or two on this side of his coming, and the friends gather all their friends and hie themselves to the Battery to make miserable the life of "Dick" Ganley and the other policemen stationed there. As many as can, and it is only necessary to get a pass from a steamship company, go to the island and the others crowd, often hundreds deep, in front of the "iron gate."  In fact the transport Arizona, according to the men at the Battery, is virtually an excursion boat in which to carry Italians for a harbor outing.
     Great is the fun of the Italians in the springtime with Uncle Sam's officers and Uncle Sam's boats. Dr. Senner, the Commissioner of Immigration, said yesterday that this year is bad enough, but it has not come up, as yet, to the record made in 1893.  In that year 42,000 Italians came into this port, but that was when the laws were even less stringent regarding immigration than now.  From the beginning of the Department year, July 1, 1895, to March 31, 1896, 32,000 Italians have landed, 9,000 landing in March.  There is practically nothing for these people to do. Not 10 per cent of them have tickets far beyond New York, and the majority of them will doubtless squat down here and wait for something to turn up. Among the reasons gien for the present swarm are Italy's political and financial conditions and the war in Abyssinia, for which the men fear they will be drafted. Since January 1, 16,000 Italian immigrants have arrived here, and reports from Naples inform the officials that about 15,000 are yet to be sent over, as soon as vessels are available, which will run the number of Italians arriving here this spring up to more than 30,000.
     At present Dr. Senner has to care for several hundred more immigrants every night than he has accommodations for. Plans have been submitted and accepted for added facilities for improvements, but nothing can be done while present congestion continues.
     Dr. Senner has another reason for the great immigration, and that is that the Italians, who are kept informed by their kindred here, are rushing in for fear that an educational qualification may keep them out later. The exodus, he believes, may be also helped along by various colonization schemes now on foot. To these the Doctor is opposed. Aside from the present Italian immigration he said the immigration had decreased 40 per cent since 1893. Thousands of these fellows believe that they can crowd into this country penniless, dirty and without means of livelihood, and there will be no objection; but the Commissioner thinks that when a few thousand have been deported, it will act as a check on the others of like condition. The steamship Belgravia, of the Anchor Line, is now on her way here with 1,400 Italians.

Ship Manifest: Ville De Marseille - 12 October 1881

 

"Ville De Marseille" - Marseille, France to New York

12 October 1881

Line 152: Bevilacqua, Palmarino, age 21

Line 163: De Stefano, Giuseppe, age 24
Line 164: Serino, Carmine, age 39
Line 165:  Penna, Ciriaco, age 34
Line 166: Domenico, Vincenzo, age 33
Line 167: Russo, Pasquale, age 31
Line 168: De Angelis, Gaetano, age 25
Line 169: Vozella, Angelo, age 31
Line 170: Cefalo, Carmine, age 31
Line 171: Di Iorio, Carmine, age 24
Line 173: Lombardi, Carmine, age 45
Line 175: Di Iorio, Gennaro, age 23
Line 176: Scala, Angelantonio, age 55
Line 177: Scala, Francesco, age 21
Line 178: Di Iorio, Aurelio, age 21
Line 188: Vozella, Ciriaco, age 34
Line 189: Luongo, Daniele, age 38

Pelosi Likely to Recover: 29 May 1909

Boston Herald, p. 4

May 29, 1909

Man Charged with Killing Wife May Not Be Fatally Wounded.
     Early this morning it was reported at the Relief Hospital that Giacinto Pelosi, who was brought there Thursday night suffering from a self-inflicted bullet wound in the head, would probably recover. The bullet which he fired did not penetrate the brain as was first thought.
     Pelosi is charged with having killed his wife, who was found on the morning of May 20 dead in bed with a bullet would in the back of her head.

WORCESTER, May 28 - Giacinto Pelosi had been working in a cobbler's shop in Worcester since the death of his wife. It is said that Pelosi came to Worcester and worked on Thomas street for a few days, to which he was traced by the Boston police, and then went to Chandler street, which place he left yesterday afternoon. A girl went into the shop to get a pair of shoes which were being repaired and gave Pelosi a $5.00 bill. He went out to get the change and it is supposed he immediately took a train for Boston.

Note: The 1920 & 1930 Census has him listed as an inmate in the Bridgewater State Hospital for the Insane.

