Mariano Marsalisi (1879 - 1965)

Born 25 Oct 1879 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Ancestors

Husband of Gaetana (Vitale) Marsalisi — married 8 Jul 1900 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Died 1 Oct 1965 at age 85 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Mariano's Birth

Mariano Marsalisi is born on 26 October 1879 in Corleone, according to his own report (in his 1918 US draft registration^[1] and 1920 US passport application^[2]). This birth information is widely cited in references to the international narcotics smuggler of this name.

The only matching baptismal record is for the son of unknown parents, born 25 October 1879 and baptized Marianum Colto the following day in Corleone. His godmother is Antonina Napoli, the widow of Salvatore Crisenza.^[3]

Mariano is named after his paternal grandfather. His relationship to Giovanni Marsalisi and Emmanuela Gariffo, his parents, who marry in 1895, is known from the 1920 census, in which Giovanni lives with Mariano, and from 1914 immigration records naming Mariano, his father, and two of his siblings, Luciano and Lucia.^[4] His siblings' and father's vital records (their marriages and baptismal records, and civil death records) confirm their relationships.

Marriage to Gaetana Vitale

Mariano Colto, as he is known, son of Giovanni Marsalisi and Emanuela Gariffo, who are unmarried, marries Gaetana Vitale, daughter of Pasquale Vitale and Maria Rosa Varca, on 8 July 1900 in Corleone.^[5][6] Like Mariano, Gaetana is a Corleone native, and her parents are unmarried at the time of her baptism.^[7]

Mariano, called "Morris" in the 1920 census, and Gaetana, who is called Jane in the same record, have eight known children: Giuseppa/Mary (1901), Lucia/Lucy (1905), Rosaria/Sadie (1907), Giovanni/John (1909), Pasquale/Charles (1911), Carmelo/Samuel/Emil (1912), Marietta/Angela/Carmela (1914), and Helen (c. 1916).^[6]

Giuseppa Emmanuela Marsalisi, daughter of Mariano Marsalisi Cotto and Gaetana Vitale, is born 19 March 1901 (her father gives her birthdate as 18 March, in his 1914 naturalization record) in Corleone and baptized 26 March. This record does not call her parents a married couple. Her godparents are Gaetano and Maria di Leo, brother and sister.^[8] "Cotto" may actually be "Colto," Marsalisi's surname at baptism. Cascio-10 14:51, 19 July 2019 (UTC)

Emigration

According to the 1920 census, Morris (Mariano), Jane (Gaetana), and Mary (Giuseppa Emmanela) were born in Italy, immigrate in 1902, and naturalize in 1909. His passport application of the same year says that he emigrated in September 1905. An earlier record, Mariano's 1914 naturalization, gives his emigration date in October 1905. No record of his emigration in 1905 has been found.

Mariano's 1914 naturalization petition names his children and gives their birthdates. According to this record, Giuseppa and Lucia were born in Italy. Lucia is born 11 June 1905.^[6] Lucia's baptismal record has not been found in Corleone. Cascio-10 15:47, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

On the SS Citta di Torino, sailing from Naples on 9 May 1906 and arriving in the port of New York on 28 May:

8. Gaetana Vitale, 20 (b. 1886), married housewife, connected with a bracket to lines 9-10

9. Giuseppa Marsalisi, 5 (b. 1901)

10. Lucia Marsalisi, nine months (b. Aug 1905)

All three are from Corleone, going to New York. They are the only passengers on the page from Corleone. They’re going to Mariano Marsalisi, Gaetana’s husband and the father of the children, at 329 E. 107th St.^[9]

Mafia Association

Mariano is associated with the Corleonesi clan, also known as the Morello-Terranova crime family of East Harlem in New York City. He is later identified as a Lucchese crime family soldier.^[10] He is an associate of brothers Angelo and Vincenzo Gagliano and of Tommaso Gagliano^[11], who is the Lucchese family boss until 1930. Mariano, a barber, is the identifying witness on Tommaso's passport application in January 1920^[12] and for Joseph Trombaturi, who has at least two brothers who are high-ranking members of the Mafia, in 1924.

According to her city birth record, Rosaria Maria Assunta, called Sadie in the 1920 census, is born 10 June 1907 in Manhattan.^[13] Her father records her birth on 9 June, in his 1914 naturalization petition.^[6] This is the same birth date that appears on Sadie's death record.

Giovanni, called John, is born 18 April 1909^[6] in New York.

Pasquale^[6], called Charles as a child, is born 8 January 1911^[14] in New York.

Carmelo, called Samuel in the 1920 census and and Emil in the 1940 census, is born 16 April 1912^[6] in New York.

