Known as Joseph most of his life, as Giuseppe he came with his mother, Salvadora Teresa Finocchio (Branda) and younger brother Giacomo (Jack) to the United States when he was only 3. The three arrived at the port of New Orleans on 30 October 1890 via the SS Entella from Palermo. According to his marriage records, he had been born in Camelina, Sicily, Italy; although the town may no longer exist.
Joseph's father, Stefano (Stephen) Branda had arrived prior to the rest of the family, and according to family stories, worked on one of the sugar plantations owned by John Dymond, who had been elected president of the Plaquemines Parish policy jury district and later, in 1900, was elected as a state senator. Stephen and Teresa and their boys settled in Plaquemines Parish, purchasing farm land on 1 January 1900 in what was known as Bertrandville Village. Joseph, then age 12, appeared on the (April) 1900 Census (ED 38; Pg 3-B; Family 71) at Bertrandville with his parents, brother Jack and 3 additional siblings, under the Americanized surname of "Brann."
Joseph was only 15 when, in late 1902, his father was mortally injured in an accident on the farm and died shortly thereafter on 2 December. He and his brother Jack, then almost 12, took over farming duties to support the family. Not quite three years later, on 11 September 1905, their mother died in an epidemic of either influenza or yellow fever. At age 18, Joseph along with his brother Jack, became the parents for their 3 younger siblings. They continued working the family farm, and the siblings appeared all together on the (April) 1910 Census (again under the surname of Brann; ED 50; Pg 3-B; Family 59), with the description of their farm being in Police Jury Ward 2, along the "road [that] borders on Mississippi River."
Living nearby the family was another Italian immigrant family, the Chiappettas. Joseph fell in love with their oldest daughter, Rosanna, and the two married in Plaquemines Parish on 3 June 1911. About this time, the newlyweds left the Branda family farm and moved to New Orleans, where their daughter Elizabeth was born on 23 May 1912.
On 6 September 1913, Joseph and his siblings petitioned the 29th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Plaquemines to be declared the sole heirs of their parents. Days prior to the petition (2 September), Joseph had sold his portion of the farm to Antonio Maniche, another Italian immigrant who testified at district court to his knowledge of the life and deaths of Joseph's parents, Stephen and Teresa.
The small family may have sheltered Joseph's youngest siblings, Carmel and Bernadette, for a time, until they struck out on their own. Carmel had himself declared an emancipated minor at age 18 in 1913, and Bernadette married at age 18 in 1917. Sister Lena had already married in Plaquemines Parish in July 1912 to Victor Cash, who had testified of his knowledge of their parents to the district court and had been a witness at Joseph and Rosanna's marriage the previous year.
Joseph registered for the draft during the Great War in New Orleans on 5 June 1917, the same day as his brother Carmel registered; although Carmel was living at the time in Port Arthur, Texas, where he would remain. Joseph indicated on his registration that he and his family were living at 5906 Patton Street and that he, an ice dealer, was the sole support of his wife and child, thus claiming exemption, which he was subsequently granted. He proclaimed his citizenship as being an alien and an Italian subject; although his appearance was not typically southern Italian as his stated birth and immigration documents might indicate. His complexion was fair and his hair, like his brother Jack's, was red.
Unhappily, Joseph left his family while still young. He succumbed to "broncho-pneumonia" at the age of 31 on 13 Jan 1919. His obituary appeared in the Times-Picayune the next day:
"BRANDA ---On Monday,January 13, 1919, at 10 o'clock p.m., JOSEPH BRANDA, beloved husband of Rosina Chiappetta, a native of Plaquemine, La.[sic], and a resident of this city for the past eight years.
"The relatives and friends, also the members of the Association Italiana the M.B. San Guinsette, are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Tuesday, January 14, at 2 p.m., from the late residence of the deceased,5906 Patton street.
"Interment in Metairie Cemetery."
Transcribed by TexasLass from copy of obituary purchased from the New Orleans Public Library.