Slayer Tries Suicide When Close Pressed by Police: 28 May 1909

Fitchburg Daily Sentinel, p. 11
28 May 1909

Slyer Tries Suicide When Close Pressed by Police.

Boston: May 28. - When he believed the police were closing in on him, Giacinto Pelosi last night managed to reach the room at 8 Foster place, in which a week ago he had killed his wife, and attempted to take his own life by firing a bullet into his face.

     Whether his attempt to evade justice will be successful is a matter of uncertainty as yet, but he is expected to die. He had been pursued by the police since May 27.

     Believing his wife to be unfaithful to him, Pelosi is said but neighbors to have constantly threatened her. The long threatening apparently had its result in the shooting last week. Pelosi is 24 years old and his wife was a year older.

Marianna Luongo Death Certificate: 19 May 1909

Death Certificate

LDS, "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 7 Jun 2014); Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915; https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4C5-MR4.
Cit. Date: 7 Jun 2014;
Name: Marianna Pelosi
Event Type: Death
Cause: Pistol shot wounds of head, Homicidal
Event Date: 19 May 1909
Event Place: 8 Foster Pl., Boston,,Massachusetts
Residence Place: do
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Marital Status: Married
Birthplace: Italy
Burial Place:Cemetery: Mt. Hope
Father's Name: Palmarino Luongo
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Name: Carmina Cardillo
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Spouse's Name: Giacinto Pelosi
Spouse's Birthplace: Italy
Reference ID: 287GS, Film number: 2257896, Digital Folder Number: 4282978, Image Number: 00826;

Boston Herald, p. 3

21 May 1909

Marriage Index for Marianna Luongo: 15 Feb 1909

LDS, "FamilySearch," index and images, Historical Record Collections (http://familysearch.org : accessed 7 Jun 2014); Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915;
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4D8-C2Z.
Cit. Date: 7 Jun 2014;
Name: Giacinto Pelosi
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 Feb 1909
Event Place: Boston, , Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: First
Birthplace: Italy
Residence: 7 Brigham Street
Registration Place: Boston, , Massachusetts
Occupation: Shoemaker
Father's Name: Pietro Pelosi
Mother's Name: Maria G Dioguardi
Spouse's Name: Marianna Luongo
Spouse's Residence: 75 No Margin St.
Spouse's Occupation: Farm Worker
Spouse's Age: 30
Spouse's Marital Status: 2nd., Divorced
Spouse's Father's Name: Palmarino Luongo
Spouse's Mother's Name: Carmina Cardillo
Certificate Number: 2838, GS Film number: 2315511, Digital Folder Number: 4000680, Image Number: 00167, Number of Images: 1;

1867 Torre le Nocelle Marriage: Palmarino Luongo to Carmina di Roma

#13 Filed 17 Ottobre 1867
Sposo: Palmarino Luongo, 25, contadino, domiciliato nella strada Grifi
Father: Carmine Luongo, proprietario, morto
Mother: Cecilia Russo, contadina, domiciliata nella strada Grifi

Sposa: Carmina di Roma, 26, contadina, domiciliata nella strada Felette
Father: Giuseppe di Roma, proprietario, morto
Mother: Giovanna Cardillo, contadina, domiciliata nella strada Felette

Witness: Angelo Petriello, 35, proprietario, figlio del fu Giuseppe, domiciliato nella strada Cappella
Witness: Generoso Cefalo, 26, fondachiere, figlio del fu Saverio, domiciliato nella strada Sacrestia

1867 Torre le Nocelle Marriage: Carmine Todesca to Rosa Bevilacqua

#12 Filed 29 Settembre 1867
Sposo: Carmine Todesca, 29, proprietario, domiciliato nella strada Costarelle
Father: Giovanni Todesca, proprietario, domiciliato nella strada Costarelle
Mother: Camilla Russo, proprietaria, domiciliata nella strada Costarelle

Sposa: Rosa Bevilacqua, 30, proprietaria, domiciliata nella strada Palazzo
Father: Angelo Bevilacqua, proprietario, domiciliato nella strada Palazzo
Mother: Maria Giuseppa de Minico, proprietaria, domiciliata nella strada Palazzo

