Gaspare was born on Jan. 1, 1884 in Bronte, Provincia di Catania, Sicilia, according to a legal document he filled out in 1924 for a USA Passport application. His gravestone shows a birth-date of Jan. 2, 1886. Don't know which one is accurate. He was raised in Bronte.
Bronte is a small town, up the mountain from the large coastal city of Catania in eastern Sicily
His parents were:
*Serafino Gullo, of Bronte
*Nunziata Luca, of Bronte
His Paternal Grandparents:
*Gaspare Gullo
*Maria Franco
His Maternal Grandparents:
*Vincenzo Luca
*Angelina Moraci/Manace
Gaspare was named after his Paternal Grandfather, Gaspare Gullo. In the Italian/Sicilian custom the first born son would be named afer his paternal grandfather.
Gaspare was his given name but the family called him by his nick-name, Gasper
His siblings:
*Maria, married name Calcagno
*Felicia, married name Minio
*Vincenzo
*Giuseppe
*Margherita, married name Zerbo
Gaspare grew up in Bronte and as a youth he worked with his father helping him make handmade wicker baskets and mats for resale.
He was one of the first of our family to immigrate to the USA. In April of 1909 Gaspare left Bronte with his two cousins; Alfio Destro and Antonino Zerbo and the three boarded the ship "SS Europa" in Napoli and traveled to the USA. They arrived at Ellis Island, NY on April 29, 1909. They then went and settled in Jamestown, NY.
Years later Antonino Zerbo would marry Gaspare's younger sister Margaret in Jamestown.
Alfio Destro would move to Akron, Ohio and live there the rest of his life. He passed away in 1972. He was Gaspare's cousin, his father was Antonino Nunzio Destro and mother Felicia Gullo. Felicia was Gaspare's Aunt, sister of his father Serafino.
Back then Jamestown had a large number of jobs in their factories and mills. And Gaspare joined it's large and growing community of Sicilian immigrant workers. Jamestown's climate was much different than sunny Sicily and the new immigrants had a hard time dealing with the cold NY winters.
There were so many jobs around that Gaspare quickly found work in a furniture factory. Gaspare needed to make money so he could help his parents and family come over and join him in Jamestown. Their future counted on him to bring them over.
On April 15, 1910 he married Maria Miceli in Jamestown. At first they moved in and lived with her parents. Their house was located at 110 Harrison Street.
Later on Oct. 14, 1910 Gaspare's father Serafino came over from Bronte and joined him in Jamestown. Sadly, Serafino quickly became ill and died that same month on Oct. 29th. Serafino's sudden death was quite a shock for Gaspare and his wife who were expecting their first child (Nancy) two months later in Dec. Gaspare buried his father and had to send the sad news by letter to his mother and family in Sicily that their father had passed.
In the next few years Gaspare's brothers, sisters, nieces and mother would come over and join him in Jamestown. They would all find work in Jamestown's furniture factories and linen mills. Back in those days it was hard for ladies to find work in most cities but Jamestown's linen mills employed quite a few ladies.
And as was the Italian custom Gaspare and Maria's children were named after their grandparents and relatives.
Gaspare and Maria had the following children:
*Nancy
*Serafina
*Grace
*Russell
*Mary
*Roseanne
On June 17, 1918 Gaspare proudly became a US Citizen.
Gaspare and his younger brother Vincenzo would return to their hometown of Bronte in the summer of 1924 to visit their older sister Maria and family. This would be Gaspare's last trip to Sicily. And good thing he returned for one last visit. His life would be cut short 3 years later.
Gaspare was a member of Jamestown's "Societa San Sebastiano"; a popular, Sicilian Catholic, social group in the community. Most of the members came from the eastern Sicilian cities of Tortorici, Messina, Catania, and Bronte.
In 1927 Gaspare died at the young age of 41 in Jamestown. The good do die young. He was buried near his father in Jamestown's Holy Cross Cemetery.
His mother and most of his sisters and brothers would also be buried there.
The Gullo family was very close in life and in death.
Gaspare paved the way for many of us in the Gullo and Calcagno family to come over here to the USA. He sacrificed quite a bit in order to pay the fare for his father, mother, brothers, sisters and nieces to leave the poverty of Sicily and make a better life for themselves here in Calif. and NY.
We owe him a big debt of gratitude
Riposa in Pace, Caro Zio Gasper.
