Gambino Family History help

[B.]

I know Buscetta also said he knew Paolo Gambino as he also lived or stayed on the upper floor of his apartment building. I assume Paolo was staying with his sister and brother-in-law.

There was an Onofrio Castellana identified in the SanGiorgi report as living on Perpignano near Uditore / Passo di Rigano. He was the son of Matteo and I'm not aware of either name showing continuity in the Castellano / Castellana family tree. The main street in PdR is Via Castellana so I'm sure it's a common name but it shows there was at least one Castellana confirmed to have been active in that part of Palermo back then.

[felice]

I am also minding if the FBI was right about Carlo Gambino's father because the Tommaso Gambino they identified as his father could be a wrong one.
They identified Tommaso Gambino b.1875 (to Tommaso and Rosalia Carollo) as his father while it could really be Tommaso Gambino (b. 1867 to Carlo and Giusappa D'Aguanno)
Carlo and his sister Giuseppina are the first born and they got the names of their paternal grandfather which was a strict sicilian tradition until some years ago

[B.]

The D'Aguanno one is the correct one. I saw it on an accurate family tree of his lineage.

[felice]

That's great! But it doesn't match what the fbi says on its files.

[B.]

That's great! But it doesn't match what the fbi says on its files.

Here's what I was referencing:

[Antiliar]

There's a family tree on Familysearch.org that says Tommaso Gambino was born June 22, 1867, but gives no sources. Says his parents were Carlo Gambino (b 1844) and Rosa D'Aguanno (b 1847), married 5 July 1866 in Palermo, Palermo. Here's the link to the family tree:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedig ... e/GKFQ-PKY

Justin Cascio put this together: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gambino-163

[Antiliar]

This is a family tree that was posted to an old genealogy site:

Ancestry of Carlo Gambino


Called the "Boss of Bosses," Carlo Gambino was possibly the most powerful Mafia don this country has ever known. Born in Sicily, Carlo immigrated to New York City aboard the S.S. Vincenzo in 1921and joined the mob. Over his 50 year criminal career, he was involved with everything from gambling to hijacking but served only 22 months in prison. The Supreme Court ordered him to be deported in 1970 but a series of heart attacks delayed his leaving the country. He eventually died of a series of heart attacks in 1976.

