Gioachino Cascio (1888)

Born 23 Feb 1888 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

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Biography

Gioachino Cascio is born 23 February 1888 and baptized Joachim the next day. He is the son of Cristophoro Cascio and Lucia Castro. His godparents are Francesco di Puma and Anna Cusimano.^[1]

A margin note on this record says that Gioachino marries elsewhere: New York is written and crossed out, and what's written above is hard to read, but may be Omaha. The woman he marries, Biagia Siracusa di Innocenzo is born in New Orleans, LA. They marry 18 February 1912 in the Church of S. Filomena.^[1]

Jack Cascio, age 29, of 1205 Pacific, Omaha, Nebraska, born 23 February 1888 in Corleone, Italy, registers for the draft for WWI. He has declared his intention to become a naturalized citizen. He is a laborer in N.P. Shop. He supports his wife and three children. He is tall and of medium build with grey eyes and dark hair.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Baptism of Joachim Cascio, record no. 114, 24 February 1888, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-74557-31?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6:351041801,351041802,351287601 : accessed 05 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 333 of 398; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G182-Q8Q?cc=1968530&wc=9FZ4-JWL%3A928310101%2C928578601 : 14 May 2014), Nebraska > Omaha City no 4; A-Lyons, Thomas > image 1373 of 5343; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).