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Monday, October 03, 2005

FILIPPONI Follow-Up - FESI Family

I thought it would be good to follow up on the big posting on the FILIPPONI family (that's the preferred spelling in Italy) with a note on the family of their daughter Victoria, who married Antonio (Tony) FESI. As we saw, Tony was born in (or near) Palermo, Sicily, on 08 DEC 1894 and came to the US in 1913. He and Victoria married in Bloomington, Illinois on 22 SEP 1919. Their children were:
1. Joseph (15 AUG 1920)
2. Rose Angelina (23 OCT 1922)
3. John Peter (24 JUL 1924)
4. Mary Catherine (21 AUG 1931)
5. Janet Eileen (06 AUG 1933)

The Social Security Death Index says Antonio FESI died in OCT 1962 and was a Railroad Board pensioner. Victoria, born 13 DEC 1901, died APR 1976 in Bloomington.

The 1930 census shows the family in Normal, McLean County, Illinois, ED 57-54, sheet 6B, as follows:
106 Locust
FESS, Tony 32, md at 23, Italy, to US in 1913, laborer for C&A steam railway
FESS, Victoria 27, md at 16, Italy, to US in 1909, errand girl for a store
FESS, Joseph 8 or 9, Illinois
FESS, Rose Angeline 7, Illinois
FESS, John 5y8m, Illinois

So, why was Victoria at home with her parents in the 1920 census, being married? Where was Tony? Interestingly, he was nearby, and not alone. Thanks to the marriage, Victoria got into the census twice. See this record:
1202 Linden St, Normal City
FESE, Tony 24, md, alien, Italy, foundry laborer
FESE, Victoria 18, md, alien, Italy (scratched out, with US over it)

I couldn't find any record of John or Joseph under the name FESI. They may be using FESE. There is a Joseph FESE in Lexington, Illinois, not far outside Bloomington-Normal.

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