Extract from New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:
Name: Maria Casiopa [sic]
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: 1903
Birth place: Italy
Gender: female
Married: no
Last residence: Sambuca
Departure date: 7 Jun 1905
Port of departure: Naples, Italy
Ethnicity: Italian (South)
Ship name: Neustria
Arrival date: 24 Jun 1905
Port of arrival: New York
Port arrival state: New York
Port arrival country: United States
Destination: Illinois
Traveling with: Maria Ognibene (Cacioppo)
Line: 14
Microfilm serial: T715
Microfilm roll: T715_593
Page number: 115

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Mary Cassioppi
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: 1903
Birthplace: Italy
Race: white
Sex: female
Native tongue: Italian
Relationship to head of house: daughter
Home in 1920: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
Address: 525 Kent Street
Marital status: single
Year of immigration: 1905
Naturalized or alien: alien
Attended school since 1 Sep 1919: no
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Italy
Father's native tongue: Italian
Mother's birthplace: Italy
Mother's native tongue: Italian
Occupation: topper
Type of industry: stocking factory
Salary or wage worker: wages
Siblings living at home: Katherine (age 13), Frank (11), Katie (7), Lena (5), Mamie (4 10/12), and Nellie (2 7/12)
Census place: Rockford Ward 5, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: T625_417; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 200; Image: 485
Date: 9 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Mary Catania
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: 1904
Birthplace: Illinois [sic]
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Address: 509 Racine Avenue
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 18
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Illinois [sic]
Mother's birthplace: Italy
Year of immigration: 1906; naturalized
Language spoken in home before coming to the United States: Italian
Occupation: none
Census place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 464; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1110; Image: 6.0
Date: 3 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Mary Catania
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: 1906
Birthplace: Italy
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Address: 1140 West Grand Avenue
Marital status: married
Citizenship: naturalized
Highest grade of school completed: 0
Living on farm: no
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: housework
Has other income of more than $50: no
Census place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_974; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 103-1670
Date: 8 Apr 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Mary Catania
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: 1906
Birthplace: Italy
Race: white
Sex: female
Relation to head-of-house: wife
Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Address: 1140 Grand Avenue 2F
Marital status: married
Citizenship: naturalized
Living on farm: no
Occupation: keeping house
Census place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Date: 14 Apr 1950

Extract from the Social Security Death Index:
Name: Mary Catania
SSN: 344-18-7513
Born: 1 Nov 1903
Died: Feb 1976
Last residence: 60622 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Issued: Illinois before 1951

She came to America arriving in New York City from Sicily aboard the SS Neustria 24 Jun 1905 at the age of two. Born in Sicily but then moved to Chicago from Rockford.

Obituary from the "Tribune" of Chicago, Ilinois dated 9 Feb 1976:
Catania
Mary Catania, nee Cassioppi, dearly beloved wife of the late Joseph; dear mother of Martha (Louis) Lorengo, Salvatore (Theresa), James, Marian (Paul) Tobey and the late Joseph Jr.; fond grandmother of nine; great-grandmother of four; loving sister of Catherine (Lawrence) Maggio, Frank (Theonora) Cassioppi, Carina (Angelo) Cacciatore, Lena (John) Vincent, Mayme (Victor) Pozzi, Nellie (Carl) Liebovich and Benny (Leatrice) Cassioppi. Resting at Colombian Chapels, 6621 W. North Ave., Oak Park. Funeral Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 8:30 a.m. Mass 10 a.m. at St. Maria Addolorata Church. Interment Mount Carmel. Please omit flowers. Visitation Monday and Tuesday, 4 p.m. til 10 p.m.

Children:
(1) Martha Angeline Catain
(2) Salvatore Catain
(3) James J Catain
(4) Joseph Catain
(5) Marian Catain