Marietta, called Angela in the 1920 census and Carmela in the 1930 census, is born 12 May 1913^[6] in New York. At her death at age 35, she is called "Camille Lynch."^[15]

Naturalization

Mariano declares his intent to naturalize in 1914 in New York City.^[16] In his petition for naturalization: Mariano Marsalisi of 2069 2nd Av., a barber, born 26 October 1879 in Corleone, emigrated from Palermo in 1905 on the Algeria to the port of New York, arriving around 16 October. He declared his intent to naturalize on 2 November 1911 in New York state. His wife is Gaetana Vitale (“Vitule”) at the same address. His seven children are named and their birthdates given. He swears this on 15 January 1914. Witnesses are John Coniglio, plasterer, of 160 E. 106th St and Leoluca Saltaformaggio, a barber, of 2327 3rd Av.^[6]

Mariano's father, Giovanni, and sister, Lucia, appear on the manifest of the Ancona in February 1914, but there are lines through their names, indicating they did not sail. According to this record, they were intending to join Mariano and his brother, Luciano, at 2069 East 2nd Av. in New York City.^[4]

When Mariano registers for the draft in 1918, the address he works at, very close to his home address, is a match for the one on the 1914 manifest.

Mariano Marsalisi of 2071 2nd Av., NYC, age 38, born 26 October 1879, registers for the draft for WWI. He is a barber employed by Carmelo Nicolose (this may be Carmelo Nicolosi) at 2069 2nd Ave, NYC. His nearest relative is Gaitona Marsalisi (Gaetana Marsalisi), at his same home address. Mariano is a naturalized citizen. The registrar reports on 12 September 1918 that Mariano is tall and of medium build with brown eyes and black hair.^[1]

The family is around the corner on 106th St, early in 1920. The address is a match for Mariano's passport application, in July. Bill Feather also describes Marsalisi as a reputed barber who moves from 2nd Av to 106th St.^[11]

In the 1920 federal census of Manhattan, taken 12 January, Morris Marsalisi, age 40 (b. 1879), heads a household with his wife, Jane, 35 (b. 1884), at 209 106th St. E. Also at home are their children Mary, 19 (b. 1900), Lucy, 15 (b. 1904), Sadie, 13 (b. 1906), John, 11 (b. 1908), Charlie, reportedly 10 (b. 1911, he is eight years old), (and on the next sheet) Samuel, 8 (b. 1911), Angela, 7 (b. 1912), Helen, 4 (b. 1915), and Morris’ father, John, 74 (b. 1845). Morris, Jane, and Mary were born in Italy and immigrated in 1902. They were naturalized in 1909. John is married and immigrated in 1914. The younger children were born in New York. Morris is a barber with his own store. Mary and Sadie are operators in a dress factory.^[17]

In March 1920, Mariano's sister, Lucia, emigrates alone to New York, joining their brother, Luciano, there. She last lived in Corleone, and, in contradiction to the January census, leaves Giovanni in Italy.^[18]

Mariano is a naturalized citizen of the United States when he applies for a passport. The application is stamped by the State department on 28 July 1920. The line about “any wife” accompanying him is crossed out. He was born in Corleone on 26 October 1879 and immigrated 27 September 1905. He lived at 209 E. 106th St, New York. Mariano is a barber by profession. He requests the passport for a six month or shorter visit back to Italy to visit his mother. He plans to sail on the SS Patria on 7 August 1920.^[2]

Sometime between August and October 1920, Mariano Marsalisi appears on a manifest sailing 3rd Class from Naples, but there is a line through his name indicating he didn’t sail.^[19]

The passport date on this manifest is a match for Mariano's stamped application:

Mariano Marsalisi, 40 (b. 1880), sails on the SS Belvedere back from Palermo to New York, arriving 24 October 1920. According to this manifest, he is married. Passport issued: 28 July 1920. His home address is 209 E. 106th St. NYC.^[20]

Mariano Marsalisi appears with no information at all on the manifest of the Madonna sailing from Palermo and arriving in New York on 27 October 1920. A line through his entry on the second page makes it clear he didn’t sail.^[21]

On 6 October 1921 in Manhattan, Mariano and Gaetana's daughter, Lucia, age 18 (b. 1903), marries Antonio Callica, age 20 (b. 1901), born in Italy, son of Nicolo Callica and Anna Savereno.^[22]

Newspapers report on 4 January 1922 that Mariano Marsalisi, an agent for an apartment house in the Bronx, is sentenced to five days in City Prison for failure to provide heat to his residents.^[23][24]

Based on their responses to the 1930 census, Mariano's daughter, Sadie, marries Frank Caruso around 1927.^[25][26]

In the 1930 federal census of the Bronx, NY, taken 11 April, Mariano Marsalisi and his son in law, Anthony Collica, head households at the same address.

