Dominic Peranio (1908 - 1992)

Ancestors

Biography

Dominic Peranio is born 28 September 1908 in White Castle, Iberville Parish, Louisiana^[1], the son of Vincenzo "Charles" Piranio (later spelled "Peranio") and Giovanna "Jennie" Cusimano, both natives of Corleone, Sicily. His date of birth is reported consistently in his adulthood in vital records, except for when he registers to vote and his year of birth is reported to be 1907. In the earliest available record, Dominic's age in the 1910 census is consistent with the 1908 birthdate. He reports being born in White Castle when he registers for the draft for WWII. At his death, he is called a Fordoche native. Fordoche is in Pointe Coupee Parish, northwest of Baton Rouge. They are more than 100 miles from New Orleans.

Jennie's first husband, Vincenzo Vutera, was killed in a shootout in New Orleans in 1902. Her four oldest children are from her first marriage. Dominic and his older sister Rosalie were born to her second marriage.^[2]

In 1910, Dominick lives with his parents and the father of his mother's first husband, who is also his mother's great-uncle, and his older half-siblings' grandfather. In the federal census taken 6 May of Police Jury Ward 1, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, on the Dorceyville road, Vincenzo Perano, 34 (b. 1876), heads a household with his wife of four years (m. 1906), Jennie, 35 (b. 1875), both born in Italy. It is his first marriage and her second. She has had two children, both living. At home are Vincenzo’s step-children: Mary Ventro (Vutera), 14 (b. 1896), Francesca, 13 (b. 1897), Luca, 10 (b. 1900), and Lucy, 8 (b. 1902); and children Rosalie, 3 (b. 1907), and Dominick, 1 yr 7 mos (b. Oct 1908). The children were all born in Louisiana. Also in the household is father-in-law Luca Vutro, 63 (b. 1847), a widower, born in Italy. Vincenzo emigrated in 1898 and Luca in 1890; Luca is naturalized. Vincenzo is a grocery store keeper working on his own account.^[3]

In the 1920 federal census of Ward 10, South and West Texas and Pacific R.R., in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, taken 2/3 February, Vincenzo Piranio, 43 (b. 1877), heads a household with his wife Jinnie, 47 (b. 1873), both born in Italy. He emigrated in 1900 and she in 1897. With them are his stepdaughter, Lucy Vutero, 17 (b. 1903), and Vincenzo’s children Rosalia, 13 (b. 1907), and Dominic, 11 (b. 1909). The children were born in Louisiana of Italian parents. Vincenzo is a general farmer working on his own account.^[4]

Dominick Peranio, born in 1907, registers to vote in Orleans Parish, LA on 31 December 1929. He was born in Louisiana. He is 22 years old, lives at 1664 Granes. Is a grocer and head of household. He has been in the parish since 1924 and the precinct since 1927. Registered Democrat.^[5]

Dominic marries Stella Gueho around 1929. They have two children, twins Marie and Ruby/Joyce, born around 1932.

In the 1930 federal census of Ward 10, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, taken 2 April, Dominick Peranio, 21 (b. 1909), heads a household on Jefferson Hwy/US-71 with wife Stella, 18 (b. 1912). They married at 20 and 17. He is a laborer at odd jobs. Their close neighbors include his half-sister Lucy and her husband Charles Vincent Paternostro, Stella's parents, and his own.^[6]

In the 1940 federal census of Fordoche Village, Police Jury Ward 10, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, taken 2-3 April, Dominic Peranio, 31 (b. 1909), heads a household on the gravel road in Fordoche West J & R RR. Based on his neighbors, he is in the same place as in 1930. With him are his wife Stella, 28 (b. 1912), and daughters Marie, 8 (b. 1932), and Ruby, 8 (b. 1932), all born in Louisiana. Dominic is a farm laborer. He owns his home, worth $300. One of their next-door neighbors are Dominic's parents. Stella's mother lives two doors down. His sister's family still lives nearby.^[7]

Dominick Peranio registers for the draft for WWII on 16 October 1940. He lives in Fordoche, Pt. Coupee, LA. He is 32, born 28 September 1908 in White Castle, Louisiana. His contact is Mrs. Dominick Peranio, his wife, who lives in the same town. He is employed by E. I. Dupont De Nemeurs & Co in Baton Rouge. Dominick is 5’7.5” and 160# with gray eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion. He has a scar under his neck.^[1]

Dominic's father dies in 1947.^[8]

Death of Dominic

Dominic, a resident of Fordoche, Louisiana, dies at age 84 on 19 September 1992.^[9][10]

He is buried in Saint Francis Cabrini Cemetery in Livonia, Pointe Coupee, LA, with his wife. His dates of life are inscribed on his tombstone. His obituary is reprinted in his FindAGrave biography. He died in Baton Rouge General Medical Center, a native resident of Fordoche. Survived by his wife Stella Gueho Peranio, 2 daughters, Joyce P. Leon and Marie P. Zito, both of Fordoche; two sisters, Lucy Paternostro in Fordoche and Rosalie Ferraro in Narco. His parents were Charlie and Genevieve Peranio. He was predeceased by a brother and 3 sisters.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Louisiana, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 445 Name Range: Penn, Bernard-Perez, Dario Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. ↑ (2002, Sep 13). Obituaries - September 11, 2002. L'Observateur (La Place, LA). Retrieved from https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/obit/12F3C762B9079C00-12F3C762B9079C00?p=OBIT
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVZ-Q18?cc=1727033&wc=QZZW-HS6%3A133638601%2C137159701%2C133721301%2C1589089035 : 24 June 2017), Louisiana > Iberville > Police Jury Ward 1 > ED 52 > image 41 of 56; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RX8-97Z?cc=1488411&wc=QZJ5-RHS%3A1036471301%2C1037901701%2C1036661601%2C1589332312 : 11 September 2019), Louisiana > Pointe Coupee > Police Jury Ward 10 > ED 91 > image 25 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTK-WRPX : 20 March 2021), Dominick Peranio, 1929.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRH9-6P6?cc=1810731&wc=QZF3-Q9P%3A648806801%2C649727101%2C649543701%2C1589282368 : 8 December 2015), Louisiana > Pointe Coupee > Police Jury Ward 10 > ED 14 > image 1 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MR-26V?cc=2000219&wc=QZXP-4T8%3A790102701%2C793510201%2C790682201%2C793564401 : accessed 2 January 2022), Louisiana > Pointe Coupee > Police Jury Ward 10 > 39-14 Police Jury Ward 10 SW of Texas & Pacific Railway, Blank, Fordoche (part), Lottie > image 2 of 30; 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.
8. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F37X-P54 : 4 March 2021), Jennie Peranio in entry for Charles V Peranio, 12 Apr 1947; citing Fordoche, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, certificate number 030, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,391,813.
9. ↑
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1JQ-XJC : 10 January 2021), Dominick Peranio, 19 Sep 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229244668/dominic-peranio : accessed 02 January 2022), memorial page for Dominic Peranio (28 Sep 1908–19 Sep 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 229244668, citing Saint Francis Cabrini Cemetery, Livonia, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Nelda A. (contributor 48494110) .