Sebastiano Cimino (1857 - 1918)

Born 11 Oct 1857 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia

Ancestors

Husband of Rosa (Badolato) Badulato — married 30 Jul 1878 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Died 20 Feb 1918 at age 60 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Sebastiano Engaged as a Stone Mason.

Sebastiano Cimino is born 11 October 1857 in Corleone and baptized the next day. He is the son of Maestro Francesco Paolo Cimino and Maria Concetta di Palermo. His godparents are Maestro Bernardo Patella and Biagia Palazzotto, a married couple.^[1]

Note: Sebastiano di Palermo appears in a list of active members of the Mafia in New York who are from Corleone, in the same source that names Sebastiano Cimino as the father-in-law of two Morello associates, Fortunato lo Monte and Giuseppe Lagumina.^[2] "Di Palermo" is Sebastiano's mother's name, and how his name appears in the index when he marries in Corleone in 1878. Sebastiano's first cousin is named Sebastiano di Palermo and he is also an emigrant to New York City.

Sebastiano marries Rosa Badolato, daughter of Maestro Giuseppe Badolato and Antonina Fiducia, on 30 July 1878 in Corleone. His mother has died by this time.^[3]

Sebastiano and Rosa have at least four children: Concetta Annie (1880), Antonia (c. 1885), Charles Salvatore (c. 1890), and Biagia (c. 1895).

Concetta Annie is born 1 September 1880 in Italy, according to the record of her death.

Antonia is born around 1885 in Sicily, according to the record of her marriage.

Sebastiano di Palermo immigrates in 1886, according to Warner et al.^[2]

Charles is born around 1890 in the United States, according to the 1905 New York state census.

Rosa's brother, Francesco Paolo, marries Mariannina lo Monte, a sister of Fortunato lo Monte, in 1894 in New York City.

Biagia is born around 1895 in Denison, Texas, 75 miles north of Dallas.

Concetta marries Saverio Guidera on 15 September 1898 in Manhattan.^[4]

Antonia, who is called by her middle name, Lena, is 18 (b. 1885) when she marries Fortunato Lomonte on 17 December 1903 in Manhattan.^[5][6]

In the 1905 New York State census of Manhattan (AD 32, ED 19) taken 1 June, Sebastiano Cimino, 47 (b. 1858), heads a household on East 106th St. in Manhattan with his wife Rosie, 47 (b. 1858). They were both born in Italy. Also at home are children Charles, 15 (b. 1890), and "Passie" (this is a match for Biagia, based on her age), 10 (b. 1895), both born in the US. Sebastiano is a stonemason, and Charles is a plasterer. Their close neighbors include Fortunato and Lena, Fortunato's parents, and Giuseppe Morello, who appears as "Joseph Terranova" in this census.^[7]

In 1911, Giuseppe Morello goes to prison, and Fortunato lo Monte and his brother, Tom, run his Mafia gang. Fortunato is killed in 1914. Afterward, Antonina and her children lived with Biagia and Giuseppe.^[2]

Biagia is 21 (b. 1895) when she marries Giuseppe Lagumina, age 25 (b. 1891 in Corleone), on 22 April 1916 in Manhattan. Her marriage record names Biagia's parents and her birthplace.^[8]

Giuseppe Lagumina is an associate of Giuseppe Morello, along with his uncle, Giovanni Rumore.^[2]

Death of Sebastiano

Sebastian Cimino, reportedly age 61 (he is 60), born in Italy, dies on 20 February 1918 in Manhattan. He is married, a laborer. He is buried in St. Raymonds Cemetery on 22 February.^[9]

Charles Salvatore, age 46 (b. 1891), born in the US, dies on 15 May 1937 in the Bronx. He is married, a plasterer. His wife is Irene Cimino. Charles is buried in St. Raymonds Cemetery on 18 May.^[10]

Concetta Annie Guidera, age 60, born 1 September 1880 in Italy, dies on 7 August 1941 in the Bronx at 4327 Furman Av, her residence. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery on 9 August. Her husband’s name is Saverio Guidera.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Sebastianum Cimino, 12 October 1857, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4K7-CKB?cc=2046915&wc=MG3Q-VZS%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351495001 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1853-1858 > image 364 of 405; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Warner, Richard, Angelo Santino, and Lennert Van 't Riet. "The Early New York Mafia: An Alternative Theory." The Informer: May 2014. Accessed online 11 January 2016.
3. ↑ Marriage of Sebastiano Cimino and Rosa Badolato, record no. 878, 30 July 1878, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYDF-GP?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-L29%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351107101 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 201 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2445-YMF : 10 February 2018), Saverio Guidera and Concetta Cimino, 15 Sep 1898; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,504,032.
5. ↑ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6H9-6C5 : accessed 28 May 2016), Fortunato Lomonte and Antonia Cimino, 17 Dec 1903; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 1,570,991.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:243W-N1Y : accessed 28 May 2016), Fortunato Lomonte and Antonia Cimino, 17 Dec 1903; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,570,991.
7. ↑ New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPNZ-MTF : 21 December 2017), Thomas La Monte in household of James La Monte, Manhattan, A.D. 32, E.D. 19, New York, New York; citing p. 22, line 27, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 1,433,115.
8. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24QX-M4S : 20 March 2015), Rosa Badalato in entry for Giuseppe Lagumina and Biagia Cimino, 22 Apr 1916; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,614,506.
9. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WCG-R6P : 10 February 2018), Sebastian Cimino, 20 Feb 1918; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,422.
10. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGB-R74 : 10 February 2018), Sebastiano Cimino in entry for Charles Salvatore Cimino, 15 May 1937; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,188,893.
11. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WP4-6FY : 10 February 2018), Sebastian Cimino in entry for Concetta Annie Guidera, 07 Aug 1941; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,195,627.