NameVincenzo (James) COLELLI
Birth15 Jan 1903, Palermo
Emigration21 Nov 1904, Sicilian Prince from Palermo Age: 1
FatherFerdinando COLELLI (ca1854-1948)
MotherMaria CASTELLANO (ca1864-)
Misc. Notes

In 1910, as Jimmy, 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: Tony 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, James was 17 and living with his parents Ferdinand, 67, and Mary, 55, and his siblings Antonino, 34, Salvatore, 23, 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

In 1925, Vincenzo, 22, declared his intent to become naturalized. He was 22, 5’4” and 135, brown eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, and he worked as a cutter. He has a scar on his left cheek near his ear. He was born January 15, 1903 in Palermo and lives at 903 60th in Brooklyn. He arrived in November 1904.

In 1928, James “formerly known as Vincenzo” petitioned for naturalization after declaring intent in 1925. He lived at 903 60th in Brooklyn and worked as a shoecutter. He was born January 15, 1903 in Palermo and arrived in the US aboard the Sicilian Prince in November, 1904.



In 1930, as James, he lives with parents Ferdinand and Mary and sister Angelina at 1036 63rd Street in Brooklyn. They rent for $55. His brother Antony and sister-in-law Nancy live nearby at 1032. Fedinand is 77, Mary is 66, James is 27 and Angelina is 24. Ferdinand and Mary were 33 and 22 when they married. Ferdinand arrived in 1903 and Mary and James arrived in 1904. They are naturalized. Angelina was born in New York. Ferdinand works as a latter? in the building industry. James is a cutter in a shoe factory and Angelina works as an operator in the dresses trade.508
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