Our Scolaro ancestors appear again in the form of a marriage.
On June 7 1891, fifteen year-old Salvatora married Vincezo Giunta at the Church of the Assumption in Chicago. The Scolaro’s had arranged this marriage, a custom that has a long history in many countries. In a letter from Frank Giunta (b 1902) to Cousin Bette (daughter of James (Innocenzo) Petorella b1910) dated July 1 1993, he writes, “Ma came from Termini Immerse and Pa came from Palermo. The marriage was consummated by both families, in other words it was an arranged marriage. Ma’s name was Salvatora Scolaro and Pa’s was Vincenzo Giunta.”
The hunt continues for information related to the Scolaro’s in the 1900, U.S. Census. Here we find Francesco and Loretta (Margherita) listed as Frank and Mary. My first question was, “Are these our people.?”
Julia’s notes have Francesco (Frank, Sr.) Scolaro born February 20, 1846. Then if we look at the December 19, 1890, S.S. Stura manifest that lists the ages of our immigrants as: Margherita-34 (b1856), Salvatora-14 (b1876), Antonio-11 (b1979) and Francesco-6 (b1884).
More clues were their birth years listed on the 1900 U.S. Census.. Frank, Sr.–1845; age 55, Mary (Loretta)-1856, age 44; Tony (Antonio)-1879, age 21; Frank C.-1883, Age 16; Ignatia (Ignazia)-1895. age 4 and Annie-1897, age 2. Margherita is also reported to have had five children and five are living. Comparing this information with known information gives us some answers and more questions.
Salvatora is not included in the child count as she should have been.
Looking ahead at the 1920 U.S. Census shows Antonio (Tony) Scolaro’s birth year as 1879, age 41. So he seems to fit.
The Death Certificate for Frank C. lists his age as about 42 and birth year as 1875. This appears to be off-the-mark. This would have him born before Antonio and we have two documents, S.S.Stura manifest and 1900 U.S. Census that say otherwise. While death certificates can provide good leads, the only information you can count on to be accurate is the date and cause of death. Information can be given by a distraught family member, neighbor or even a friend of the family.
Giuseppe Scolaro, born February 23, 1895, was born to Margherita and Franchesco. It states that Giuseppe is Margherita’s fourth child. A Death Certificate for Giuseppe shows his date of death as March 11, 1896, and that he was 1 year old. Giuseppe does not appear on the 1900 census so he could have been easily forgotten, however he turned up on a search on Ancestry.com.
We next look at Ignazia’s Birth Certificate dated April 15, 1896, which shows Ignazia born to Lorita Azzarello, age 41, and Francesco, age 48, and that Ignazia is child number three of “Lorita. Three at home? Probably.
Annie’s Birth Certificate (given name, Anna) shows she was born March 12, 1898. Anna’s parents are recorded as Margherita Azzarello, age 44, and Francesco Scolaro, age 43. Anna is child number 5 of Margherita. NOTE: Francesco’s age is listed as 48 on Ignazia’s Birth Certificate and 44 on Anna’s. Anna is, in fact, the fifth living child.
1900 U.S. Census indicates that Margherita gave birth to 5 children and 5 are living. So now we know that the number of children reported to the enumerator in this census reflects living children.
Sarah was born February 6, 1903, would not appear on the 1900 Census.
The Francesco and Margherita (Azzerello) Scolaro family proven so far:
- Francesco born February 20, 1846, died September 17, 1917
- Margherita born 1856, died December 24, 1918
- Salvatora born February 20, 1876, died June 30, 1930
- Anthony born about 1879, died January 16, 1929
- Francesco (Frank C.) born 1883 or 84, Died May 17, 1917
- Giuseppe born February 23, 1895, died March 11, 1896
- Ignazia born August 15, 1896, no death date
- Anna born March 12, 1898, died March 4, 1955
- Sarah born February 6, 1903, died June 29, 1939
Looking ahead to the 1910 Census we find that Margherita had given birth to 12 children (the number living is illegible). So far seven are accounted for. So the search continues.
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