Serafino Palermo

1887 - 1968  (80 years)

• Name	Serafino Palermo
  Relationship	with Thomas Clark
  Born	6 Jul 1887	Ferrazzano, Campobasso, Abruzzi e Molise [now Molise], Italy   [1, 2, 3]
  	date and place from SS applications index. His name is not in the SSDI.
  Gender	Male
  Arrival	1903  [4]
  Immigration date	1903
  	perhaps; see notes.
  Residence	1905	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [5]
  	Relationship to Head: Head
  Residence	1915	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [6]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Registered for the Draft	1917	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [2]
  	Military Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1925	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1930	Myrtle Ave., Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
  aged 43, born in Italy, speaks Italian, “labourer, car cleaner”--presumably cable cars?
  Residence	1930	Myrtle Ave., Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1935	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [8]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Registered for the Draft	1942	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [1]
  Immigrant Ancestor	Y
  Died	1968  [9]
  Buried	Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie Co., New York
  Photos		Serafino Palermo and Maria Battista at their wedding
  Documents		marriage record, Serafino Palermo & Mary Battista
  Headstones		Palermo family Two brothers who married two sisters.
  Notes	Family history says that he immigrated from Abruzzi, that he came over at a very young age (7-10) without his parents, brought over by someone else. He remembered having to work in the potato fields as a boy. He wouldn’t eat potatoes because they were for pigs in Italy—the only way he would eat them was as homefries. He said wouldn’t go back to Italy because it was too a hard of a life there. He got a job on the Lehigh Valley railroad after his brother Anthony (Epifanio). In the 1930 census there is also a Michael “Leceno,” (Lacino), aged 41, living in the household as a boarder. He had been married to their sister Dorothea. Age 31 when married. Family history says that he immigrated from Abruzzi, that he came over at a very young age (7-10) without his parents, brought over by someone else. He remembered having to work in the potato fields as a boy. He wouldn’t eat potatoes because they were for pigs in Italy—the only way he would eat them was as homefries. He said wouldn’t go back to Italy because it was too a hard of a life there. The 1905 New York census says that he immigrated 12 years before, so, in about 1893. The 1915 census also says that he had been in the U.S. for 12 years. This, though, agrees with the 1930 U.S. census, which gives the year 1903. The 1925 NY census says he immigrated 17 years before, in abt. 1908. This last state census also says that he had become a naturalized citizen in Buffalo. He got a job on the Lehigh Valley railroad after his brother Anthony (Epifanio). In the 1930 census there is also a Michael “Leceno,” (Lacino), aged 41, living in the household as a boarder. He had been married to their sister Dorothea. Age 31 when married.
  Person ID	I138	BisantzCaldiero
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Carmine Palermo           b. Italy           d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Felicia Valentino           b. Italy           d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F116	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Maria "Mary" Battista           b. 31 May 1895, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York           d. Feb 1975, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 79 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1911	St. Lucy's Church, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
  	marriage record
  Children	+ 1. Felicia A. "Fanny" Palermo           b. Abt 1912, New York           d. 16 Dec 1989  (Age ~ 77 years) + 2. Carmine "Charlie" Palermo           b. 22 Aug 1913, New York           d. 28 Dec 2004, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 91 years) + 3. Living
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F106	|  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jul 1887 - Ferrazzano, Campobasso, Abruzzi e Molise [now Molise], Italy  Residence - 1905 - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Married - 19 Feb 1911 - St. Lucy's Church, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Residence - 1915 - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Registered for the Draft - 1917 - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Residence - 1925 - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Residence - 1935 - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Registered for the Draft - 1942 - Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  Buried - - Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie Co., New York   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  "Serafino Palermo". Pitard.net - Buffalo Families. https://buffalo.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I138&tree=caldiero1 (accessed January 25, 2020).