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 He worked on the canal around the First World War, after it was first built but when work had to be continued on it, including working to clear the jungles on the sides, where he got malaria.  Luigi reports that he worked in a lock called Miraflores. This lock was under the Pacific Division of the canal building. It is the western entrance to Miraflores Lake, one of the two artificial lakes forming a major part of the canal. It was finished in May 1913.
-The manifest for the S.S. City of Sydney, leaving the Balboa Canal Zone on June 16, 1914, reports a 27-year-old mine laborer named Giovanni Rufino from Ozieri, Sardinia, bound for San Francisco and arriving on July 10. His nearest relative is listed as Giovanni M. Rufino. Under distinguishing marks, it says, "left eye cessed [?]".
+The manifest for the S.S. City of Sydney, leaving the Balboa Canal Zone on June 16, 1914, reports a 27-year-old mine laborer named Giovanni Rufino from Ozieri, Sardinia, bound for San Francisco and arriving on July 10. His nearest relative is listed as his father, Giovanni M. Rufino. Under distinguishing marks, it says, "left eye cessed [?]".
 The 1930 census records give his citizenship year as 1914.

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	He worked on the canal around the First World War, after it was first built but when work had to be continued on it, including working to clear the jungles on the sides, where he got malaria. Luigi reports that he worked in a lock called Miraflores. This lock was under the Pacific Division of the canal building. It is the western entrance to Miraflores Lake, one of the two artificial lakes forming a major part of the canal. It was finished in May 1913.		He worked on the canal around the First World War, after it was first built but when work had to be continued on it, including working to clear the jungles on the sides, where he got malaria. Luigi reports that he worked in a lock called Miraflores. This lock was under the Pacific Division of the canal building. It is the western entrance to Miraflores Lake, one of the two artificial lakes forming a major part of the canal. It was finished in May 1913.
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		+	The manifest for the S.S. City of Sydney, leaving the Balboa Canal Zone on June 16, 1914, reports a 27-year-old mine laborer named Giovanni Rufino from Ozieri, Sardinia, bound for San Francisco and arriving on July 10. His nearest relative is listed as Giovanni M. Rufino. Under distinguishing marks, it says, "left eye cessed [?]".

	The 1930 census records give his citizenship year as 1914.		The 1930 census records give his citizenship year as 1914.

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 '''[[Pierina (Pev) Ruffini]]''' died in 2006.
-'''[[Rosalia (Rosie) Ruffini]]''' was born circa 1930 and died in Sep 2004 in Turlock? at age 74.
+'''[[Rosalia (Rosie) Ruffini]]''' was born circa 1930 and died in Sep 2004 in Turlock (?) at age 74.
 [[Category:Individual]]
 [[Category:Ruffini]]

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 Luigi says that Giovanni worked in the vineyards as a kid, and says that the family were share-croppers. His relatives in Ozieri included his first-cousins [[Salvatore Mandras (b. 1884)]], [[Luigi Mandras]] and [[Antonio (Tony) Mandras]]. The latter two ultimately ended up in South San Francisco with Giovanni.
-Giovanni is believed to have left Sardinia at the age of 16, thus circa 1903. We do not know why he left, but it has always been believed that he did so to avoid military service. In Sassari in May, 2012, we located two military records, (1) in the "Lista di Leva" of Ozieri for the males born in 1887, which lists a bracciante named Giovanni Ruffini, born October 11, 1887 of Giovamaria and Pietruccia Lai; and (2) in the "Lista d'Estrazione del Mandamento di Ozieri," in which "Ruffinu Giovanni" born October 11, 1887, a "bracciante," is "dichiarato renitente" on 9-3-1916.
+Giovanni is believed to have left Sardinia at the age of 16, thus circa 1903. We do not know why he left. In Sassari in May, 2012, we located two military records, (1) in the "Lista di Leva" of Ozieri for the males born in 1887, which lists a bracciante named Giovanni Ruffini, born October 11, 1887 of Giovamaria and Pietruccia Lai; and (2) in the "Lista d'Estrazione del Mandamento di Ozieri," in which "Ruffinu Giovanni" born October 11, 1887, a "bracciante," is "dichiarato renitente" on 9-3-1916.
 Luigi says that Giovanni went to Buenos Aires first, before going to Panama, and that he may have stayed in Buenos Aires as long as a couple of years. We do not know what he was doing in Buenos Aires. In Panama he got fever, and took quinine.

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 Luigi says that Giovanni worked in the vineyards as a kid, and says that the family were share-croppers. His relatives in Ozieri included his first-cousins [[Salvatore Mandras (b. 1884)]], [[Luigi Mandras]] and [[Antonio (Tony) Mandras]]. The latter two ultimately ended up in South San Francisco with Giovanni.
-Giovanni is believed to have left Sardinia at the age of 16. In Sassari in May, 2012, we located two military records, (1) in the "Lista di Leva" of Ozieri for the males born in 1887, which lists a bracciante named Giovanni Ruffini, born October 11, 1887 of Giovamaria and Pietruccia Lai; and (2) in the "Lista d'Estrazione del Mandamento di Ozieri," in which "Ruffinu Giovanni" born October 11, 1887, a "bracciante," is "dichiarato renitente" on 9-3-1916.
+Giovanni is believed to have left Sardinia at the age of 16, thus circa 1903. We do not know why he left, but it has always been believed that he did so to avoid military service. In Sassari in May, 2012, we located two military records, (1) in the "Lista di Leva" of Ozieri for the males born in 1887, which lists a bracciante named Giovanni Ruffini, born October 11, 1887 of Giovamaria and Pietruccia Lai; and (2) in the "Lista d'Estrazione del Mandamento di Ozieri," in which "Ruffinu Giovanni" born October 11, 1887, a "bracciante," is "dichiarato renitente" on 9-3-1916.
 Luigi says that Giovanni went to Buenos Aires first, before going to Panama, and that he may have stayed in Buenos Aires as long as a couple of years. We do not know what he was doing in Buenos Aires. In Panama he got fever, and took quinine.