From your Great-Nephew, Joe O.
Bronte is a small town, up the mountain from the large coastal city of Catania in eastern Sicily
His parents were:
*Serafino Gullo, of Bronte
*Nunziata Luca, of Bronte
His Paternal Grandparents:
*Gaspare Gullo
*Maria Franco
His Maternal Grandparents:
*Vincenzo Luca
*Angelina Moraci/Manace
Gaspare was named after his Paternal Grandfather, Gaspare Gullo. In the Italian/Sicilian custom the first born son would be named afer his paternal grandfather.
Gaspare was his given name but the family called him by his nick-name, Gasper
His siblings:
*Maria, married name Calcagno
*Felicia, married name Minio
*Vincenzo
*Giuseppe
*Margherita, married name Zerbo
Gaspare grew up in Bronte and as a youth he worked with his father helping him make handmade wicker baskets and mats for resale.
He was one of the first of our family to immigrate to the USA. In April of 1909 Gaspare left Bronte with his two cousins; Alfio Destro and Antonino Zerbo and the three boarded the ship "SS Europa" in Napoli and traveled to the USA. They arrived at Ellis Island, NY on April 29, 1909. They then went and settled in Jamestown, NY.
Years later Antonino Zerbo would marry Gaspare's younger sister Margaret in Jamestown.
Alfio Destro would move to Akron, Ohio and live there the rest of his life. He passed away in 1972. He was Gaspare's cousin, his father was Antonino Nunzio Destro and mother Felicia Gullo. Felicia was Gaspare's Aunt, sister of his father Serafino.
Back then Jamestown had a large number of jobs in their factories and mills. And Gaspare joined it's large and growing community of Sicilian immigrant workers. Jamestown's climate was much different than sunny Sicily and the new immigrants had a hard time dealing with the cold NY winters.
There were so many jobs around that Gaspare quickly found work in a furniture factory. Gaspare needed to make money so he could help his parents and family come over and join him in Jamestown. Their future counted on him to bring them over.
On April 15, 1910 he married Maria Miceli in Jamestown. At first they moved in and lived with her parents. Their house was located at 110 Harrison Street.
Later on Oct. 14, 1910 Gaspare's father Serafino came over from Bronte and joined him in Jamestown. Sadly, Serafino quickly became ill and died that same month on Oct. 29th. Serafino's sudden death was quite a shock for Gaspare and his wife who were expecting their first child (Nancy) two months later in Dec. Gaspare buried his father and had to send the sad news by letter to his mother and family in Sicily that their father had passed.
In the next few years Gaspare's brothers, sisters, nieces and mother would come over and join him in Jamestown. They would all find work in Jamestown's furniture factories and linen mills. Back in those days it was hard for ladies to find work in most cities but Jamestown's linen mills employed quite a few ladies.
And as was the Italian custom Gaspare and Maria's children were named after their grandparents and relatives.
Gaspare and Maria had the following children:
*Nancy
*Serafina
*Grace
*Russell
*Mary
*Roseanne
On June 17, 1918 Gaspare proudly became a US Citizen.
Gaspare and his younger brother Vincenzo would return to their hometown of Bronte in the summer of 1924 to visit their older sister Maria and family. This would be Gaspare's last trip to Sicily. And good thing he returned for one last visit. His life would be cut short 3 years later.
Gaspare was a member of Jamestown's "Societa San Sebastiano"; a popular, Sicilian Catholic, social group in the community. Most of the members came from the eastern Sicilian cities of Tortorici, Messina, Catania, and Bronte.
In 1927 Gaspare died at the young age of 41 in Jamestown. The good do die young. He was buried near his father in Jamestown's Holy Cross Cemetery.
His mother and most of his sisters and brothers would also be buried there.
The Gullo family was very close in life and in death.
Gaspare paved the way for many of us in the Gullo and Calcagno family to come over here to the USA. He sacrificed quite a bit in order to pay the fare for his father, mother, brothers, sisters and nieces to leave the poverty of Sicily and make a better life for themselves here in Calif. and NY.
We owe him a big debt of gratitude
Riposa in Pace, Caro Zio Gasper.
From your Great-Nephew, Joe O.
