Nunzio Mannina (1874 - 1962)

Born 19 May 1874 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Ancestors

Died 6 Aug 1962 at age 88 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

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Biography

Nunzio Mannina is born 19 May 1874 in Corleone, the son of Cosimo Mannina and Bernarda Gariffo. He is baptized the next day. His godfather is Salvatore Addamo.^[1]

On the SS Manilla, sailing from Palermo on 17 September 1903 and arriving in New Orleans, these passengers from Corleone:

14. Nunzio Mannina, 28 (b. 1875), single, going to Killona, LA, joining his cousin, Leoluca d’Antoni; his sister and brother are in lines 20-21

15. Francesca Paola Nigliazzo, 24 (b. 1879), married, going to Donaldsonville, LA, joining her uncle Bernardo Mistritta; connected with a bracket to lines 16-7

16. Maria Tamburello, 11 months (b. Oct 1902)

17. Leoluchina Tamburello, 15 (b. 1888)

18. Giuseppe Jannazzo, 39 (b. 1864), married; going to his brother in law Vincenzo Cappuleri in Prat City (may be Pratt City, AL, a section of Birmingham)

19. Matteo Mistritta, 15 (b. 1888), going to his brother Biagio in Patterson, LA

20. Liboria Mannina, 23 (b. 1880), single, going to her uncle Luciano Gariffo in Killona, LA, connected to line 21 with a bracket

21. Biagio Mannina, 15 (b. 1888), single

22. Giovanni Jannazzo, 19 (b. 1884); nothing has been entered for his destination or contact

23. Calogero d’Antoni, 25 (b. 1878), single, meeting brother in law Calogero Marino in Ramos, LA

24. Domenico Villarant, 20 (b. 1883), single, as a line through his name, was going to brother in law Salvatore Birtone in Patterson, LA ^[2]

In the spring of 1906, Nunzio's brother-in-law, Carmelo lo Jacono, a carter, intends to emigrate and join Nunzio in Hattiesburg, MS. Carmelo does not sail on this voyage.^[3]

There is a possible match for Nunzio living with a brother in the 1910 federal census. "B" may be "Biagio," traveling in the same group with Nunzio, on line 21.

B. and N. Mannina, ages 24 (b. 1886) and 36 (b. 1874), both from Italy, emigrated in 1902, share a household in Iberville Parish, LA in the 1910 census. They are both merchants: B. is a retail merchant on his own account and N. is employed as a salesman of general merchandise.^[4]

Nunzio is allegedly a soldier in the New Orleans crime family who later transfers to the San Francisco crime family.^[5] The membership charts on Bill Feather's website confirm this.^[6]

Nunzio Mannina (“Nunizo Mannino”) applies for a passport on 28 June 1923. He was born in Italy on 18 May 1874, son of Cosimo Mannino, who is deceased. Nunzio emigrated from Palermo in September 1903 and has lived in New Orleans continuously since then. He was naturalized on 12 April 1920. Nunzio is a salesman. He plans to visit Italy: hard to read first part of the reason but after it says “and for health.”

Nunzio is described as 49 years old, 5’6”, with a medium forehead, brown eyes, prominent nose, moustached mouth, round chin, black hair, dark complexion, and an oval face, and missing the thumb from his left hand.

He is identified by Lawrence Mangano, a New Orleans resident, who has known him for 15 years. He is a merchant living at 520 St. Philip St., NOLA.

His picture appears with this application. He has his passport sent to him at 1034 Louisiana Av., NOLA.^[7]

In the 1930s, Nunzio moves to San Francisco, California.^[5][8]

In 1937, Nunzio kills his son-in-law, Thomas Argyris, after remonstrating him for beating Nunzio's daughter, Thomas' wife, so severely she requires hospitalization. He is later freed from the murder charge.^[5]

Death of Nunzio

Nunzio dies on 6 August 1962 in Sacramento, California.^[9] He is buried in Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Sacramento.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Nuntium Mannina, 20 May 1874, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYMQ-162?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K6D%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351142201 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1872-1877 > image 200 of 419; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95CH-PTP?cc=1916009&wc=MFVV-LMS%3A1029673701%2C1029673901 : 20 May 2014), 1903-1945 (NARA T905) > 002 - 4 Jul 1903 - 28 Dec 1903 > image 251 of 549; citing NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85. Series T905, Roll 10, Frame 387 Retrieved from Ancestry.com
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVZ-9BC?cc=1727033&wc=QZZW-71M%3A133638601%2C137159701%2C137159702%2C1589089173 : 24 June 2017), Louisiana > Iberville > Maringouin Ward 9 > ED 62 > image 3 of 51; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Moore, K. [Profile of Nunzio Mannina (1874-1962)]. Posted 17 March 2019 to to Crescent City Mafia, Murder and Mysteries. Retrieved 17 March 2019 from Facebook.
6. ↑ Feather, W. (2017, November 18). New Orleans Family membership chart 1920-50's. Mafia Membership Charts Website. Retrieved 17 March 2019 from https://mafiamembershipcharts.blogspot.com/2017/11/new-orleans-family-membership-chart.html
7. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99D4-LS1W-S?cc=2185145&wc=3XC5-6TG%3A1056306501%2C1056410501 : 22 December 2014), (M1490) Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 > Roll 2324, 1923 Jul, certificate no 319350-319849 > image 339 of 934; citing NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
8. ↑ Feather, W. (2017, November 7.) San Francisco membership chart. Mafia Membership Charts Website. Retrieved 17 March 2019 from https://mafiamembershipcharts.blogspot.com/2017/11/san-francisco-membership-chart.html
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPXM-8MJ : 26 November 2014), Nunzio Mannina, 06 Aug 1962; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 March 2019), memorial page for Nunzio Mannina (1874–1962), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18014603, citing Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA ; Maintained by countedx58 (contributor 46619236) .

Research Notes

No marriage found for Nunzio in Church matrimonial index, years 1881-1940, in Corleone. Cascio-10 00:47, 18 March 2019 (UTC)