Donato Scacciavillani first appears in the Painesville, Ohio, area in 1903. In America, Donato was known as Tony Square.
Donato Scacciavillani, son of Felice Scacciavillano and Maria Giovanna Vitolone, was born on November 10, 1881, at Frosolone, Italy. He married Lucia DiIanni, daughter of Gennaro DiIanni and Filomena Incoronata Venditto, on August 5, 1909 at Frosolone, Italy. Donato died on February 9, 1948 at his home, on Fairport-Nursery Road, at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio, at age 66 of prostate cancer. His body was interred at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
Donato Scacciavillani first immigrated to the United States on November 10, 1903, at age 22, travelling to Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, joining his brother Giuseppe Scacciavillani. He returned to Italy in 1908 (or early 1909) to marry. Donato, with his wife, Lucia DiIanni, returned to America on September 20, 1909.
Donato was one of six Scacciavillani siblings to live in Painesville, Ohio. His brother, Giuseppe, immigrated to Painesville in 1898; his brother, Domenico, in 1900; his brother, Giovanni, in 1900; his brother, Nicola in 1906; and his sister, Teresa, in 1910. Additionally, his brother-in-law, Cristofaro DiCristofaro (sister, Donata’s husband) immigrated to Painesville in 1897. Donato was a long term employee of the Storr’s and Harrison’s Nursery.
The children of Donato Scacciavillani and Lucia DiIanni (all born at Painesville, Ohio) were as follows:
1. Marie Antonette Square was born on January 17, 1911. She married Gilbert S. Gladson, son of Scott Gladson and Minetta Gilbert, on October 12, 1940 at Saint Mary Catholic Church at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Marie died on July 29, 1975 at Lake County Memorial Hospital at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 64 from cancer of the pancreas. Her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
2. Felix Square was born on January 6, 1913. He was known as Lester Square. Lester died on January 11, 1989 at University Hospitals at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at age 76 of cardiac arrest. His body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
3. James Alfred Square was born on June 11, 1915. He married Mary Theresa Drobnick, daughter of Blase Drobnick and Teresa Avsec, on June 21, 1941 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church at Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio. James died on November 30, 2003, at age 88. His body was interred at Perry Cemetery at Perry Township, Lake County, Ohio.
4. Philomena Gertrude Square was born on January 20, 1918. She married Vincent Martin Scarpitti, son of Gaetano Scarpitti and Giuseppa Paolucci, on August 30, 1948. Philomena died on April 19, 1953 at Lake County Memorial Hospital at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 35 of carcinoma of the breast. Her body was interred at Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
5. Carmella R. Square was born on August 12, 1919. She married Aser R. Nurmi, son of Isaac Albert Nurmi and Saima Perakoski, on August 29, 1942 at Saint Mary Catholic Church at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Carmella died on August 25, 1995 at her home, 187 Grenney Lane, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 76 of brain cancer (glioblastoma). Her body was interred at Evergreen Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
6. Edith Marjorie Square was born on August 16, 1925. She married first, Harry Smith Carlton, son of Harry Smith Carlton and Elizabeth Pritchard, on Saturday August 18, 1945. After Harry passed away, Edie married second, Edsel Pfabe, son of Howard Pfabe and Lula Hemphill, on Monday January 18, 1993 at St. Lucy, St. Lucie County, Florida. Edie is the last surviving Square cousin (of the 41 grandchildren of Felice Scacciavillani and Maria Giovanna Vitolone) of her generation.
