Oswaldo D'ODORICO(1,2) was born about 1903
in S. Quirino, Udini, Italy his mother was Pierina Gioletti, his father’s name
is unknown.(3,4) Oswaldo
immigrated on 24 January 1921 arriving
in New York.(4) Oswaldo immigrated with
his cousin Felice D'ODORICO sailing on
the ship Argentina.(4) Felix and
Oswald’s final destination was their cousin, Domenico D’ODORICO in Perins,
Colorado.(4) Oswaldo was 5’8” with a fair complexion and blue eyes.(4) Eventually the two
cousins were hired by the Kemmerer Coal Company and worked in Frontier, Wyoming
as coal miners. Oswaldo, age 20,
and Felix were killed in a gas explosion
in Frontier No. 1 coal mine on 14 August 1923 in Frontier, Wyoming.(3) He was buried on 18 August 1923 in the Kemmerer
City Cemetery.(3)
Sources:
2. Sneddon Robert T.
Inspector (Dist 1) & Robert V. Hotchkiss Inspector (Dist2),
"State Coal Mine Inspectors Of Wyoming, Districts No. 1 and 2,"
year: 1923; report, 1923; , Wyoming
State Archives on microfilm, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
3. Oswald D'Odorico, death certificate file no. 1434 (14
August 1923), State of Wyoming, Wyoming State Archives, 2301 Central Avenue,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001.
4. "Ancestry.com. New York,
Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," digital (online), Ancestry.com. New York,
Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2010., Ancestry.com (: online digital 30 July 2011),
Oswald D'Odorico; citing Year: 1921; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm
Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 2915; Line: 21; Page Number: 245.
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