Witness: Don Sabino Rotondi, 25, proprietario, figlio di don Cesare, domiciliato nella strada Costarella
Witness: Vincenzo Penna, 47, proprietario, figlio del fu Giovanni, domiciliato nella strada Costarella

1867 Torre le Nocelle Marriage: Pietro Letizia to Annamaria Bianchino

#11 Filed 29 Settembre 1867
Sposo: Pietro Letizia, 52, bracciale, domiciliato in Sant'Arcangelo di Trimonte nella strada Vista
Father: Francesco Letizia, bracciale, morto, di Sant'Arcangelo di Trimonte
Mother: Crescenza Zotoro, bracciala, morta, di Sant'Arcangelo di Trimonte

Sposa: Annamaria Bianchino, 25, contadina, domiciliata in Torre le Nocelle nella strada Trinita
Father: Sabato Bianchino, contadino, domiciliato nella strada Trinita
Mother: Angelamaria Lombardi, contadina, domiciliata nella strada Trinita

Witness: Lucido dello Iacono, 36, proprietario, figlio di Filippo, domiciliato nella strada Piazza
Witness: Emidio Magno, 23, proprietario, figlio di Errico, domiciliato nella strada Cappella

1867 Torre le Nocelle Marriage: Ferdinando Mottola to Maria Filomena Anna dello Iacono

#10 Filed 27 Settembre 1867
Sposo: Ferdinando Mottola, 26, contadino, domiciliato in (Calitri) nella strada Valle
Father: Saverio Mottola, bracciale, morto
Mother: Margarita Serino, vivente, contadina, domiciliata nella strada Valle

Sposa: Maria Filomena Anna dello Iacono, 26, contadina, domiciliata in Torre le Nocelle nella strada Portanuova
Father: Luigi dello Iacono, scarpellino, morto
Mother: Leonilda Ardolino, contadina, domiciliata nella strada Portanuova

Witness: Francesco Selvitella, 54, proprietario, figlio del fu Carmine, domiciliato nella strada Padula
Witness: Giuseppe de Minico, 28, calzolaio, figlio di Antonio, domiciliato nella strada Campanile

1867 Torre le Nocelle Marriage: Samuele de Marco to Angela Bevilacqua

Angela Bevilacqua (right) with daughter Carmela de Marco.

#9 Filed 4 Settembre 1867
Sposo: Samuele de Marco, 29, proprietario, domiciliato in Pietradefusi nella strada Serra
Father: Emidio de Marco, di Pietradefusi, morto
Mother: Rosaria Capone, proprietaria, domiciliata in Pietradefusi nella strada Serra

Sposa: Angela Bevilacqua, 20, proprietaria, domiciliata in Torre le Nocelle nella contrada Pieschi
Father: Lorenzo Bevilacqua, proprietario, domiciliato in Torre le Nocelle nella contrada Pieschi
Mother: Alessandra Tafuri, proprietaria, domiciliata in Torre le Nocelle nella contrada Pieschi
 

Witness: Francesco Selvitella, 54, proprietario, figlio del fu Carmine, domiciliato nella strada Padula
Witness: Generoso Cefalo, 36, fondachiere, figlio del fu Saverio, domiciliato nella strada Sacrestia

Family of Samuele de Marco and Angela Bevilacqua 

1867 Torre le Nocelle Marriage: Federico Colella to Maria Amalia de Minico

#8 Filed 4 Settembre 1867
Sposo: Federico Colella, 22, proprietario, domiciliato in Montemiletto nella contrada Vinieri
Father: Giuseppantonio Colella, proprietario, domiciliato in Montemiletto nella contrada Vinieri
Mother: Celesta Penna, proprietaria, domiciliata in Montemiletto nella contrada Vinieri

Sposa: Maria Amalia de Minico, 28, contadina, domiciliata in Torre le Nocelle nella strada Piazza
Father: Antonio de Minico, calzolaio, vivente, domiciliato nella strada Piazza
Mother: Angela Bevilacqua, vivente, tessitrice, domiciliata nella strada Piazza

Witness: Francesco Selvitella, 54, proprietario, figlio del fu Carmine, domiciliato nella strada Padula
Witness: Angelo Petriello, 25, proprietario, figlio del fu Giuseppe, domiciliato nella strada Cappella