Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Frank Cortese    
                Born: ca 1876              in Italy  1,2
                Died: Jun-30-1958          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  3
              Buried:                      in Holy Cross Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  3
             Resided:                      in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV  4
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      coal miner  3
          Occupation: 1920, 1930           coal loader  2,5
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Serafina "Susie" Romano   6  
             Married: Oct-26-1907          in Harrison Co, WV  1
                Born: ca 1883              in Italy  1
                Died: bef Jun 1958          7
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: James Joseph Cortez      
         Census name: Jimmie Cortese 
                Born: Aug-22-1924          in West Virginia  8
                Died: Jan-28-2014          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  9,8
              Buried:                      in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  10,11
              Census: 1930                 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  
            Military: (enlisted 6/7/1943)  Tec 5, 113 Cav Recon, US Army, WW II, Europe (Purple Heart, Bronze Star)  12,10,13
                Wife: Carmena Marie Medina  b. 1927  
             Married: Nov-21-1949           14

Sources:
(1) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(2) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(4) West Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978 [database online], Ancestry.com. 
(5) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(6) Obituary of son. 
(7) Death record of husband. 
(8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(9) Obituary - Nursing home. 
(10) Obituary. 
(11) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. 
(12) Military Grave Marker. 
(13) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(14) Obituary of husband. 







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