Antonio Rizzo's Declaration of Intention

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

NATURALIZATION OFFICE

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No. 4768

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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DECLARATION OF INTENTION

Invalid for all purposes seven years after the date hereof

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                                                           IN THE DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF DELAWARE                                             (THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE)

I,   ANTONIO RIZZO  , aged  41 years  , occupation  laborer  , do declare on my oath that my personal description is: Color  white  , complexion  dark  , height  5 feet 0 inches  , weight  125  pounds  , color of hair  dark brown  , color of eyes  brown  , other visible distinctive marks  none   .

I was born in  Pietrostornina, Avellina, Italy  on the  18th  day of  June  , anno Domini 1  881  ; I now reside at  Montchanin, Delaware  .

I emigrated to the United States of America from  Naples, Italy  on the vessel  "TOMMASO DiSAVOIA"  ; my last foreign residence was  Pietrostornina, Italy  ; I am  married  ; the name of my wife is  Filomena  ; she was born at  Pietrostornina, Italy  and now resides at  Montchanin, Delaware  .

It is my bona fide intention to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, and particularly to  Victor Emmanual III King of Italy  , of whom I am now a subject;

I arrived at the port of  New York  , in the State of  New York  , on or about the  24th  day of  June  , anno Domini 1  910  ; I am not an anarchist; I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy; and it is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States of America and to permanently reside therein; SO HELP ME GOD.

  Antonio Rizzo  (signature)

(Original signature of Declarant)

Subscribed and sworn to me in the office of the Clerk of

said Court this  8th  day of   December , anno Domini 19  22 

  H. C. Mahaffey, Jr.  (signature)

Clerk of the  U.S. District  Court.

By  C.R. Walsh  (?) (signature),  Deputy  Clerk.

Research Questions

Research question: What was the maiden name of Angelina Angelone, whose mother's name was Willomena or Philomena? (I'm thinking it was Rizzo, and that her last name after her 2nd marriage was Gagliardi).

Research question: About what year did Irene Angelone's grandparents immigrate? Did they immigrate as a family?

Research question: Was their arrival in Delaware, Boston, New York?

I've already answered my own questions!
1. Rizzo (not sure about the Gagliardi yet; may be maiden name, not 2nd married name)
2. 1910; yes
3. New York

Back Traveling

This blog will document my research into a family not my own. This is the information with which I begin:

"Irene G. Bird, maiden name Angelone; 100% Italian. Related to Rizzo and Gagliardi (by marriage, I think). Her mother's name was Angeline Angelone. Her grandparents came right off the boat from Italy (she always told me Naples, but sometimes referred to it as Terme). He was a stonemason in Delaware. I don't know his name, but I think her name was Willomena or Phillomena.  Before they left for DE, he was studying to be a priest but didn't take his final vows. Grandma spent most of her life there in Wilmington DE (her biological father, Frank Angelone,  was a butcher, I believe). Her paternal grandmother was also named Irene Angelone (purportedly a fortune teller, according to family legend).

"Melvin Earnest Bird, born in PA (not sure exactly where). His parents were very religious (maybe missionaries at one point), and definitely farmers. Melvin was never sure when he was born because different family Bibles had different years. He was born Feb 11th of either 1912 or 1913. A European mongrel - English, Scottish, and a bunch of other stuff.

"Related somehow to the Freeds, and the Bairds (family lore suggests that the Bairds immigrated from Scotland and anglicized their name). Allegedly related to the Byrds - at some point there was a family rift and some of the Birds became Byrds (someone told me that the Byrds moved to TX).

"Robert D. Reifsnyder. His father's name is Robert Reifsnyder. I believe there was a relative who worked for the Reading Rail Road by the name of Rufus Trout (somehow a grandparent). Pennsylvania Dutch.

"Irene and Melvin buried in Limerick Gardens, PA, because it was the only place that offered a crypt at the time...no religious affiliation.

"Angeline had several sisters: Mary, Vicky, and another. May have had brothers."

And we're off!