More on Arthur E. Tutela

After reading so many articles about Arthur E. Tutela, I had to look him up.  This is what I found.

 Arthur E. Tutela was born in Newark, NJ in August 1898.  He was the 6th child born to Elezario Tutela and Rose Romano.

In the 1915 NJ Census, he is living on Bruce Street in Newark, NJ with his family.

Things apparently change for Arthur E. Tutela as he is an inmate at the NJ Eastern State Prison in the 1920 US Federal Census. He is listed as 21 years old and married.

1920 US Federal Census, NJ Reformatory, Woodbridge, NJ

 Further inspection of his timeline reveals that he was in prison in 1918 as his WWI draft card dated Sept 12, 1918 lists him as an inmate. He lists his mother as his nearest relative.

Found him in the 1930 US Federal Census as a prisoner in the NJ State Prison in Trenton.

He stays out of the newspapers for over a decade (at least the ones that are digitized at this point).  As of today, I have not been able to locate him in the 1940 census.  Further investigating is needed to see how the 30's and 40's are for Arthur.He may have been incarcerated all of the 30's. Most likely, he is an inmate in 1940 as well.


In 1942, he is in NJ State Prison when he fills out his WWII Draft Registration Card.  He lists his sister Anna as his next of kin.

1942 Transcription of  WWII Draft Registration Card

 
He died in 1955 due to complications of a bleeding ulcer. It is quite obvious that his family was not happy with him.  I could not find an obituary for him in any of the Newark, NJ newspapers available on microfilm.  I did find his death certificate and know that he is buried in the family plot with his parents and a few siblings.

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Newark, NJ - Tutela Family Plot

I was really surprised that he did not die in prison.  His brother Americus Tutela was the informant.  In the 60's and 70's the remainder of his siblings passed.  Non of which mentioned Arthur as predeceased in their obituaries.

In another article I found, it says his first arrest was in 1912.  I will be looking into prison records in the future.  You never know what you will find until you look.