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1877 Birth in San Pietro Avellana

1897-1900 Italian Military Service

Photo from his military service in the Italian army - About 1899.

There was some discussion on the ancestry.com Italian Miliary board. I got an email from Steve who pointed me to this message which contained a photo that someone thought looked like Teridano.

The discussion is here :  http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.Military.italian/12/mb.ashx

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1900 Arrival

Teridano, 23y, first arrived in the US, via Ellis Island, on 20 Dec 1900 on the Furst Bismark sailing from Naples. Occupation: carpenter. He was going to the home of his brother Cipriano in East Glastonbury, CT. Wilberta Illig found this manifest for me in Nov 2006. On Ellis Island, he was indexed as "Feredaus DiCella". On ancestry.com, he was indexed as "Leredans Di Cella".

In his Italian military record, it shows that he was given permission to leave Italy for the United States on 14 Nov 1900.

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1904 Returned to SPA

Shipping Trunk used by Teridano
Photo by great grandson, Fabrizio Colajanni
As determined by grandson, Giuliano Colajanni, the printing on the trunk (3 initials) was originally "T D T" for Teridano di Tella.
After Teridano's death, the trunk was most likely used by his son Renato when he went to school. Thus the initials were changed to "R D T".
You can still see that the first initial was a "T".
Its likely that after Teridano's death, his belongings were returned to SPA in this trunk.

1906 Ellis Island

Teridano - about 1905 - Maybe a passport photo?

Even though, this arrival manifest says that he was going to Hartford, CT, the 1910 census (see below) and his 1911 arrival (see below) says he lived in Dawson from 1906 to 1910.

1907 Arrival of Teridano's brother, Cipriano diTella

1910 Census - Dawson

I went to the FHC and found the 1910 census info (LDS microfilm # 1374926, Vol 3, Colfax 1-189):

1910  13th Census, New Mexico, Colfax County Precinct #13 Dawson, Enumeration District 46, Supervisor District 181, Sheet #10A Index #143 for Colfax County

di Tella, Teridano Head of Household, Male, White, 33 years, Married 5 years, Italy Southern, Immigrated 1900, Speaks English, Carpenter in the town

Teridano and 4 others shared the house they lived in: Antonio Morgano, 29 years, married 8 years, immigrated 1901, speaks English, Section Laborer, works for the Railroad Emico di Croce, 30 years, married 8 years, immigrated 1908, speaks only Italian, Mason helper, works for Coke Ovens Tarquinio Colarosa, 22 years, single, immigrated 1907, speaks only Italian, Motorman, works for Coke Ovens Domenico Palumbo, 27 years, single, immigrated 1903, speaks English, Miner, works for Coal Mine

1910 Returned to SPA

1911 Ellis Island Arrival

1912 Arrival of my granduncle Felice Carlini

1914 Returned to SPA

1914 Italian Army Mobilization

1918 Release from Italian Army

1920 Census - January 1920

1920 Boston Arrival

1920 Ely, NV

1920's Moved to Dawson

1926 US Citizenship Papers

1. Renato, age 20 (would have been born about 1906)
2. Vinicio, age 15 (would have been born about 1911)
3. Licia, age 10 (would have been born about 1916, this is Giuliano's mother)
4. Goffredo, age 9 (would have been born about 1917)

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1928

A notation on the 1920 arrival manifest shows this date stamped with "Entry for Permanent" verifed 16 Jun 1928. He was already a citizen by now so this might have something to do with getting a Passport.

1929 - Trip to Italy

I believe John Moruzzi was from Udine so the reporter got the information almost correct - Teridano was from San Pietro Avellana. Teridano expected to return with his wife, Esterina, and four children. But that did not happen.

Dawson News 30 May 1929

1929 Photo taken in Fiuggi, Italy. Teridano is third from left. His wife Esterina is next to him.
His grandson, Giuliano believes this is the last trip that Teridano made to Italy.
The first person at left is Teridano's son Vinicio (Air Force colonel).
We don't know who any of the other people are.

Here is another photo identified by Giuliano as taken in Fiuggi in 1929.

Third from left, is Vinicio diTella, Teridano's son.
Giuliano does not know any of the other people in this photo.

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1929 Arrival via New York

John ("Gio Batta" on the manifest) Moruzzi, Santa Rugo Moruzzi and Teridano returned from Italy, leaving Naples on the Roma on 24 Aug 1929 and arrived at New York on 2 Sep 1929. Teridano was 52y, a US Citizen, going to Box 1112, Dawson, NM. Passport number 950 issued at Washington, DC 10 Apr 1929. John and Santa were going to the same address and their passports were issued on the same date.

