In 1918, he was living at 365 94th in Brooklyn. He is 29 and was born September 2, 1888 in Brolo. He has filed papers as a declarant. He works as a tailor (rest of document chopped off).273

Married at 30 in 1922 at Our Lady of Loretto in Brooklyn, he was a tailor living at 365 94th. He was born in Messina. His parents were Giuseppe and Carmela Spano. Salvatore Freschi and Lena Ferlazzo were witnesses. Married in a double ceremony with his brother Nunzio.504

In 1930, he was 40 and lived at 1573 West 4th Street in Brooklyn with his wife Josephine, 32, brother Nunzio, 35, sister-in-law Kate, 30, and niece Carmen, 2 11/12. Basilio and Josephine were married at 32 and 24. He and Nunzio emigrated in 1902 and are naturalized; Josephine and Kate emigrated in 1904 and do not work. He works as a tailor in a clothing store. Nunzio is a cigar maker in a factory and owns the home, valued at $9,000. They have a radio. Nunzio and Kate were married at 27 and 22.498

In May of 1940, he bought a HOLC property at 1622 West 2nd Street through Clark Realty. It’s described as a 2-family dwelling.505

In 1940, he lived at 1601 West 2nd with his family, in a house he rented for $40. He was 50, naturalized, and he had an 8th grade education. He worked as a tailor at a retail store, earning $700. Josephine, 42, was also naturalized and had an 8th grade education. Son Joseph was 8.
Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: T627_2594; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 24-1831.

In 1942, he was living at 1622 W 2nd Street in Brooklyn and working at Bond Clothes, located at 447 Fulton Street in Brooklyn. The person who would always know his address is his wife Josephine. He is 54 and was born September 2, 1888 in Messina. His serial number is 1186. He is described as 5’6” and 155 lbs., brown eyes and black hair, light complected.274