Antonio Arcuri (1892 - 1986)

Born 28 Dec 1892 in Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Husband of Lela Mamie (Lane) Arcuri — married 12 Jan 1919 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, United States

Died 3 Jun 1986 at age 93 in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri

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Biography

Father: Joseph Arcuri, born in Italy. Mother: Josephina (Souta) Arcuri, born in Italy.

WWII draft card has birth year of 1893 but it was filled out by clerk.

5'6" tall, 150 lbs in 1942, dark brown eyes, black hair, dark brown complexion.

Completed 4th grade.

May 5, 1911 immigrated to New York, New York USA aboard the San Giorgio. Final destination: Clarksburg, West Virginia. By 1911 has scar over left eye.

Naturalized citizen before 1920.

1917 was single, alien resident, living in Ilasco, Ralls County, Missouri. 1917 was laborer for Atlas Cement Co. in Ilasco, Missouri. 1917 was supporting his parents.

1920 lived with wife and sister-in-law Leela, in rented home in Saverton Township, Ralls County, Missouri. 1920 was a laborer at the cement plant.

1930 lived with wife and sister-in-law Leela, in Saverton Township, Ralls County, Missouri. 1930 owned his home which is on a farm. 1930 was a shipper at the cement plant.

1935 lived in same house as in 1940.

1939 worked 40 weeks, earning $1,000. Had other income, presumably from the farm.

1940 lived with wife in Saverton Township, Ralls County, Missouri. 1940 owned his home, worth $2,000. 1940 worked in shipping dept. of Atlas Cement Co., working 40 hours the week before the census.

1950 lived with wife on farm in Saverton Township, Ralls County, Missouri. 1950 was farming, working 60 hours the week before the census.

Last residence: Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri.

Buried in Holy Family Cemetery, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri.

Obit from Hannibal Courier Post, Hannibal, MO. "A Mass of Christian Burial for Antonio (Tony) Arcuri, 93, of Route 3, Hannibal, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Ilasco. The Rev. Lewis McCorkle will officiate. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery. Mr. Arcuri died at 6:51 p.m. June 3, 1986, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He was born Dec. 28, 1892 in Italy to Joseph and Josephina Souta Arcuri. He was married to Lily Mamie Lane on Jan. 12, 1919, in Quincy, Ill. She died March 13, 1980. Mr. Arcuri was retired from Universal Atlas Cement Col. He was also a retired farmer and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Thursday at the O'Donnell funeral Home. A Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home."

SSN: 490-07-6733.

Sources

1911 ship arrival record, passenger #17; Source Citation: Year: 1911; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 17; Page Number: 138; Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C.

1917 WWI draft registration, Source Citation: Registration State: Missouri; Registration County: Ralls County; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005; Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.

1919 marriage record, County Clerk of Adams County, Illinois.

1920 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Saverton, Ralls, Missouri; Roll: T625_943; Page: 7A; Family: #123; Enumeration District: 158; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).

1930 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Saverton, Ralls, Missouri; Page: 9B; Family: #108; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340954; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

1940 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Saverton, Ralls, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02142; Page: 10A; Family: #194; Enumeration District: 87-10; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

1942 WWII draft registration, Source Citation: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 761; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010; Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.

1950 U.S. Census, Source Citation: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Saverton, Ralls, Missouri; Roll: 5771; Sheet Number: 73; Enumeration District: 87-12; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022; Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC.

Missouri death certificate abstract, Source Citation: Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Death Records, 1968-2015 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2021; Original data: Missouri Death Certificates, 1968-1970. Missouri, USA: Missouri Office of the Secretary of State.

Social Security Death Index, Source Citation: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014; Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

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