Giuliano Riela (1873 - 1951)

Born 4 Sep 1873 in San Giuseppe Jato, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Husband of Salvatrice Cascio — married 6 Feb 1907 (to 10 May 1951) in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Died 10 May 1951 at age 77 in Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

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Biography

Giuliano Riela is a native of San Giuseppe Jato and a Corleone resident, the son of Vincenzo Riela and Francesca Corpora. He is born in his parents' home in San Giuseppe Jato on 4 September 1873 and named after his maternal grandfather.^[1]

Around 1900, Giuliano and his future brother-in-law, Carlo Taverna, are active in local mafia leadership. They serve under Giuseppe Battaglia.^[2]

Carlo marries Angela Cascio in 1904.

Giuliano marries Salvatrice Cascio, Angela's sister, on 6 February 1907.^[3][4]

Giuliano and Salvatrice have at least two children, Vincenzo (1908) and Francesca (1909).

Vincenzo is born 29 February 1908, a leap year baby, and baptized more than a month later, on 10 April, named after his paternal grandfather. His godparents are Filippo Cassata and Grazia Nuccio, a married couple from San Giuseppe Jato (his father's hometown).^[5]

Carlo's sister, Bernarda, marries Angela's brother, Leoluca, on 29 October 1908.

Francesca is born 8 February 1909 and baptized on 20 February, named after her paternal grandmother. Her godparents are Mariano and Maria Triolo, brother and sister.^[6]

According to the margin note on this record, Vincenzo marries Gaetana Gummino (or possibly "Zummo"), daughter of Vincenzo, in Palermo on 29 January 1934.^[5]

Giuliano dies in Palermo on 10 May 1951.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Atto di nascita, Giuliano Riela, record no. 129, "Italia, Palermo, Palermo, Stato Civile (Tribunale), 1866-1910," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97B-NYM5?cc=2051639&wc=MCTM-5M9%3A351055601%2C353331101%2C954438101 : 22 May 2014), Palermo > San Giuseppe Jato > Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1872, 1873-1875 Indici decennali (vari) 1866-1875 Nati, pubblicazioni, matrimoni, cittadinanze, morti 1876-1884 > image 91 of 2860; Tribunale di Cagliari (Cagliari Court, Cagliari).
2. ↑ «Fratuzzi», antenati di Liggio e Riina, La Sicilia, August 8, 2004. Accessed online 16 November 2014.
3. ↑ Marriage of Julianus Riela and Salvatrice Cascio, record no. 14, 6 February 1907, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-167544-66?cc=2046915 : accessed 8 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1903-1911 > image 159 of 284; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159314-110387-8?cc=2046915 : accessed 19 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1900-1911 > image 72 of 340; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Baptism of Vincentius Riela, record no. 151, 10 April 1908, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-70205-4?cc=2046915 : accessed 27 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1906-1911 > image 162 of 437; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
6. ↑ Baptism of Francisca Riela, record no. 80, 20 February 1909, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12350-77069-42?cc=2046915 : accessed 19 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1906-1911 > image 262 of 437; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
7. ↑ La Commissione parlamentare d'inchiesta sul fenomeno della mafia in Sicilia, "SENATO DELLA R E P U B B L I C A V LEGISLATURA Doc. XXIII n. 2-qnater (LEGGE 20 DICEMBRE 1962, N. 1720)", p. 71 : accessed 21 January 2016