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Author: DonnaMilano
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I looked at the manifest for Amato and noticed it said he had been in the US before. I
found a 1909 manifest for him, which also says he was in the US before. It looks like it
says '99, but I didn't find any other manifests for him (I didn't do an in
depth search though).
In 1909, he's joining his cousin Vincenzo Viti in Chicago. Another passenger, Pasquale
Tagliaferri, also says he's joining his cousin Vincenzo Viti in Chicago.
There were 3 other passengers who were born in Guacino who were going to either Chicago or
Providence, RI. They may or may not be related, but I've noticed during the research
of my Italian ancestors that relatives often traveled together (cousins, uncles, brothers,
etc.) and often joined other relatives in the US. If you search censuses, you may find
family members living together.
I found the 1910 census showing Amato Viti, Vincenzo Viti, and Pasquale Tagliaferri living
together with several other men.
When Amato arrived in 1912, he was going to join Pasquale Tagliaferri.
When Amato's wife and children (there were actually 3 children: Maria, Guiseppe, and
Rosa) arrived, they stated they were joining Amato at 522 Union Ave., Providence, R.I. On
the same ship with them was Pasquale Tagliaferri's wife and son, who stated they were
joining Pasquale at 522 Union Ave., Providence, R.I.
You'll notice on some Illinois records that both Vincenzo Viti (who changed his name
to James) and Amato Viti both lived at 711 South Paulina St. in Chicago.
I wasn't able to locate Amato and his family in any 1920 census.
The birth records for several children born to Amato and Angela/Helen (also listed as
Elena) are on Family Search (you may be able to find other records there as well)
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=-1&p=allColle...
Unfortunately there are not a lot of Italian records online. The way I've been able to
find information and connect family members is to read A?LOT of manifests. You can just
put in the last name (both with and without the Soundex feature on) and use a wide range
for both the birth date and arrival date (or use none at all). You will get tons of hits,
but I've had it pay off! (I use Ancestry and Ellis Island for searching manifests.)
You can do the same for the censuses. Quite often a relative will be living with another
family member.
Good luck!
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New York Passenger Lists
Arrival Date: 19 Mar 1909
Ship Name: Lazio
Port of Departure: Napoli
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Name: Amato Viti
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birth Location: Roma
Birth Location Other: Guacino
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Whether ever before in the United States: yes
If so, when and where:
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Destination: Chicago, Ill.
Joining:?cousin Vincenzo Viti
Name: Pasquale Tagliaferri
Birth Year: abt 1888
Birth Location: Roma
Birth Location Other: atatis
Age: 20 Years 9 Months
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Destination: Chicago, Ill.
Joining:?cousin Vincenzo Viti
Name: Maria Fratazzi
Birth Year: abt 1889
Birth Location: Roma
Birth Location Other: Guacino
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Destination: Providence, R.I. or Chicago, Ill.
Joining:?father
Name: Ferdinando Mizzoni
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birth Location: Roma
Birth Location Other: Guacino
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Destination: Providence, R.I.
Joining:?brother Angelo
Name: Giuseppe Olivieri
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birth Location: Roma
Birth Location Other: Guacino
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Destination: Providence, R.I.
Joining:?brother Francesco
(Ferdinando and Giuseppe were going to the same address in Providence; the address given
for Maria was the same Chicago address listed for Amato and Pasquale, but it said she was
going to Providence-??)
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Name: Amato Viti
Age in 1910: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1887 [1878]
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Home in 1910: Highwood Ward 2, Lake, Illinois
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1909
Household Members:
Name Age
Guiseppe Marchioni 39
Luigi Tonie 36
Pasquale Tagliaferi 21
Domenico Tagliaferi 27
Amato Viti 23 [32] imm. 1909
Domenico Verdechia 36
Franesco Lucia 31
Carlo D Amico 17
Vincenzo Viti 36 imm. 1907
Omida Desderio 40
(All the above are listed as boarders and are working as laborers at odd jobs or as street
laborers)
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New York Passenger Lists
Arrival Date: 1 Mar 1912
Ship Name: Luisiana
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Name: Amato Viti
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: guarsino
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Whether ever before in the United States: yes
If so, when and where: Illinois
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Joining:?Pasquale Tagliaferri, Chicago, Ill.
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New York Passenger Lists
Arrival Date: 23 Feb 1913
Ship Name: Canada
Port of Departure: Naples, Italy
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Name: Angela Ciavardini [Viti]
Birth Year: abt 1881
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: Guarcino
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Name: Maria Viti
Birth Year: abt 1904
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: Guarcino
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Name: Guiseppe Viti
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: Guarcino
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Name: Rosa Viti
Birth Year: abt 1908
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: Guarcino
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Destination: Providence, R.I.
Joining:?husband/father Amato Viti
522 Union Ave., Providence, R.I.
Also on the same ship with the Viti family:
Name: Marie D'Amico [Tagliaferri]
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: Guarcino
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
(left behind father Marco D'Amico in Guarcino)
Name: Sinibaldo Tagliaferri
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birth Location: Italy
Birth Location Other: Guarcino
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Italian (South) (Italian)
Destination: Providence, R.I.
Joining:?husband/father Pasquale Tagliaferri
522 Union Ave., Providence, R.I.
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: James Viti [formerly Vincenzo]
City: Chicago
County: Cook
State: Illinois
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1874
Race: White
Address: 711 S. Paulina St., Chicago, Ill.
Nearest relative:?Marie Viti, wife
Occupation: self-employeed sewer contractor
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Selected U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes
Name: Joseph Viti
Birth Date: 22 Jun 1905
Birth Place: Italy
Age at event: 23
Place of Residence: 711 South Paulina St, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Year of Arrival: 1913
Date of Action: 28 Sep 1928
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Selected U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes
Name: Amato Viti
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1877
Birth Place: Italy
Age at event: 62
Place of Residence: 711 South Paulina St, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Date of Action: 20 Oct 1939
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Selected U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes
Name: Vincenzo Viti
Alias: James [name changed by court order from Vincenzo to James]
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1874
Birth Place: Italy
Age at event: 61
Place of Residence: 52 Oak Ave., Highwood, Lake, Illinois
Date of Action: 10 Oct 1935
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1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Amato Viti
Home in 1930: 711 South Paulina St, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Helen
Race: White
Occupation: sewer laborer
Household Members:
Name Age
Amato Viti 54
Helen Viti 50
Michael Viti 16 b. Rhode Island
Marlie Viti 13 b. Illinois
Susie Viti 11 b. Illinois
Guy Viti 9 b. Illinois
Jeanette Viti 7 b. Illinois
Name: Joseph Viti
Home in 1930: 711 South Paulina St, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Phylis
Race: White
Occupation: butcher at meat market
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Viti 25
Phylis Viti 25 b. Poland
Amalo Viti 1 7/12 b. Illinois
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1930 United States Federal Census
Name: James Viti [formerly Vincenzo]
Home in 1930: 52 Oak Ave., Highwood, Lake, Illinois
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Race: White
Household Members:
Name Age
James Viti 55
Mary Viti 61 wife
Rose Cantagallo 23 daughter
Giacamo Cantagallo 25 son-in-law
Nancy N Cantagallo 6/12 granddaughter
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U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Amato Viti
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1877
Birth Place: Rome
Race: White
Address: 711 S. Paulina St., Chicago, Ill.
Nearest relative:?Helena Viti, wife
Occupation: sewer laborer
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Michael VITI
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1913
Death Date: 15 Jan 1993
Social Security Number: 359-07-4958
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Illinois
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 60635
Localities: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Elmwood Park, Cook, Illinois
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