NameAntonino (Anthony) FERLAZZO
Birth4 Sep 1896, Gioiosa Marea, Italy
Death8 Jun 1944, Beth Moses Hospital, Brooklyn, New York615 Age: 47
Burial12 Jun 1944, St. John’s Cemetery
Emigration1903, Sicilian Prince from Palermo Age: 6
OccupationTailor, machinist
FlagsPossible Relative
FatherSalvatore FERLAZZO (ca1859-)
MotherMaria Cristina LAURA (ca1858-)
Misc. Notes
Arrived September 25, 1903 aboard the Sicilian Prince. He was 7, and traveled with Immanuele, 2, Diego?, 15, Vincenzina, 18, and their mother Maria Laura, 45. Their passage was paid by their father Salvatore, who lived at 32 Faith? Street in Brooklyn.

In 1910, he lived at 34 Garden Street in Brooklyn with his parents and brother. His sister and her family lived at the same address.

In 1918, he lived at 388 Melrose in Brooklyn. He was 21 and was born September 4, 1896 in Messina. He doesn’t know where his father was born. He works for Mr. Gruselman at 43 Manhattan Ave. in Brooklyn. His nearest relative is Jennie Romano at 388 Melrose. He had brown eyes and black hair.616

In 1920, he lived at 916 Flushing. He was 25 and a tailor. His parents were Salvatore and Marie Lauro (sic). It was his first marriage.

He lived at 41 Jefferson Street in 1930 in an apartment rented for $46. They owned a radio. Anthony was 33, Mary 28, and they had married at 23 and 18. Daughter Cristina was 5. Anthony came in 1903 and Mary in 1905, and both had papers filed. He worked as a tailor.617

Lived at 44 Beaver St. in Brooklyn in 1933.

In 1937, he petitioned for citizenship. He lived at 44 Beaver and worked as a tailor. He was born in Gioiosa Marea on September 4, 1896 and declared his intent in 1933. His wife Mary was born in Pollizza (sic) June 5, 1901 and they married January 12, 1920. She died in 1930. Their daughter Cristina was born June 2, 1924. He has lived in the US since entering in 1903 on the Sicilian Prince. Nicolo Guzzo of 590 Bushwick Ave, a tailor, and Salvatore Romano of 744 Greene Ave, a mechanic, witnessed the petition. They say they have known him since June 1, 1932.

In 1942, he lived at 921 Broadway in Brooklyn. He did not have a telephone. He was 45, and gave his birthplace as “Joyous Maria.” He was born September 4, 1896. The person who will always know where to find him is his nephew, Joseph Romano at 253 Stockholm Street. He was unemployed. He was 5’ and 110, brown eyes, and bald. He had a light complexion, and he had a scar from a kidney removal.618

He lived at 921 Broadway when he died in 1944. He had remarried. He worked as a machine operator in a factory, and had lived in the US for 40 years.615
Spouses
Birth5 Jun 1901, Polizzi
Death15 Dec 1930, Brooklyn619 Age: 29
Burial17 Dec 1930, St. John’s Cemetery619
Marriage31 Jan 1920, Borough Hall, Brooklyn620
ChildrenChristine (1924-)
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