DeMaio / Di Maio family
Three immigrant-generation research branches, arranged for family review. People shown side by side are not yet proved to share parents.
Calogero Di Maio & Pietra Benenati
Record Named as father and mother of Antonio, Pasquale and Dionisio Di Maio in the municipal birth-record certification (Comune di Montevago, protocol 12058, 1 Oct 2026). The mother’s name is recorded as Pietra.
Open link Certified by the registry; birth-act numbers and scans have not yet been supplied. Their own birth dates and families are not yet known.
Born 6 Sep 1894, Montevago. Anthony DeMaio in Dubuque (Branch 1); see the identity note there.
Born 24 Aug 1897, Montevago. Branch 3.
Born 9 Dec 1905, Montevago. Became Carl De Maio at naturalization, 10 Jun 1930. Branch 2.
Antonio “Anthony” DeMaio
Also written Anthony De Maio; “Tony” in family use
Record 1928 birth register: age 33, born Italy, 2500 Jackson St., Dubuque.
Record Antonio Di Maio, born 6 Sep 1894, Montevago, to Calogero Di Maio and Pietra Benenati (Comune di Montevago, protocol 12058, 1 Oct 2026).
Named as Carl Anthony’s mother in 1928 birth register; age 21, born Italy. Marriage record and her parents still needed.
Published family obituary evidence identifies her as Anthony and Dorothy’s daughter; married surname Goodmann. Family reports spouse Dan Goodmann.
Published obituary evidence identifies her as Anthony and Dorothy’s daughter; married James J. McGeeney.
Born 28 May 1928, Dubuque; birth register names Anthony De Maio and Dorothy Lilly. Reported spouse: Nancy (maiden name unresolved).
Published obituary: born 14 Mar 1934 in Dubuque to Anthony and Dorothy (Lilly) DeMaio; married Richard Manternach.
Published obituary evidence identifies her as Anthony and Dorothy’s daughter; married Joseph Brown; surviving as of Apr 2022.
Confirmed by direct family knowledge as Carl Anthony’s son.
Confirmed by direct family knowledge as Daniel Anthony’s son.
Identity note: Anthony is identified as Antonio from the evidence taken together: the exact 6 Sep 1894 birth date in an American index lead, Dionisio’s documented identity as Carl, family testimony that Anthony and Carl were brothers, and the parents the Montevago registry certifies for all three brothers. No American record naming Anthony’s parents has been found yet, no legal name change is recorded, and his naturalization is still unresolved.
Dionisio “Carl” Di Maio
Legally became Carl De Maio at naturalization (1930)
Record Born 9 Dec 1905, Montevago, Italy; shoemaker; 2500 Jackson St. in 1927–29.
Record 1929 petition requests Carl De Maio; oath signed Carl, naturalized 10 Jun 1930.
Record Son of Calogero Di Maio and Pietra Benenati (Comune di Montevago, protocol 12058, 1 Oct 2026).
Dionisio’s 1929 petition says he married Theresa in Dubuque on 4 Oct 1928; she was born 5 Nov 1907 in Dubuque. The 1950 census at 2272 Prince names Carl’s wife as Elizabeth J., age 42, born Iowa. Relationship between these names remains unresolved.
1950 census: Carl J., age 18, son of Italy-born shoe repairman Carl De Maio at 2272 Prince. Direct family testimony identifies him as Carl Joseph DeMaio, Hempstead teacher/film historian, later husband of Diane M. Elgin.
Family testimony and public biography identify him as son of Carl Joseph DeMaio and Diane Elgin.
Diane Elgin DeMaio’s obituary names son Christopher; family branch placement consistent with Carl Joseph household.
Direct family testimony confirms Dionisio/Carl as Anthony DeMaio’s brother. Their shared Dubuque shoe trade and 2500 Jackson connection support the family account; the Montevago registry now names their parents as Calogero Di Maio and Pietra Benenati, and confirms Pasquale as Dionisio’s brother.
Pasquale Di Maio
Possibly “Patzey / Patsy” DeMaio — identity link to be proved
Record Born 24 Aug 1897, Montevago, Italy; shoemaker; 646 Clay St. in 1918, 600 Clay St. in 1921.
Record Naturalized 14 Jan 1922 as Pasquale Di Maio; petition says unmarried, no children in 1921; no name change recorded.
Record Son of Calogero Di Maio and Pietra Benenati, and brother of Dionisio/Carl (Comune di Montevago, protocol 12058, 1 Oct 2026).
Beatrice Dougherty’s obituary names her parents Patsy and Lulu (Smith) DeMaio. Pasquale’s 1921 petition says he was then unmarried; a later marriage to Lulu is plausible but not yet proved to be this Pasquale.
Obituary identifies her as daughter of Patsy and Lulu (Smith) DeMaio. Distinct from Anthony’s reported daughter Bea Goodmann.
Named as Bea Dougherty’s sibling in her obituary. Whether he is Charles F. below is unresolved.
Named as Bea Dougherty’s sibling in her obituary; distinct from immigrant Dionisio/Carl unless records show otherwise.
Named as Bea Dougherty’s sibling in her obituary.
Named as Bea Dougherty’s sibling in her obituary.
Named as Bea Dougherty’s sibling in her obituary.
Documented as a separate Dubuque household from immigrant Carl/Theresa. Erma’s 2014 obituary documents the couple’s descendant group. Charles F.’s parents are still needed to connect this branch to Patsy/Pasquale.
Useful questions for family
- Do relatives remember a separate “Patsy/Patzey” DeMaio in addition to Anthony and Uncle Carl?
- Was Patsy/Pasquale married to Lulu Smith, and were Bea Dougherty, Charles, Carl, Tony, Clara and Dorothy their children?
- Does anyone hold a document (naturalization, ship manifest, marriage record) that names Anthony DeMaio as Antonio Di Maio, born 1894 in Montevago?
- Was Carl’s wife known as Theresa, Elizabeth, or both?
- Can anyone identify Charles F. DeMaio’s parents and connect his Erma Bender branch to the immigrant generation?
Record anchors and next edits
Primary-record anchors include the 1 Oct 2026 birth-record certification from the Comune di Montevago (protocol 12058), the 24 Sep 2026 archival review of Pasquale’s and Dionisio/Carl’s naturalization packets and Carl Anthony’s Dubuque birth-register entry. Published obituaries and city-directory/census research support additional branches. “Record” means documented in a located source; “Family confirmed” means direct family testimony; “Open link” means a relationship or identity still requires proof.
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Published 2026-10-01 · version d0585935ac