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Andrea Oliveri (1839 - 1918)

Andrea "Andrew" Oliveri
Born in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilymap
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Husband of — married 24 Jan 1864 in Corleone, Palermo, Italymap
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Died at age 78 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Andrea Oliveri is born and baptized on 18 February 1839. He is the son of Salvatore Oliveri and Biagia Paternostro. His godparents are Leoluca Oliveri and Liboria Streva, wife of Giuseppe. His godfather is his paternal uncle, and his godmother is his future mother-in-law.

Andrea is a peasant (contadino) in an 1884 Italian civil record, at the birth of his daughter. When he travels to New York in 1903, the manifest lists his occupation as "Civil," which may indicate he is now a "Civile," an enfranchised property owner. He marries Rosaria Streva (sometimes known as Rosa) on 24 January 1864. This marriage receives a dispensation for consanguinity. Andrea and Rosaria are second cousins, once removed. Salvatore has died by this time and Biagia is still living.

Andrea and Rosaria have at least ten children together: two daughters named Biagia (1865 and 1877), Francesca Paola (1868), Salvatore (1870), Mattea (1873), Vincenzo (1875), Giuseppe (c. 1880), Giuseppa (1884), Giovanni (1886), and Angela (1888).

See the Cascio Family Space for a short discussion on naming conventions.

The first girl named Biagia is born and baptized Blasiam on 21 October 1865. This record calls her mother Rosa Streva. Her godparents are Calogero Cutrera and Bernarda Colletto, a married couple.
Francesca Paola is born and baptized on 15 February 1868. Her godfather is Francesco Grizzaffi.
Salvatore is born 23 June 1870 and baptized the next day. His godfather is the unmarried Rosario Dragna.
Mattea is born 21 March 1873 and baptized Mattheam the next day. Her godparents are Antonino Saporito and Anna di Fulco, a married couple.

Biagia dies on 23 June 1875, at age ten.

Vincenzo is born 24 May 1875 and baptized two days later as Vincentium. His godparents are Antonio di Carlo and Maria Crocilla, a married couple. A note beneath his baptismal record says that Vincenzo marries in New York at the Church of Santa Anna on 7 September 1919 with Maria Blicha.
The second Biagia is born and baptized Blasiam on 12 November 1877. Her godmother is Calogera di Palermo, wife of Giuseppe Dragna.
Giuseppe is known from the record of his death in infancy, on 18 July 1880.
From the civil record of Giuseppa's birth on 21 February 1884, we know Andrea's approximate birth year, the family's address at #2 via Voltata Santi, Corleone, and Andrea's class/occupation.

One of the witnesses is Gaspare Cascio, age 39 (b. 1845), an agricola (farmer). Though the two men are of similar ages and the words have similar meanings, one is labeled a contadino and the other, agricola.

Giuseppa dies, according to the Church record, at eleven months of age on 11 January 1885.

Giovanni is known from the record of his death, at two months of age (June) on 5 August 1886.
Angela is born 22 August 1888 and baptized the next day. Her godparents are Giuseppe Gaglianello and Anna Maria, his unmarried daughter.

Francesca Paola marries Leoluca Russo on 9 October 1892. Andrea and Rosaria are both still living.

On the SS Sempione sailing from Naples 18 October 1899 and arriving in the port of New York, these passengers from Corleone appear together on the manifest. They are all bound for New York. The addresses of their contacts are hard to read:

  1. Leoluca Grizzaffi, 25 (b. 1874), single, is joining his cousin Leoluca Riina (possibly Riina-3, born in 1880) at 5327 First Ave #106
  2. Giuseppe Vintaloro, 21 (b. 1878), married, is joining his uncle Giovanni Amari At 917 2nd Ave
  3. Marianna Gennusa, 19 (b. 1880), married, is joining the same person
  4. Angelo Milazzo, 24 (b. 1875), married, is joining his mother Maria di Giorgi at 1163 2nd Ave
  5. Rosa Milazzo, 22 (b. 1877), married, is joining the same person
  6. Luciano Milazzo, 12 (b. 1887), single, is joining the same person
  7. Andrea Oliveri, 60 (b. 1839), married, joining his son Salvatore at 311 125th St.
  8. Mattea Oliveri, 24 (b. 1875), single, is joining the same person
  9. Angela Oliveri, 10 (b. 1889), single, joining the same person
  10. Girolama Mancuso, 21 (b. 1878), married, is joining her husband Giuseppe Lanza at 231 E 73rd St
  11. Giuseppe Lanza: his age is not clear but in Occupation it says “Baby”, he is joining the same person
  12. Domenica Grizzaffi, 21 (b. 1878), married - has a line through her name indicating she did not sail. She intended to join her husband Salvatore Ponti at 323 E 74th St.
  13. Carmela Ponti, 4 [months] (b. May 1899), female, baby - has a line through her name, as above

All are bound for New York.[1]

Bill Feather lists Andrea Oliveri, who immigrates to New York from Corleone in 1899, as a known member of the Mafia.[2] Andrea's son-in-law is Tommy Reina, who married his daughter, Angelina, in 1906.

