Ettore Filippini

[wldspirit]

And before I call it a night....

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Anglo Fillippine
City: Not Stated
County: Whitley
State: Kentucky
Birthplace: Tennessee;United States of America
Birth Date: 24 Sep 1889
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1653847
DraftBoard: 0

Birth in Jellico, working as miner for Gatliff Coal Co., supporting 2 sisters and 1 child, is single.
Physical description, Tall, slender, Light brown eyes, black hair, no scars.
Name is clearly written as ANGELO.


Daughter Mary's children:

Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999

Name: Joseph Colombo
Date of Birth: 27 Feb 1913
County: Knox
Mother's Name: Mary Fillippini
Volume Number: 18
Certificate Number: 8835
Volume Year: 1913

Name: Ferlena Columbo
Date of Birth: 31 Oct 1914
County: Harlan
Mother's Name: Mary Filppine
Volume Number: 108
Certificate Number: 53966
Volume Year: 1914

Daughter Mollie:

Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999

Name: Irine Croley
Date of Birth: 4 Apr 1921
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Mollie Filippini
Volume Number: 046
Certificate Number: 22552
Volume Year: 1921

Name: Louise Croley
Date of Birth: 29 Jan 1929
County: Harlan
Mother's Name: Mollie Fillippinie
Volume Number: 192
Certificate Number: 91677
Volume Year: 1959

Daughter Rosa:

Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999

Name: Eugene H Ellison
Date of Birth: 21 Apr 1912
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Rosa Filipini
Volume Number: 52
Certificate Number: 20492
Volume Year: 1912

Daughter Delida's children:

Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999

Name: Dannie K Smith
Date of Birth: 14 Aug 1931
County: Harlan
Mother's Name: Olida Fillippini
Volume Number: 081
Certificate Number: 40128
Volume Year: 1931

Name: Don G Smith
Date of Birth: 10 Feb 1930
County: Harlan
Mother's Name: Delida Fillippins
Volume Number: 014
Certificate Number: 06527
Volume Year: 1930

Not sure of these......could be Lee had other children??

Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999

Name: Ruby E Filippini
Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1934
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 112
Certificate Number: 55773
Volume Year: 1934

Name: Albert C Fillippenie
Date of Birth: 29 Jun 1928
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 062
Certificate Number: 30556
Volume Year: 1928

Name: Arthur L Fillippnie
Date of Birth: 22 Jun 1931
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 057
Certificate Number: 28327
Volume Year: 1931

Name: Clara M Philippeni
Date of Birth: 26 Jul 1926
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 072
Certificate Number: 35920
Volume Year: 1926



Take time to sift thru it all, and don't let it overwhelm you.....if you have any questions just ask.......
Hope this helps!!
wldspirit

[vj]

Hi!
I think these are all the links to the Census & Military records that Lee found.
I’ll check back later tonight.
Valarie

1900 census (repeat)

1910 census
page 2

1917 WWI Darft Registration Card

1920 census
page 2

[wldspirit]

Thank you VJ.......
As you know my internet connection here in the "boonies" is not the best,
although I did find an alternative to dial up, and opted not to go with the satellite connection.......had the hubby buy me a laptop and went with
wireless.....not as fast as my cable modem was in the big city....
but an improvement over dial up!!!!
However, I'm limited by how much I am allowed to upload and download.....
Still dreaming that one day cable services will arrive here in the middle of nowhere......

The death record for Delida had an image attatched to it.....can you post it?? Could you tell what was written for Ettore? M1 or M2??
Lee

[Indie54321]

Again, overwhelmed. You people are AMAZING! And Lee, yes, yes, yes, to the question if Lee Angelo had other children. Boy, did he.

You listed the following--
Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999

Name: Ruby E Filippini
Date of Birth: 7 Oct 1934
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 112
Certificate Number: 55773
Volume Year: 1934

Name: Albert C Fillippenie
Date of Birth: 29 Jun 1928
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 062
Certificate Number: 30556
Volume Year: 1928

Name: Arthur L Fillippnie
Date of Birth: 22 Jun 1931
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 057
Certificate Number: 28327
Volume Year: 1931

Name: Clara M Philippeni
Date of Birth: 26 Jul 1926
County: Whitley
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bray
Volume Number: 072
Certificate Number: 35920
Volume Year: 1926

I actually met my Aunt Ruby many years ago, and had one brief and precious visit with her. The story that I was told, was that Lee had "lots" of kids, and I did hear the names Ruby, Clara, and Arthur as some of them, and that

upon the death of his wife, Myrtle Bray (that was also the name I was told, so here we see it completely confirmed) that Lee was overwhelmed, and could not sufficiently care for his children.

That was how my dad, Bobby, the youngest, came to be adopted by Odie "Buck" Shoupe and his wife, Louise. It apparently was a legal adoption because when he married my mother, they were Mr. and Mrs. Shoupe. The marriage broke up when I was about 18 months old, and Mama remarried fairly quickly. I always thought my stepdad was my real dad. (Found out different when I was 18. Lots of fun, that...)

Anyway, look at all this wonderful new info you brilliant people have unearthed! Coming here is like Christmas, I swear....

Indie

[wldspirit]

Happy to have helped out....
I enjoyed the search, haven't had much time to research lately,
so thank you for "letting me run with it"

This should be enough to get you started on exactly where to focus regarding records here in the US.....
We need to confirm the exact town of origin, this could be listed on a manifest, naturalization records, marriage records, a death certificate, or even an obituary. Many of the older obits read like a life story, and yet some are simply written. By pulling as many documents as you can, you build solid clues to follow.

Do you recall ever hearing where Ettore and Virginia met or married?
Given the frequent mispelling of the name, I can't help but feel there is more out there.....both Kentucky and Tennessee have some great databases.

