DePaola & Cianciarulo, A Tale of Two Families, TRACING THE FAMILY'S FOOTSTEPS


"A Tale of Two Families"
The following is a chronological timeline starting with my great-grandparents and culminating with my parent's marriage. This document consists of information told to me by my grandfathers, Raymond DePaola Sr. and Antonio Cianciarulo Sr. as a child growing up and into my adulthood. It wasn't until my father's passing that I decided to document the families history for my nieces and nephew as well as my cousins and their families. With this body of information, I ventured into the past seeking references and sources to verify my stories. In addition, I have been in contact and talking to 'living' relatives from both sides of the family, whose names I will not divulge for privacy reasons, but they know who they are and I thank them dearly. As anyone knows who has started on such a journey, the search is never ending, sometimes confusing and perplexing but in the end each step is very rewarding. This is becoming far more extensive as my research progresses and in some cases reaches back to the 18th century. For more insight into the Immigrant experience checkout my other Links under "TRACING THE FAMILY'S FOOTSTEPS" after you enjoy "A Tale of Two Families"
DePaola - Cefaratti	Cianciarulo - Logiovine
Michele Cefaratti was born in a small village Jelsi,Abruzzo, Italy in 1858. In 1889, Michele Cefaratti , decides to leave his home, and with his brother, embarks from Naples on a journey to America. He arrived on May 2, 1889 on the ship, Alesia. His known occupation was a laborer, which was listed on a ship's passenger list. His mode of travel was steerage and his traveling companions included his brother Giuseppe, age 21, and other relatives, Giovanni age 35, occupation ploughman and Martino age 43. Michele, I was told by my grandfather, verified in the census of 1920 he was listed as a quarryman, and was blinded. His younger brother Giovanni came over later. Michele and Giuseppe (brothers) married twin sisters. Michele married Maria Tamburri and had eleven children, the fifth being my grandmother, Mary Anthony. Giuseppe fathered nine children, his wife's name was Concetta Tamburri. The brothers sent for their wives and families in 1897. They crossed the Atlantic on the Victoria and with them they brought their parents, Francesco and Carmina Tamburri. The two families settled in Philadelphia, PA to raise their families. GuiseppeAntonio DePaola and his wife Raffaella Manganiello were born, raised and married in Ariano Puglia, Avellino, Campania, Italy around 1808. They had two known children. Maria Nicolletta and son Marcello. Marcello married Raffaella Cardinale, Feb 13, 1831 in parish of San Stefano and had eight children. There fifth child was Raimondo who was born May 31, 1841, traveled to Montecalvo Irpino to marry MariaAgnese DeCosmo circa 1867. Two children were born, Carmine DePaola in 1868 and MariaRaffaella in 1869. MariaAgnese died and Raimondo moved south to Flumeri to raise his children, he remarried around 1876 and later died on June 14, 1889. Carmine met and married Maria Corlito, November 05, 1888 in Flumeri. They had three children, Filomena (Minnie) 1889, MariaAgnese (Annie) 1891, and Raimondo (Raymond) 1893, my grandfather. My grandfather never knew his mother, Maria as she passed away when he was 6 months old. Carmine was not present for Raimondo's birth or Maria's death. My grandfather's earliest memories, he told me, were of being raised by his grandparents, Francesco and MariaCristina Giacobbe Corlito in Flumeri ,Italy until the age of seven. I was told the family lived on a farm and owned olive vineyards. This was verified as it was stated on the birth and death records I reviewed. In 1892,at the age of 24, Carmine DePaola makes his first trip to America. He arrived in New York on April 4, 1892 on the ship, Massilia. The captain's name was Verries. His mode of travel was steerage. He made his way to Philadelphia, Pa. After establishing himself, Carmine sent for his three children, they were brought to the United States on the ship the Neustria , they arrived on January 9,1901. Carmine decided to remarry in 1899 to Rose Elizabeth Fredericks , they had nine children. The families lived together on a farm in what is now known as the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, in the vicinity of Parker & Cinnaminson Sts. Carmine became a citizen of the United States in 1903. In the census of 1910, it is noted for the first time that he Americanized his first name by changing it to Charles. Carmine started a tailoring business and owned a factory in Philadelphia, Pa. in which he employed his children as well as other's. My grandfather, Raymond worked for him as a young man and became a foreman. It was there , he met my grandmother Mary Anthony, a young girl of 14, whose specialty was 'hand buttonhole making'. Because Raymond's father did not approve of the relationship, Raymond and Mary decided to elope to Elkton, Maryland around 1916-17. The marriage caused problems for Raymond with his father, and from then on, my grandfather found work elsewhere. Carmine died about 1922. I do not know if the relationship was ever mended. Raymond was called for the service during World War I but was not taken. Raymond and Mary had five children, Carmen, who died in infancy, a second son, Michael, a third, my father Raymond Jr. , a fourth, Edward, and a daughter Mary Jane who died as a toddler.	Francesco Cianciarulo was born in 1853, the fourth of five children of Berardino Cianciarulo and Anna Panella, in the small village of Marsicovetere, Italy. Near the time of his birth Marsicovetere had suffered an earthquake which devastated the village (see family origins) and killed nearly half the population. Because of this, many villagers decided to leave the area for a better life Francesco was a farmer and a musician, he played the harp while his brothers, Giuseppe and Antonio played the flute, and violin. Together, they traveled throughout North & South America, New Zealand & Australia. Giuseppe and Antonio eventually left Italy to live elsewhere. Francesco married Cristina Curcio and together they had five children, the fourth child, Giacomoantonio. Giacomoantonio (after coming to the US changed his name to Antonio, aka Tony), my grandfather told me he was a farmer much like his mother's family. On occasion, he would travel down the mountains to the neighboring village of MarsicoNuovo and that is where he met his future wife, Assunta Logiovine. Her parents were: Achilles Luigi Logiovine and Maria Serafina Lospinoso. She was the second of six children. Assunta was from a family of tailor's, she herself was a skilled seamstress. Many of Assunta's brothers and sisters left Italy and went to Argentina, South America. With the advent of World War I, Tony was soon drafted in the Italian army in 1917, after basic training, sent to the battlefield, and shortly thereafter he was captured and sat out the war as a POW. After the war ended, he returned to Marsicovetere, Italy, courted and married Assunta (Susie) on July 6, 1922. In August of 1922, Tony and Susie made the decision to go to the United States, their ship, the America took them to Ellis Island. From their they traveled on to Philadelphia, Pa. to join Tony's older sisters, Anna, her husband Nicola Masino, and Antoinetta and her husband Giuseppe (Joseph) Leone. Together, Tony and Susie had three children, my mother, Christina, Serafina (Nina), and Anthony Jr. On January 16, 1930, Tony became a citizen of the United States. Susie suffered an acute appendicitis and passed away in 1936 leaving Tony to raise his three children with the help of his sister Anna, her husband Nicola Masino and their family. Around the mid 1930's, Tony managed to save enough money to send for his parents, Francesco and Cristina to come to the US. I was told Francesco at one time was a strolling musician. Tony's parents lived with him and his family until their deaths, Cristina in 1938 and Francesco, 1945. In the mid 1940's Tony met Anna Mandia at his place of work, the National Biscuit Company (aka Nabisco). Anna came to the United States as a baby with her parents, Domenico Mandia and Concetta Barattolo in the summer of 1905 , onboard the Konign Luise. They settled in the northern section of Philadelphia. Tony's children encouraged him to court Anna, and he did. They were married on November 25, 1943.

Shortly after the end of World War II, Ray DePaola Jr., still in uniform, went to a dance after his brother persisted. After a few hours of boredom, he spotted a young lady on the dance floor, her name Christine Cianciarulo. He walked over to her, asked her for a dance and a little over a year later they were married. *~~ DePaola - Cianciarulo families joined in marriage, February, 1947 ~~*

TRACING the FAMILY 'S FOOTSTEPS ...........TO A NEW LIFE !

TRACING the FAMILY 'S FOOTSTEPS
...........TO A NEW LIFE !