Parents
Stefano "Stephen" Branda (May 1860 Italy - Dec 1902 LA)
Salvadora Teresa Finocchio Branda (Jul 1860 Italy - Sep 1905 LA)
Siblings
(Joseph)
Giacomo "Jack" Branda (Jan 1890 - Jul 1954)
Lena Branda Cash (Nov 1893 LA - Aug 1982 TX)
Carmel Branda (1895 - 1966)
Bernadette Branda Bonura (1898 - 1994)
Joseph's father, Stefano (Stephen) Branda had arrived prior to the rest of the family, and according to family stories, worked on one of the sugar plantations owned by John Dymond, who had been elected president of the Plaquemines Parish policy jury district and later, in 1900, was elected as a state senator. Stephen and Teresa and their boys settled in Plaquemines Parish, purchasing farm land on 1 January 1900 in what was known as Bertrandville Village. Joseph, then age 12, appeared on the (April) 1900 Census (ED 38; Pg 3-B; Family 71) at Bertrandville with his parents, brother Jack and 3 additional siblings, under the Americanized surname of "Brann."
Joseph was only 15 when, in late 1902, his father was mortally injured in an accident on the farm and died shortly thereafter on 2 December. He and his brother Jack, then almost 12, took over farming duties to support the family. Not quite three years later, on 11 September 1905, their mother died in an epidemic of either influenza or yellow fever. At age 18, Joseph along with his brother Jack, became the parents for their 3 younger siblings. They continued working the family farm, and the siblings appeared all together on the (April) 1910 Census (again under the surname of Brann; ED 50; Pg 3-B; Family 59), with the description of their farm being in Police Jury Ward 2, along the "road [that] borders on Mississippi River."
Living nearby the family was another Italian immigrant family, the Chiappettas. Joseph fell in love with their oldest daughter, Rosanna, and the two married in Plaquemines Parish on 3 June 1911. About this time, the newlyweds left the Branda family farm and moved to New Orleans, where their daughter Elizabeth was born on 23 May 1912.
On 6 September 1913, Joseph and his siblings petitioned the 29th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Plaquemines to be declared the sole heirs of their parents. Days prior to the petition (2 September), Joseph had sold his portion of the farm to Antonio Maniche, another Italian immigrant who testified at district court to his knowledge of the life and deaths of Joseph's parents, Stephen and Teresa.
The small family may have sheltered Joseph's youngest siblings, Carmel and Bernadette, for a time, until they struck out on their own. Carmel had himself declared an emancipated minor at age 18 in 1913, and Bernadette married at age 18 in 1917. Sister Lena had already married in Plaquemines Parish in July 1912 to Victor Cash, who had testified of his knowledge of their parents to the district court and had been a witness at Joseph and Rosanna's marriage the previous year.
Joseph registered for the draft during the Great War in New Orleans on 5 June 1917, the same day as his brother Carmel registered; although Carmel was living at the time in Port Arthur, Texas, where he would remain. Joseph indicated on his registration that he and his family were living at 5906 Patton Street and that he, an ice dealer, was the sole support of his wife and child, thus claiming exemption, which he was subsequently granted. He proclaimed his citizenship as being an alien and an Italian subject; although his appearance was not typically southern Italian as his stated birth and immigration documents might indicate. His complexion was fair and his hair, like his brother Jack's, was red.
Unhappily, Joseph left his family while still young. He succumbed to "broncho-pneumonia" at the age of 31 on 13 Jan 1919. His obituary appeared in the Times-Picayune the next day:
"BRANDA ---On Monday,January 13, 1919, at 10 o'clock p.m., JOSEPH BRANDA, beloved husband of Rosina Chiappetta, a native of Plaquemine, La.[sic], and a resident of this city for the past eight years.
"The relatives and friends, also the members of the Association Italiana the M.B. San Guinsette, are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Tuesday, January 14, at 2 p.m., from the late residence of the deceased,5906 Patton street.
"Interment in Metairie Cemetery."
Transcribed by TexasLass from copy of obituary purchased from the New Orleans Public Library.
Parents
Stefano "Stephen" Branda (May 1860 Italy - Dec 1902 LA)
Salvadora Teresa Finocchio Branda (Jul 1860 Italy - Sep 1905 LA)
Siblings
(Joseph)
Giacomo "Jack" Branda (Jan 1890 - Jul 1954)
Lena Branda Cash (Nov 1893 LA - Aug 1982 TX)
Carmel Branda (1895 - 1966)
Bernadette Branda Bonura (1898 - 1994)
Known as Joseph most of his life, as Giuseppe he came with his mother, Salvadora Teresa Finocchio (Branda) and younger brother Giacomo (Jack) to the United States when he was only 3. The three arrived at the port of New Orleans on 30 October 1890 via the SS Entella from Palermo. According to his marriage records, he had been born in Camelina, Sicily, Italy; although the town may no longer exist.
Joseph's father, Stefano (Stephen) Branda had arrived prior to the rest of the family, and according to family stories, worked on one of the sugar plantations owned by John Dymond, who had been elected president of the Plaquemines Parish policy jury district and later, in 1900, was elected as a state senator. Stephen and Teresa and their boys settled in Plaquemines Parish, purchasing farm land on 1 January 1900 in what was known as Bertrandville Village. Joseph, then age 12, appeared on the (April) 1900 Census (ED 38; Pg 3-B; Family 71) at Bertrandville with his parents, brother Jack and 3 additional siblings, under the Americanized surname of "Brann."
Joseph was only 15 when, in late 1902, his father was mortally injured in an accident on the farm and died shortly thereafter on 2 December. He and his brother Jack, then almost 12, took over farming duties to support the family. Not quite three years later, on 11 September 1905, their mother died in an epidemic of either influenza or yellow fever. At age 18, Joseph along with his brother Jack, became the parents for their 3 younger siblings. They continued working the family farm, and the siblings appeared all together on the (April) 1910 Census (again under the surname of Brann; ED 50; Pg 3-B; Family 59), with the description of their farm being in Police Jury Ward 2, along the "road [that] borders on Mississippi River."
Living nearby the family was another Italian immigrant family, the Chiappettas. Joseph fell in love with their oldest daughter, Rosanna, and the two married in Plaquemines Parish on 3 June 1911. About this time, the newlyweds left the Branda family farm and moved to New Orleans, where their daughter Elizabeth was born on 23 May 1912.
On 6 September 1913, Joseph and his siblings petitioned the 29th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Plaquemines to be declared the sole heirs of their parents. Days prior to the petition (2 September), Joseph had sold his portion of the farm to Antonio Maniche, another Italian immigrant who testified at district court to his knowledge of the life and deaths of Joseph's parents, Stephen and Teresa.
The small family may have sheltered Joseph's youngest siblings, Carmel and Bernadette, for a time, until they struck out on their own. Carmel had himself declared an emancipated minor at age 18 in 1913, and Bernadette married at age 18 in 1917. Sister Lena had already married in Plaquemines Parish in July 1912 to Victor Cash, who had testified of his knowledge of their parents to the district court and had been a witness at Joseph and Rosanna's marriage the previous year.
Joseph registered for the draft during the Great War in New Orleans on 5 June 1917, the same day as his brother Carmel registered; although Carmel was living at the time in Port Arthur, Texas, where he would remain. Joseph indicated on his registration that he and his family were living at 5906 Patton Street and that he, an ice dealer, was the sole support of his wife and child, thus claiming exemption, which he was subsequently granted. He proclaimed his citizenship as being an alien and an Italian subject; although his appearance was not typically southern Italian as his stated birth and immigration documents might indicate. His complexion was fair and his hair, like his brother Jack's, was red.
Unhappily, Joseph left his family while still young. He succumbed to "broncho-pneumonia" at the age of 31 on 13 Jan 1919. His obituary appeared in the Times-Picayune the next day:
"BRANDA ---On Monday,January 13, 1919, at 10 o'clock p.m., JOSEPH BRANDA, beloved husband of Rosina Chiappetta, a native of Plaquemine, La.[sic], and a resident of this city for the past eight years.
"The relatives and friends, also the members of the Association Italiana the M.B. San Guinsette, are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Tuesday, January 14, at 2 p.m., from the late residence of the deceased,5906 Patton street.
"Interment in Metairie Cemetery."
Transcribed by TexasLass from copy of obituary purchased from the New Orleans Public Library.