Gaspare was born on Jan. 1, 1884 in Bronte, Provincia di Catania, Sicilia, according to a legal document he filled out in 1924 for a USA Passport application. His gravestone shows a birth-date of Jan. 2, 1886. Don't know which one is accurate. He was raised in Bronte.
Bronte is a small town, up the mountain from the large coastal city of Catania in eastern Sicily
His parents were:
*Serafino Gullo, of Bronte
*Nunziata Luca, of Bronte
His Paternal Grandparents:
*Gaspare Gullo
*Maria Franco
His Maternal Grandparents:
*Vincenzo Luca
*Angelina Moraci/Manace
Gaspare was named after his Paternal Grandfather, Gaspare Gullo. In the Italian/Sicilian custom the first born son would be named afer his paternal grandfather.
Gaspare was his given name but the family called him by his nick-name, Gasper
His siblings:
*Maria, married name Calcagno
*Felicia, married name Minio
*Vincenzo
*Giuseppe
*Margherita, married name Zerbo
Gaspare grew up in Bronte and as a youth he worked with his father helping him make handmade wicker baskets and mats for resale.
He was one of the first of our family to immigrate to the USA. In April of 1909 Gaspare left Bronte with his two cousins; Alfio Destro and Antonino Zerbo and the three boarded the ship "SS Europa" in Napoli and traveled to the USA. They arrived at Ellis Island, NY on April 29, 1909. They then went and settled in Jamestown, NY.
Years later Antonino Zerbo would marry Gaspare's younger sister Margaret in Jamestown.
Alfio Destro would move to Akron, Ohio and live there the rest of his life. He passed away in 1972. He was Gaspare's cousin, his father was Antonino Nunzio Destro and mother Felicia Gullo. Felicia was Gaspare's Aunt, sister of his father Serafino.
Back then Jamestown had a large number of jobs in their factories and mills. And Gaspare joined it's large and growing community of Sicilian immigrant workers. Jamestown's climate was much different than sunny Sicily and the new immigrants had a hard time dealing with the cold NY winters.
There were so many jobs around that Gaspare quickly found work in a furniture factory. Gaspare needed to make money so he could help his parents and family come over and join him in Jamestown. Their future counted on him to bring them over.
On April 15, 1910 he married Maria Miceli in Jamestown. At first they moved in and lived with her parents. Their house was located at 110 Harrison Street.
Later on Oct. 14, 1910 Gaspare's father Serafino came over from Bronte and joined him in Jamestown. Sadly, Serafino quickly became ill and died that same month on Oct. 29th. Serafino's sudden death was quite a shock for Gaspare and his wife who were expecting their first child (Nancy) two months later in Dec. Gaspare buried his father and had to send the sad news by letter to his mother and family in Sicily that their father had passed.
In the next few years Gaspare's brothers, sisters, nieces and mother would come over and join him in Jamestown. They would all find work in Jamestown's furniture factories and linen mills. Back in those days it was hard for ladies to find work in most cities but Jamestown's linen mills employed quite a few ladies.
And as was the Italian custom Gaspare and Maria's children were named after their grandparents and relatives.
Gaspare and Maria had the following children:
*Nancy
*Serafina
*Grace
*Russell
*Mary
*Roseanne
On June 17, 1918 Gaspare proudly became a US Citizen.
Gaspare and his younger brother Vincenzo would return to their hometown of Bronte in the summer of 1924 to visit their older sister Maria and family. This would be Gaspare's last trip to Sicily. And good thing he returned for one last visit. His life would be cut short 3 years later.
Gaspare was a member of Jamestown's "Societa San Sebastiano"; a popular, Sicilian Catholic, social group in the community. Most of the members came from the eastern Sicilian cities of Tortorici, Messina, Catania, and Bronte.
In 1927 Gaspare died at the young age of 41 in Jamestown. The good do die young. He was buried near his father in Jamestown's Holy Cross Cemetery.
His mother and most of his sisters and brothers would also be buried there.
The Gullo family was very close in life and in death.
Gaspare paved the way for many of us in the Gullo and Calcagno family to come over here to the USA. He sacrificed quite a bit in order to pay the fare for his father, mother, brothers, sisters and nieces to leave the poverty of Sicily and make a better life for themselves here in Calif. and NY.
We owe him a big debt of gratitude
Riposa in Pace, Caro Zio Gasper.
From your Great-Nephew, Joe O.
