Melchiono Agosto (1897 - 1969)

Born 25 Oct 1897 in Calascbetta, Erna, Sicily, Italy

Died 23 Feb 1969 at age 71 in Independence, Montgomery County, Missouri

Biography

Melchiono was born on October 25,1897 in Calascbetta, Erna, Sicily, Italy and the son of Francesco "Fran" Agosta and Genevenia "Jennie" DeBello. He passed away February 23,1969. and buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Montgomery County, Kansas. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 38394129

History

When Melchione "Moss" Agosto was born on 25 October 1897, in Calascibetta, Enna, Sicily, Italy, his father, Francesco "Frank" Agosta, was 26 and his mother, Genevenia “Jennie” DeBello, was 21. He married Lilly Bretches on 31 October 1925. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Liberty Township, Montgomery, Kansas, United States in 1940 and Rutland Township, Montgomery, Kansas, United States in 1950. He died on 23 February 1960, in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States.

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

U. S. Censuses

1930 --- U. S. Federal Census, Sycamore Township, Montgomery County, Kansas -- - Page: 21A - Microfilm Roll: 712 ----- Moss Agosto 33 (head) --- Lilly 29 (wife) -- Donald 9 (son) -- Darliene 7 (daughter) -- Jennie 3 (daughter) -- Wilma 3/12 (daughter) -- Nellie McClain 11 ( step-daughter) --- Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 2340447. --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

1940 --- U. S. Federal Census, Liberty, Montgomery County, Kansas -- Dwelling Number: 30 - Line: 41 - Page: 2B - Microfilm Roll: 1247 ----- Moss Agsoto 41 (head) ------ Cora 35 (wife) -- Donald 19 (son) -- Darlene 17 (daughtewr) -- Jennie 13 (daughter) Wilma 10 (daughter) -- Tressa 10 (daughter) -- Frederick Redman 16 (son) --- Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. --- Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.