Peter Naro ^{3 4 5 6 7 8}

   Other names for Peter were Pete Naro ³ and Pietro Naro.¹⁰

   FamilySearch ID: L81S-T4B.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Police Jury Ward 3, Saint Mary, LA. ¹¹ Nelson Naro, grocer, 61, born Mar 1839, was living with wife Angel, 58, born Apr 1842. They had been married 17 years, and she had birthed 7 children, 6 were alive in 1900. Living with them: Joseph, 12, Mar 1888; Annie, 15, Dec 1884; Jennie, 10, Dec 1889; Peter, 8, Jul 1892; Lilly, 5, Mar 1895; and Thomas, 2, Mar 1898. The parents and their parents were born in Italy, and Nelson and Angel immigrated in 1884, having been in the US for 16 years by 1900. Nelson was naturalized. The children were all born in Louisiana.

2. Census in 1910 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. ¹² The 1910 census recorded a boarder renting at 2535 Palmyra Street: Peter Naro, 17, hotel clerk, single. He was born in Louisiana and his parents in Italy. It appears he is living in the hotel he works at.

3. Newspaper: San Francisco Chronicle: Peter Naro Wanted for Burgarly, 17 Aug 1913, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ¹³ Gives Girl Diamond, Arrested as Thief
Iowa Police Take Into Custody a Man Wanted for San Francisco Hotel Robbery
NEW ORLEANS, August 15. -- His prodigal gift to a girl acquaintance of a large diamond ring led to the arrest at Franklin, la. of Peter Naro on the charge of stealing $10,000 worth of jewelry from a San Francisco hotel, according to reports reaching here today. Franklin officers are reported as saying Naro has confessed to the robbery and that they have found jewelry worth $1200 in his possession.
Three years ago Naro loved Miss Ruth Watklns of New Orleans. He went to San Francisco, returning here a few days ago. The girl is quoted as saying she did not care for Naro, but was persuaded by him to wear a large diamond ring.
Two days later he asked for the ring and later told her he had pawned it for $250. After Naro left, Miss Watkins reported the matter to the police. Naro was traced to Franklin, la. where he is awaiting extradition.
Accord to the local police detective bureau, Peter Naro is wanted here for the theft of $1200 worth of jewelry from the apartments of Mrs. F. A. Dillingham at the Alexander Hotel, 353 Geary street, on the morning of July 14th last.
Mrs. Dillingham, who is the wife of Colonel F. A. Dillingham, representative of an Eastern medicine company, left her apartments for about an hour on the morning in question. Naro, who was a bellboy at the hotel, is believed to have entered the rooms by means of a pass key and to have extracted the jewelry and money from a small safe. He secured a pair of diamond earrings, a diamond brooch and a diamond ring valued at $1200 and two $100 bills. Other jewelry valued at $2000 he overlooked in his haste.
Detective Sergeants Conlon and Mackey have been working on the case, and announced last night that steps will be taken at once to bring Naro back for trial on a burglary charge.

4. Newspaper: San Francisco Call: Conscience Troubled Bellboy Gem Thief, 20 Sep 1913, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ¹⁴ Peter Naro, the bellboy accused of stealing jewels worth $10,000 from Mrs. F. A. Dillingham last July in a local hotel, was returned last night from Franklin, Ia., by Detective James Mackey and booked on a charge of burglary. Naro freely admits his guilt.
He declared today that after he took the jewelry his conscience bothered him, and although he wanted to bring the stolen property back to its owner, he was afraid of being arrested. Naro was traced to New Orleans and later arrested in Franklin.

5. Military on 7 Oct 1917 in , , LA: His tombstone in Section F Site 769 is engraved: LOUISIANA, PVT 1 CO 1 DEV BN, 166 DEPOT BRIG, WORLD WAR I. ^{6 9}

6. Census in 1920 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ¹⁵ The 1920 census recorded renting as a lodger at 783 O'Farrell Street: Peter Naro, 27, wholesale salesman, single. He was born in Loiuisiana and his parents in Italy.

7. Residence: 1921 Buyers' Guide of San Francisco: Naro Peter musician r 238 Nevada in 1921 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ¹⁶

8. Newspaper: Oakland Tribune: Marriage License Peter Naro May Beecher, 4 Oct 1923, Oakland, Alameda, CA. ¹ SALINAS MARRIAGE LICENSE.
SALINAS, Oct. 4. -- Marriage licenses were issued here yesterday to Peter Naro, 31, Monterey, and May Beecher, 17, Seaside.

9. Newspaper: The Californian: Naro-Beecher Wedding in Salinas Friday, 6 Oct 1923, Salinas, Monterey, CA. ² Miss May Beecher of Seaside became the bride of Peter Naro of Monterey at a ceremony performed by Judge Wallace here Friday. The bride came to Seaside from Pennsylvania with here parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beecher, several years ago. Mr. Naro is a banjo player in the Del Monte Orchestra.

10. Residence: on 6 Oct 1923 in Monterey, Monterey, CA. ²

11. Residence: 1924 San Francisco Directory: Naro Peter musician r235 Oak in 1924 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ¹⁷

12. Occupation: 1925 Oakland Directory: Naro, Peter salesman, F W Neubach Realty Co. R1444 103rd in 1925 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. ¹⁸

13. Residence: 1925 Oakland Directory: Narrow, Peter (May) musician r1444 103d av; Narrow, Angela (wid Nels) h1444 103d av in 1925 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. ¹⁹

14. Census in 1930 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ²⁰ Pete Naro, private musician, 35, was living with wife May, 23; and son Billie, 3. Pete was married at age 30, when May was 17. Pete was born in Louisiana, and his parents in Italy. May was born in California, her parents in Pennsylvania. Billie was born in California. Pete was a veteran of World War I. They were renting at 1730 Turk St. in San Francisco.

15. Census in 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ²¹ The 1940 census recorded living as a guest in Hotel Statler at 154 Ellis Street: Peter Naro, 47, divorced, hotel bellboy and elevator operator, earning $900 in 1939. He lived in the same place in 1935. He was born in Louisiana.

16. Occupation: Employer: Mrs. A Damave, 154 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA on 28 Apr 1942 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ⁷

17. He was described as White, 5'6", 168 pounds, light complexion, brown eyes, black hair, scar in left side of mouth. On 28 Apr 1942 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ⁷

18. Residence: 421 Ellis St., San Francisco, CA on 28 Apr 1942 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. ⁷

19. Obituary: Napa Valley Register: obituary of Peter Naro on 28 Jan 1967 in Napa, Napa, CA. ⁸ Peter Naro
VETERANS HOME - Peter Naro, 74, died at the California Veterans Home Tuesday.
He had lived here since August, 1964.
Mr. Naro was a private in the United States Army during World War I.
Surviving is a son, William P. Naro of Pittsburg, Calif.
A Catholic funeral service will be held Monday at the Veterans Home Chapel with the Rev. MIchael J. Cleary officiating. Interment will follow in the Golden Gate National Cemetery.

Peter married May Beecher, daughter of William Jacob Beecher Sr. and Emma A. Youst, on 6 Oct 1923 in Salinas, Monterey, CA.^{1 2} (May Beecher was born on 27 Aug 1906 in Mount Carmel Twp., Northumberland, PA ^{22 23} and died on 18 Jan 1988 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA ^{23 24}.)