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Gaetano F. Dragna (1888 - abt. 1977)

Gaetano F. (Thomas) Dragna
Born in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italiamap
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Died about at about age 88 in Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USAmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Gaetano Dragna is born 24 November 1888 and baptized the next day in Corleone. He is the son of Francesco Paolo Dragna and Anna Vutera, a married couple. His godfather is the unmarried Nicolo’ Patella.[1]

On the SS Alsatia sailing from Naples on 26 October 1898 and arriving in New York on 18 November, these passengers from Corleone appear together on the manifest. All are bound for New York as their final destination.

23. Giovanna Zimbardi, 52 (b. 1846), married, going to her husband Giuseppe Musso at 917 2nd Ave

24. Giuseppa Musso, 17, single, same destination

25. Paolo Projetto, 52 (b. 1846), married, going to his nephew/grandson Giuseppe Crescimanno at 1317 E 71st St at 1st Av (this is not very clear)

26. Anna Butera, 48 (b. 1850), married, same destination

27. Giuseppa Dragna, 20 (b. 1878), single, same destination

28. Gaetano Dragna, 8 (b. 1890), same destination

29. Ignazio Dragna, 7 (b. 1891), same destination

30. Benigno Sardigna, 23, single, going to his uncle Antonino Rizzotto at 1317 E 11 St 1st Ave. It looks like the same address as Crescimanno, above. The abbreviation between 1317 and the street number is the same.[2]

In 1908, Gaetano lives in New York. His brother, Ignazio, joins him, arriving in New York on 14 March 1914 on the Sant’Anna. He is 5’7”. Ignazio leaves his father, “as above,” referring to lines naming Giuseppa Russo. He is joining his brother Gaetano at 337 E 106th St, New York.[3]

In 1912, Gaetano sails under the surname "Adragna" on the SS San Giorgio.[4]

Gaetano is also called Tommaso, or Tom, a common Americanization of the Sicilian nickname "Tanu" for Gaetano. According to Bill Feather, Gaetano is also known as "Tom Allen" in the United States.

He is 26 (b. 1889) when he marries Vitulia Torisco (later called "Julia"), age 19 (b. 1896), daughter of Luigi Torisco and Caterina Grazio, on 5 December 1915 in Manhattan.[5]

Tom and Julia have three known children: Anna (1917), Frank (c. 1918), and Louis (c. 1922).

Anna is born 13 February 1917 in New York.[6]

When Gaetano registers for the draft for WWI, his birth date is recorded as 25 Nov 1889, one year later than his baptism. He lives at 1144 E 56th St, Los Angeles and is 28 years old. He works as a shaper at City Dye Works, 23nd and Central Ave. He supports his parents, wife, and child. He is described by the registrar as being of medium height and build, with dark eyes and brown hair.[7]

In the 1920 federal census of Los Angeles, taken 6 January, Thomas Dragna heads a household at 1523 Fifteenth St. He is 30 (b. 1890) and his wife, Julia, is 21 (b. 1899). Thomas immigrated in 1897 and became naturalized in 1916. Thomas was born in Italy. His wife, Julia, was born in New York, as was their daughter, Anna, age two years and eleven months (b. Feb 1917). Frank F. (b. Dec 1918), the youngest at one year and one month old, was born in California. Thomas is the proprietor of a fruit company.[8]

Tom's brother, Jack, is an early Mafia boss in Los Angeles. Tom is active in his brother's gang from the 1920-50s.

In the 1930 federal census of Los Angeles, taken 5 April, Tom Dragna heads a household at 702 W. 46th St. They own their home, worth $9,000. Tom is 41 (b. 1889) and married Julia when he was 27. Julia is 31 and married at age 17. They have three children at home: Anna, 13, Frank, 11, and Louis, 9. Tom was born in Italy. Julia and Anna were born in New York, and Frank and Louis were born in California. Tom immigrated in 1898 (when he is 9). He is a farmer who owns his own operation.[9]

Gaetano Dragna, of 702 W. 46th St., Los Angeles, California, a farmer, petitions for naturalization. He was born 25 November 1888 in Corleone, Italy. He declared his intention on 27 January 1937 in Los Angeles’s federal court. He is married to Julia, they married on 15 December 1915 in New York. She was born in New York on 12 February 1899. She lives with him in L.A. Their children are Anna, born 13 February 1917 in New York, Francesco Paolo, born 19 November 1918 in Los Angeles, and Luigi, born 18 July 1920 in Los Angeles. Gaetano e emigrated from Palermo to New York under the name Gaetano Adragna on 13 October 1912 on the SS San Giorgio. He asks to change his name to Tom Dragna. Witnesses are John L. Bisher, Jr., a lawyer, of 505 North Elm Dr. Beverly Hills, and Louis Guerrieri, a wine maker, from 1617 Meridian St. Alhambra, CA. Signed 8 August 1939.[10]