1. Carlo1 Gambino (Tommaso2, Tommaso3), son of Tommaso Gambino and Felicia Castellana, was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 24 Aug 1902.(1) Carlo died 15 Oct 1976 in New York, New York, New York, at 74 years of age.(2)
He married Catherine Castellano in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, 5 Dec 1926.(3) Catherine was born in Brooklyn, Kings, New York 15 Sep 1907.(4) Catherine was the daughter of Joseph Castellano and Concetta Cassata. Catherine died 6 Aug 1971 at 63 years of age.(5)
2. Tommaso2 Gambino (Tommaso3) was born in Resuttana, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 27 Apr 1875.(6)
He married Felicia Castellana in Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 15 Jan 1900.(7) Felicia was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 2 May 1879.(8) Felicia was the daughter of Francesco Paolo Castallana and Caterina Vella.
Tommaso Gambino and Felicia Castellana had the following children:
+ 1 i. Carlo1 Gambino was born 24 Aug 1902.
3 ii. Paolo Gambino was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 20 Nov 1904.(9)
4. Felicia2 Castellana (Francesco Paolo3 Castallana, Giusseppe4 Castellano) was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 2 May 1879.(10)
She married Tommaso Gambino in Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 15 Jan 1900.(11) Tommaso was born in Resuttana, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 27 Apr 1875.(12) Tommaso was the son of Tommaso Gambino and Rosalia Carollo. (See Tommaso Gambino for the children resulting from this marriage.)
5. Tommaso3 Gambino birth date unknown.
He married Rosalia Carollo.
Tommaso Gambino and Rosalia Carollo had the following child:
+ 2 i. Tommaso2 Gambino was born 27 Apr 1875.
6. Rosalia3 Carollo birth date unknown.
She married Tommaso Gambino. (See Tommaso Gambino for the children resulting from this marriage.)
7. Francesco Paolo3 Castallana (Giusseppe4 Castellano) birth date unknown.
He married Caterina Vella in Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 2 Oct 1877.(13) Caterina was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 31 Aug 1856.(14) Caterina was the daughter of Francesco Vella and Rosa Cavallaro.
Francesco Paolo Castallana and Caterina Vella had the following children:
+ 4 i. Felicia2 Castellana was born 2 May 1879.
8 ii. Rosa Castallana was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 15 Dec 1880.(15)
9 iii. Francesco Castallana was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 1 Jul 1885.(16)
10 iv. Maria11. Caterina3 Vella (Francesco4, Antonino5, Luigi6) was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 31 Aug 1856.(18)
She married Francesco Paolo Castallana in Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 2 Oct 1877.(19) Francesco is the son of Giusseppe Castellano and Felicia Andriolo. (See Francesco Paolo Castallana for the children resulting from this marriage.)
Anna Castallana was born in Zisa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 5 Apr 1888.(17)
12. Giusseppe4 Castellano birth date unknown.
He married Felicia Andriolo.
Giusseppe Castellano and Felicia Andriolo had the following child:
+ 7 i. Francesco Paolo3 Castallana.
13. Felicia4 Andriolo birth date unknown.
She married Giusseppe Castellano. (See Giusseppe Castellano for the children resulting from this marriage.)
14. Francesco4 Vella (Antonino5, Luigi6) was born in Molo, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 30 Jan 1826.(20)
He married Rosa Cavallaro in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 5 Jul 1855.(21) Rosa was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 30 Apr 1831.(22) Rosa was the daughter of Salvatore Cavallaro and Maria Anna Di Gregorio.
Francesco Vella and Rosa Cavallaro had the following children:
+ 11 i. Caterina3 Vella was born 31 Aug 1856.
15 ii. Maria Anna Vella was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 4 Oct 1857.(23)
16 iii. Rosalia Vella was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 18 Dec 1858.(24) She married Bernedetto Bertolino in Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 3 May 1877.(25)
17 iv. Vitt. Emanuela Vella was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 11 Jun 1860.(26)
18 v. Antonino Vella was born in Citta, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 14 Jan 1862.(27)
19 vi. Salvatore Vella was born in Citta, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 12 Oct 1864.(28)
20. Rosa4 Cavallaro (Salvatore5) was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 30 Apr 1831.(29)
She married Francesco Vella in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 5 Jul 1855.(30) Francesco was born in Molo, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 30 Jan 1826.(31) Francesco was the son of Antonino Vella and Caterina Faullo. (See Francesco Vella for the children resulting from this marriage.)
21. Antonino5 Vella (Luigi6) birth date unknown.
He married Caterina Faullo in Zisa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 1 Jan 1824.(32) Caterina was the daughter of Giussepi Faullo and Anna Torres.
Antonino Vella and Caterina Faullo had the following children:
+ 14 i. Francesco4 Vella was born 30 Jan 1826.
22 ii. Giuseppe Vella was born in Zisa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 8 May 1827.(33)
23 iii. Antonino Vella was born in Zisa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 26 Jun 1829.(34)
24 iv. Salvatore Vella was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy 25 May 1831.(35)
25 v. Maria Vella was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy ca 1832.(36) She married Enrico Cavallaro in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 5 Jul 1855.(37) Enrico was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy ca 1836.(38) Enrico was the son of Salvatore Cavallaro and Maria Anna Di Gregorio.
26 vi. Pietro Vella was born in Zisa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 11 Feb 1833.(39)
27. Caterina5 Faullo (Giussepi6) birth date unknown.
She married Antonino Vella in Zisa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 1 Jan 1824.(40) Antonino was the son of Luigi Vella and Rosalie Finocchiaro. (See Antonino Vella for the children resulting from this marriage.)
28. Salvatore5 Cavallaro birth date unknown.
He married Maria Anna Di Gregorio.
Salvatore Cavallaro and Maria Anna Di Gregorio had the following children:
29 i. Marco Antonio4 Cavallaro was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 24 Mar 1820.(41)
30 ii. Giuseppa Cavallaro was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 12 Sep 1828.(42) Giuseppa died bef 1833.
31 iii. Pietro Cavallaro was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 24 Nov 1829.(43)
+ 20 iv. Rosa Cavallaro was born 30 Apr 1831.
32 v. Giuseppa Cavallaro was born in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy 20 Mar 1833.(44)
33 vi. Enrico Cavallaro was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy ca 1836.(45) He married Maria Vella in Santa Ninfa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 5 Jul 1855.(46) Maria was born in Palermo, Palermo, Italy ca 1832.(47) Maria was the daughter of Antonino Vella and Caterina Faullo.
34. Maria Anna5 Di Gregorio birth date unknown.
She married Salvatore Cavallaro. (See Salvatore Cavallaro for the children resulting from this marriage.)
35. Luigi6 Vella birth date unknown.
He married Rosalie Finocchiaro.
Luigi Vella and Rosalie Finocchiaro had the following children:
+ 21 i. Antonino5 Vella.
36 ii. Domenico Vella. He married Giuseppa Lo Monaco in Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 25 Jul 1833.(48)
37. Rosalie6 Finocchiaro birth date unknown.
She married Luigi Vella. (See Luigi Vella for the children resulting from this marriage.)
38. Giussepi6 Faullo birth date unknown.
He married Anna Torres.
Giussepi Faullo and Anna Torres had the following children:
+ 27 i. Caterina5 Faullo.
39 ii. Carmela Faullo. She married Giuseppi Sorisi in Zisa, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 18 Oct 1830.(49)
40. Anna6 Torres birth date unknown.
She married Giussepi Faullo. (See Giussepi Faullo for the children resulting from this marriage.)
Notes and References

