NameAntonino (Tony) COLELLI
Birth6 Jan 1886, Palermo, Italy
DeathJul 1972, Brooklyn, New York Age: 86
FatherFerdinando COLELLI (ca1854-1948)
MotherMaria CASTELLANO (ca1864-)
Misc. Notes

In 1910, as Tony, lived with his parents at 607 Park Avenue. His parents are 57 and 45, and they’ve been married 28 years. They have had 10 children, with 6 surviving: He is 24, Frank 22, Jack 16, Salvator 13, Jimmy 8, and Angelina 4. Ferdinand, Tony, and Frank arrived in 1902 and the others in 1904. Angelina was born in New York. Tony is naturalized, Ferdinand is an alien, and Frank has filed papers. Tony is not working, Ferdinand is a cobbler in a shoe store, Frank is a laborer at a leather factory, and Jack is a pr...? in a tailor shop.506

In 1920, Antonino was 34 and living with his parents Ferdinand, 67, and Mary, 55, and his siblings Salvatore, 23, James, 17, and Angelina, 13. They lived in a rented apartment at 878 60 Street in Brooklyn. Mary arrived in 1905; her husband and sons in 1903. Angelina was born in New York. Salvatore has filed papers, the others are aliens. Ferdinando owns a fruit store, as does Antonio. Salvatore works as a mechanic in the machine industry. James is a shoe cutter.507

Married at 35 in 1920 at Borough Hall in Brooklyn. He was living at 878 60th St. and working as a fruit dealer. He was born in Palermo. The marriage was witnessed by Giacondo Ghiadini and performed by Assistant City Clerk Thomas F. Maher. 278,279

In 1930, as Antony, he lives with wife Nancy at 1032 63rd Street in Brooklyn. His parents, brother Vincenzo (James), and sister Angelina live nearby at 1036. He is 44 and was 34 when they married. She is 36 and was 26 when they wed. He arrived in 1904 and she in 1905; he has filed papers and she is an alien. He works as a cutter in the building industry.508

In 1942, living at 1036 63rd Street in Brooklyn. He is 56 and was born in Palermo on January 6, 1886. His wife Nancy will always know where he is. He is unemployed. He is 5’6”, 145 lbs., dark complected. Eye and hair color not noted. He has no left hand.509
Spouses
Birthca 1893, Messina, Italy
FatherNicolo FERLAZZO (1866-1923)
MotherMarianna NAPOLI (1872-1944)
Marriage8 Jun 1920, Borough Hall, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York278,279
No Children
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