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 His death certificate gives his birthday as October 9, 1888. (See more, below.) Luigi confirms that he always thought 1888 was his birth-year. It seems possible from this that he had his own birth-year wrong. His gravestone gives his birthday as October 9, 1887. His naturalization records give his birthday as October 9, 1886.
-Luigi says that Giovanni worked in the vineyards as a kid, and says that the family were share-croppers. His relatives in Ozieri included his first-cousin [[Salvatore Mandras (b. 1884)]].
+Luigi says that Giovanni worked in the vineyards as a kid, and says that the family were share-croppers. His relatives in Ozieri included his first-cousins [[Salvatore Mandras (b. 1884)]], [[Luigi Mandras]] and [[Antonio (Tony) Mandras]]. The latter two ultimately ended up in South San Francisco with Giovanni.
 Giovanni is believed to have left Sardinia at the age of 16. In Sassari in May, 2012, we located two military records, (1) in the "Lista di Leva" of Ozieri for the males born in 1887, which lists a bracciante named Giovanni Ruffini, born October 11, 1887 of Giovamaria and Pietruccia Lai; and (2) in the "Lista d'Estrazione del Mandamento di Ozieri," in which "Ruffinu Giovanni" born October 11, 1887, a "bracciante," is "dichiarato renitente" on 9-3-1916.

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−	Giovanni married '''[[Maria Teresa Meloni]]''' on 25 Jul 1921 in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco, CA.	+	Giovanni married '''[[Maria Teresa Meloni]]''' on 25 Jul 1921 in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, San Francisco, CA. The photo in his headstone is from the wedding day.

	Children from this marriage were:		Children from this marriage were:

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	He appears in the 1930 census on Olive Avenue as John Ruffini, head of household. Luigi says that he bought the house, re-oriented it 180 degrees, and built the garage with Luigi<nowiki>’</nowiki>s help, and built additional room in the house.		He appears in the 1930 census on Olive Avenue as John Ruffini, head of household. Luigi says that he bought the house, re-oriented it 180 degrees, and built the garage with Luigi<nowiki>’</nowiki>s help, and built additional room in the house.
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		+	He appears in the 1940 census in 705 Olive Avenue, described in that entry as the same house in which his family lived in 1935. That house is valued at $2000. His highest grade of education is given as 4th. He is listed as a laborer in a steel mill having earned $1200 for a 52-week work year in 1939.

	Giovanni<nowiki>’</nowiki>s death certificate indicates time of death as 2:30 AM in the Kaiser Foundation Hospital on Geary Street in San Francisco. His residence was 705 Olive Avenue, his spouse Theresa Ruffini, his occupation a Burner at Bethlehem Pacific Steel Company for 38 years. (So, dating back to circa 1923.) He was buried in the Italian Cemetery. Cause of death listed as a carcinoma of the tongue with widespread metastases. An operation had been performed on 2/3/56. Luigi notes that Giovanni had lead poisoning and anemia as well, passing the latter onto his daughter Mary. Giulio remembers him as being very sick, particularly with respiratory problems.		Giovanni<nowiki>’</nowiki>s death certificate indicates time of death as 2:30 AM in the Kaiser Foundation Hospital on Geary Street in San Francisco. His residence was 705 Olive Avenue, his spouse Theresa Ruffini, his occupation a Burner at Bethlehem Pacific Steel Company for 38 years. (So, dating back to circa 1923.) He was buried in the Italian Cemetery. Cause of death listed as a carcinoma of the tongue with widespread metastases. An operation had been performed on 2/3/56. Luigi notes that Giovanni had lead poisoning and anemia as well, passing the latter onto his daughter Mary. Giulio remembers him as being very sick, particularly with respiratory problems.

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 Children from this marriage were:
-'''[[Giulio Laurenzo Ruffini]]''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>2<nowiki>]</nowiki>
+'''[[Giulio Laurenzo Ruffini]]'''.
-'''[[John Ruffini]]''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>405<nowiki>]</nowiki> was born on 24 Jun 1924 and died in 2003 at age 79.
+'''[[John Ruffini]]''' was born on 24 Jun 1924 and died in 2003 at age 79.
-'''[[Luigi Ruffini]]''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>406<nowiki>]</nowiki> was born on 30 Mar 1923.
+'''[[Luigi Ruffini]]''' was born on 30 Mar 1923.
-'''[[Mary Ruffini]]''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>407<nowiki>]</nowiki> was born on 9 Jan 1922 and died in 2001 at age 79.
+'''[[Mary Ruffini]]''' was born on 9 Jan 1922 and died in 2001 at age 79.
-'''[[Pierina (Pev) Ruffini]]''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>408<nowiki>]</nowiki> died in 2006.
+'''[[Pierina (Pev) Ruffini]]''' died in 2006.
-'''[[Rosalia (Rosie) Ruffini]]''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>409<nowiki>]</nowiki> was born circa 1930 and died in Sep 2004 in Turlock? at age 74.
+'''[[Rosalia (Rosie) Ruffini]]''' was born circa 1930 and died in Sep 2004 in Turlock? at age 74.
 [[Category:Individual]]
 [[Category:Ruffini]]