Parents
Stefano "Stephen" Branda (May 1860 Italy - Dec 1902 LA)
Salvadora Teresa Finocchio Branda (Jul 1860 Italy - Sep 1905 LA)
Siblings
(Joseph)
Giacomo "Jack" Branda (Jan 1890 - Jul 1954)
Lena Branda Cash (Nov 1893 LA - Aug 1982 TX)
Carmel Branda (1895 - 1966)
Bernadette Branda Bonura (1898 - 1994)
Joseph's father, Stefano (Stephen) Branda had arrived prior to the rest of the family, and according to family stories, worked on one of the sugar plantations owned by John Dymond, who had been elected president of the Plaquemines Parish policy jury district and later, in 1900, was elected as a state senator. Stephen and Teresa and their boys settled in Plaquemines Parish, purchasing farm land on 1 January 1900 in what was known as Bertrandville Village. Joseph, then age 12, appeared on the (April) 1900 Census (ED 38; Pg 3-B; Family 71) at Bertrandville with his parents, brother Jack and 3 additional siblings, under the Americanized surname of "Brann."
Joseph was only 15 when, in late 1902, his father was mortally injured in an accident on the farm and died shortly thereafter on 2 December. He and his brother Jack, then almost 12, took over farming duties to support the family. Not quite three years later, on 11 September 1905, their mother died in an epidemic of either influenza or yellow fever. At age 18, Joseph along with his brother Jack, became the parents for their 3 younger siblings. They continued working the family farm, and the siblings appeared all together on the (April) 1910 Census (again under the surname of Brann; ED 50; Pg 3-B; Family 59), with the description of their farm being in Police Jury Ward 2, along the "road [that] borders on Mississippi River."
Living nearby the family was another Italian immigrant family, the Chiappettas. Joseph fell in love with their oldest daughter, Rosanna, and the two married in Plaquemines Parish on 3 June 1911. About this time, the newlyweds left the Branda family farm and moved to New Orleans, where their daughter Elizabeth was born on 23 May 1912.
On 6 September 1913, Joseph and his siblings petitioned the 29th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Plaquemines to be declared the sole heirs of their parents. Days prior to the petition (2 September), Joseph had sold his portion of the farm to Antonio Maniche, another Italian immigrant who testified at district court to his knowledge of the life and deaths of Joseph's parents, Stephen and Teresa.
The small family may have sheltered Joseph's youngest siblings, Carmel and Bernadette, for a time, until they struck out on their own. Carmel had himself declared an emancipated minor at age 18 in 1913, and Bernadette married at age 18 in 1917. Sister Lena had already married in Plaquemines Parish in July 1912 to Victor Cash, who had testified of his knowledge of their parents to the district court and had been a witness at Joseph and Rosanna's marriage the previous year.
Joseph registered for the draft during the Great War in New Orleans on 5 June 1917, the same day as his brother Carmel registered; although Carmel was living at the time in Port Arthur, Texas, where he would remain. Joseph indicated on his registration that he and his family were living at 5906 Patton Street and that he, an ice dealer, was the sole support of his wife and child, thus claiming exemption, which he was subsequently granted. He proclaimed his citizenship as being an alien and an Italian subject; although his appearance was not typically southern Italian as his stated birth and immigration documents might indicate. His complexion was fair and his hair, like his brother Jack's, was red.
Unhappily, Joseph left his family while still young. He succumbed to "broncho-pneumonia" at the age of 31 on 13 Jan 1919. His obituary appeared in the Times-Picayune the next day:
"BRANDA ---On Monday,January 13, 1919, at 10 o'clock p.m., JOSEPH BRANDA, beloved husband of Rosina Chiappetta, a native of Plaquemine, La.[sic], and a resident of this city for the past eight years.
"The relatives and friends, also the members of the Association Italiana the M.B. San Guinsette, are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Tuesday, January 14, at 2 p.m., from the late residence of the deceased,5906 Patton street.
"Interment in Metairie Cemetery."
Transcribed by TexasLass from copy of obituary purchased from the New Orleans Public Library.
Parents
Stefano "Stephen" Branda (May 1860 Italy - Dec 1902 LA)
Salvadora Teresa Finocchio Branda (Jul 1860 Italy - Sep 1905 LA)
Siblings
(Joseph)
Giacomo "Jack" Branda (Jan 1890 - Jul 1954)
Lena Branda Cash (Nov 1893 LA - Aug 1982 TX)
Carmel Branda (1895 - 1966)
Bernadette Branda Bonura (1898 - 1994)
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