Giovanna Giannone (abt. 1881)

Born about 1881 in Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Wife of Gaetano Mangano — married 27 Mar 1905 in New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Giovanna Giannone is born around 1881 in Palermo, the daughter of Filippo Giannoni and Maria Bottzato.

Giovanna, age 24 (b. 1881 in Italy), marries Gaetano Mangano, age 23 (b. 1882 in Italy), son of Vincenzo Mangano and Francesca P. Baglio, on 27 March 1905 in Manhattan.^[1][2]

Gaetano and Giovanna have at least six children: Vincenzo (1906), Marianna (c. 1912), Aurora (c. 1917), Osvaldo (1917), Eduardo (1919), and Adele (c. 1925).

Vincenzo is born 6 January 1906 in Manhattan to Gaetano Mangano, age 24 (b. 1881), and Giovanna Giannone, 25 (b. 1880), both born in Italy.^[3]

The younger children are known from their appearance on the 1932 manifest of the Conte Biancamano. Oswaldo was born 29 October 1917, according to his death record. Edward was born in 1919, according to his WWII enlistment record.

The SS Providence departs Palermo on 24 August 1921 and arrives 4 September 1921 in New York. Appearing on the manifest are:

10. Gaetano Mangano, 39 (b. 1882), married, a merchant, leaves his wife Giovanna Giannone behind in Palermo. Destination NY, his brother in law Francesco Giannone, at 25 West Broadway (near World Trade Center site in Tribeca)

11. Vincent Mangano, son, 14 (b. 1907), student Dest NY as above. “Claims US born”. Giovanna Giannone is his mother.

12. Giuseppe Profaci, 24 (b. 1897), single, merchant, leaves his father, Giuseppe behind in Palermo. Dest NY, his cousin Calogero Profaci at 225 Elizabeth St (in lower Manhattan near Little Italy).^[4]

Giovanna Giannone-Mangano, and some of her children appear on the manifest of the SS Conte Biancamano, sailing from Naples on 20 March 1932, and arriving in the Port of New York on 31 March 1932:

8. Giovanna Giannone-Mangano, 52 (b. 1880), married, housewife. She leaves behind a sister, Giuseppa Aglialoro, in Italy and is going to join her husband, Gaetano Mangano, in Newark, NJ at 166 Bloomfield Ave (a few blocks from the Passaic River). It looks like she may have been unwell at some point during the voyage. A handwritten note indicates a med cart was called for double vision. Giovanna is 5’1” with a “natural” complexion and chestnut hair. The children are of the same coloring.

9. Osvaldo Mangano, 14 (b. 1918), student, is 5’1” like his mother

10. Eduardo Mangano, 12 (b. 1920), student, 4’3”

11. Adele Mangano, 7 (b. 1925), student, 3’2”

12. Marianna Mangano, 20 (b. 1912), housegirl, 5’7”

13. Aurora Mangano, 15 (b. 1917), housegirl, 5’0”

They were all born in Palermo.^[5]

Edward enlists for WWII on 12 November 1941 at Cp. Upton, in Yaphank, NY. His civilian occupation is semiskilled chauffeur/driver. He is single without dependants.^[6]

Oswaldo enlists for WWII on 23 July 1942 at Ft. Jay, Governors Island, New York. He is single with dependants. His civilian occupation is semiskilled routeman. (A routeman makes sales or deliveries on an assigned route.)^[7]

Oswaldo A. Mangano, born 29 October 1917, dies 19 September 1988 at the age of 71. His last residence was in Westchester, NY.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Certificate Number 6831. http://www.italiangen.org/records-search/grooms.php Accessed 6 April 2017.
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24MY-PVS : 20 March 2015), Gaetano Mangano and Giovanna Giannoni, 27 Mar 1905; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,558,397.
3. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W41-2KD : 20 March 2015), Gaetano Mangano in entry for Vincenzo Mangano, 06 Jan 1906; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 1886 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,984,863.
4. ↑ Accessed via SteveMorse.org on 5 April 2017
5. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G58W-T5G?cc=1923888&wc=MFK9-TM9%3A1029990101 : 2 October 2015), > image 115 of 941; citing NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RC-3PQ : 5 December 2014), Edward Mangano, enlisted 12 Nov 1941, Cp Upton, Yaphank, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R6-1P7 : 5 December 2014), Oswaldo A Mangano, enlisted 23 Jul 1942, Ft Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTBL-NWT : 20 May 2014), Oswaldo A Mangano, 19 Sep 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).