Marco Imburgia

He is named Marco for his paternal grandfather Marco Imburgia

Arrived at Port of New York aboard S.S. Lahn, 21 Jan 1902. Going to join his son Francesco in North Braddock, Pennsylvania.

Resided in Chicago in 1905 (arrival of daughter Angela).

Resided in Chicago in 1906 (arrival of wife and younger children).

Resided in Akron, Ohio, in 1908 (city directory).

In 1910, resided in Chicago, Illinois, with wife and children (1910 census).

Marco applied for a US passport 29 Aug 1917. He stated that he resided from 1902 to 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, and Logansport, Indiana. His permanent residence at that time was Logansport, Indiana. He intended to go to Italy for the purpose of visiting his mother in Italy who was ill. He planned to sail from New York aboard either S.S.Giuseppe Verdi or S.S. Dante Alighieri on the next sailing date for either ship. He expected return within six months.

Arrived at Port of New York aboard S.S. Presidente Wilson, 26 Nov 1921. His home address was in Cleveland, Ohio, where his son Frank Imburgia and his brother Joseph Imburgia also resided.

On November 14, 1925, Marco was shot and killed near Death corner at Hobbie and Milton streets. He was previously shot in 1914 by a would-be assassin at the same time his son-in-law Frank Di Leonardo was murdered along with his wife's brother Antonino Gariti. A short article was published on page 3 of the Chicago Tribune on November 14, 1925:

PUPILS PRAY FOR MAN MURDERED NEAR A SCHOOL
Pupils in the classroom of Miss Lillian McCann, teacher in the Jenner public school, bowed their heads in prayer yesterday as Michael Imburgia, 72, of 2738 West Chicago avenue, died on the sidewalk in front of 449 West Oak street, the victim of five bullets fired an an unidentified assassin.
Miss McCann, who lives at 2721 Sunnyside avenue, asked the children to pray for Imburgia when she ran to the window after hearing the shots and saw him lying on the sidewalk.
The killing occurred near Milton street and Oak, the famous "Death corner." The dead man, according to Capt. Daniel Murphy of East Chicago station, was shot by a would-be-assassin at Hobbie and Milton streets in 1914. Two weeks before his son-in-law was murdered at the same place.

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• Marriage to Rosa Gariti: (1 Jan 1884 — Age: 29) Altavilla Milicia, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy* Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via father Francesco Imburgia by SmartCopy: Aug 25 2015, 6:23:30 UTC