Giovanni (John) Casale

[jbcleere]

Greetings, I am looking for information on my Great-grandfather Giovanni (John) Casale.

He was born in Abruzzi Italy abt 1879. He shows up on the 1910 census as John Baptist Casale and on the 1920 census as Giovanni Casale. According to both US census he immigrated to USA in 1893.
His wife's name is Antoinette Sabbatino born in New York City.

I would like to know who his parents were. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
...John

[johnnyonthespot]

Just wondering, could this be your guy?

Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989 about Guvam Batista Casale
Name: Guvam Batista Casale
Birth Date: abt 1877
Age: 22
Naturalization Date: 13 Jan 1899
Former Nationality: King of Italy
Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1893
Arrival Port: New York
Title and Location of Court: Kings County, New York
Volume: 293
Page No.: 172
Record Number: 6375



http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz12 ... casale.jpg

[pink67]

From Ancestry.com, possible 1900 census:

1900 United States Federal Census
about Juane Casa
Name: Juane Casa
[Juane Casner]
Home in 1900: Brooklyn Ward 14, Kings, New York
Age: 23
Birth Date: Jan 1877
Birthplace: Italy
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1892
Relationship to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Italy
Mother's Birthplace: Italy
Spouse's name: Antonia
Marriage Year: 1900
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 0
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Juane Casa 23
Antonia Casa 17

address: 293 North 7th Street - Brooklyn

image:
http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq2vVdA

Laura

Edit to add:

from
http://www.italiangen.org/vitalreclist.stm
the marriage dates:

Pasali Giovanni Marriage date: Jan 30 1898 County Kings Certificate number: 406
Sabbatino Antonia Marriage date: Jan 30 1898 County Kings certificate number: 406

[maestra36]

The family is on the 1905 NYS census which you can view at www.familysearchlabs.org

Name: John B Casale
Residence: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: 1878
Birthplace: Italy
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Race: White
Gender: Male
Family Number: 183
Page Number:
Line Number: 1
Film Number: 1930265
Digital Folder Number: 004296327
Image Number: 65
Collection: New York State Census, 1905

[maestra36]

The family was on Withers Street, but it seems to say "moved" in the margin.

John, age 27, a merchant grocer;
1905 census shows him as being in U.S. for 13 years.
Antonia, age 21, housework
Louis, 5
Cono, 3

[johnnyonthespot]

The problem here is, with an 1893 immigration date and an 1899 naturalization, it is unlikely that we are going to find a document which lists his place of birth as anything more substantial than simply "Italy".

I have never seen the given name "Gruvam" before; I assume this is his correct name as it is on the naturalization index record...

[pink67]

Again, from Ancestry.com:

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Giovan Bapiste Casale
Name: Giovan Bapiste Casale
City: Brooklyn
County: Kings
State: New York
Birth Date: 21 Nov 1877
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1754396
DraftBoard: 50

image is mislinked....

Laura

[maestra36]

I am looking at the WWI draft registration card which gives his date of birth as Nov 17, 1878. Can you see that one Laura?

[maestra36]

I meant WWII

[maestra36]

The family was at 158 Withers Street in Brooklyn. Gives his place of birth as Salerno, Italy, but we know that is a problem

[maestra36]

His name is written Giovani B. Casale on the card

[pink67]

Peg, I was trying to sarch manually the WW1....

here is:

U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Giovani B Casale
Name: Giovani B Casale
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1878
Birth Place: Salerno
Residence: Kings, New York
Race: White
Roll: WW2_2369338

but Salerno is in the Campania region...

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Tsq0KKr

Laura

[maestra36]

If the 1905 NYS census is the correct family, they were on Withers Street in Bklyn. Maybe G.B. Casale wasn't born in Abruzzi, as John believes.

[pink67]

What about this 13 june 1893 arrival manifest?
Same arrival date on the naturalization document!

G.B (sure for Giovanni Battista) Cassale, age 17 , travelling with his mother Maria Grazia Sabattino, age 52, going to Brooklyn?:

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup ... &line=0462

Laura

[maestra36]

That's an interesting find, Laura, but no town name that I see on the manifest. It does seem to match the naturalization card though.