Wilsonville, Illinois - Old Photographs

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Wilsonville Wilsonville, Illinois - Macoupin County Illinois, - State of Illinois - United States Of America

Wilsonville Old Photographs
Photographs & Information furnished by : George Vincent

Wilsonville's Oldest Couple Date Unknown
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ferrari At the age of 84 and 81

Wilsonville's Oldest Couple
Date Unknown

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ferrari
At the age of 84 and 81

Wilsonville's Elderly Residents Date Unknown
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Alexander Mrs. Margaret Batutis Mr. & Mrs. Mike Bertetto Mrs. Agnes Bertetto Mrs. Mary Berutti Mr. & Mrs. Anton Bonino Mrs. Celesta Celi Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cerutti Mr. & Mrs. Tony DeLaurent Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ferrari Mrs. Anna Gahagan Mrs. Elizabeth Gahagan Mr. Val Gaspardo Mrs. Ruby Johnson Mrs. Katherine Lubrant Mrs. Katie Lucca Mr. & Mrs Angelo Manalia Mr. & Mrs. Pete Margherio		Mr. Joe Massa Mr. & Mrs. William Nadler Mr. & Mrs. John Nauyokas Mr. & Mrs. Pete Pacchetti Mr. Karl Pachesa Mr. & Mrs. Pete Pacheshunes Mrs. Zelinda Passetti Mrs. Josephine Pavey Mr. Adam Poppafavo Mr. Battista Riva Mrs. Petronella Roglis Mrs. Lucy Rosseto Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rossio Mr. & Mrs. Mike Serdar Mrs. Ursula Siminas Mrs. Anna Verlucca Mrs. Anna Wojkiewicz Mrs. Frances Wondolofski

Wilsonville City Hall Old & New

Wilsonville Firemen's Silver and Golden Jubilee

1928
Teapot Dome

"Red Crown"
Gasoline Filling Station

The "Teapot Dome" was originally built by
Orlando Benassi in 1925 or 1926
This location was operated by Charles Subick pre-1942. (re : info by Lina Beyer)

Vet's Club
circa 1930s

Route 110 was SBI Illinois 110
(SBI = State Bond Issue)
which was from Jerseyville to Benld; going through Wilsonville.

This was the route number (Illinois 110) from approx. 1924 / 1926 until 1938, when this number was discontiued at this highway location and relocated to another area in Illinois. For twelve years or so Wilsonville's highway was SBI Illinois Route 110 as per the above advertisement. This highway has been named Illinois Route138 since 1938.

Unidentified Gasoline Filling Station Sitting in Photograph is Gilbert Meldi.
Built by Tony Delaurent, Operated by Gilbert Meldi then Joe Smith then Prima Rossetto

Unidentified

Gasoline Filling Station

Sitting in Photograph is Gilbert Meldi.

Built by Tony Delaurent,
Operated by Gilbert Meldi then Joe Smith then Prima Rossetto

Unidentified

Gasoline Filling Station

Owned and Operated by : Dominic Iattoni & Clarence Yatonni

Clarence (Claudio) was the son of "Domenico" and either took over the station after his father died or at least worked there under his father.

Notes from Charles Drogovich :
The original family name is "Iatonni" which is pronounced "Yatonni" - there is no "Y" in the Italian alphabet, so the "ia" is used to make the "y" sound.
I don't know whether they voluntarily started using "Yattoni" to avoid confusion, or whether the name was changed at US Immigration at Ellis Island because that's what it sounded like.

Additional data :
Domenico "Dominic" Iattoni (Iatonia), was born in 1875 in Italy.
Marrried Leduvina "Lovina" _?_ who was born in 1884
Immigrated to United States in 1906
1910 Census shows them living in Granville, Putnam County, Illinois
with chidren : Beatrice, age 4 & Mary, age 2
1930 Census show them living in Wilsonville, Macoupin County, Illinois
with chidren : Julia, age 18, & Clarence, age 16

Benld City Cemetery - Benld, Illinois

IATTONI

Domenico 1875 - 1962		Leduvina 1884 - 1960

IATTONI

Clarence
Aug. 8, 1913
Mar. 17, 1997

Clarence YATTONI
PVT US Army
World War I
Aug. 8, 1913 † Mar. 17, 1997

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