The James Family Ancestors

Dad had joined the Navy in 1942. He was too old for regular service but the Navy had decided to create a Naval Construction Battalion (code name: CB’s. Common name: “SeaBees”). Since the “SeaBees” were’t supposed to do combat, the age requirement was lifted and 42-year-old men were allowed to join. So Dad went off to war and I wouldn’t see him again until about 1950 when my brothers and I went to Salt Lake City to visit our sister Lillian.

Some time between 1872 and 1900 Gregorio Di Giacomo changed his name to Gregorio James. I’m not sure when this happened but the 1900 Census has him listed as Gregorio James. Other sites still has him listed as Gregorio Di Giacomo (James).

I think it would be confusing to list him in this “Tree” as Gregorio Di Giacomo (James) so I’ll list him by the name he chose sometime between 1872 and 1900—Gregorio James.

Gregorio is the only one, as far as I know, that did not keep the Di Giacomo name. For clarity sake, I have included only the direct ancestors of the James family in this tree. The rest of the Di Giacomo’s are featured in the Di Giacomo tree.

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