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  Antonino "Tony" BALISTRERI, 1895-1975
Margaret's cousin

16 November 1895 - Born at Santa Flavia, Palermo Province, Sicily

15 August 1898, age 2 - Brother Gaetano BALISTRERI born at Sant' Elia, Palermo Province, Sicily

26 April 1900, age 4 - Emigrated at Palermo, Palermo Province, Sicily. The mother with four of her children traveled on the ship "Minghetti".

15 May 1900, age 4 - Immigrated at New York, New York

About 16 May 1900, age 4 - Brother Gaetano BALISTRERI, age 1, died at Ellis Island there

30 March 1901, age 5 - Sister Stefana "Fannie" BALISTRERI Mazzucco born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

2 October 1902, age 6 - Brother Gaetano "Tom" BALISTRERI born there

22 April 1904, age 8 - Brother Pietro "Peter" BALISTERRI born there

11 February 1906, age 10 - Sister Francesca "Frances" BALISTRERI Balistreri born there

19 March 1907, age 11 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI born there

2 March 1909, age 13 - Brother John BALISTRERI born there

January 1911, age 15 - Brother Theodore BALISTRERI born there

6 April 1913, age 17 - Sister Rosa BALISTRERI, age 18, married Giuseppe MORANA, age 28, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church there

1 November 1913, age 17 - Sister Antonina BALISTRERI Naso born there

27 November 1915, age 20 - Brother Giuseppe "Joseph, Joe" BALISTRERI, age 26, married Rosa "Rose" MACHI, age 18, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church there

Sometime before 1917 - Naturalized

27 January 1917, age 21 - Sister Stefana "Fannie" BALISTRERI, age 15, married Giovanni MAZZUCCO, age 21, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church, Milwaukee

June 1917, age 21 - Resided at 222 Milwaukee Street there

5 June 1917, age 21 - Registered for WW-I draft there. He was described as short, medium build, with dark eyes and hair.

1918, age 22 - Occupation listed as teamster at North Western Barrek Company, North Water Street there

As of sometime before 1920 - Resided at 1074 Kinnickinnic there

June 1920, age 24 - Son Andrea BALISTRERI born there

22 July 1920, age 24 - Married Josephine HAMBLETTE, age 21, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church there. Attendants were Giuseppe MORANA and Rosa BALISTRERI Morana. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. Fandinelli.

21 October 1933, age 37 - Sister Antonina BALISTRERI, age 19, married Jack NASO, age 27, at St. Michael Catholic Church there

16 January 1937, age 41 - Mother Maria Pietra "Mary" BUSALACCHI Balistreri, age 66, died there

12 June 1942, age 46 - Father Andrea "Andrew" BALISTRERI, age 78, died at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

10 February 1945, age 49 - Son Andrea BALISTRERI, age 24, married Josephine SORCE at Mount Carmel Catholic Church, West Allis, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

7 January 1955, age 59 - Sister Rosa BALISTRERI Morana, age 60, died at Milwaukee

13 October 1956, age 60 - Sister's widower Giuseppe MORANA, age 72, died there

22 May 1969, age 73 - Wife Josephine HAMBLETTE Balistreri, age 70, died there

10 July 1970, age 74 - Brother Giuseppe "Joseph, Joe" BALISTRERI, age 81, died there

6 March 1974, age 78 - Brother Francesco BALISTRERI, age 66, married Rose ZUIAMULDER at St. Catherine Catholic Church there

2 January 1975, age 79 - Died there

4 January 1975 - Buried at Holy Cross Cemetery there