John Mantia (1921 - 1998)

Born 26 May 1921 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Son of Giovanni Mantia and Paulina (Dispensa) Mantia

Husband of Vera (Weiss) Mantia — married 30 Mar 1946 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1998 at age 77 in Ocala, Marion, Florida, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1921 in Chicago, the 3rd of 5 children of John Mantia and Lena Dispensa.^[1]

He married Vera Weiss in 1946.^[2]

He passed away in 1998.^{[3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N773-L6R : 18 May 2016), Lena Dispensa in entry for John Mantra, 26 May 1921; Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, reference/certificate 21018, Cook County Clerk, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,309,499.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Cook County Clerk, comp. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008. Name: Vera Weiss, Marriage Date: 30 Mar 1946, Spouse: John Mantia Jr., Marriage Location: Cook County, IL, Marriage license: {4EBCBA95-D30F-4F3D-943B-6670E0604903}, File Number: 1896066, Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages), Archive repository location: Chicago, IL, Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3M2-NY7 : 19 May 2014), John Mantia, 18 Aug 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVZS-S37 : 25 December 2014), John Mantia, 18 Aug 1998; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 99195, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

• Heard this personally. This is my grandfather.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWY5-T3M : 14 March 2018), John Mantia in household of John Mantia, Ward 13, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-890, sheet 3B, line 67, family 64, 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 948.

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Bill Sirinek and his first cousin twice removed, E.M. Their most-recent common ancestors are Giuseppe Mantia and Santa Bova the 2x great grandparents of Bill Sirinek and grandparents of E.M. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousins, based on sharing 310 cM across 14 segments.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Bill Sirinek and his third cousin once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Nicolo Dispenza and Rosalia Pisa, the 3x-great grandparents of Bill Sirinek and 2x great grandparents of his cousin. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd-4th Cousins, based on sharing 93cM across 5 segments