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Nunzio and Assunta were married on May 5, 1911 in Milano

Nunzio "Puppy" A. Cardellino

Born Sep 2, 1892, Castel di Sangro, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Died Mar 3, 1972, Opa Locka, Florida

Son of Tommaso Cardellino (Mar 10, 1843 - ?) and
Giovina Onorato Dec 25, 1860 - Apr 7, 1945 daughter of Ferdinando Onorato & Artemisia Buono

Puppy immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 20 from Naples on Oct 2, 1912, arriving in Boston on Oct 14, on the steamship named SS Cretic.

SS Cretic
White Star Line, 1903-1923
(A Twin-Screw Steamer)

The SS Cretic had 4 names during it's life: Hanoverian, 1902-1903; Mayflower, 1903, Cretic, 1903-1923 & Devonian, 1923-1929. The ship was scrapped in 1929.

On June 5, 1917, Puppy registered for the draft at the age of 24. His address at the time was 149 Iolite Alley, Johnstown. View Puppy's registration card.

In the 1930s, Puppy and his brother Hector were members of the Blairsville Band.

Assunta "Nunna" Ester Visconti

Born Apr 24, 1891
Died Sep 1, 1982, Florida

Daughter of Carlo Visconti and Annunziata Magnesia

At the age of 22, "Nunna" immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 22 along with her 2 year old daughter Jiovina (Jay) and 11 month old son Tomasso (Tommy) from Naples arriving in Philadelphia Aug 7, 1913 on the Italian passenger steamship named SS Stampalia.

SS Stampalia
La Veloce Line, 1912-1916
(The Fast One)

On August 17th, 1916, Stampalia, on voyage from Genoa, was sunk by the German submarine UB-47 (Wolfgang Steinbauer), 30 miles south from Cape Matapan, Greece. Read more at wrecksite.eu.

Information about Castel di Sangro

Common surnames recorded in Castel di Sangro include Cardellino, Berardinelli & Gasbarro.