1. Patron submission form submitted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1989 by Ember Carlson Batch number: 8901201, sheet 49. (hereafter cited as Carlson, Patron Submission Form).
2. Ibid., Batch number 8901201, sheet 49.
3. Carlo Gambino & Catherine Castellano, Certificate and Record of Marriage, 10 December 1926, Certificate number 17617, Department of Health, New York, New York (hereafter cited as Gambino-Castellano, Marriage Record).
4. Carlson, Patron Submission Form, Batch number: 8901201, sheet 49.
5. Ibid., Batch number: 8901201, sheet 49.
6. Tommaso Gambino, Birth Record volume 103, no. 70, 27 April 1875, Stato de civile, Palermo, Italy (hereafter cited as Tommaso Gambino, Birth Record).
7. Felicia Castellana, Atti di Nascita No. 1284, 2 May 1879, Stato Civile, Palermo, Italy (hereafter cited as Felicia Castellana, Birth Record).
8. Ibid.
9. Carlson, Patron Submission Form, Batch number: 8901201, sheet 49.
10. Felicia Castellana, Birth Record.
11. Ibid.
12. Tommaso Gambino, Birth Record.
13. Index to Marriages, 1876-1885 for Palermo, Palermo, Italy. (hereafter cited as Palermo, Italy, Index to Marriages, 1876-1885).
14. Index to Births, 1856-1865, for Palermo, Italy. (hereafter cited as Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1856-1865).
15. Index to Births, 1876-1885 for Palermo, Palermo, Italy. (hereafter cited as Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1876-1885).
16. Ibid.
17. Index to Births, 1886-1895 for Palermo, Palermo, Italy. (hereafter cited as Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1886-1895).
18. Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1856-1865.
19. Palermo, Italy, Index to Marriages, 1876-1885.
20. Francesco Vella & Rosa Cavallaro, Marriage Record, 5 July 1855, volume 353, number 91: page 181, Stato de civile, Palermo, Italy (hereafter cited as Vella-Cavallaro, Marriage Record); and Index to Births 1820-1835 for Palermo, Palermo, Italy. (hereafter cited as Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1820-1835).
21. Vella-Cavallaro, Marriage Record.
22. Vella-Cavallaro, Marriage Record; and Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1820-1835.
23. Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1856-1865.
24. Ibid.
25. Palermo, Italy, Index to Marriages, 1876-1885.
26. Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1856-1865.
27. Ibid.
28. Ibid.
29. Vella-Cavallaro, Marriage Record; and Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1820-1835.
30. Vella-Cavallaro, Marriage Record.
31. Vella-Cavallaro, Marriage Record; and Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1820-1835.
32. Index to Marriages, 1820-1835 for Palermo, Palermo, Italy. (hereafter cited as Palermo, Italy, Index to Marriages 1820-1835).
33. Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1820-1835.
34. Ibid.
35. Ibid.
36. Enrigo Cavallaro & Maria Vella, Marriage Record, 5 July 1855, volume 353, no. 92: page 183, Stato de civile, Palermo, Italy (hereafter cited as Cavallaro-Vella, Marriage Record).
37. Ibid.
38. Ibid.
39. Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1820-1835.
40. Palermo, Italy, Index to Marriages 1820-1835.
41. Palermo, Italy, Index to Births 1820-1835.
42. Ibid.
43. Ibid.
44. Ibid.
45. Cavallaro-Vella, Marriage Record.
46. Ibid.
47. Ibid.
48. Palermo, Italy, Index to Marriages 1820-1835.
49. Ibid.

