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  Vito "Charles" BALISTRERI, 1891-1993
Margaret's cousin

21 November 1891 - Born at Sant' Elia, Palermo Province, Sicily

2 November 1894, age 2 - Sister Rosa BALISTRERI Morana born at Santa Flavia, Palermo Province, Sicily

16 November 1895, age 3 - Brother Antonino "Tony" BALISTRERI born there

15 August 1898, age 6 - Brother Gaetano BALISTRERI born at Sant' Elia

26 April 1900, age 8 - Emigrated at Palermo, Palermo Province, Sicily. The mother with four of her children traveled on the ship "Minghetti".

15 May 1900, age 8 - Immigrated at New York, New York

About 16 May 1900, age 8 - Brother Gaetano BALISTRERI, age 1, died at Ellis Island there

30 March 1901, age 9 - Sister Stefana "Fannie" BALISTRERI Mazzucco born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

2 October 1902, age 10 - Brother Gaetano "Tom" BALISTRERI born there

22 April 1904, age 12 - Brother Pietro "Peter" BALISTERRI born there

11 February 1906, age 14 - Sister Francesca "Frances" BALISTRERI Balistreri born there

19 March 1907, age 15 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI born there

2 March 1909, age 17 - Brother John BALISTRERI born there

As of sometime before April 1910 until sometime after June 1917 - Resided at 222 Milwaukee Street there

April 1910, age 18 - Occupation listed as laborer and recorded in the United States Census at Milwaukee

January 1911, age 19 - Brother Theodore BALISTRERI born there

6 April 1913, age 21 - Sister Rosa BALISTRERI, age 18, married Giuseppe MORANA, age 28, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church there

1 November 1913, age 21 - Sister Antonina BALISTRERI Naso born there

January 1914, age 22 - Son Andrew BALISTRERI born

27 November 1915, age 24 - Brother Giuseppe "Joseph, Joe" BALISTRERI, age 26, married Rosa "Rose" MACHI, age 18, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church, Milwaukee

Sometime before 1917 - Naturalized

1917, age 25 - Occupation listed as laborer at Hansen Construction, 1st National Bank, Milwaukee

27 January 1917, age 25 - Sister Stefana "Fannie" BALISTRERI, age 15, married Giovanni MAZZUCCO, age 21, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church there

5 June 1917, age 25 - Registered for WW-I draft there. He served two years in the Wisconsin National Guard as a Private. He was described as medium height, medium build, with dark eyes and hair.

May 1918, age 26 - Son Oscar BALISTRERI born there

As of sometime before January 1920 - Resided at 548 W 24th Street there. The families of brothers Vito (Charles) and Giuseppe (Joe) shared a residence.

January 1920, age 28 - Occupation listed as helper in railroad roundhouse

6 January 1920, age 28 - Recorded in the United States Census at Milwaukee

22 July 1920, age 28 - Brother Antonino "Tony" BALISTRERI, age 24, married Josephine HAMBLETTE, age 21, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church there

About 1925, age 33 - Daughter Marion "Mary" BALISTRERI Trevithick born in Wisconsin

As of sometime before April 1930 - Resided at 2718 Cherry Court, Milwaukee

April 1930, age 38 - Occupation listed as railroad brakeman

9 April 1930, age 38 - Recorded in the United States Census at Milwaukee

21 October 1933, age 41 - Sister Antonina BALISTRERI, age 19, married Jack NASO, age 27, at St. Michael Catholic Church there

16 January 1937, age 45 - Mother Maria Pietra "Mary" BUSALACCHI Balistreri, age 66, died there

12 June 1942, age 50 - Father Andrea "Andrew" BALISTRERI, age 78, died at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

7 January 1955, age 63 - Sister Rosa BALISTRERI Morana, age 60, died at Milwaukee

13 October 1956, age 64 - Sister's widower Giuseppe MORANA, age 72, died there

22 May 1969, age 77 - Sister-in-law Josephine HAMBLETTE Balistreri, age 70, died there

10 July 1970, age 78 - Brother Giuseppe "Joseph, Joe" BALISTRERI, age 81, died there

6 March 1974, age 82 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI, age 66, married Rose ZUIAMULDER at St. Catherine Catholic Church there

2 January 1975, age 83 - Brother Antonino "Tony" BALISTRERI, age 79, died there

March 1975, age 83 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI, age 67, died there

6 July 1976, age 84 - Wife Edna Balistreri, age 79, died at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisonsin

3 August 1976, age 84 - Brother-in-law Philip F. BALISTRERI, age 74, died at Milwaukee

August 1977, age 85 - Brother-in-law Giovanni MAZZUCCO, age 82, died there

Sometime before 1980 - Son Oscar BALISTRERI married Helen Morgan TILLMAN there

16 February 1986, age 94 - Daugher-in-law Helen Morgan TILLMAN Balistreri, age 67, died there

Sometime after 1986 - Son Oscar BALISTRERI married Mary Pat MORRISON there

June 1987, age 95 - Sister Stefana "Fannie" BALISTRERI Mazzucco, age 86, died there

19 December 1991, age 100 - Brother's widow Rosa "Rose" MACHI Balistreri, age 95, died there

23 March 1993, age 101 - Died there

26 March 1993 - Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery there