In 1900, at 25, arrived from Messina with his wife to see his brother-in-law at 54 Str 101. This is the address of Stellario Cambria’s studio in 1903.184 It is also the location Lorenzo Lusitano and his family, Letterio Zappala, Provvidenza LaManna, Paolo and Adele Marino, Agostino Sicari, Marianna Ventura, and Ignazio Crimi list for Pasquale and Giovanni Zappala and Rosaria Marino in 1902.

In 1910, as Giuseppe and Letteria, living with his family and a cousin

In 1930, as Joseph and Letty

in 1940, he lived with his family in a rented apartment at 1151 46th Street in Brooklyn. He was 63, naturalized, had an 8th grade education, and earned $1,000 as the handyman at a bank. Letteria, 65, was also naturalized and had an 8th grade education. She earned $500 working as a finisher at a dress manufacturer. Also living with them were grandson Paul Bartoli, 21, who had finished all four years of high school. He worked as an elevator operator at a perfume company and earned $192. Daughter Teresa, 31, and her husband Robert Murphy, 45, also lived there. A homemaker, Teresa’s highest level of education was 8th grade. Robert had finished high school and earned $900 as a chauffeur/taxi driver. A lodger, Louise Boncaldo, also lived in the apartment. Unemployed for most of 1939, she worked as a milliner at a department store.
Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2570; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 24-954.

He passed away at 63 at home, then was taken to the Brooklyn Funeral Home at 187 S. Oxford Street in Boerum Hill, where the coroner confirmed death from natural causes. He was a polisher of pianos and had lived in the US for 40 years. His birth date was listed as April 1, 1940 (sic). It also lists his SSN.493