[B.]

Carlo's lineage on the chart I posted and Cascio's research both appear to be the correct one, Tommaso being the son of Carlo and a woman named D'Aguanno.

What's interesting is that the chart says Carlo Gambino's brother-in-law Cangelosi's sister was the mother of Antonino, Pietro, Salvatore, and Giuseppe Inzerillo as well as the grandmother of Totuccio Inzerillo. If accurate, Carlo could truly be considered an uncle to the Inzerillo brothers given his sister was married to their blood uncle. Antonino became a Gambino capodecina and Pietro and likely Salvatore were Gambino members (some or all of them likely transferred from Passo di Rigano) but then you have their brother Giuseppe and his son Totuccio who were members in Passo di Rigano, the latter being boss.

Lucchese member Eustachio Giammona's Social Security file indicates his father was Giovanni Giammona and mother was named Felicia. Carlo's sister was married to a Giovanni Giammona but files say Carlo's sister was Giuseppina, whereas Carlo and Giuseppina's mother was a Felicia. Is one of the records inaccurate or was Eustachio not the son of Giuseppina Gambino Giammona? As Felice said, the name Giovanni Giammona is in early Uditore rappresentante Antonino Giammona's lineage, one son being Giovanni. Antonino's other son Giuseppe became rappresentante of Passo di Rigano by the time of the SanGiorgi report.

Paolo Gambino and Eustachio Giammona both married daughters of Frank Castellano/Castellana -- I could be wrong but I believe these were different Franks. Again I am shaky on this, but I believe Paolo married the daughter of his father Joe's brother Frank (Paolo's first cousin) who was married to a Guglielmini while Leo Giammona married the daughter of Joe and Frank's first cousin Frank Castellana, who was the Gambino captain and married to a Masotto. Please correct me if that's inaccurate.

Patsy Conte came to the US when he was still a youth and told the FBI he knew both the Gambino and Castellano/Castellana families growing up in Palermo. A question I have is if Tommaso Gambino's marriage to a Castellano/Castellana was the first relation between them or if it goes back further.

[B.]

Carlo Gambino's Wikipedia says "Carlo Gambino was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on August 24, 1902,[nb 1] to a family that belonged to a Sicilian Mafia gang from Passo di Rigano.[3]"

The citation about the Gambinos belonging to a "Sicilian Mafia gang from Passo di Rigano links to this article: https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblic ... s-del.html

While it does say Carlo Gambino came from Passo di Rigano and was a cousin of the Inzerillos, I can't see anything in the article that identifies Carlo's ancestors as part of the Sicilian mafia.

I mean, it's obvious that Carlo's older relatives were in deep with the organization in Palermo and it's easy to assume his father was a member but I'm curious if any documentation exists that confirms it. Buscetta was adamant on the stand that at one point 90% of made members in Palermo province were "totally unknown" even to other mafia members, citing examples from his own personal experience, so easy to believe Carlo's ancestors were never publicly identified as members even though it's likely some of them were.

[felice]

There's a family tree on Familysearch.org that says Tommaso Gambino was born June 22, 1867, but gives no sources. Says his parents were Carlo Gambino (b 1844) and Rosa D'Aguanno (b 1847), married 5 July 1866 in Palermo, Palermo. Here's the link to the family tree:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedig ... e/GKFQ-PKY

Justin Cascio put this together: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gambino-163

I actually found the source, I saw the names on the official Palermo births document. That Carlo was born in 1867 and makes me mind why he didn't have his first kid until he was 35, quite late for that period. That's why I was a bit suspicious plus the FBI states that Carlo's father was 79 years old in 1949 so it makes him born 1975. The file stated that Tommaso and his wife lived in Via Filippo La Mantia, Palermo centro

[felice]

That's great! But it doesn't match what the fbi says on its files.

