Antiliar wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:39 pm
PolackTony wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 4:03 pm
I dunno, these Aiellos gave me a headache.
I heartily agree. According to some sources he had 7 brothers, but I think I've seen up to 11. Unfortunately the names aren't usually given. To make things worse there were cousins with the same names.
EDIT: I don't know if it will help, but I skimmed thru the Tribune for info on the Aiello family.
1927, May 29: Tony Aiello lived at 505 W Division St, Chicago; bakery at 473 W Division St, Chicago, owned by Joseph and Dominic
1927, Jun 5: Dominic Aiello's wife is Grace and they have 3 children
1927, Jul 17: Four bros mentioned - S.M., Joseph, Tony, Dominic
1927, Nov 22: Joseph has 4 bros; Andrew is 31
1929, Dec 29: There are 7 Aiello bros
1929, Dec 30: Andrew Aiello is another brother
1930, Jun 29: Carl Aiello is another brother
1930, Aug 21: Joe & Dominick (spelled with a K) live at 2532 Lunt Ave in Rogers Park
Chicago Gang Wars: X Marks the Spot, p 36: 9 or 10 Aiello bros.
One family tree I saw had 12 Aiello children, of which 10 were male: Humberto, Antonino, Roberto, Nunzio, Salvatore, Andrea, Giuseppe, Domenico, Carlo, Sam, and Mariano. I don't trust these genealogies so I looked into it further myself.
We know that Giuseppe Aiello was born 1890 in Bagheria. His father was Carlo Aiello of Bagheria, son of Nunzio Aiello and Antonina Trippi. Carlo Sr arrived at NYC in 1920 bound for Chicago where his son Andrea lived at 224 Locust St (Carlo was a widower. I've seen his wife claimed to have been Antonina or "Catherine", and she allegedly died in the 1890s). Carlo Aiello Sr died in 1923 in Chicago, and his occupation was listed as "fruit business".
Andrea was born 1888 and in 1910 was living as a boarder with Giuseppe and Nunzio in Utica. In his WW1 draft card, Andrea was living in Chicago on Townsend St. His birthdate matches the Andrew Aiello who died in 1958 in Santa Clara, CA. This should be the same Andrew Aiello living in San Jose in 1940 with his wife Jennie (Vincenzina/Jennie Latona married Andrea Aiello in Chicago in 1913).
Nunzio Aiello I'm pretty sure was the one who died in 1976 in Elmwood Park (born 1886). On his WW2 draft card, he lived at 445 W Division and owned a candy store (see Mugshots).
Mariano Aiello was born in 1891 and entered the US at NYC in 1910 bound for Buffalo, declaring his brother Nunzio as his person in the US and father Carlo in Sicily. In 1915 he married Maria Tirri in Utica. In 1930 he was naturalized in Chicago, listing his address as 445 W Division and occupation as tailor. For his WW2 draft card, he was living in San Jose, and died in 1965 in Santa Clara.
The Salvatore Aiello who was naturalized in Milwaukee in 1940 was born in 1888 and died in Chicago in 1958. On his death record, his parents were listed as Alberto Aiello and S Mineo. So if he was the Sam Aiello that Maniaci referred to who transferred to Milwaukee and back to Chicago, then he was most likely Joe Aiello's cousin.
In 1910 there was a Roberto Aiello, born about 1881, living in Utica with his wife Lucrezia. Not sure if this guy ever came to Chicago.
Domenico Aiello was born 1893. In 1927 he was naturalized in Chicago, his wife was Grazia and address at 473 W Division. Occupation was "confectionary"/baker. He arrived at NYC in 1922 bound for Chicago, where his father Carlo lived. His person in Sicily was father-in-law Antonio Speciale. Documents for their children state that Grazia's maiden name was Speciale. In 1931 (unsurprisingly) Domenico went to Sicily for several months with Grazia and their kids, listing brother Antonino in Bagheria as his contact. He declared his address as 330 Goethe St. A Domenico Aiello matching his birthdate died in 1941 in Santa Clara.
Carlo Aiello was born in 1895. He arrived at NYC in 1921 bound for his father Carlo in Chicago, where Carlo Jr married Rosa Perdento (or Pedenza) of Borghetto. In1930 Carlo and Rosa lived at Townsend and Oak, and he was working as a grocery store clerk. In 1940 he listed his address on N Hudson, and then on his WW2 draft card at Oak and Cambridge. Carlo died in 1979 in Chicago. He was living near Elston and Meade in the Far NW side Norwood Park neighborhood and his occupation was listed as maintenance man.
I had suspected that the Charles Aiello that the Tribune had as Hod Carriers business manager in 1941 might be Carlo. Doesn't seem to have been the case though. In that 1941 article, the Tribune had that Aiello as the father-in-law of union local business agent Elmer Mirabella. Elmer Mirabella married Julia Aiello in 1931, and Carlo Aiello didn't have a daughter of the right age or name. Julia Aiello was born 1912 in Chicago Vincenzo "Vincent Charles" Aiello and Vita Tripoli of Bagheria, married in Chicago in 1907. Vincenzo was the former secretary and business manager of the Hod Carriers and died in 1958 in Chicago. He was born 1873 and I have no idea if he was directly related to the other Aiellos. To further confuse things, he also had a brother named Sam. Per his death record, his father was Albert Aiello and mother Maria Mineo. So this guy seems to have been the brother of the Salvatore Aiello naturalized in Milwaukee in 1940 noted above.