Giuseppe Caruso first appears in the Painesville, Ohio, area about 1915. In America, Giuseppe was known as Joe Caruso.
Giuseppe Caruso was born on February 12, 1890, at Settefrate, Italy. He married Giulia Iezzi, daughter of Nicola Iezzi and Maria Serano, at Italy. Giuseppe died on November 18, 1918, at Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio, at age 28, of pneumonia, due to influenza. His body was interred at St. Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
Giuseppe Caruso immigrated to the United States on November 2, 1907, at age 17, travelling to New York City. He was joining his friend, Giachomino Uitta. He re-entered the United States on June 10, 1913, at age 23, returning to New York City, New York. Giuseppe was joining his cousin, Giuseppe Burreo.
Giuseppe registered for the military draft for World War One on June 5, 1917, living at Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio. He was employed by the Diamond Alkali Company.
The children of Giuseppe Caruso and Giulia Iezzi were as follows:
1. Angelo A. Caruso was born in 1914, at Pennsylvania. Angelo died in 1960. His body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
2. Frank Caruso was born on April 14, 1916. Frank died on November 4, 1965, at age 49. His body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
3. Dominic A. Caruso was born on June 14, 1917, at Fairport Harbor, Lake County, Ohio. He married Elizabeth Nasca, daughter of Giuseppe Nasca and Rosaria Panzarella, about 1939. Dominic died on August 22, 2007, at at his home, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, at age 90. His body was interred at Riverside Cemetery at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio.
4. Josephine Caruso was born in November, 1918, at Ohio. Josephine died in May, 1920, at age 19 months. Her body was interred at Saint Mary Cemetery at Painesville Township, Lake County, Ohio.
