Filomena DeBiase first appears in the Painesville, Ohio, area in 1907. In America, Filomena DeBiase was known by her married name, Philomena Elia.
Filomena DeBiase was born in 1888, at Lapprano, Italy. She married Antonio Elia on July 25, 1907 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio 1907. Filomena died on July 29, 1962, at 521 Storrs Street, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. Her body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
Filomena DeBiase immigrated to the United States on March 22, 1907, travelling to Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio. She was joining her brother-in-law, Giovanni Battista Brasacchio, in Ashtabula. Giovanni was married to Filomena‘s sister, Francesca DeBiase. Filomena, Francesca, Francesca’s daughter, Pasqualina Brasacchio, and Francesca’s son, Eugenio Brasacchio, all immigrated together. Francesca, and her family, lived in Ashtabula until 1919, when she moved to Painesville.
The children of Filomena DeBiase and Antonio Elia were as follows:
1. Anna Elia was born on May 28, 1908, at Ohio. She married Frank D. Crawford on August 13, 1934. Anna M. died on May 13, 1995, at age 86. Her body was interred at Perry Center Cemetery at Perry, Lake County, Ohio.
2. Dave Elia was born on October 22, 1909, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. He married Edith Borrelli, daughter of Crescenzo Borrelli and Lucia Lombardi. Dave died on August 17, 1999, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 89. His body was interred at Mentor Cemetery at Mentor, Lake County, Ohio.
3. Panerazio Gaetano Elia was born on August 2, 1911, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. He died on March 13, 1912, at age 7 months, at 221 Storrs Street, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, of pneumonia. His body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
4. Rose Mary Elia was born on November 20, 1912, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. She married Philip Pachete, son of Angelo Pacitto and Maria Giuseppa Campagiorni. Rose Mary died on June 29, 2005, at Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, at age 92.
5. Edward Elia was born on March 31, 1914, at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. He married Florence Flynn about 1937. Edward died on January 26, 1991, at age 76. His body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
