THE STUART FAMILY ARCHIVE
Nicholas (Nicola) Criola — 1902 original baptism and 1991 death-index correlation
Evidence reference: WEB-20261031-031103-c0dee1c0
Evidence status: Original baptism register inspected and saved; death index reviewed, civil birth/day conflict unresolved
Historical date: August 6, 1902; December 15, 1991
Collection: Criola / Event-date review
Original Holy Guardian Angel Parish, Chicago, baptism register, printed pp.232–233, entry1163, DGS004284341, inspected and downloaded 30 October2026. Nicola, child of Paolo Criola and Angiolina Vallo, born July22,1902; baptized August6,1902 by Edmund McDunne. Mother's given name appears corrected to Angiolina. Index Q2T1-Y6B1 labels sex female, but original says child without a sex designation; existing male census/death evidence is retained. No separate female sibling created.
Correlated full Cook County death index QV92-W2MN, entry623674, Nick Nicholas Criola,89, single, born July23,1902 Chicago, died December15,1991. Names father Paul Criola and mother Angeline Vallo; Anne R.Stroble appears as another person without an explicit relationship. Explicit residence Chicago; original event place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, despite standardized Mount Carmel/Wabash error. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV92-W2MN . Death image unavailable; index only.
Birth-day conflict22/23 remains open. Matching parents, name, month/year and existing household evidence strongly correlate the records. Death date is an indexed assertion, not a reviewed death certificate. Baptism is separate from birth.