Giovanni Di Puma (1891 - 1959)

Born 15 Aug 1891 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Ancestors

Husband of Calogera (Ingrassia) Di Puma — married 27 Apr 1919 (to 12 Aug 1959) in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 12 Oct 1959 at age 68 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Giovanni di Puma is born 15 August 1891 in Corleone and baptized on 22 August. He is the son of Bernardo di Puma and Antonina di Miceli. His godparents are Domenico di Miceli and Carmela Triolo, a married couple.^[1] Giovanni’s godfather is a Fratuzzi leader around 1900.

Giovanni emigrates in 1915, according to his answer in the 1920 census.

Giovanni Dipuma, age 25, registers for the draft for WWI on 5 June 1917 in Belvidere, IL. He was born 15 August 1891 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy. He lives at East Pleasant Belvidere, IL. He is an alien resident, citizen of Italy, a laborer employed by C & NW Railway in Belvidere, IL. He supports his father. He is unmarried. He was in the Italian infantry for two years. He claims exemption from draft on grounds he’s an alien. He makes his mark with an X. Giovanni is short and of medium build with brown eyes and dark hair.^[2]

John Dipuma, age 27 (b. 1892), and Caroline Ingrassia, age 20 (b. 1899), marry on 27 April 1919 in Chicago.^[3]

In the 1920 federal census of Chicago, Andrea Ingrassia, 55 (b. 1865), his wife Maria, 54 (b. 1866), son Benjamin, 14 (b. 1906), son in law John di Puma, 28 (b. 1873), and daughter Carolina, 21 (b. 1899), live at 1016 Cambridge Ave., Chicago. Andrea emigrated in 1900, his wife and daughter in 1901. Benjamin was born in Illinois. John di Puma emigrated in 1915. Andrea and John di Puma are railway laborers. Maria and Carolina are seamstresses working from home. Benjamin is an office boy in a law office.^[4]

John di Puma, age 48, of 5014 Wabansia Ave, Chicago, becomes naturalized on 14 June 1940.^[5]

John dies at the age of 68 on 12 August 1959 in Chicago. His birth date is confirmed in this record. The funeral home is listed as The Montclair Funeral Home and he is buried at St Joseph Cemetery. His marital status is listed as married. He is a laborer. His residence at the time of his death is 5014 W Wabansia Ave in Chicago. The informant is Bernard L Di Puma.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Joannes di Puma. (1891, August 22). Record no. 413. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-V3C?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SPD%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351292901 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 159 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81WT-17T?cc=1968530&wc=9FC8-JWL%3A928312901%2C928368401 : 17 October 2019), Illinois > Boone County; A-Z > image 747 of 3244; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N784-MXS : 10 March 2018), John Dipuma and Caroline Ingrassia, 27 Apr 1919.
4. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 22, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_333; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 1226
5. ↑ Petition No. 195262. No. 4842358. "Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QK-7FLM?cc=2040533&wc=MXBB-PP8%3A1005519301 : 20 May 2014), Dim, Felicia-Diquirico, Lorenzo > image 1335 of 1343; National Archives and Records Administration, Great Lakes Region, Chicago.
6. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9N-VBSZ : accessed 26 February 2016), John Di Puma, 12 Oct 1959; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .