Matteo Vintaloro (abt. 1873 - 1935)

Born about 1873 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italy

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Concetta Vincenza Salerno — married 28 Jan 1900 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Died 2 May 1935 at about age 62 in Bronx, New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Matteo Vintaloro is born around 1873 in Corleone, the son of Vincenzo Vintaloro and Nicolena Ligotino.

Matteo marries Maria Concetta Vincenza Salerno, daughter of Giovanni Salerno and Domenica Badami, on 28 January 1900.^[1]

Matteo and Maria Concetta have seven known children: Nicolina (c. 1900), Domenica (c. 1902), Concettina (c. 1905), Vincenzo/James (c. 1911), John (c. 1913), Angelina (c. 1914), and Jamie (c. 1920).

Matteo appears on Line 10 of the manifest of the Nord America, arriving 27 October 1905 in New York. He is 32 (b. 1873) and married. He is joining his brother Gaetano at 240 E. 109th St in New York. ^[2]

In 1913, Matteo's cousin, Leoluca Nicolosi, joins him at 241 E 108th St in New York.

In the 1915 New York state census, taken 1 June, Matteo Vintaloro, 42 (b. 1873), heads a household at 234 E. 106th St. with his wife, Vincenza, 37 (b. 1878), and children Nicolina, 15 (b. 1900), (all born in Italy) (rest of family on next page). Matteo is a brick layer; he has been in the US for ten years (imm. 1905). Nicolina works in a shirt waist factory. Vincenza and her three oldest have been in the US for 4 years (imm. 1906).^[3]

On the next page: Domenica Vintaloro, 13 (b. 1902), Concettina, 10 (b. 1905), Vincenzo, 4 (b. 1911), John, 2 (b. 1913), and Angelina, not sure, looks like 9 2 10. Domenica and Concettina were born in Italy and the younger children in the US. Also in the household is nephew Joseph Badami, 25 (b. 1890), born in Italy, a shoemaker. The family is repeated part way down the page without the nephew.

Note: Although Joseph is called a nephew in the census, he is a cousin to both Matteo and Vincenza. Matteo Vintaloro and Joseph Badami are cousins, once removed. Joseph Badami and Matteo's wife, Vincenza Salerno, are [cousins].

Vincenzo, called James by this time, is arrested in 1928 for felonious assault. He is affiliated with the Lucchese crime family.^[4]

In the 1930 federal census of the Bronx, Mathew Vintaloro owns his home, worth $15,000, on E. 227th St. He is 56 (b. 1874), married since age 26 (m. 1900) to Vincenza, 50 (b. 1880). Their children at home are Concetta, 24 (b. 1906), James, 19 (b. 1911), Angelina, 15 (b. 1915), and Jamie, 10 (b. 1920). Mathew and Vincenza and their oldest daughter Concetta were born in Italy, and the younger children were born in NY. Mathew emigrated in 1906 and his wife and daughter in 1911 He is a laborer in the building industry. Concetta and Angelina are operators in a dress factory. James is a bricklayer’s helper.^[5]

Death of Matteo

Matteo, an importer, dies at the age of 62 in the Bronx in May 1935. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. His wife, Vincenza, survives him. His address is listed as 855 East 227 Street in New York City.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage of Mattheaeus Vintaloro and M. Concepta Vincentia Salerno, record no. 10, 28 January 1900, Index, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTMW-N9W?cc=2046915&wc=MG37-4WL%3A351041801%2C351041802%2C351563301 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > image 94 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ via SteveMorse.org accessed 22 April 2017.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K92B-XV3 : 8 November 2014), Vincenzo Vintalaro, New York, New York, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry(http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 98, line 3, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
4. ↑ Feather, W.(2016, January 5.) Bios. of early Lucchese members. Mafia Membership Charts Website. Retrieved 20 March 2019 from https://mafiamembershipcharts.blogspot.com/2016/01/bios-of-early-lucchese-members_5.html
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RC6-DLG?cc=1810731&wc=QZF7-7H9%3A649437801%2C652307101%2C652324701%2C1589284634 : 8 December 2015), New York > Bronx > Bronx (Districts 251-500) > ED 493 > image 10 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WGT-1X8 : accessed 15 March 2016), Nicolina Ligotino in entry for Matteo Vintaloro, 02 May 1935; citing Death, Bronx, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,156,202.