Faro Amato (1871 - 1906)

Born 17 Mar 1871 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Ancestors

Husband of Marianna Antonina (Lima) Amato — married about 1886 (to 19 Apr 1906) in New York, United States

Died 19 Apr 1906 at age 35 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Faro Amato is born 17 March 1871 in Corleone and baptized the next day. He is the son of Saverio Amato and Giuseppa Colletti. His godfather is Benedetto Rizzo, from Cinisi^[1], Saverio's home town. Faro is named after his paternal grandfather.

Faro Amato is the father of Frank "Big Dick" Amato, a Morello gangster. A marriage record for Faro's wife, Antoinette Leema, has not yet been found.

Faro and Antoinette, who is also called Lena, have at least two children, Saverio/Edward (c. 1887) and Frank (1902).

Saverio is born 28 March 1887, according to the record of his burial.^[2] He appears in census records as "Edward."

Passengers, for whom last city of residence and place of birth are not recorded, on the Italia, arriving in New Orleans in 1891. A partial list follows, including individuals identified as being from Corleone.

314. Rosario Raja, age obscured

315. Giuseppe Pecoraro, age obscured

316. Luciano Giuffrida, age obscured

317. Calogero Listi, age obscured

319. G. Majuri, age obscured

320. page is torn

321. page is torn

322. page is torn

323. Faro Amato, 20 (b. 1871)

324. Giuseppe Cimino, 34 (b. 1857)

325. Antonino d’Anna, 25 (b. 1866)

326. Pasquale Badami, 17 (b. 1874)

327. Calogero Marino, 40 (b. 1851)

328. Bernardo Sabella, 36 (b. 1855)

329. Francesco Paolo Petronella, 15 (b. 1876)^[3]

Frank is born 6 November 1902 in Manhattan, the son of Pharo Amato, 31 (b. 1871), and Antoinette Leema, 27 (b. 1875), both of Italy.^[4]

Faro appears in the 1905 Los Angeles city directory, an employee of Hughes Manufacturing Co., living at 1412 Elwood.^[5]

Faro appears in the 1906 Los Angeles city directory as a laborer, living at 2326 Legrand.^[6]

Faro Amato and Luke Sebella, a recent arrival from Corleone, are shot by three African Americans on 17 April 1906 in Los Angeles, California.^[7]

The Daily Nevada State Journal reports the shooting occurred on Enterprise St.^[7], while The Los Angeles Herald says the fight was at 8th and Wilson Streets.^[8] 8th St. is between Wilson and Enterprise Streets.

The 'Los Angeles Herald reports the Italians were leaving a friend’s house in Sacramento St. (between Wilson and 8th), and were at corner of Enterprise and Wilson when their assailants stepped out from behind a growth of large castor beans. Robbery was not evidently the motive of the shooting. The violence is believed to be the result of a race war between "negroes" and Italians in the colony in the neighborhood where the shooting occurred.^[7]

Faro was a lumberman by trade, 35 years old (b. 1871), native of Italy.^[8]

Faro dies in the Receiving Hospital in Los Angeles, CA, on 19 April 1906 from a “homocidal” gunshot wound. He is about 35 years old, his date of birth unknown. He is a resident of Los Angeles, married, born in Italy, a laborer. His parents names are not known. He is buried in New Calvary on 22 April 1906.^[9][10]

Frank dies 28 May 1931 in Manhattan.^[11] He is buried in Old St. Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx.^[2]

Saverio dies 13 November 1934. He is buried with Frank.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Pharum Amato, 18 March 1871, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYMQ-R37?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K66%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351131001 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1864-1871 > image 533 of 576; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2019), memorial page for Frank Amato (2 Nov 1902–28 May 1931), Find A Grave Memorial no. 167354132, citing Old Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Bronx Cop (contributor 47509482) .
3. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5VZ-91RW?cc=1916009&wc=MFVK-K68%3A1029673801%2C1029689801 : 8 October 2015), 1820-1902 (NARA M259) > 075 - 2 Mar 1891 - 14 Nov 1891 > image 392 of 421; citing NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WW1-Y69 : 11 February 2018), Frank Amato, 06 Nov 1902; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 45213 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,983,684.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Race War Has Broken Out In Los Angeles. (1906, April 18). Daily Nevada State Journal, p. 1.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Two Murdered Every Month. (1906, December 30). Los Angeles Herald, Vol. 34, No. 90, p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2019 from UCR Center for Biographical Studies and Research.
9. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SV-XRGD?cc=2001287&wc=SJ5R-HZS%3A285176601%2C285510501 : 22 August 2018), Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1906 no 600-2320 > image 745 of 1823; California State Archives, Sacramento.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 March 2019), memorial page for Faro Amato (1871–19 Apr 1906), Find A Grave Memorial no. 155323084, citing Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Steve and Linda Malkson (contributor 48608432) .
11. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WVY-RX1 : 10 February 2018), Frank Amato, 28 May 1931; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,069,211.