The Grillo Family
Carmen
Grillo was born on May 28,1887 in Sersale,
Italy
. He came to the
United States
in 1897. He arrived in
New York
aboard the ship "The
Cleveland
".
Carmen
had arrived from
Italy
in 1913 and boarded with the Frank Rizzo family until his wife Mary and son Joe
arrived to join him. The other children, Theresa, Tony, Sarah and John were born
in Clermont. Joe worked at
Quaker
State
Refinery for many years. He passed away and is buried in St Elizabeth Cemetery
in Smethport. John graduated from
Penn
State
University
and moved to
Missouri
. Tony married and lives in Lewis Run, PA with his wife Rose. Both girls worked
for Sylvania, married and live in Emporium, PA.