John S Gullo

Male1887–31 October 1979

Brief Life History of John S

John S Gullo was born in 1887, in Castelvetrano, Trapani, Sicily, Italy. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Mary Scime. He immigrated to United States in 1909 and lived in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States for about 20 years and Limerick Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 31 October 1979, at the age of 92.

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Family Time Line

John S Gullo
1887–1979
Mary Scime
1889–1981
Jasper S Gullo
1911–1971
Calogero Anthony Gullo
1913–1983
Neva Gullo
1913–
Jennie Lena Gullo
1918–
Carla Jan Gullo
1927–2002

Sources (11)

  • John Galie, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John S Gullo in entry for Mr C Anthony Scime Or Tony Gullo, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
  • John Gello, "United States Census, 1920"

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Children (5)

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 3

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Chicago Canal

Age 5

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Age 25

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Sal, Angelo, Carmine, Santo, Valentino, Aldo, Biaggio, Carmelo, Egidio, Filippo, Filomena.

Italian (southern): nickname from southern Italian Greek kouddho, skouddho, from classical Greek dialect kolos ‘hornless’, a term used metaphorically to denote someone childless. The form Gulló, with the stress on the final syllable, may derive from Greek kyllos ‘bandy-legged’ or modern Greek koullos ‘mutilated’.

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

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