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Note: Notes for Vincenzo James Marchese: A photo of Vincenzo Marcheses birth certificate, in Italian, with an approximate translation: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/vtBCc3XrHwGVZvoV8">Photo</a>
The top half says approximately:
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
The year one thousand nine hundred three on the day nine of September, at hour ten, in the Town Hall.
In front of me (me being a high ranking official [likely the mayor] who made this birth certificate) (appeared a person named) Gioachino Mondello, Town Secretary Delegate (unknown words) Officer of the Civil Status of the town of Casteltermini, (who said that the following person had) appeared (in front of Gioachino, previously) Pietro Marchese, forty years, a sulphur miner, housed in Casteltermini, who declared that at the hour five on the seventh of the month held (September) in the house on Jesus and Mary Street, that Vincenza Marsala, his wife, a stapler, his cohabitant, gave birth to a baby of the masculine sex that he presented to me (Pietro showed the baby to Gioachino) whose name is Vincenzo.
(The rest is just about witnesses and officials.) - In late April of 1921, at the age of 17, Vincenzo and his father Pietro Marchese left their home in Casteltermini, Sicily. They boarded the <i>S.S. Duca Degli Abruzzi</i> in the Port of Naples, on April twenth eighth. The ship arrived in the Port of New York on May twelfth. Vincenzo and Pietro went to the residence of Vincenzo's older brother Giuseppe Marchese in Bayonne, New Jersey. Pietro soon returned to Sicily.
Pietro's height was listed as 5' 6", and Vincenzo's height was listed as 5' 4". Pietro's place of birth was stated to be Montallegro, Sicily. Vincenzo's place of birth was stated to be Casteltermini, Sicily. Their ages were stated as 60 and 17. Their occupations were stated to be laborers. The name of Pietro's wife was stated to be Vincenza Marsala.
Pietro's and Vincenzo's stated destination was 296 6th Ave., Bayonne, New Jersey, which was the residence of Vincenzo's older brother Giuseppe (Joseph, in the U.S. He had immigrated on October 22, 1913, at the age of sixteen.)
A photo containing parts of two manifest pages shows Vincenzo and Pietro as passenger numbers 18 and 19: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/LKYLxfoKTxnmrin77">Photo</a>
Vincenzo Marchese married Maria "Mary Ann" Marchese at a currently unknown date and place in 1923. Vincenzo was 20 years old and Mary was only 14 years old! Vincenzo and Mary were not only cousins, they were double cousins. Their mothers were sisters, and their fathers were brothers.
In the U.S., Vincenzo had many nicknames, including Vincent, Vince, James, and Jimmy.
Vincenzo's older brother Giuseppe Marchese was sometimes known in the United States by the English version of his name; Joseph. Joseph and his wife Frances were living in Cleveland, Ohio from 1922 or 1923 until Joseph was shot and killed there on April 20, 1926.
Joseph's murder may have had some connection to "bootleg" production and sale of alcoholic beverages. His brother Vincenzo - who again went by various other names - was a "bootlegger" himself. "Prohibition" on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was in effect from early 1920 through late 1933. Vincenzo made alcohol using his bathtub! I don't know any further details regarding his transportation and sales of the illegal beverages, how much money he earned from bootlegging, or for what length of time he was involved with that. Vincenzo did spend time in prison for his bootlegging actions.
A listing for Vincenzo and Mary Marchese was not easily found in the 1930 U.S. census. Shortly before the 1930 census was taken in April of 1930, the Marchese's 10-month-old son Peter (named after his father's father, Pietro, as per Italian custom for the firstborn son in a family) died on March 23, 1930. Peter's death certificate has been found, <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/KzNxxJ1V5KinTmx79">photo,</a> and it shows that the Marchese's address was 3432 E. 69th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
After searching for that address (which was a four unit apartment building) in the 1930 U.S. census, a listing for the Marchese family was found.
Vincenzo Marchese was listed as "Joseph Mark", 27. Also listed was his wife Mary, 21. Listed next was their daughter, Vincie. (This was Virginia, although maybe her birth name was Vincenza. Naming the first daughter after the father's mother [Vincenza, in this case] had been the Italian custom for centuries). Vincie was born in Ohio and was age 4 years and one month. Also listed on the census page was Vincenzo and Mary's daughter Rosie (named after her mother's mother [in this case, Rosalia] as per Italian custom for the second born daughter in a family.) Rose was born in New York, and was 2 years and seven months of age.
The Marchese family moved a lot. The family went from Ohio, where Virginia was born, to Buffalo, New York, where Rosie was born, to Cleveland, Ohio, where the couple's first son named Peter was born and died, and where the family was at the time of the 1930 census, then back to Buffalo, where Mamie Domenica "Mae" was born.
In that census, Vincenzo's occupation was written as a laborer for an electric (something, unreadable). The family's rent was 16 dollars a month. The family owned a radio.
The couple were listed as having been ages 20 and 14 when they got married. Vincenzo was listed as having immigrated in 1922 (the correct year was actually 1921 as shown on the ship's manifest) and Mary immigrated in 1910. Neither had become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
A photo of that 1930 census page: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/ZdBDJN59fC3kvC6A9">Photo</a>
At some point within three years and three months after that 1930 census was recorded, the Vincenzo Marchese family moved from Cleveland to Buffalo, New York.
