Biagio Mannina (1885)

Born 11 Jun 1885 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Ancestors

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Biography

Biagio Mannina, son of Cosimo Mannina and Bernarda Gariffo, is born and baptized 11 June 1885 in Corleone. His godparents are Biagio { } and Francesca Mannina, a married couple. A blank space is left to write in Biagio’s surname. These are Cosimo’s sister and brother-in-law, Biagio Gagliano.^[1]

A review of baptisms in Corleone does not find another Biagio Mannina born 1885-1889. Cascio-10 01:48, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

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 (actually, he is 18), 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]

Nunzio is allegedly a soldier in the New Orleans crime family who later transfers to the San Francisco crime family.^[3] The membership charts on Bill Feather's website confirm this.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Record no. 310. "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LSS-6XH?cc=2046915&wc=MG34-SP6%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351287601 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1884-1888 > image 127 of 398; 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. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 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