Apollonia Russo (abt. 1857)

Born about 1857 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Ancestors

Wife of Giovanni Taverna — married 16 Sep 1877 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Descendants

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Biography

Apollonia Russo is a Corleone native resident, the daughter of Mariano Russo and Biagia Mannina, who married in 1846. She is named after her maternal grandmother.

Apollonia marries Giovanni Taverna, the son of unknown parents, on 16 September 1877. Her mother, Biagia, has died by this time.^[1]

Apollonia and Giovanni have at least two children, Carlo (c. 1884) and Bernarda (1890).

Bernarda Taverna is a Corleone native resident, the daughter of Giovanni Taverna and Apollonia Russo. She is born on July 5, 1890. Her godfather is Giuseppe Vaccaro, who is single.^[2]

Around 1900, Carlo and his future brother-in-law, Giuliano Riela, are active in local mafia leadership. They serve under Giuseppe Battaglia.^[3]

Carlo marries Angela Cascio on 13 October 1904.^[4]

Bernarda marries Leoluca Cascio, Angela's brother, on 29 October 1908.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage of Joannis Taverna and Apollonia Russo, record no. 729, 16 September 1877, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11622-18414-48?cc=2046915 : accessed 13 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1872-1887 > image 175 of 535; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159314-42129-99?cc=2046915 : accessed 9 January 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1900-1910 > image 407 of 460; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
3. ↑ «Fratuzzi», antenati di Liggio e Riina, La Sicilia, August 8, 2004. Accessed online 16 November 2014.
4. ↑ Marriage of Carolus Taverna and Angela Cascio, record no. 81, 13 October 1904, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-167607-64?cc=2046915 : accessed 3 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1903-1911 > image 72 of 284; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
5. ↑ Marriage of Leonemlucam Cascio and Bernardam Taverna, record no. 129, 29 October 1908, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-168080-89?cc=2046915 : accessed 1 October 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Matrimoni 1903-1911 > image 226 of 284; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).