Bronte is a small town, up the mountain from the large coastal city of Catania in eastern Sicily
His parents were:
*Serafino Gullo, of Bronte
*Nunziata Luca, of Bronte
His Paternal Grandparents:
*Gaspare Gullo
*Maria Franco
His Maternal Grandparents:
*Vincenzo Luca
*Angelina Moraci/Manace
Gaspare was named after his Paternal Grandfather, Gaspare Gullo. In the Italian/Sicilian custom the first born son would be named afer his paternal grandfather.
Gaspare was his given name but the family called him by his nick-name, Gasper
His siblings:
*Maria, married name Calcagno
*Felicia, married name Minio
*Vincenzo
*Giuseppe
*Margherita, married name Zerbo
Gaspare grew up in Bronte and as a youth he worked with his father helping him make handmade wicker baskets and mats for resale.
He was one of the first of our family to immigrate to the USA. In April of 1909 Gaspare left Bronte with his two cousins; Alfio Destro and Antonino Zerbo and the three boarded the ship "SS Europa" in Napoli and traveled to the USA. They arrived at Ellis Island, NY on April 29, 1909. They then went and settled in Jamestown, NY.
Years later Antonino Zerbo would marry Gaspare's younger sister Margaret in Jamestown.
Alfio Destro would move to Akron, Ohio and live there the rest of his life. He passed away in 1972. He was Gaspare's cousin, his father was Antonino Nunzio Destro and mother Felicia Gullo. Felicia was Gaspare's Aunt, sister of his father Serafino.
Back then Jamestown had a large number of jobs in their factories and mills. And Gaspare joined it's large and growing community of Sicilian immigrant workers. Jamestown's climate was much different than sunny Sicily and the new immigrants had a hard time dealing with the cold NY winters.
There were so many jobs around that Gaspare quickly found work in a furniture factory. Gaspare needed to make money so he could help his parents and family come over and join him in Jamestown. Their future counted on him to bring them over.
On April 15, 1910 he married Maria Miceli in Jamestown. At first they moved in and lived with her parents. Their house was located at 110 Harrison Street.
Later on Oct. 14, 1910 Gaspare's father Serafino came over from Bronte and joined him in Jamestown. Sadly, Serafino quickly became ill and died that same month on Oct. 29th. Serafino's sudden death was quite a shock for Gaspare and his wife who were expecting their first child (Nancy) two months later in Dec. Gaspare buried his father and had to send the sad news by letter to his mother and family in Sicily that their father had passed.
In the next few years Gaspare's brothers, sisters, nieces and mother would come over and join him in Jamestown. They would all find work in Jamestown's furniture factories and linen mills. Back in those days it was hard for ladies to find work in most cities but Jamestown's linen mills employed quite a few ladies.
And as was the Italian custom Gaspare and Maria's children were named after their grandparents and relatives.
Gaspare and Maria had the following children:
*Nancy
*Serafina
*Grace
*Russell
*Mary
*Roseanne
On June 17, 1918 Gaspare proudly became a US Citizen.
Gaspare and his younger brother Vincenzo would return to their hometown of Bronte in the summer of 1924 to visit their older sister Maria and family. This would be Gaspare's last trip to Sicily. And good thing he returned for one last visit. His life would be cut short 3 years later.
Gaspare was a member of Jamestown's "Societa San Sebastiano"; a popular, Sicilian Catholic, social group in the community. Most of the members came from the eastern Sicilian cities of Tortorici, Messina, Catania, and Bronte.
In 1927 Gaspare died at the young age of 41 in Jamestown. The good do die young. He was buried near his father in Jamestown's Holy Cross Cemetery.
His mother and most of his sisters and brothers would also be buried there.
The Gullo family was very close in life and in death.
Gaspare paved the way for many of us in the Gullo and Calcagno family to come over here to the USA. He sacrificed quite a bit in order to pay the fare for his father, mother, brothers, sisters and nieces to leave the poverty of Sicily and make a better life for themselves here in Calif. and NY.
We owe him a big debt of gratitude
Riposa in Pace, Caro Zio Gasper.
From your Great-Nephew, Joe O.
Inscription
In Italian
English Translation:
GASPARE GULLO,
Born 2nd of Jan. 1886
Died 17th of Nov. 1927
San Sebastian Society
Laid to rest by his wife.
Family Members
Spouse