12 Sep 1929 Dawson news.  Teridano was back in Dawson but without his family.

19 Sep 1929 Dawson News - Dawson Celebrates 7th Annual Community Day.  You had to weigh at least 190 pounds to enter this race.

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1930 Census - Dawson

1930 census, Dawson, Colfax Co., NM
(boarding in the home of John Mouizzi, 1910 Number Five Hill)
Di Tella, Terry, 54y, married, married first at 27y, born in Italy, parents born in Italy; immigrated in 1900, naturalized; laborer in the coal mine

Moruzzi, John, 52y, laborer-coal mine, emigrated in 1902, naturalized, married at age 23y
Santa, wife, 48y, emigrated in 1911, naturalized, married at age 20y
Margaret, daughter, 24y, born in Italy, emigrated in 1911, naturalized
Martin, son, 20y, born in Italy, emigrated in 1911, naturalized
Delfus, son, 17y, born in CO
Eligio, son, 15y, born in CO

One of two Cedar Chests made by Teridano diTella. They were given to sisters, Florence and Mary diLorenzo. This one was the one given to Florence - now owned by neice, Elaine Arcangeli Wade.

John and Santa Moruzzi - Friends of Teridano

John Moruzzi - In searching the microfilmed records from St John the Baptist Church in Dawson, I found both John and Santa listed as godparents and confirmation sponsors (twice for children of Domenico Palumbo) from 1928 to 1932. The name in those records appears to be spelled Muruzzi or Moruzzi. I checked Ellis Island and Moruzzi appears to be a good name. The family name is not from San Pietro Avellana. I found two records for Giovanni but neither are this John. Santa's last name was shown one time as Rugo. There are lots of Rugo's from Tramonti di Sotto, Udine, Italy. I did find a Santa Moruzzi and two children who came over on 15 May 1911. This was a "detained aliens" list, reason "husband". From the 1930 census, we know our Santa had two children in Italy and all three of them immigrated in 1911. Does not list a Dawson destination. Then I found the actual manifest which lists Santa (30y), Margherita (6y) and Erminio (2y). Ages match pretty well. From Tramonti, Italy. Going to husband, "Gio. Battista Moruzzi" in Brooklyn NY. I found a Giov. Batt. Moruzzi, 27y,  who entered on May 6, 1905. Going to New York, previously in US from 1902 to 1905. Married. Travelled with Vittorio Moruzzi., 24y (I would guess a brother). Another Giov Batt who entered on March 2, 1910. A sculptor, 32y, naturalized. Lists wife "Santi" living in Tramonti. Going to Stockbridge, Mass. The 1920 Census shows the parents and five children living in Pueblo Colorado. Name spelled as Moruzzi. Series: T625  Roll: 169   Page: 279. (oldest son Pasquale 17y, came over 25 Oct 1919 via Ellis Island). From:  Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, CO : Moruzzi, Giovanni B.  58y, buried 16 Mar 1936 Moruzzi, Santa  97y, died 8 Jan 1978,  buried 11 Jan 1978 From:  The NMDI (New Mexico Death Index) Project Last First MI Date(MM DD YY) County Age (YYM) MORUZZI JOHN B 03 13 36 COLFAX 586 I have received a copy of his death certificate. It indicates that he died in Dawson of a cerebral hemorrage. It says he was born in Campone, Italy but I can't seem to find such a town. He lived in house #1910 in Dawson at the time of his death and was buried in Pueblo, CO. He had been in the US for 34 years and in Colfax County for 13 years. Informant was Mrs Clyde Green (daughter) from Pueblo, CO. So this is them. I am starting a search for living Moruzzi in Pueblo, CO. They may know something about Teridano's life in Dawson or about the 1929 trip to Italy. I wrote some letters and received this email: Date:            Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:06:38 -0700 From:            Della Skul <dellaskulmsn.com> Subject:         Moruzzi Hello Mark, my name is Della Santa Moruzzi Skul. I am the granddaughter of John B. Moruzzi. My brother John gave me a copy of the info that he received and I don't know if he has contacted you or not. We don't have a lot of information about our grandfather, unfortunately my dad's side of the family were very tight lipped. I found some info about him on the internet at Ellis Island, so armed with that when I went to Europe last year I tried to find out something but had little success due to the fact that I had very little time in Italy. We do plan to make another trip next year and hopefully I can find something. We know that they came from the area around Udina, also they were in Cromanto di Lotto and Tramonti. I have had no luck in finding anything in those areas. I did find a mention of his name in Austria.  I also knew that they spoke Friulian. That country was taken over by Italy. In any case if you can get me something to look for when I go next year I will try to find some info for you. Again, I am sorry that we know so little about our grandparents or your uncle Terry. As far as I know none of the people in this picture (Mark's note: the Fiuggi photo) are my grandparents. We have lost almost all of our older generation so there it is. Take care and good luck with your search. Della added a little later: Mrs. Clyde Green was the only daughter of Santa and John. My aunt of course. She lived here before my parents came to Pueblo. Her name was Margarite and she passed away when she was 90. My family moved here when I was 14 months old but I don't know how long they were here before us. I know that the 10 acres of land that they had was bought right after my grandfather came to America, or at least that is what we have assumed all these years. John (grandpa) is buried in Roselawn Cemetery here in Pueblo. Della sent me this photo of John and Santa.

Date:            Sun, 06 May 2007 20:37:02 -0400 From:           Robert Rugo <bobrugomac.com> Subject:        Moruzzi Cc:              dellaskulmsn.com Mark, Re. John Moruzzi, you wrote on your website: "I have received a copy of his death certificate. It indicates that he died in Dawson of a cerebral hemorrage. It says he was born in Campone, Italy but I can't seem to find such a town." Campone is a frazione (village/hamlet) in the Comune (town/smallest unit of government) of Tramonti di Sotto. This is now in the Provincia di Pordenone, but that province was only created in the 1960s I believe. During the period of immigration it was the Provincia di Udine. There is also a city of Udine, but when the people from Tramonti di Sotto referred to Udine, they were usually referring to the provincia. Google Earth knows how to find Campone, it is along a road running east from the main river valley. Rugo is a common name in Tramonti di Sotto dating back into the 1400s. Moruzzi is also found there back to about 1600. In the late 1700s, Rugo was the second most common name and Moruzzi the third most common name in Tramonti di Sotto. There was a custom of using modifying names, sopranome, to identify branches of a family, often referring to a prominent member of a particular branch of the family or a geographic location where that branch lived. One of the modifying names for Moruzzi refers to Campone. Just below that you have a note from Della: "We know that they came from the area around Udina, also they were in Cromanto di Lotto and Tramonti". I believe that those are all referring to the same place. At Ellis Island I was able to catalogue about 30 ways of misspelling Tramonti, one of which was the Cromanto di Lotto that Della mentioned, so not a separate place. What with translating the Friulan language into regular Italian or French at the point of embarkation and then people with no great knowledge trying to read the handwriting from 100 years ago to produce the text version of the Ellis Island manifests, there are a lot of errors. There is also a Comune di Tramonti in a different part of Italy, which is different from the two comuni in the Meduna River valley, Tramonti di Sotto and Tramonti di Sopra, were often referred to as "Tramonti" for convenience. The new website for Tramonti di Sotto is   http://www.comune.tramonti-di-sotto.pn.it/ unfortunately the new site does not list all the frazione as the old one did. Bob Rugo Rugo, Bidoli, Ferroli and Varnerin families from Tramonti di Sotto, Pordenone,  Friuli, Italia ca. 1400 - 2007 to Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1885 - 2007

Bob, Thanks for your email. It sure clears up a lot about the town name and location. Are you related to Della or Santa Rugo? I couldn't tell from the web site - I didn't see a Santa listed. I'm sure that even if you haven't found a relationship yet, you most likely are related somehow. Your web site is very nice. About the generation of John Moruzzi and Santa Rugo, I've seen that when Italians married, it was usually to someone from their hometown. May I use your email on the web page? I will include hotlinks to your web site and to the Tramonti site. ciao. mark

Date:            Mon, 07 May 2007 09:18:02 -0400 From:            Robert Rugo Subject:         Re: Moruzzi Mark, Feel free to use the links or email. I don't know of a connection to Santa Rugo. The Val Tramontina was a very small and somewhat isolated location and young people often sought permission from the church to marry cousins since there were so few people available for marriage. I would expect that everyone was related if you could push the family ties back far enough. I realize now that there are no Moruzzi in my family information which is a little odd given the small size and interconnectedness of the population. Your comment about marriages seems very correct. The fact that people spoke local dialects may have had something to do with it. I have not yet updated the public part of my website, but recently I tied together my family and what I showed as unrelated families from Tramonti through marriages in Boston between people from the village around 1915. Bob Rugo

