This past week I had the welcomed surprise of an email from a distant cousin who had found the blog and contacted me. He shared briefly that he was the great grandson of Rita Edith Marvulli and her husband Gaetano Caso and would love to share some photo’s with me. The cousin who contacted me was Joseph and he is my 3rd cousin. He is the son of Gloria Caso, daughter of Domenica Margharita Caso. Domenica was the daughter of Rita Marvulli, who was the sister of my great grandmother Nicoletta Marvulli. A sincere thank you to Joseph Eckhardt for reaching out and graciously sharing some of his family photo’s. The first one I wanted to share was this lovely wedding photo of Domenica to Vincenzo Locorriere.
Domenica Margharita (Margaret) Caso & Vincenzo Locorriere December 1922, N.Y.
Domenica Margharita known as Margaret was born 11 April, 1903 in Grumo Appula, Bari, Italy. She was the daughter of Rita Edith Marvulli and Gaetano Caso. Joseph and I share our 2x great grandparents Domenico Marvulli and Rosa DiArmiento parents of Rita Edith. Vincenzo Locorriere was born on June 1, 1890, also in Grumo Appula and was the son of Leonardo Locorriere and Laura Antonelli, both of Grumo Appula.
Birth Certificate Domenica (Margaret) Caso – Via San Lorenzo 81 – 6pm
Birth Certificate Vincenzo Locorriere – Piscina la Terra 3 – 12pm
Margaret, under the name of Domenica arrived on Sept. 11, 1905 aboard the S.S. Manuel Calvo. She was traveling with her mother Rita and older brother Domenico (b. 1900). They were traveling to their father Gaetano Caso at 112 Stone Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.. I was unable to locate a passenger record for Vincenzo. The 1930 census listed his immigration year as 1908 and showed alien status. I was also unable to locate a 1910 or 1920 census. Jumping ahead to the 1940 census it showed under citizenship he had naturalized. Using that information I was still unable to locate any record for this with ancestry but checking familysearch.com I was able to find his Petition For Naturalize. In order, the earliest record I found was for him was the 1917 WWI Draft Registration (ancestry.com) and then the Petition For Naturlization.
His Petition For Naturalization 1919 while in the service, Fort Dix, New Jersey (familysearch.com)
If you noticed on his WWI draft registration his occupation was listed as Ice Business. Joseph also shared this photo of his grandfather Vincenzo in front of his Ice Delivery Truck
Locorriere and Civitano Ice & Coal Delivery Trucks ~ A true family affair
Two years after marring, Margaret and Vincent welcomed daughter Laura (1924) Rita (1926) and Mary (1927) followed by their first son Leonard (1929). They were renting at 38 Wales Ave.. Jersey City, N.J.. I noticed that under occupation it said disabled – veteran and not working. He had been employed in the ice delivery business prior to serving in WWI. I was unable to locate any record pertaining to his injury using ancestry and fold3. Below from google, a photo of the home in 1930.
Between 1930 and 1940, three more children were added to the family of Vincent and Margaret. Gaetano (1930), Helen (1933) and Gloria (1940). As reported on the 1940 census by 1935 the family had moved to 151 Grand Ave., North Bergan, New Jersey. Vincent now listed his employment as ice and coal delivery. He reported work for 52 weeks.
Sitting in back yard of the summer bungalow that his (Joseph) grandfather Vincent built in Brick, New Jersey is his great grandparents Rita (Marvulli) and Gaetano Caso and grandparents Vincent and Margaret.
Rita and Gaetano Caso 
Margaret (Caso) and Vincent Locorriere
Another wonderful photo, this one of Margaret and Vincent with all 7 of their children. They are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary ~ 1972
Sadly, Vincent passed away a year later on July 31, 1973. Margaret lived until August of 1982. The are both laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, New Jersey.
Branches On Our Civitano Family Tree 
Sharon, My dad was really close to his cousins Guy when I was growing up in NY. I believe Guy’s son, Guy, has been in touch with my cousin Steve Bellini. I remember Linda Caso from visiting her family in Queens. We were in touch many years ago on Facebook but have lost touch over the years. I believe Guy (jr) is her younger brother. Hope you are well and thanks for doing this. John
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HI John – thanks for chiming in and getting in touch. I always appreciate the comments and cousin connections. I do know Linda and her brother and have been in touch with both. We are well and the same for you and your family – Sharon
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We have had a number of family members try to identify all in this picture. Maybe you can help.
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Hi John I am assuming you are referring to the family photo of Margaret and Vincent with their 7 children? I will can ask Joe if he would be so kind to identify them for us – I will get back with you on this – Sharon
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What a fabulous collection of photographs and documents! Isn’t it wonderful to connect with cousins who are so generous and so grateful for the opportunity to share their family stories? I wonder if you could find any news article that will tell how Vincent was injured. Are you sure it was a war injury? Maybe he was disabled after the war? Or became ill in some way?
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Thank you Amy. I assumed it was injury from the service but you are absolutely right, it didn’t have to be. I could not find any mention of service injury and a check of newspaper.com and genealogy bank yielded nothing except ‘looking again’ on genealogy bank, I did find an engagement announcement for a daughter – the parents announced the engagement at The Disabled Veterans Hall. That seems to be a pretty good clue 🙂 I am so thankful and grateful for the cousins so willing to share their stories and photos – we are so lucky 🙂
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I wonder if the VA has any records. Not sure they’d release them to you, but maybe to a direct descendant.
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I’ll suggest that to the immediate family – thank you 🙂
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