Nellie Davi

Brief Life History of Nellie

When Nellie Davi was born in 1914, in Contra Costa, California, United States, her father, Vincent Angelo Davi, was 34 and her mother, Pietrina Atria, was 28. She lived in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States in 2007. She died on 19 April 2007, in Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States.

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Jack A Matteucci
1912–1993
Nellie Davi
1914–2007

Sources (8)

  • Nellie Davi in household of Vincent Davi, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Nellie H Davi Matteucci, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nellie H Davi Matteucci, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Antonio, Guido, Rosario, Mario, Sal, Calogero, Gino, Vincenzo, Vito, Alessandra, Biagio, Biago, Carmela.

Italian (Sicily; also Davì): perhaps from an altered form of the personal name Davide (see David ).

Italian (northern, mainly Veneto): from the personal name Davio, a variant of Davino .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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