Mariano Marsalisi, 50 (b. 1880), born in Italy, owns his home, worth $10,500. (In 2018, that would be $158,467.^[27]) His wife, Gaetana, 49 (b. 1881), also born in Italy, and children Charles, 19 (b. 1911), Carmelo, 18 (b. 1912), Carmela, 17 (b. 1913), and Helen, 14 (b. 1916), all born in New York. Mariano and Gaetana immigrated in 1902 (or possibly 1900 and 1902 respectively). Mariano owns his own barber shop. Charles works as a packer. Carmelo is an ice man. Carmela is an operator for an underwear factory.

Anthony Collica, 27 (b. 1903), rents his home with his wife Lucy, 25 (b. 1905). They married when they were 19 and 17 years old. Also at home are their children Salvatore, 7 (b. 1923), and Maria, 4 yrs 5 mos. (b. Nov 1925). Anthony and his wife were both born in Italy. He immigrated in 1912 and she in 1906. Anthony works as a plasterer.^[28]

Mariano spends much of the 1930s traveling among homes in Istanbul, Paris, and East Harlem, in New York. He buys large quantities of narcotics all over the Mediterranean, and ships them to New York.^[29]

A January 1932 travel manifest lists Mariano Marsalisi as a passenger.^[30]

A July 1932 manifest for an Italian or Greek line lists Mariano Marsalisi, 52 (b. 1880), sailing from Naples to NYC.^[31]

Narcotics Record

Mariano is first arrested on narcotics violations in Turkey in 1932.^[10]

In the mid-1930s, Mariano's narcotics trafficking partners Luigi Alabiso and Frank Caruso are convicted on smuggling charges.^[29] Caruso is Mariano's son in law.

A September 1937 manifest of Scandinavian, Spanish, and French lines shows Mariano Marsalisi as a passenger.^[32]

Mariano Marsalisi appears on a list of US citizens on the SS Normandie, sailing from Le Havre, arriving in the port of New York on 22 November 1937. He is 58 (b. 1879) and married, returning to 662 Manida St., NYC. He was naturalized in the Supreme Court of New York on 27 May 1914.^[33]

In the 1940 federal census of Ward 3, Bronx, New York, taken 5 April, Emil Marsalisi, 28 (b. 1912), and Mariano Marsalisi, 59 (b. 1881), head households at the same address, 662 Manida St., Bronx. Emil is a truck driver for a construction company and Mariano owns a barber shop. Mariano and his wife Gaetana, 55 (b. 1885), were both born in Italy and their son, Pasquale, 29 (b. 1911), was born in New York. He is an elevator operator in an industrial building.^[34]

Mariano Marsalisi of 662 Manida St., Bronx, NY, age 62, born in Italy on 21 October 1879, registers for the draft for WWII. His nearest contact is Gaetana Marsalisi. Mariano is self employed at 2370 Washington Av. The registrar describes Mariano on 25 April 1942 as standing 5’7” and weighing about 152#. He is white with brown eyes, gray hair, and a dark complexion.^[35]

Mariano is convicted in 1942 on drug trafficking charges.^[29] After serving a sentence, Mariano retires to his home in the Bronx.^[10][11]

Camille dies in the Bronx on 12 October 1948. She is married and last lived at 641 Manida St., Bronx. According to the record of her death, Camille Lynch, age 35, was born 12 May 1913 in New York City. Her date of birth is a match for the age Mariano reports for his daughter, Marietta^[6], who is later called Angela and Carmela in census records. Camille's parents' names also appear on this death record. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery on 15 October.^[15]

A 1951 article describes a "dope ring" led by Marsalisi. Two well known associates of the 107th St. Mob (a name for the Morello-Terranova crime family, later the Genovese) are said to be operating in this ring when they are observed purchasing heroin in Mexico. Salvatore Santoro, aka "Tom- Mix," and Dominic Petrelli, aka "Gyp the Gap", are seen by US Customs agents crossing to Texas border into Mexico with a "Dr. Hoffman" and were believed by the agents to be there purchasing heroin. An FBN agent purchased heroin in the 107th St territory and had it analyzed by a lab. The purchase is found to be "coffee heroin," a variety produced in Mexico.^[36]

Death of Mariano

Mariano Marsalisi dies at age 85 on 1 October 1965.^[37][38]

Sadie dies in Alexandria, Maryland, at age 74 on 28 June 1981.^[26]

Charles dies in September 1988 in New York at age 77. ^[14]

Research Notes

Antonio Callica baptism not found in Corleone within a year of 1901. Cascio-10 00:45, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

Marriage of Salvatore Crisenza and Antonina Napoli not found in Corleone Church indices covering years 1812-1880. Cascio-10 14:25, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

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