Domenico Giuffre first appears in the Painesville, Ohio, area in 1895. He was among the first dozen Italians to establish residence in Painesville. In America, Domenico Giuffre was known as Dominic Jeffries.
Domenico Giuffre, son of Andrea Giuffre and Augustina Badali, was born on August 28, 1867, at Termini Imerese, Sicily. He married Angela Urso, daughter of Salvatore Urso and Maria Sampson, on June 25, 1895 at Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Domenico died on October 22, 1945, at Lake County Memorial Hospital, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 78 of cardiovascular disease. His body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
Domenico Giuffre immigrated to the United States on April 27, 1892, at age 24, travelling to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Domenico Giuffre established residence in Painesville, Ohio, in 1895. Domenico Guiffre became a citizen of the United States on September 22, 1896. He resided at Lake County, Ohio, when he was Naturalized. Domenico’s brother, Salvatore Giuffre, migrated to Painesville in 1896.
Domenico was an employee of the City of Painesville street department from 1927 until his death in 1945.
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.
