Gaetano Mangano (1882 - abt. 1966)

Born 8 Jan 1882 in Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Husband of Giovanna Giannone — married 27 Mar 1905 in New York, New York, United States

Died about Jul 1966 at about age 84 in New York, United States

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Biography

Gaetano Mangano is born 8 January 1882 in Palermo, the son of Vincenzo Mangano and Francesca Paola Baglio. His date of birth comes from his WWII draft registration, and the names of his parents, from his marriage in 1905.

Gaetano immigrates with his father, when he is a teenager.

Appearing on the manifest of the SS Suevia, arriving 30 April 1895:

Line 256: Vincent Mangano, 40 (b. 1855) Line 257: Gaetano Mangano, 13 (b. 1882)^[1]

The next record, a month before his marriage, appears to be a match for the same Gaetano Mangano:

Gaetano, age 23 (b. 1882), laborer, appears in Line 23 of the manifest of the SS Sicilia, arriving 10 Feb 1905 in New York. He has been to the US previously, in 1897. He joins his BIL Rocco Belluomino at 158 Elizabeth St NY.^[2]

Gaetano, age 23 (b. 1882), marries Giovanna Giannoni, 24 (b. 1881 in Italy), daughter of Filippo Giannoni and Maria Bottzato, on 27 March 1905 in Manhattan.^[3][4]

Gaetano and Giovanna have at least six children: Vincenzo (1906), Marianna (c. 1912), Aurora (c. 1917), Osvaldo (c. 1918), Eduardo (c. 1920), 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.^[5] He is named after his paternal grandfather.

The younger children are known from their appearance on the 1932 manifest of the Conte Biancamano. Other than Vincenzo, the children are born in Palermo.

The family returns to Sicily at some point before 1912, when their next known child is born.

No American WWI draft card for Gaetano has been found, indicating he is likely still residing in Sicily at this time.

In 1921, Gaetano and his oldest son return to New York.

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).^[6]

Giovanna and the rest of the children join Gaetano and Vincenzo in the US in 1932.

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.^[7]

Gaetano Mangano registers for the WWII draft, when he is 60 years old. He was born 8 January 1882 in Palermo, and currently lives at 1948 W 7th St, in Brooklyn. His wife, Giovanna, at the same address, is his contact person. Gaetano is unemployed. He signs his own name. The registrar describes Gaetano as 6’ tall and weighing 150 lbs. He has gray eyes, gray hair, and is bald. He has a ruddy complexion. Described 27 April 1942.^[8]

Possible match for Gaetano’s death:

An entry on the Find A Grave website shows a gravestone in Holy Cross Cemetery, in North Arlington, NJ, with a date of death in July 1966. No other information is given.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Accessed via SteveMorse.org on 12 April 2017.
2. ↑ Accessed via SteveMorse.org on 12 April 2017.
3. ↑ Certificate Number 6831. http://www.italiangen.org/records-search/grooms.php Accessed 6 April 2017.
4. ↑ "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.
5. ↑ "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.
6. ↑ Accessed via SteveMorse.org on 5 April 2017
7. ↑ "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.).
8. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XXDW-PZW?cc=1861144&wc=SPWF-JWL%3A169981501 : 7 April 2016), > image 114 of 6335. Citing NARA microfilm publications M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ Thomas Gaetano Mangano on Find A Grave Accessed 12 April 2017.