Carmela
Riina
Born in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Leoluca Riina
and Calogera Gennaro
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Carmela Riina is born and baptized on 8 October 1874 in Corleone. She is the daughter of Leoluca Riina and Calogera Gennaro. Her godparents are Giuseppe Riina and Lucia, his sister, both unmarried.[1]
On the Trimveria, arriving in New Orleans in 1893, these passengers are not identified by last town of residence, but several have already been positively identified as people from Corleone. Among them are:
146. Vincenzo Vutera, 23 (b. 1870)
147. Vita Castro, 46 (b. 16 Nov 1846), connected with bracket to lines 148-150
148. Michele Governali, 8 (b. 1884)
149. Rosalia Governali, 4 (b. 20 Aug 1888)
150. Carmela Riina, 18 (b. 8 Oct 1874)
151. Francesco Paolo Orlando, 21 (b. 1872) (might be Orlando-113)
152. Salvatore Zabbia, 22, butcher (b. 1871)
153. Giuseppe Zabbia, 20 (b. 1873)
154. Francesco Projetto, 41 (b. 1852)[2]
Sources
- ↑ Baptism of Carmelam Riina, 8 October 1874, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYMQ-RNN?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-K6D%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351142201 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1872-1877 > image 221 of 419; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
- ↑ "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95J1-9WSM?cc=1916009&wc=MFVK-NZ9%3A1029673801%2C1029690101 : 8 October 2015), 1820-1902 (NARA M259) > 077 - 1 May 1892 - 28 Feb 1893 > image 189 of 455; citing NARA microfilm publications M259 and T905 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Carmela by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Carmela:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Carmela by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Carmela:
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~2.34%
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