In 1900, his wife and one of his daughters join him. Liboria is 18 (b. 1882), her mother, Rosaria, age 54 (b. 1846), sail to New York on the SS Vincenzo Florio, which departed from Naples, arriving on 9 June 1900. Andrea pays their passage. Also going to her father at 3110 105th St, near 2nd Ave, are Bernardo Sabella, 46 (b. 1854), and Anna Sabella, 19 (b. 1881). Andrea is Bernardo's brother-in-law.[3][4]

Andrea appears on the manifest of the SS Nord America, arriving in New York on 30 January 1903. He is joining his wife Rosaria Streva at 311 E 105th St NY. Under occupation for him it says "Civil." (Like "Civile", which means something like "borgese"?) He is reportedly 66 years old (b. 1836---he is almost 64). No one else from Corleone travels with him.[5]

In the 1910 federal census of Manhattan, ED 344, taken 18 April, Andrea Olivero, 70 (b. 1840), heads a household at 346-348 105th St. with his wife Rosaria, 64 (b. 1846), and children Francesca, 34 (b. 1876), Bracchia (Biagia), 23 (b. 1887), Michelina, 26 (b. 1884), and Bonita (Liboria), 19 (b. 1891---reportedly older at emigration). Andrea and his wife have been married for 45 years. Rosaria has had four children, all living. The family members were all born in Italy and emigrated in 1898. Francesca, Michelina, and Bonita are strippers in a tobacco factory. [6]

In the 1915 New York state census of AD 24/ED 17, taken 1 June, two Olivera families appear in the same address at 346 105th St. Salvatore Olivera, 40 (b. 1875), a peddler, native of Italy, resident of the US for 20 years (since 1895), lives with his wife Annita, 28 (b. 1892), in the US for 6 years (since 1909), and their children Andrew, 4 (b. 1911), Rose, 3 (b. 1912),and Maria, 64 days (b. Marc 1915). Also in the household are Salvatore’s parents Andrew Olivera, 65 (b. 1850), and Rosaria, 66 (b. 1849), and their daughters Frances, 44 (b. 1871), who is sick at home, Mattea, 33 (b. 1882---she is 42), a cigar maker, and Bonetta, 27 (b. 1888), same.[7]

Andrea Oliveri, born 8 Feb 1839 in Corleone, dies 15 January 1918 at age 78 in Manhattan. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens.[8]

His wife, Rosaria, dies 18 January 1925 at age 78 in Manhattan. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens.[9]

Mattea “Martha” Oliveri Farinella, born 21 March 1873 in Corleone, dies 6 December 1966 at age 93 in New York. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.[10]


Sources

  1. ↑ Year: 1899; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 7; Page Number: 223 Ship or Roll Number: Sempione Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. via SteveMorse.org accessed 23 April 2017. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXCP-1MC : 6 December 2014), Andrea Oliveri, 04 Nov 1899; citing departure port Napoli, arrival port New York, ship name Sempione, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ Feather, Bill. Mafia Membership Charts. Original Corleonesi members chart 1890-1920's. http://mafiamembershipcharts.blogspot.com/2014/07/original-corleonesi-members-chart-1890.html Published 14 July 2014. Accessed 16 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX6S-1ZH : 6 December 2014), Rosaria Streva, 09 Jun 1900; citing departure port Napoli, arrival port New York City, N.Y., ship name Vincenzo Florio, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ "United States Italians to America Index, 1855-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD4K-5CL : 27 December 2014), Liboria Oliveri, 09 Jun 1900; citing Italians to America Passenger Data File, 1855-1900, Ship Vincenzo Florio, departed from Naples, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746097, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  5. ↑ Line 18; "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFPZ-N4C : 6 December 2014), Andrea Oliveri, 30 Jan 1903; citing departure port Genoa, arrival port New York, ship name Nord America, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  6. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1015; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0344; FHL microfilm: 1375028 Enumeration District: 0344 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  7. ↑ New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 17; Assembly District: 24; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 74 District: A·D· 24 E·D· 17 Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/212939808/andrea-oliveri : accessed 9 June 2021), memorial page for Andrea Oliveri (8 Feb 1839–15 Jan 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212939808, citing Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by .J.G.N. Bx (contributor 48243822) .
  9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/205185783/rosaria-oliveri : accessed 9 June 2021), memorial page for Rosaria Streva Oliveri (30 Jan 1846–18 Jan 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205185783, citing Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by .J.G.N. Bx (contributor 48243822) .
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/191391329/mattea-farinella : accessed 9 June 2021), memorial page for Mattea “Martha” Oliveri Farinella (21 Mar 1873–6 Dec 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191391329, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA ; Maintained by .J.G.N. Bx (contributor 48243822) .

Baptism of Andream Oliveri, 18 February 1839

Marriage of Andrea Oliveri and Rosaria Streva, record no. 1538, 24 January 1864

Baptism of Blasia Oliveri, 21 October 1865

Baptism of Francisca Paula Oliveri, 15 February 1868

Baptism of Salvatore Oliveri, 24 June 1870

Baptism of Matthea Oliveri, 22 March 1873

Baptism of Vincentius Oliveri, 26 May 1875

Death of Blasia Oliveri, 23 June 1875

Baptism of Blasia Oliveri, 12 November 1877

Death of Joseph Oliveri, record no. 255, 18 July 1880

Atti di nascita, Record no. 106, Giuseppa Oliveri, 22 February 1884

Death of Josepha Oliveri, record no. 12, 11 January 1885

Death of Joannes Oliveri, record no. 300, 5 August 1886

Baptism of Angela Oliveri, record no. 422, 23 August 1888

Marriage of Leolucas Russo and Francisca Paula Oliveri, record no. 95, 9 October 1892





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