I to have had some real shocks in researching my own family history,
I swear I have unearthed more skeletons in the closet than in any graveyard.....

Lee

[wldspirit]

Marriage record for Ettore and Virginia:

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Name: Virginia Rigney
Spouse: Fillippine Ettore
Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1889
Marriage County: Campbell
Marriage State: Tennessee

Married in Jellico, date recorded May 17, 1889?

Speculation here, but the entry above them is for a
Mary Rigney, marriage by the same Reverend Jer? (first name unreadable)
Keys, and performed at St. Boniface Church to Folie? Albino.....
so maybe Ettore and Virginia were also married at this church....
and records could be attained thru the archives.

Some other interesting documents to have:

Census info for Delida shows four children, the two
middle children being born in ILLINOIS:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles D Smith
Home in 1930: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Nelida
Race: White
Occupation:
Age at first marriage:
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles D Smith 40
Nelida Smith 34
Od Smith 12
Charles D Smith 8
Quimeth Smith 6
Verlon Smith 2/12

Census for Lee with wife, and mother Virginia living with him:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Lee Pheilpine
Home in 1930: Gatliff, Whitley, Kentucky
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Head
Mother's Name: Virginia E
Spouse's Name: Myrtle L
Race: White
Occupation: Laborer @ Coal Mine
Age at first marriage:
Lee's age: 35
Myrtle's age: 19
Mother's age: 16
Parents' birthplace:
Lee list father as Italy, mother as Tennessee
Myrtle was born in Kentucky as were her parents,
and Virginia states that she, and her parents were all born
in Virginia!!
Household Members:
Name Age
Lee Pheilpine 40
Myrtle L Pheilpine 24
Clara M Pheilpine 3
Albert C Pheilpine 2
Virginia E Pheilpine 58

Census for Katie:

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Katie Dambros
Home in 1930: District 2, Harlan, Kentucky
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Domenick
Occupation: Domenick is a miner.
Age at first marriage:
His age: 33
Her age: 20
Parents' birthplace:
Domenick and parents, all Italy
Katie's information is consistent with previous findings. She, in Tennesee, father
in Italy and mother in Virginia.
Household Members:
Name Age
Domenick Dambros 37 / Immigration of 1909, is not naturalized.
Katie Dambros 25
Regina Dambros 3 9/12
Lewis H Dambros 1 11/12

Census for Mary:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Colombo
Home in 1920: Gatliff, Whitley, Kentucky
Age: 26 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Frank
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Frank list Immigration of 1912, is not naturalized, he and his parents all born in Italy.
His occupation is coal miner.
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank Colombo 32
Mary Colombo 26
Joseph Colombo 6
Lema Colombo 5
Ettoro Colombo 2 11/12 (named for grandfather?)


Lee

[Indie54321]

Hye, Lee!

You said, "We need to confirm the exact town of origin, this could be listed on a manifest, naturalization records, marriage records, a death certificate, or even an obituary. Many of the older obits read like a life story, and yet some are simply written. By pulling as many documents as you can, you build solid clues to follow."

This is great advice, and I will keep this as an outline/structure to follow. In other news, I have have heard back (via email) from a Sister Margie at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Jellico, TN who has also been incredibly kind. In response to my queries to her, she offered to take a picture of Ettore's headstone in the St. Boniface Cemetery and mail it to me, along with "other information."

Maybe marriage records? Or children's baptismal records? I won't get my hopes up, the picture alone is a great gift.

Again, thanks a million (or should I say "mille"? and I will report back, just for fun, anytime I get new info. It's so nice to have people who know, understand, care...

Have a great day, everybody!
Indie

[wldspirit]

I will keep my fingers crossed for you....

You may be surprised at what you recieve from the church, if records were kept in proper order, Ettore should have given information as to where he was born and baptised at what church.....maybe even his parents name......

Please keep us updated with news on your progress!!
Happy Hunting,
Lee

[cjcamp]

Mary Fillippini that married Francisco "Frank" Columbo is mentioned in an obit in the Watertown Daily Times- Watertown, New York
their daughter Carolina "Lena" Maciejko died Sept 10 and Eatro E. "Tory" Columbo is in todays paper- they were siblings and a brother Joseph is also mentioned as passing away previously- Tory was born in Gatliff KY
-thought this might be of interest to you as it seems similar to the info you are posting- please let me know if there is a connection!

[wldspirit]

Here is a link to the article, hope it works:

Obituary

If not, I copied the obit and sent it private message.

This obit also includes a photo....

wldspirit

[cjcamp]

My daughter did an indepth biography of Carolina Columbo Maciejko (Lena) she told about her youth in KY- if you connect just email me at cjcamp (at) frontiernet. net - no spaces etc.....

[cjcamp]

Also at that same newspaper you can find Carolina Maciejko's (maiden name Columbo) obit from last week-

[cjcamp]

Mary's grandchildren emailed me a picture of Mary Fillippini and her husband Francisco Columbo with their two oldest children- email me if you would like to see it - Mary is beautiful!! cjcamp (At) frontiernet. net

[Indie54321]

CJ, I'll email you, because yes, I would love to see that picture of Mary Fillippini. I confess I had to go back and look at earlier posts to figure out where the connection lay...

But Mary is my grandfather Lee Angelo's sister, so that means she is my great-aunt! Isn't it amazing how the family branches spread out and spread out...Who would have thought I'd have relatives in Watertown, NY? Certainly not me, a southerner all my life...

Thanks again and again, all you brilliant detectives!

[wldspirit]

Fantastic to see connections made like this......
Good luck to both of you with your research!!!

If you need any further help, there is always someone here
ready to pitch in......we have a great team at IG.
Lee