Leoluca Cascio (1870 - abt. 1940)

Born 30 Jan 1870 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Ancestors

Died about 26 Sep 1940 at about age 70 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Leo Luke Cascio migrated from Italy to USA.

Leoluca Cascio is born 30 January 1870 in Corleone and baptized the following day. He is the son of Girolamo Cascio and Maria Felicia Pecorino. His godfather is Giuseppe Cardella.^[1] His godfather may be Giuseppe Cardella, born in 1856, who marries Leoluca's third cousin, Biagia Grizzaffi, in 1885.

According to the birth date given on Leoluca's Find A Grave profile page, he was born on 2 February 1873. There is not a baptism matching that date in the records for Corleone. Cascio-10 14:35, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Leoluca marries Caroline "Catherine" Pecorino, daughter of Giovanni "John" Pecorino and Pasqua "Lena" Gagliano.^[2] According to her biography on Find A Grave, Caroline is called "Catherine."^[3] She is called Catherine in most census records.

Leoluca and Caroline have at least seven children:^[3] Mary (c. 1903), Lena/Lillian (c. 1907), John (c. 1911), Rosa (c. 1914), Josephine (c. 1916), Joseph V. (c. 1920), and Rose Annette (c. 1923).

The elder daughter named Rosa dies at age 5 (b. 1914), on 8 February 1919 in Lake Charles, LA.^[4]

In the 1920 federal census of Lake Charles City, Louisiana, taken 16 January, Luke Cascio heads a household at 1025 Mill St. He owns his home. He is 49 (b. 1870). He immigrated in 1899 and filed intent to naturalize in 1913. His wife Catherine is 34 (b. 1885) and immigrated in 1889. Their children at home are Mary, 16 (b. 1903), Lena, 12 (b. 1907), John, 8 (b. 1911), and Josephine, 3 years and 10 months (b. Mar 1916). Luke and Catherine were born in Italy and their children in Louisiana. Luke is a grocery store merchant working on his own account.^[5]

Lillian Cascio, age 18 (b. 1908), resident of Lake Charles, daughter of Luke Cascio and Catherine Cascio, both living in Lake Charles, marries Fred Eugene Janney, age 21, on 11 February 1926.^[6]

In the 1930 census of Lake Charles City, Calcasieu County, Louisiana, taken 11 April, Luke Cascio heads a household. He is 59 (b. 1871), married at age 28 (m. 1899) to Catherine P., who is 44 (b. 1886) and was 17 at marriage. At home are their daughters Mary, 26 (b. 1904), and Lillian C. Janny, 21 (b. 1909), and a widow, and Luke’s granddaughter, Bonnie, 2 yrs 11 mos. (b. 1927); and more of Luke’s children: John, 16 (b. 1914), Josephine, 13 (b. 1917), Joseph V. 10. (b. 1920), and Rose A., 6 yrs 5 mos. (b. Dec 1923). Luke and his wife were born in Italy. He immigrated in 1902 and she in 1885. They are naturalized citizens. Their children were born in Louisiana. Bonnie’s parents were both born in Louisiana. Luke is a farmer; Mary is a clothing store clerk; John is a helper on the farm.^[7]

In the 1940 federal census of Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA, taken 13 May, Luke Cascio heads a household at 514 Louisiana Ave. He owns his home, worth $800. He is 68 years old (b. 1872). His wife, Catherine, is 53 (b. 1887). Their children at home are Josephine, 22 (b. 1918), Joseph V., 20 (b. 1920), and Rose Annette, 16 (b. 1924). Luke and Catherine were born in Italy and their children were born in Louisiana. The only one employed is Joseph V., an apprentice carpenter for a building construction company.^[8]

Death of Leoluca

Leo Luke dies on 26 September 1940^[2][9][10], reportedly at age 67. (He is 70.) The record of his death calls his parents "James Cascio and Maria Picorino" and identifies his wife by her married name.^[9]

Catherine dies on 9 March 1980. She and her husband are buried in Orange Grove Cemetery in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Leoluca Cascio, 31 January 1870, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-131460-1?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K66:351041801,351041802,351131001 : accessed 13 Apr 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1864-1871 > image 473 of 576; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Personal communication. Email from Charles Niel received by Justin Cascio on 4 July 2018. Shared with permission.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Catherine Pecorino Cascio (6 Jan 1885–9 Mar 1980), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65267762, citing Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Melissa Daigle (contributor 46877793) .
4. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3SB-S5Q : 10 March 2018), Luke Cascio in entry for Rosa Cascio, 08 Feb 1919; citing Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, certificate number 1862, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,365,252.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RFH-5RL?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-V88%3A1036471301%2C1036824501%2C1036837301%2C1589332423 : 16 December 2015), Louisiana > Calcasieu > Lake Charles Ward 2 > ED 40 > image 26 of 68; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-P77S : 12 March 2018), Luke Cascio in entry for Fred Eugene Janney and Lillian Cascio, 11 Feb 1926; citing Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,405,695.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GR4N-CCH?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-9G7%3A648806801%2C650597901%2C650602201%2C1589282427 : 8 December 2015), Louisiana > Calcasieu > Lake Charles > ED 8 > image 18 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYRV-B7G : accessed 6 July 2018), Luke Cassio, Lake Charles, Police Jury Ward 3, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-7, sheet 15B, line 69, family 326, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1390.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3SM-YF1 : 10 March 2018), Leo Luca Cascio, 26 Sep 1940; citing Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, certificate number 12298, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,358,927.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2018), memorial page for Leo Luca “Luke” Cascio (2 Feb 1873–26 Sep 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 62543529, citing Orange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .