Vincenzo Piranio (1876 - 1947)

Ancestors

Biography

Vincenzo Piranio, son of Domenico Piranio and Rosalia Vutera, is born 15 April 1876 in Corleone and baptized the next day. His godfather is Luciano Ficarrotta.^[1]

Vincenzo emigrates to the United States. He settles in Louisiana, where he is known after 1910 as "Charles Peranio." He marries Giovanna "Jennie" Cusimano, the widow of Vincenzo Vutera, both of Corleone. Charles and Jennie have two children, Rosalie (c. 1907) and Dominic (c. 1908).^[2]

Dominic is born 28 September 1908 in White Castle, by self-report in 1940.^[3]

In the 1910 federal census taken 6 May of Police Jury Ward 1, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, on the Dorceyville road, Vincenzo lives with his wife, her children, and her first husband's father, Luca Vutera:

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 (possibly 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 his FIL in 1890; his FIL is naturalized. Vincenzo is a grocery store keeper working on his own account.^[4]

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.^[5]

Dominick marries Stella Gueho around 1929.^[6][7]

In the 1930 federal census of Ward 10, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, taken 2 April, Charlie Peranio, 43 (b. 1887), lives on Jefferson Hwy/US-71 with his wife Jennie, 57 (b. 1873), both born in Italy. He owns his home. Emigration date unknown for both. Charlie is a general farmer working on his own account.

Their close neighbors include Dominick and his new bride, two Paternostro families, and Stella Gueho's parents.^[8]

In the 1940 federal census of Fordoche Village, Police Jury Ward 10, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, taken 2-3 April, Charlie Peranio, 64 (b. 1876), and wife Janie, 67 9b. 1873), both born in Italy, live on the gravel road in Fordoche West J & R RR. Neither is employed. He owns his home, worth $400. Their next-door neighbors are their son Dominic on one side, and his mother-in-law on the other.^[9]

Death of Charles

Charles V. Peranio dies on 12 April 1947 in Fordoche, LA, at age 65 (b. 1882). He was born 1882 in Italy, son of Dominic Peranio and Rosalie Peranio.^[10]

Dominic, a resident of Fordoche, Louisiana, dies at age 84 on 19 September 1992.^[7][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Vincentium Piranio. (1876, April 16). "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYMQ-TT9?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K6D%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351142201 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1872-1877 > image 372 of 419; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
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. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ "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.).
5. ↑ "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.).
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. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Obituary: Peranio, Dominic. (1992, September 20) The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) P. 6-D.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRH9-6LT?cc=1810731&wc=QZF3-Q9P%3A648806801%2C649727101%2C649543701%2C1589282368 : 8 December 2015), Louisiana > Pointe Coupee > Police Jury Ward 10 > ED 14 > image 2 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
9. ↑ "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.
10. ↑ "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.
11. ↑ "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).