Rafaele (Gabriele) Gallo

Discussion in Genealogy Forum started by Rose Gallo, May 27, 2020
RG
Rose Gallo
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Hi,

I'm looking for information about my great grandfather, Rafaele or Gabriele Gallo. On the manifests, it shows that he used the name Rafaele Gallo.

My great grandfather lived in Joliet, Illinois and area in the late 1800's and early 1900's. He was born in 1864 in Sicily, Italy. He travelled with Salvatore Lo Giudici to Joliet, Illinois by ship from Sicily. He settled in the Illinois area. Rafaele would have been 25 years old in 1889. My great grandfather liked living in Joliet and did not want to return to Sicily. I have manifests showing when his wife Liboria, and his son, Ignazio came to visit him.

My great grandfather never returned to Italy. He was married to Liboria Ciancimini (she was born in 1869 and died in Sicily in 1945). They had a son, Ignazio Gallo that visited his father on several occasions, and Ignazio spent about 7 years living with his father, and going to school. Ignazio finally went home to Sicily to be with his mother. Ignazio married my grandmother.

Rafaele Gallo is buried somewhere in Illinois and most likely died in the mid 1900's. I did find one grave with a death date of 1932 in Joiliet, Illinois.

If anyone has access to the U.S. documents, perhaps you can help me find more information on him while he was still alive. I know he worked in Joliet, Chicago, and even in Ohio. He worked on the railroad, and most likely in foundries. We have no idea if he ever remarried, or had children out of wedlock.

Is it easy to obtain a death certificate in the U.S.? Would it list any family members, and who buried him on the death certificate or how he died?

Thank you. Rose Gallo

RB
Robert Burns
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Gabriele "Raffaele" Gallo

Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87391667/gal

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The following information is from a person by the name of Malcolm Schreiber. His tree is on Ancestry.com. If you can get on Ancestry, maybe you'll be able to contact him.

I have saved photos of Laboria and Ignazio. If you send me your email address, I'll send them off to you.

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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Name Raffaele Gallo

Birth Date 24 Apr 1876

Birth Place Sciacca, Italy

Death Date 5 Jul 1932

Death Place Joliet, Will, Illinois

Burial Date 7 Jul 1932

Burial Place Joliet, Will, IL

Cemetery Name Mt. Olivet

Death Age 56

Occupation Janitor

Marital Status M

Gender Male

Street Address 395 Chase Ave

Father Name Tu Ignagio

Father Birth Place Rivra, Italy

Mother Name La Bona Luigia

Mother Birth Place Sciacca, Italy

Spouse Name Ciamlimina Libora

FHL Film Number 1684571

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Gabriele "Raffaele" Gallo

Birth 24 APR 1863? • Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy

Death 5 JUL 1932 • Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA

Gabriele's Parents: Ignazio Gallo 1819–1886 Aloisia Bono 1825–1886

Gabriele's Spouse & Children

Wife: Liboria Ciancimino 1868–1945

Lboria's Parents: Emmanuele Ciancimino 1831–1873 & Carmela Di Giorgi 1835–1907

Gabriele's Son: Ignazio Gallo 1895–1985

Sons wife:Spouse: Rosaria Manzone

Gabriele's Son Luigia Gallo 1898–1898
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RG
Rose Gallo
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Gabriele "Raffaele" Gallo Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87391667/gal ----------------------------------------------------- The following information is from a person by the name more ...
of Malcolm Schreiber. His tree is on Ancestry.com. If you can get on Ancestry, maybe you'll be able to contact him. I have saved photos of Laboria and Ignazio. If you send me your email address, I'll send them off to you. ----------------------- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Name Raffaele Gallo Birth Date 24 Apr 1876 Birth Place Sciacca, Italy Death Date 5 Jul 1932 Death Place Joliet, Will, Illinois Burial Date 7 Jul 1932 Burial Place Joliet, Will, IL Cemetery Name Mt. Olivet Death Age 56 Occupation Janitor Marital Status M Gender Male Street Address 395 Chase Ave Father Name Tu Ignagio Father Birth Place Rivra, Italy Mother Name La Bona Luigia Mother Birth Place Sciacca, Italy Spouse Name Ciamlimina Libora FHL Film Number 1684571 --------------------------------------------------------------- Gabriele "Raffaele" Gallo Birth 24 APR 1863? • Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy Death 5 JUL 1932 • Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA Gabriele's Parents: Ignazio Gallo 1819–1886 Aloisia Bono 1825–1886 Gabriele's Spouse & Children Wife: Liboria Ciancimino 1868–1945 Lboria's Parents: Emmanuele Ciancimino 1831–1873 & Carmela Di Giorgi 1835–1907 Gabriele's Son: Ignazio Gallo 1895–1985 Sons wife:Spouse: Rosaria Manzone Gabriele's Son Luigia Gallo 1898–189
Hi Robert Burns,

Thank you for the information, Robert. Any idea of cause of death? Would they list this on the death certificate, I wonder? He seemed young to die at 56 years old.

I would love to see the photos of Liboria and Ignazio. My email is musiart4u@gmail.com.

Liboria Ciancimino was his wife, and Ignazio Gallo was his only living son. No one in the family knew about the still birth. (unless my older aunts did whom have now passed away). Luigia is a female name, so it would have been his daughter that was still born in 1898. And, Ribera, Sicily (Italy) not "Rivra" is the name of the city. Wow. I notice a lot of spelling mistakes in both personal names and city names.

I was fortunate to have met and spent time with my grandfather, Ignazio. He came to live (in the 1960's) with his daughter, my aunt Filippa in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada where I still live. I wish now that I would have asked my grandfather more about great grandfather's life.

Malcolm Schreiber has reached out to me and I do have some access to his family tree. As I still work full time, I find it difficult to find time to work on this. But, it is very important to me. My father is now 88 years old and since we don't live to far from Illinois, I wish to take him to Rafaele's burial place. I would also like to show my father some places where he lived while in Joliet.

Gabriele travelled from Italy to the U.S. with Salvatore Lo Giudici. On the ships manifest, they came over together. I would also like to do more research on him. They were cousins, I believe. They lived and worked together in Joliet. I wonder when he died and if he ever went back to Sicily.

I was given access to Malcolm Schreiber's ancestry but don't quite remember how to navigate the website. I will go in and try today. Thanks again, Robert.