As Giovanni, 14, aboard the Castalia from Mediterranean ports on Aug 24, 1877 with Grazia Cavaliere, 45, Giuseppe (sic), 31 (female, a housewife), and Mariella, 7.144

In 1880, he was 16 and lived at 215 25th St. with his parents John, 45, mother Gracia, 42, and siblings Angelo, 20, Joseph, 18, and Mary, 12. John is a barber. Their father is a cook in a hotel but hasn’t worked in six months, Angelo is a carpenter, and Joseph is a tailor. Only Mary can read and write.145

In October of 1886, living at 377 Water Street when he is naturalized in the Common Pleas Court. He works as a barber, and gives his birthdate as September 5, 1865. Says he arrived in 1874. His father Giovanni Cavaliere, living at the same address, is a witness.295