Our Furture Reflects Our Past...
La mia famiglia...my family
I am an only child. I was born at Childrens Hospital in Buffalo, NY. I have lived in Buffalo my whole life. When I was born until age seven I lived on the West side of Buffalo. I lived in North Buffalo for a couple years and finally we moved to the Town of Tonawanda for my middle and high school years.
My cultural heritage includes a make up of Italian, Irish, French, Dutch, German, and Polish. My full name is Jessica Wendy Carozzolo Delo. My mother's name is Mary Lee Delo and my father's name is Ronald Paul Delo. My mothers parents names are Anthony Carozzolo and Lee Carozzolo. My fathers parents names are Richard Delo and Theresa Delo. All of my grandparents are divorced and remarried except my grandma Delo. Both of my grandmothers have passed.
My cultural heritage includes a make up of Italian, Irish, French, Dutch, German, and Polish. My full name is Jessica Wendy Carozzolo Delo. My mother's name is Mary Lee Delo and my father's name is Ronald Paul Delo. My mothers parents names are Anthony Carozzolo and Lee Carozzolo. My fathers parents names are Richard Delo and Theresa Delo. All of my grandparents are divorced and remarried except my grandma Delo. Both of my grandmothers have passed.
Me as a baby and my Grammy
I was born July 30, 1984
While exploring my family history I realized I have a really large family on both sides! This page is just a glimpse into my family tree. This page is to get an idea of my heritage, not to define my entire lineage.
Foggia, Italy 1900
The Carozzolo's immigrated to the United States from Foggia, Italy. From here, you take a ride to Frank Carozzolo and Sabastianiana Marinaccio Carozzolo's ( my great-grand parents) home town of Accadia at the top of a mountain, overlooking vineyards and farms. An ancient stone wall surrounds the town.
Conchitta Palumbo and Vito Marinaccio
Sabastianiana Marinaccio Carozzolo's Parents. My great-great-grandparents. Born in Foggia, Italy.
Maria Carozzolo
Frank Carozzolo Sr. 's mother Maria Carozzolo. My great-great-grandma. Acadia, Italy circa 1900.
Carozzolo Family Gathering Circa 1955
In the center of the photo is my great-grandparents. The woman with the glasses and the man with the white shirt and tie. Frank and Sabastianina Carozzolo. Grampa Frank was a brick layer by trade. They lived until they were 92 years of age. I remember going to their house with my mother and pasta was hanging to dry every where!
In the lower left corner, kneeling down, is my mother's father Anthony Carozzolo Sr. (my papa!).
Frank and Sabastianina (Bessie) Carozzolo 50th Wedding Anniversary 1972
In the middle are my great-grandparents. On the very end, to the right are my grandparents on my mother's side. Lee Carozzolo and Anthony Carozzolo Sr.
In this picture are the children and spouses of Frank and Bessie.
Frank and Sabastianina had eight children: Angelo, Concetta (Connie), Francesca,Sabastian, Mary, Vito, Frank Jr., Anthony Sr.
Anthony Sr., MaryLee, Lee Carozzolo
This is a picture of my mom when she was a little girl. She is with her parents. My papa Tony Sr., and my grammy Lee Carozzolo. My Papa also had another daughter named Dawn. My Grammy had three children when she was young and lived in the south. They are Marilynn Reed, Glenn and Tommy Robertson.
Lee (Nappier) Carozzolo
This is my grammy when she was younger. (My mother's side).
Anthony Jr., MaryLee (my mom), Dawn
This is a Carozzolo family reunion. In this picture is my uncle Tony Jr., mom, and their half sister Dawn.
Curtis and LaRue Nappier
Curtis R. Nappier was born in 1903, and Ruby LaRue Smith Nappier was born in 1907. They are my great-grandparents from my mom's mother Lee. Curtis was from French decent and LaRue was Dutch and Irish. Curtis and LaRue had twelve children, in birth order: Leola, Lucille, L.C., Vivian, Marilyn, Cecil, Gaynell, Lee, Patricia, James, Sylvia, and Brenda. They were farmers in the Southern United States. They farmed the land as sharecroppers in Tennessee. They farmed 300 acres. 150 was cotton, and the rest was vegtables. When there was no work they would travel north to Buffalo. Curtis would work in a pipe shop on Sawyer Rd. in Tonawanda, NY. Some of the children were born in the South and some in the North.
Nappier Family Reunion
This is a news paper article my grammy Lee kept.
July 4th 1970.
Family BBQ
Some of our family on flew up from the South to visit. From left to right: Vivian, Lee (grammy), James, Pat, Sylvia, and Gay.
Theresa Mazur Hewitt Delo
This is my grandma Delo. She is my father's mother. She was married to Richard Delo. They had four children. In birth order: Ruthanne, John, Ronald (daddy), and Joseph.
My great-great grandparents (Theresa's grandparents) were John Mazur and Maryanna Mazur. They had fourteen children: Frank, Stella, Leslie, Cecilia, Adrew, Ida, Helen, Stanley, Pearl, John, Millie, Eddy, Charlette, and Joseph.