From:    ROBERT RUGO <bobrugomac.com> Subject:    Dawson, New Mexico - Tramonti di Sotto, Italy Date:    Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:55:14 -0500 Mark, We corresponded back in 2007 about John Moruzzi and his wife Santa Rugo of Tramonti di Sotto, Italy and Dawson, New Mexico. You included some of the correspondence on your site. I went back to your site today because I have been working with someone in Italy who has undertaken an ambitious project to chronicle most of the families from Tramonti; his mother-in-law will be 100 years old in December and still owns her house there although they now live in Milan. He is at about 8,000 people. I was hoping to add your information about the Dawson people to his files, but have not yet found a connection to his information. If you would like to update, some pictures of Tramonti can now be found at: http://bobrugo.us/photo-album/ And genealogy for about 1,500 people from Tramonti can be found at: http://bobrugo.us/GenealogyFiles/RugoPublic/WC_TOC.HTM Bob website: http://bobrugo.us/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BobRugo

An Older Teridano

Teridano - possibly around 1935	Teridano - possibly around 1940

1940 census, Dawson, NM

1944 Dawson, New Mexico

Terentiano diTella   67 years old at death, mother and father not listed. Died 14 Feb 1944, widower of Esterina Buried 17 Feb 1944, Calvary Cemetery, Raton, NM note:  "Found in a coma. Never regained consciousness. Received Extreme Unction". Signed by Rev. Paul E. Hally

1944 Raton, New Mexico

Di Tella , Teridano  1877-1944. I got this photo from Giuliano : Raton, NM,  Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. From the microfilm records from Dawson, we now know that he died on 14 Feb 1944 in Dawson, NM.

1944 Last Will and Testament

After finding the Probate number of Teridano's Will, I got a copy of it from the County Court House in Raton. There are no great surprises in it but there are a few pieces of information that show a little more about his life in Dawson.

1. The Will lists the four children of Treidano in Italy - Rinato, Vinicio, Licia and Goffredo. His property was to be split equally among the four of them. His wife Esterina had died in 1937.

2. The Will was orginally written in August of 1943. It was signed on 25 Jan 1944 (Teridano died on 14 Feb 1944).

3. His personal effects at the time of his death:

8 pairs of shoes 2 pair of slippers 1 wool jacket 9 suits of underwear 3 suits of clothes 5 pair of pants 1 bath robe 8 work shirts 1 cap 1 hat 6 suits pajamas 7 dress shirts 9 pair hose

2 towels 2 leather jackets 1 overcoat 1 light sweater 2 wood nut bowles 1 pipe rack 1 trunk 2 suit cases 1 gold watch 1 miscellaneous lot toilet articles, pens, pencils, neckties, pictures, letters, etc 1 miscellaneous lot carpenter tools 1 miscellaneous lot food supplies 1 framed picture of man in uniform

4. At the time of his death, he was renting a room from Orazio Primaveri. I've found that family in the 1930 census with the wife running a boarding house. The house, in 1930, was located on Number 4 Hill so that is probably were Teridano died. Orazio billed the estate $12.50, for room and board for the partial month of Feburary.

I learned at the 2008 Dawson Reunion from Erma Yob Schulte that the boarding house run by the Primaveri's was call "The V".

5. The priest who performed the funeral mass was Rev. Paul E. Hally from St. John the Baptist Church in Dawson.

6. The Phelps Dodge Mercantile Company was paid $304.47 for funeral expenses.

7. The Final Decree was signed on 4 Mar 1946 at which time his estate was distributed to his beneficiaries. (It surprises me that it took 2 years to complete the Probate.)

8. Witnesses to the signing of the Will were Joe diLisio and Joe Falletti. diLisio was the owner of a restaurant in Raton. Falletti worked at that restaurant.

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2006 Dawson Reunion

At the 2006 Dawson Reunion, I found three people who remembered Teridano. Look for their pictures in the reunion trip report. Here are their stories.

Erma Yob Schulte and Mary Yob Dahl

These sisters knew Teridano in the 1940's. Their family was Yob and that family was from Austria. They said that their parents and Teridano were close friends. Erma recognized the photo of the older Teridano. She said that he had a beautiful Italian accent. They were fairly sure that Teridano lived nearby to them in the town (that is, not in one of the camps near the mines). They also knew the Moruzzi family.

Ed Dahl

Ed lived in Dawson from 1923 until 1950. Ed remembered that Teridano was a carpenter and worked in the Carpentry shop. Ed also thought that Teridano was the boss at the carpentry shop at one time. Teridano made furniture including beautiful cedar chests. He thought that Teridano lived near the carpentry shop at  the bottom of Number 4 Hill. Teridano also worked building frames of houses.


I also met two descendents of Florindo Fraini and Rosa Iannacchione. They are Toni Muñoz Lenhart and Lita Muñoz Hinojosa. Toni and Lita both live in California. You can find out more about that family on the Dawson web page.

