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Liberato Martella died in 1934. The following photo from the Martella family shows, left <br />to right, Colomba, Vincent, Tony, Albert, Jr., Edward, Clarence, Marguirete, Thomas, and <br />William. <br />Colomba remarried to a Louisville widower, Ralph DeAndrea. Ralph's wife, Savina <br />Bottinelli DeAndrea, had died in 1939. Ralph was born in 1893 in Italy. He lived in <br />Superior, Colorado before coming to Louisville and he worked as a coal miner. <br />Ralph DeAndrea and his son, Wilbur, then moved into the Martella home at 1100 <br />Lincoln. The 1940 census shows Ralph and Colomba DeAndrea living at 1100 Lincoln <br />along with Ralph's son, Wilbur, age 20, plus six of the eight Martella children: Albert, 22; <br />Edward, 21; Clarence, 19; "Margaret," 17; Thomas, 14; and William, 12. <br />Five of the seven Martella brothers served in World War II, and they are shown in the <br />film of Louisville servicemen when they were home on leave, "Our Boys and Girls in the <br />Armed Forces, 1943-44." It is believed that Colomba Martella can also be seen in one of <br />the scenes on this film. <br />In 1946, Colomba Martella sold the north part of the property to another party. This is <br />now 1108 Lincoln. <br />The following photo of the building is from the County Assessor Card and is believed to <br />date from 1948: <br />