Leoluca Cascio (1895)

Born 8 Jan 1895 in 2 via Puccio, Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Ancestors

Biography

Leoluca Cascio is the son of Gaetano Cascio and Rosalia Palazzo, contadini (peasants). He is born 8 January 1895 at the family home, 2 via Puccio, in Corleone.

According to his baptismal record, Leolucas (as he is referred to in the church record, which uses Latin names) is born 7 January 1895, and is baptized Leonemlucam, son of Cajetano Cascio and Rosalia Palazzo, on 8 January. His godparents are Stephanus Roidulfo and Marianna Orsena. Leoluca's parents and three of his siblings immigrate to New York in 1901. At age 8, Leoluca and his little brother Biagio, 6, sail on the Nord-America to join their family in 1903.

Louis Cascio, age 22, living at 334 E 106th St, New York, born 7 January 1895 in "Colione" Sicily, Italy, and works as a conductor for New York Railway (99 St Lexington Ave). He requests deferment from the WWI draft due to having dependent family: his widowed mother, a sister who is an invalid (this part may not be right; it's hard to read), and three small sisters. Despite being a resident alien, Louis has 14 months experience in the US Army Infantry as a soldier. Louis is of medium height, slender build, with brown eyes, chestnut hair. Record dated 5 June 1917.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-26581-13478-29?cc=1968530 : accessed 11 April 2016), New York > New York City no 152; A-I > image 931 of 3125; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Birth of Leoluca Cascio, 8 January 1895

• "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-32361-4965-78?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-6PD:351055601,352253401,352283501 : accessed 18 Mar 2014), Palermo > Corleone > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1893-1895 > image 391 of 743; citing Tribunale di Cagliari.

Baptism of Leolucas Cascio, 8 January 1895

• "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-73401-52?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SPD:351041801,351041802,351292901 : accessed 27 Mar 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 414 of 427; citing Archivio della Diocesi di Palermo.

S.S. Nord-America manifest, 1 October 1903

• S.S. Nord-America manifest, 1 October 1903