Teridano's wife Esterina

Esterina diSanza - unknown year	Esterina diSanza - unknown year

My Cousin Giuliano Colajanni

From: giuliano.colajannifastwebnet.it To: auntbeejuno.com Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:42:18 +0200 Wilberta My name is Colajanni Giuliano and I live in Rome, Italy. By GenForum I know that you have  information about persons lived in DAWSON,COLFAX county, New Mexico. I am interested in finding information about my grandfather DI TELLA TERIDANO, probably died at DAWSON at first months of 1944. If you can help me? please E-Mail me at gicolajtin.it Thanking you in advance

From:               markdsilogic.com To:                   giuliano.colajannifastwebnet.it Subject:           diTella Genealogy Copies to:        <alfonsodisanzadalenayahoo.it> Date sent:         Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:21:02 -0800 Giuliano,   I got your email address from a lady who you sent an email several years ago. There were two email addresses so I am sending to both. Teridano diTella was the brother of my great-grandmother Doristella. Please look at my web site that describes my grandfather Emiliano Frazzini who went to Teridano's home in Dawson, New Mexico in the year 1912. http://www.silogic.com/genealogy/Emiliano_Frazzini.html I am hoping that your email address is still good and that you will reply to your cousin. I am sending a copy of this to Alfonso diSanza who is descended from Tommaso Cipriano diTella, Teridano's brother. Mark DiVecchio

Date sent:         Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:41:34 +0100 From:               giuliano.colajannifastwebnet.it Subject:            Re: Teridano diTella To:                   markdsilogic.com Dear cousin Mark   I am excite your E-mail. My mother Licia Di Tella 89 age living, is the Teridano's daughter. Later, after office, i will write you for a long time .   Giuliano ( 54 age)   PS come te la cavi con la lingua italiana ?

Date sent:          Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:24:45 +0100 From:               giuliano.colajannifastwebnet.it Subject:            Re: Teridano diTella To:                 markdsilogic.com Mark Compliments, your work is eccezionally. Yesterday evening up to 02 in the night I looked with attention your web pages. Surely you are our reference point. I am doing a search about my grandfather's live Teridano in USA for many years, At moment I know as follows: a) A trip by ship Republic with date of arrival 25 May 1906 ( Ellis Island archives ) b) American Naturalization Certificate n° 2148097 - volume 5 - number 387 issued at Dawson city Colfax County NM  at 04 September 1926 c) By  the assistance of Carol Watkins Campbell living in Raton NM, I found Teridano's grave .We have located the following listed at Raton NM library for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery :  Di Tella , Teridano  1877-1944 JE6 d) I have now the pictures of Cemetery entrance, Grandfather's head stone, Di Lorenzo family headstones ( four : two on each side of grandfather's stone). Just a thought. The headstones appears relatively new. Could he have been first buried at Dawson, then moved to Raton? e) I writed to the N. M. Vital Records and Heath Statistics asking a copy of death certificate of Teridano, but on  the NM Record Files there are not searching through 1940 to 1949. I think that the correct name to search is Terry not Teridano Other preliminary  info. Teridano married Di Sanza Esterina Angelica on 15/FEB/1905. She lived in San Pietro Avellana Via Largo della Chiesa To be descendant from: Renato, Vinicio, Goffredo, and my mother Licia. Esterina Angelica and sons never went in the USA. Grandfather Teridano only one time came in Italy during 1929. Goffredo is the last son and was born in 1917. Now, I don't know nothing through 1906 to 1929 and after to 1944. Mark I know Alfonso Di Sanza , in San Pietro Avellana our home are near. About my life I am a Technical engineer and work in a petrochemical engineering company  in Rome. My wife Rosalba works  at Unilever Company; we have two children Fabrizio(29) and Adriano (22) I will send pictures Ciao Giuliano ( now it's raining in Rome Caput Mundi)

Photo sent to me by Giuliano. His grandmother, Ester Angelica diSanza, wife of Teridano. Born 29 Jul 1879, Died 14 Sep 1937.

My wife and I visited with Giuliano, his wife, Rosalba, and mother, Licia, during a 2004 trip to Italy and they visted us during their trip to the US for the 2008 Dawson Reunion.

Teridano's Children

Vinicio diTella Colonel in the Italian Air Force. 17 May 1911- 8 Apr 1969 Vinicio was shot down in Libya during WWII and was a prisoner for some years,

1924, age 10	1931, age 17

1930 Census, Pueblo, CO
James DiTella, 66y (b 1864), steelworker, married at 24y
Mary,  61y, married at 18y