Photos of Canadian border crossing cards and a Canadian "Report of Rejection" long form show that on July 1, 1933, Vincenzo and Mary Marchese attempted to cross into Canada (to visit relatives). Their address was written on separate cards for both people as 71 Lakeview Ave., Buffalo, New York. Mary's age was 24, and Vincenzo was 30. Vincenzo's occupation was a laborer. The town of birth for both was correctly written as Casteltermini. Their religion was written on the long form as "R.C." (Roman Catholic). For some unknown reason, they were not allowed to cross into Canada that day.
Vincenzo's, "Vince's" and Maria's, "Mary's" known children:
1) Virginia R. Marchese, born March 19, 1926 in Ohio. (Her birth name might have been Vincenza.) Virginia had a first marriage, then got divorced before she married John Lyons Tannahill (born John Lyons Carter) on November 13, 1954 in Los Angeles County, California.
2) Rosalie Jennie Marchese, known as Rose, born August 3, 1927, in Buffalo, New York. An online list of births in 1927 in New York state shows that her first name was typed as "Rosalia" and that her last name was misspelled as "Marchesi". She was named after her mother's mother, Rosalia Marsala. Rose married Stephen Richard Carter on June 11, 1949, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Gardena, Los Angeles County, California. The couple later changed their last name to Tannahill. Steve was a brother of his wife's sister Virginia's husband John Tannahill. So two sisters married two brothers. Rose Tannahill died June 7, 2010, in California.
3) Peter Marchese, born April 21, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was named after his father's father. Peter died in Cleveland, Ohio on March 23, 1930 at the age of 11 months. If Peter had lived nine more days, he would have been listed in the 1930 U.S. census, because the effective date was April first, even for those enumerated after that day.
4) Mamie Domenica Marchese, known as Mae, born August 16, 1932 in Buffalo, New York. Again, this newborn's name was recorded differently than what is known now. Her first name was typed in a list of 1932 births in New York state as "Dominica". She was named after her father's father's mother, Domenica "Mamie" Munisteri. Mae Marchese married John Buford Raney on September 20, 1952, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Gardena, Los Angeles County, California. John died January 17, 1982, in Mississippi, due to bladder cancer.
(Note: There is almost a five-year gap between the birthdates of these two children; listed here as numbers four and five. An online listing of births in New York state shows a Peter Marchese born March 24, 1935, in Buffalo. Other information online shows a Peter Marchese who died 11 days later, in Buffalo, on April 4th. That Peter was almost certainly a child of Vincenzo and Mary. Neither birth certificate or death certificate is available online. No parents' names were included with either listing.)
5) Peter Thomas Marchese, known as Pete, born June 20, 1937, in Buffalo, New York. Like his late brother of the same name, he was also named after his father's father. Pete married Dorothea A. Whitcomb in a church in Los Angeles County, California, at some point between the late 1950s and the mid 1960s. They divorced in November of 1967, in Los Angeles County. Pete married Monique L. Vachon on May 12, 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada. They divorced in Los Angeles County in August of 1970. Pete married Linda Lee on March 6, 1971, in Las Vegas. They divorced in November of 1976, in Los Angeles County. Pete married Sondra Linn Borrego on June 17, 1978, in a church in Los Angeles County. They were still married when Pete Marchese died in Orange County, California on June 22, 1992.
6) Marie Florence Marchese, born February 23, 1940, in Buffalo, New York. She married Richard Knowles Parker in August of 1961, in Los Angeles County. They had five children.
7) Louis Joseph Marchese, often known as Louie, born July 1, 1944. He was named after his mother's father. He married Lupe Ramirez on July 15, 1967, in the city of Los Angeles. Louis Marchese died February 13, 2014, in Los Angeles County.
There may have been one or two additional siblings who died as children. - From the early 1930s through at least early 1942, the Vincenzo Marchese family lived in Buffalo, New York. Vincenzo's father's brother Rosario Marchese and his wife Concetta (nee Veneziano) and their children also lived in Buffalo.
The 1940 U.S. census had an effective date of April first. The Vincenzo Marchese family was enumerated on April second. Listed were (Vincenzo) "James" Marchese, 36; Mary, 31; and children Virginia, 14; Rose, 12; Mamie, 7; Peter, 3; and Marie, one month of age.
They rented a home at 241 Vermont Street, in Buffalo. For some reason, there was no occupation listed for Vincenzo. He only had a 3rd grade education, and Mary only had a 4th grade education.
A photo of that 1940 census page: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/dFZLqMCwu2yH5TbD8">Photo</a>
A photo of part of a 1942 Buffalo city directory listing for Vincenzo and Mary, plus Rosario and Concetta at their own address: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/G87cobCEm2V5StTp9">Photo</a>
At some point in the next few years, the Marchese family moved to Los Angeles County, California.
A 1948 "Index to Register of Voters" document states that Vincenzo and his daughter Virginia were registered as Republicans, and they lived at 159 E. 109th St., Los Angeles, California.
A photo of part of a 1948 Los Angeles phone book listing where "Vincent" was listed at the same address as that "Register of Voters" document. The family's phone number was listed as PLymth5-7886: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/r1tr2PzXpD7CKVxF6">Photo</a>
Vincent's major occupation in California was a printer. He printed wrappers for loaves of bread, and he printed Christmas gift wrapping paper. After that, Vincent was a security man for Kentile Floors, which was a flooring manufacturer. That company went out of business because of issues related to their products containing asbestos.
Vincenzo's SSN was 134-05-4198. The first five numbers of his SSN show that he got his number and card in New York state between 1936 and 1950.
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