FIRST GENERATION

1. Concezio "James" (Quattrocchi) Quattro was born on 30 Nov 1884 in Albezia Di Sulmo, Italy. He died on 18 Jan 1948 in Davis, Tucker, West Virginia U. After suffering a severe stroke Lucia Leopardi Quattro was brought to Detroit, Michigan and cared for by her daughters, Adeline T. (Quattro) DePollo and Lucy Rose Quattro. They cared for until her death on May 18th, 1970.

He was married to Lucia "Lucy" Leopardi (daughter of Concezio Leopardi and Nunziata Buccilli) on 4 Dec 1913 in Albezia Di Sulmo, Italy. Lucia "Lucy" Leopardi was born on 26 Nov 1894 in Sulmona, Italy. Tucker County records list Lucia's birth as November 25, 1894 Emigrated from Sulmona, Italy with several of her children to join her husband, Concezio Quattrocchi. She and her husband lived in Coketon, West Virginia where her her husband had a small farm and worked in the coal mines. They eventually moved from Coketon about six miles away to a town name Davis,
West Virginia where they had a restaurant on the street level of their two-store home. She died on 18 May 1970 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan USA. Tucker County Naturalization Records from 1856-1954 lists Lucia Leopardi Quattrocchi as being born in Abazie, Italy November 25, 1894. Residence Coketon WV. Occupation: housewife. Married to Concejie (Concezio), born November 12, 1884 at Abazie, Italy. Children listed as Guida, born August 10, 1916; Adolpha, born March 14, 1917; Rocca, born August 16, 1918; Adelina, born June 25, 1920; Alfred, born July 11, 1922; Ernest, born April 7, 1924; Lucy, born November 16, 1928; and Jim, born March 25, 1931 (all born at Coketon, WV). Arrived at the port of New York City on June 20, 1916 from Naples, Italy on the vessel Dante Alighieri, Petition filed on April 2, 1942 at Tucker County, WV. Naturalized
June 2, 1943. She suffered a stroke quite a few years before her death while living in Detroit with her daughter.

Concezio "James" (Quattrocchi) Quattro and Lucia "Lucy" Leopardi had the following children:

child+2 i. Guido (Quattrocchi) Quattro.
child+3 ii. Adolph "Zeke" (Quattrocchi) Quattro.
child+4 iii. Rocco J. (Quattrocchi) Quattro.
child+5 iv. Adeline Teresa (Quattrocchi) Quattro.
child+6 v. Alfred (Quattrocchi) Quattro.
child+7 vi. Ernest A. (Quattrocchi) Quattro.
child8 vii. Lucy Rose Quattro was born on 16 Nov 1928. Lucy Rose Quattro was the first child born to Concezio Quattrocchi and Lucia
Leopardi after the family name was legally changed (1926) to Quattro. Lucy Rose
Quattro worked at General Motor's Fisher Body plant in Michigan. She retired an
returned to Davis, West Virginia where she owns and lives in the former home of
her mother, Lucia Leopardi Quattro.
child+9 viii. James Joseph "Chub" Quattro.

 

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