His mother Lucia passed away in 1904, after which his father Frank remarried twice. Frank remarried first to Bessie Lampo and then to Lena Church after Bessie's death in 1913. This is why Luke's mother is listed as Bessie in the 1910 US Census and as Lena in the 1930 US Census.
Sources
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2SW-9XD : accessed 10 December 2017), Luke Petronella in household of Frank Petronella, Justice Precinct 4, Brazos, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 19B, family 343, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1529; FHL microfilm 1,375,542.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CQ46-96Z : accessed 10 December 2017), Luke Patranella in household of Frank Patranella, Precinct 4, Brazos, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 14B, line 75, family 294, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2301; FHL microfilm 2,342,035.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K47P-XCB : accessed 9 December 2017), Luke Patrenella, Tract 14, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 258-92, sheet 14A, line 34, family 300, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4192.
"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDGP-LT6 : 1 January 2015), Luke Patranella in entry for Anthony Patranella, 13 Jun 1940; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSB7-XJR : 5 December 2014), Luke Patranella in entry for Frank Charles Patranella, 09 Jun 1966; citing certificate number 43381, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,043.
"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDS4-J16 : 1 January 2015), Luke Patranella in entry for Lucy Patranella, 06 Sep 1933; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
"Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6G1-YGZ : 4 December 2014), Luke Patranella in entry for Lucy Patranella, 06 Sep 1933; citing , Brazos, Texas, United States, certificate 68557, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,283,184.
"Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDDF-LC8 : 5 December 2014), Luke Patranella in entry for Frances Patranella, 07 Sep 1936; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1F-KF8 : 5 December 2014), Luke Patranella, 03 Jun 1968; citing certificate number 39866, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,029.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2T-6TH8 : 13 December 2015), Luke Patranella, 1968; Burial, Bryan, Brazos, Texas, United States of America, Mount Calvary Cemetery; citing record ID Find A Grave: Memorial #77261755
"Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVBG-5NR : 5 December 2014), Luke Patranella, Brazos, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
"Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZCV-PXH : 24 May 2014), Luke Patranella, 03 Jun 1968; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Brazos, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Luke by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Luke: