Angela Urso first appears in the Painesville, Ohio, area in 1895. She was among the first dozen Italians to establish residence in Painesville. In America, Angela Urso was known by her married name, Angela Jeffries.
Angela Urso, daughter of Salvatore Urso and Maria Sampson, was born in 1874, at Termini Imerese, Sicily. She married Domenico Giuffre, son of Andrea Giuffre and Augustina Badali, on June 25, 1895 at Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Angela died on January 18, 1957, at her home, 344 North St. Clair Street, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Her body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
Angela Urso immigrated to the United States on June 18, 1895. She was travelling to at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Angela married Domenico Giuffre exactly one week after arriving in the United States at New York City. Angela’s brother, Luciano Urso, migrated to Painesville in 1902. Her sister, Rosa Milano, migrated to Painesville in 1907.
The children of Angela Urso and Domenico Giuffre were as follows:
1. Andrew Jeffries was born on April 5, 1897, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Andrew died in 1962. His body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
2. Augustina Jeffries was born on December 24, 1899, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. She married Simone Enea, son of Gioacchino Enea, about 1919. Augustina died on December 10, 1974, at age 74. Her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
3. Josephine Jeffries was born on August 16, 1902, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. She married Theodore T. Lehmann, son of Gottlieb Lehmann, on February 16, 1922 at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Josephine died in 1997. Her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
4. Mary Jeffries was born on April 22, 1905, at Ohio. Mary died in June, 1972, at age 67.
5. Rose Jeffries was born on June 5, 1908, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Rose died in 1969. Her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