Here's what I was referencing:

Yes, the chart is right, only mistake is Felicia Castellano's year of birth

[felice]

Carlo's lineage on the chart I posted and Cascio's research both appear to be the correct one, Tommaso being the son of Carlo and a woman named D'Aguanno.

What's interesting is that the chart says Carlo Gambino's brother-in-law Cangelosi's sister was the mother of Antonino, Pietro, Salvatore, and Giuseppe Inzerillo as well as the grandmother of Totuccio Inzerillo. If accurate, Carlo could truly be considered an uncle to the Inzerillo brothers given his sister was married to their blood uncle. Antonino became a Gambino capodecina and Pietro and likely Salvatore were Gambino members (some or all of them likely transferred from Passo di Rigano) but then you have their brother Giuseppe and his son Totuccio who were members in Passo di Rigano, the latter being boss.

Lucchese member Eustachio Giammona's Social Security file indicates his father was Giovanni Giammona and mother was named Felicia. Carlo's sister was married to a Giovanni Giammona but files say Carlo's sister was Giuseppina, whereas Carlo and Giuseppina's mother was a Felicia. Is one of the records inaccurate or was Eustachio not the son of Giuseppina Gambino Giammona? As Felice said, the name Giovanni Giammona is in early Uditore rappresentante Antonino Giammona's lineage, one son being Giovanni. Antonino's other son Giuseppe became rappresentante of Passo di Rigano by the time of the SanGiorgi report.

Paolo Gambino and Eustachio Giammona both married daughters of Frank Castellano/Castellana -- I could be wrong but I believe these were different Franks. Again I am shaky on this, but I believe Paolo married the daughter of his father Joe's brother Frank (Paolo's first cousin) who was married to a Guglielmini while Leo Giammona married the daughter of Joe and Frank's first cousin Frank Castellana, who was the Gambino captain and married to a Masotto. Please correct me if that's inaccurate.

Patsy Conte came to the US when he was still a youth and told the FBI he knew both the Gambino and Castellano/Castellana families growing up in Palermo. A question I have is if Tommaso Gambino's marriage to a Castellano/Castellana was the first relation between them or if it goes back further.

Cangialosi-Gambino is accurate, I wrote this more times, info was also from a court document wrote by Giovanni Falcone. That's why I always thought that Buscetta was referring to him when talking about a Borgo Vecchio family capodecina who was married to Carlo Gambino's sister. Another Cangialosi (sister of Salvatore and Rosa) married Francesco Paolo Crivello (a mafia member). One of this Francesco Crivello's son, Vincenzo was a Passo di Rigano family member. And all the Crivellos from that branch are married to mafia clans, one is the mother of current capomandamento Francesco Buscemi and one is the wife of Tommaso Inzerillo.

Eustacchio Giammona was likely the name of Eustacchio Leo Giammona's (the Lucchese family member) grandfather. That Eustacchio had at least 3 sons, a daughter and Domenico, the third one can be Giovanni (father of Leo).
Gonna post a family tree of Gambino-Castellano branch tonight. But yeah sometimes I also had strong doubts about the Frank Castellano labelled as Peter's father.

[felice]

According to an investigator of the Iron Tower operation I could speak with, Carlo Gambino and his brothers reached the Usa because their relatives there (Castellano's) were getting rich and and powerful. He was not personally coming from a powerful blood family

[Antiliar]

According to an investigator of the Iron Tower operation I could speak with, Carlo Gambino and his brothers reached the Usa because their relatives there (Castellano's) were getting rich and and powerful. He was not personally coming from a powerful blood family

Interesting.

Are you able to obtain a copy or at least see the marriage record for Tommaso Gambino and Caterina Castellano? It should have the names of their parents. Unfortunately the Palermo marriage index ends at 1895.

[felice]

I can't do it online that's why I am not sure about his parents.
I can easily do it next time I go to Palermo.