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Salvatore “Sam” Joseph Pellerito (1876-1956)
Salvatore “Sam” Joseph Pellerito was born on May 2, 1876 in Sicily, Italy. He was one of many children born to parents Joseph Pellerito and Grace Licavoli. Sam married Vita LoPiccolo in 1900 in Sicily, Italy. Over the next seventeen years, they had nine children together: Mary Pellerito (b. 1901) Phillippa Florence Pellerito (b. 1903) Mamie Pellerito (b. 1905) Anna Pellerito (b. 1907 – d. 2003) Guiseppe Joseph Pellerito (b. 1909 – d. 1911) Vincentia Pellerito (b. 1911) Rose Pellerito (b. 1913) [...]
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Salvatore “Sam” B. Scotino (1927- 1987)
Salvatore “Sam” B. Scotino was born on June 21, 1927 in St Louis, Missouri. He was the second oldest child of four to parents Charles Scotino and Anna Pellerito. In 1930, the family is renting a home in a building at 809 Washington Street in St Louis, Missouri, which is now the Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel. There are many other Italian families living in the building with them. By 1940, the family is now living at 815 Washington Street. Sam is in [...]
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Charles Scotino/Sciortino (1896-1958)
Charles Scotino/Sciortino was born on July 17, 1896 in Italy. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly where in Italy mainly because of the name he went by in America. It is more than likely that his name, Charles, is the Americanized version of his given name at birth. The common Italian name to the Americanized version of Charles would be Carlo, though even this could be a middle name that he went by. However, this is not where the naming issues [...]
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Sophia “Sophie” I Faehnle (1889-1954)
Sophia “Sophie” I. Faehnle was born on October 27, 1889 in Nebraska. She was the second youngest of five children born to parents Gottfried “Godfrey” Frederick Faehnle and Caroline Sophia Kraemer. Sophie is found for the first time in records in 1910 in the federal census. She is listed as being divorced by this time and lists her occupation as a shoe worker at a factory. She is living with her family at 3578 Indiana Avenue, St Louis, Missouri which is [...]
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John Henry Eggers (1880-1973)
John Henry Eggers was born on July 5, 1880 in Meramec, Jefferson County, Missouri. He was the oldest of six children born to parents, Heinrich Christoph Friedrich Eggers and Wilhelmina “Mina” Springmeyer. John barely missed being on the 1880 census as he was born only five days after his family was surveyed. We first find records of John in 1900. He is living at home with the family and lists his occupation as farmer, as does one of his brothers and his father. [...]