My grandma Delo's parents were Cecilia Mazur and father unknown. Her adopted father was Glenn Hewitt. She had a half brother named Richard Hewitt.
This side of the family was Polish.
Theresa Mazur Hewitt Delo
My grandma Delo is sitting in the chair. The woman standing is my grandpa Delo's sister Marion.
Grandma Delo's House
Backyard BBQ at Grandma Delo's House on St. Lawernce in Buffalo NY
Grandma Delo and Grammy
Grandma Delo and Grammy (Lee Carozzolo). I'm in the corner (brown hair).
Don, Wally, Richard (My Grandpa), Marion & Parents
In this picture is my grandfather Richard Delo (standing, man to the right). Donald, Wally, and Marion are his siblings. Richard is the youngest. My great-grandparents are also pictured here. They are Carmen Chester Delo and Cecelia Schwartz Delo. This side of the family is French and German.
While doing research for this project I learned that the Delo's came to America to escape religious persecution. We are Huguenots. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists).
In the fifthteenth to seventeenth centuries 400,000 Huguenots fled France to escape religious persecution. The Catholic state attacked Protestant family life, civil freedoms, and property rights. They fled and went primarily in England, Switzerland, the Dutch Republic, the German Electorate of Prussia, the German Palatinate, and elsewhere in Northern Europe, as well as to what is now South Africa and to North America.
It is thought that our family left the Palantine area located around the Rhine River Valley of Germany. The first records of the Delo name shows we made the Atlantic crossing in the 1730s-1740s. Records show lists of 138 of the 374 passenger ship records landing first in Philadelphia, PA. Our early settlers were farmers. Due to litteracy and different accents, 20 different possible spellings can be found for the Delo name. Pheonetically the family name is phonetically pronounced three ways: duh-low, dee-low, and dell-o. Six common ways it was spelled Delo, DeLo, DeLoe, DeL'Eau, and Dillow.
My grandfather Richard Delo said when he was seven his family moved from PA to the WNY area. My great-grandpa was a soldier in WWI. Uncle Don and Uncle Wally served in combat during WWll. Both of them in some pretty famous battles. Richard was in the army as well. He was active during the last month of the Korean War (he did not participate in the war). My grandfather was a building inspector in Willansville, NY. He was also a professor at Erie Community College and an architect.
While doing research for this project I learned that the Delo's came to America to escape religious persecution. We are Huguenots. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists).
In the fifthteenth to seventeenth centuries 400,000 Huguenots fled France to escape religious persecution. The Catholic state attacked Protestant family life, civil freedoms, and property rights. They fled and went primarily in England, Switzerland, the Dutch Republic, the German Electorate of Prussia, the German Palatinate, and elsewhere in Northern Europe, as well as to what is now South Africa and to North America.
It is thought that our family left the Palantine area located around the Rhine River Valley of Germany. The first records of the Delo name shows we made the Atlantic crossing in the 1730s-1740s. Records show lists of 138 of the 374 passenger ship records landing first in Philadelphia, PA. Our early settlers were farmers. Due to litteracy and different accents, 20 different possible spellings can be found for the Delo name. Pheonetically the family name is phonetically pronounced three ways: duh-low, dee-low, and dell-o. Six common ways it was spelled Delo, DeLo, DeLoe, DeL'Eau, and Dillow.
My grandfather Richard Delo said when he was seven his family moved from PA to the WNY area. My great-grandpa was a soldier in WWI. Uncle Don and Uncle Wally served in combat during WWll. Both of them in some pretty famous battles. Richard was in the army as well. He was active during the last month of the Korean War (he did not participate in the war). My grandfather was a building inspector in Willansville, NY. He was also a professor at Erie Community College and an architect.
John, Ron, Ruthanne, Joey Delo
(Listed from left to right)
Richard Delo and Theresa Delo had four children: Ruthanne, John, Ronald (Daddy), and Joseph.
Cousins
My Aunt Ruth has four girls: Rayn Marie, Crystalina,Rebekah, and Elya.
My Uncle John has two children: Andrew and Megan.
My Uncle Joe has three girls Susanne, Stephanie, and Michele.
Cousins
My Aunt Ruth has four girls: Rayn Marie, Crystalina,Rebekah, and Elya.
My Uncle John has two children: Andrew and Megan.
My Uncle Joe has three girls Susanne, Stephanie, and Michele.
Mom and Dad
Ronald Paul Delo and MaryLee Delo are my parents. My parents were married on October 20, 1990. I was six, and their flower girl. They met at my Papa's pizzeria Dante's. My mom moved around a lot as a child. She lived in MI, and CA. My mom graduated from Bryant and Stratton College. My mom worked at her father's pizzeria throughout high school. She managed a bakery outlet on Niagara Falls Blvd. My father is retired from the 107th Air Force Reserves out of Niagara Falls, NY. He worked on air planes, and was a civil engineer. My father currently works for Erie County as an operator at the Waste Water Treatment Facility.
Me and Daddy
Taken at our apartment on Pooley Pl. West Side of BLO
Me and Dad Fishing
Dad and I Fishing with my Papa Tony.