In the 1940 federal census of Los Angeles, Thomas F. Dragna heads a household at 702 46th St. He is 51 years old. His wife Julia is 40. Their sons, Frank, 21, and Louis, 19, are erroneously listed as Thomas’s brothers. Thomas was born in Italy, Julia in New York, and Frank and Louis in California. Also living with him are his son-in-law, Frank Pesce, and daughter Anna. Frank is a salesman for a bread company. They all lived in the same place in 1935. Thomas is a rancher in his own vineyard. Frank is a truck driver for a poultry company.[11]

Frank marries Victoria Vivian Rizzotto on 9 June 1940 in Los Angeles, CA.[12]

Name: Gaetano "Tom, Thomas F." Dragna. Given Name: Gaetano "Tom, Thomas F.". Surname: Dragna. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 25 Nov 1888. Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [23] [24] [25] [26]

Died 30 Sep 1977. Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. [18] [23] [24]

Arrival 1896 [14] 1897 [19] 18 Nov 1898. New York, New York. [13] [17] 1899 [26] 1912 [25]

Residence Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Son. 1910 Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York, USA. [26] Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married. 1920 Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California, USA. [19] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head. 1930 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. [14] [17] 1935 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [15] Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head. 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. [15] 1942 Puente, California. [20] 1948 Los Angeles, California, USA. [21] 1970 Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, USA. [22] California [16] [25] Corleone [13]

NaturalizationDeclaration 27 Jan 1937. California, USA. [25]

Departure Naples, Italy. [13]

Buried North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. [18]

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Sources

  1. ↑ Baptism of Cajetanus Dragna. (1888, November 25). Record no. 614. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-XHJ?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351287601 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 388 of 398; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
  2. ↑ Manifest of the SS Alsatia, EllisIsland.org via SteveMorse.org Accessed 17 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJSV-PY4 : 6 December 2014), Francesco Di Palermo, 14 Mar 1914; citing departure port Palermo, arrival port New York, ship name Santa Anna, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ Passenger no. 27. https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTAxMDA4MDYwMjExIjs=/czo5OiJwYXNzZW5nZXIiOw== Retrieved 5 Feb 2021.
  5. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24QD-36J : 20 March 2015), Tommasso Dragna and Vitulia Torisco, 05 Dec 1915; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,614,235.
  6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGY9-3C6 : 26 November 2014), Dragna in entry for Anna Pesce, 16 Nov 1987; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  7. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZV6-KFL : 12 December 2014), Gaetano Dragna, 1917-1918; citing Los Angeles City no 5, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,530,801.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR6Z-XSM?cc=1488411&wc=QZJP-7DZ%3A1036469601%2C1037520201%2C1037728001%2C1589335574 : 14 December 2015), California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles Assembly District 74 > ED 419 > image 40 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVY-3NL : accessed 1 September 2017), Frank Dragna in household of Tom Dragna, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 474, sheet 7A, line 37, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 150; FHL microfilm 2,339,885.
  10. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1940; Microfilm Roll: 237; Microfilm Serial: M1524
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MT-FWZD?cc=2000219&wc=QZX5-SXK%3A790105301%2C796133301%2C802704701%2C802731101 : accessed 1 September 2017), California > Los Angeles > Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, Councilmanic District 8 > 60-570 Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles City Councilmanic District 8 (Tract 239 - part) in Assembly District 65 > image 10 of 31; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
  12. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VX-C1F : 31 July 2017), Benny Rizzotto in entry for Frank Dragna and Victoria Vivian Rizzotto, 09 Jun 1940; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,372.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Source: #S985633581 Year: 1898; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 0040; Line: 28; Page Number: 221 Ancestry Record 7488 #4039936025
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Source: #S985476801 Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0307; FHL microfilm: 2339879 Ancestry Record 6224 #90097588
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Source: #S985482284 Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00424; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 60-570 Ancestry Record 2442 #74055619
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Source: #S986472305 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1915-1976 (M1525); Microfilm Serial: M1525; Microfilm Roll Ancestry Record 1629 #7800756
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Source: #S985476801 Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0474; FHL microfilm: 2339885 Ancestry Record 6224 #90293010
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Source: #S986094089 Ancestry Record 60525 #108812536
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Source: #S985463094 Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_114; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 419 Ancestry Record 6061 #667366
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Source: #S985609146 The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147 Ancestry Record 1002 #13425022
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Source: #S985564789 California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968 Ancestry Record 61066 #22529275
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Source: #S985562247 Ancestry Record 2469 #1436566946
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Source: #S985561451 Date: 1977-09-30 Ancestry Record 5180 #13176910
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Source: #S986339938 Number: 570-38-6666; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951 Ancestry Record 3693 #16407492
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Source: #S986407762 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1940; Microfilm Roll: 46; Microfilm Serial: M1524 Ancestry Record 1193 #4205362
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 Source: #S985503458 Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1014; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0312; FHL microfilm: 1375027 Ancestry Record 7884 #103270775


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