Felix Joseph Penso1

#17441, (26 September 1883 - October 1970)
Father*Felice Penso2 (s 1853 - )
Mother*Anna Ragusin2 (s 1853 - )

Family 1

Mary Savoldelli b. c 1890
Children 1.Mary Penso4 (1912 - 2006)
 2.Anita Penso9 (1914 - 1939)
 3.Felix Penso Jr.4 (1915 - 1993)

Family 2
Child 1.Erma Mary Ann Penso+1 (1911 - 2010)
Felix Joseph Penso was also known as Felice.3 
Birth*26 September 1883He was born on 26 September 1883 at Lošinj Island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar Co., CroatiaG.4 
15 March 1901He migrated to New York, New York, from Trieste on the Farezia on 15 March 1901.4 
August 1909He removed to WashingtonG in August 1909.5 
Marriage*6 February 1910He married Mary Savoldelli, daughter of Giovanni Savoldelli and Maria Budinich, on 6 February 1910 at Immaculate Conception Church, Seattle, Washington.2 
13 March 1919He was naturalized on 13 March 1919 at U. S. District Court, Seattle, Washington; (Petition for Naturalization.)4 
12 January 1920He and Mary Savoldelli appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at 1525 Western Aenue, Seattle, King Co., WashingtonG.6 
12 April 1930He and Mary Savoldelli appeared on the census of 12 April 1930 at 1924 2nd Avenue West, Seattle, King Co., WashingtonG.7 
Death*October 1970He died in October 1970 at Seattle, Washington, at age 87.8 

Citations

  1. [S1585] Legacy.com, online www.Legacy.com, Published in The Seattle Times from Apr. 25 to Apr. 28, 2010 (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx).
    Erma Mary Ann (Penso) Legaz. Erma was born to Felix and Mary Penso on July 18, 1911 in Seattle, WA and died on April 21, 2010 in Seattle, WA. She was married to Tony Legaz for 60 years. He predeceased her in 1998. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Mary Barberis (Babe), Anita Penso; brother, Felix Penso, Jr. (Maxine); grandchildren, Brian, Mary and Elizabeth Moeller, and son-in-law, Michael Whitley. Erma is survived by her children, Joan (Dick) Moeller, Joyce Legaz, Marie Legaz Whitley and James (Mary Ann) Legaz; brother, John Penso (Millie); grandchildren, Tia (Norm) Bailey, Gena (Luke) Grothkopp and Joseph Legaz; great-grandson, Marcus Grothkopp.
  2. [S1454] Washington Certificate of Marriage, Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington, Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, King Co., 1910, Jan-Apr, img 1246/1725, No. 17851. Felica J Penso, age 26, laborer, res. 2328 Eliot Ave., b. Lussin-Grande, Austria, son of Felice Penso and Anna Ragusin, b. Lussin-Grande, Austria; and Mary Savoldelli, res. 8052 Meridian Ave., b. Austria, day. of Giovanni Savoldelli and Maria Budinich, both b. Austria; marr. Immaculate Conception Church, 18th Ave. at Marion, 6 Feb 1910, by Gregory Leggio, S.J.; witn. Antonio Lettich and Tony Bussanich, res. 2328 Eliot Ave., online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1454] Unknown compiler address, Washington Certificate of Marriage: Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, King Co., 1910, Jan-Apr, img 1246/1725, No. 17851.. Felica J Penso, age 26, laborer, res. 2328 Eliot Ave., b. Lussin-Grande, Austria, son of Felice Penso and Anna Ragusin, b. Lussin-Grande, Austria; and Mary Savoldelli, res. 8052 Meridian Ave., b. Austria, day. of Giovanni Savoldelli and Maria Budinich, both b. Austria; marr. Immaculate Conception Church, 18th Ave. at Marion, 6 Feb 1910, by Gregory Leggio, S.J.; witn. Antonio Lettich and Tony Bussanich, res. 2328 Eliot Ave.
  4. [S1533] Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1890-1957; M1542, Record Group 21, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, Petition and Record Files, No. 5171, img. 151/274. Felix Penso, b. and last foreign res. Lussin Grande, Austria, 26 Sep 1883.
    Declaration of Intention No. 5351, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 9 Apr 1914. Felix Penso, age 30, res. 2316 Eliott Avenue, Seattle WA; emigrated from Trieste, Austria, on the Farasia.
    Petition for Naturalization No. 5171, p. 127, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 13 Mar 1919. Felix Penso, res. 1525 Western Ave., Seattle WA; occ. fish packer; emigrated from Trieste, Austria, Oct 1900, arr. NY NY 15 Mar 1901 on the Farezia; wife Mary, b. Lussin Grande, Austria, 5 Aug 1889; children (all b. Seattle) Erma (b. 18 Jul 1911), Mary (20 Nov 1912), Anita (5 May 1914), Felix (b. 19 Aug 1915), John (b. 5 Dec 1916).
  5. [S1533] Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1890-1957; M1542, Record Group 21, National Archives and Records Administration, online Ancestry.com, Petition for Naturalization No. 5171, p. 127, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, 13 Mar 1919. Felix Penso, res. of WA since 25 Aug 1909.
  6. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Felix (36), b. and parents b. Austria, mother tongue German, imm. 1900, natlzd.; Mary (30), b. and parents b. Austria, mother tongue German, imm. 1901, natlzd.
  7. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. F J (45), b. and parents b. Italy, mother tongue Italian, fish house foreman, marr. age 26; Mary E (40), b. and parents b. Italy, mother tongue Italian, marr. age 20.
  8. [S16] Social Security Death Index, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org, Felix Penso, SSN 531-10-8247, b. 26 Sep 1883, d. Oct 1970; last res. Seattle WA.
  9. [S1455] Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960, index, online FamilySearch.org, Index entry, citing FHL microfilm 2,023,704, img. 2176, ref. ID 895. Anita Penso, dau. of Felix Penso and Mary Savodelli, d. Seattle, King Co. WA, 4 Mar 1939, age 24y 9m 29d.