B. Lucia Taglia, born 2 march 1871 (death certificate states 3 April 1874) in Ricigliano. She may have also used the name Rosa (see below). She married Pasquale Salvatore on 7 November 1886 at Assumption BVM Church at Illinois & Orleans Streets. He was born in August 1858 in Italy, according to the 1900 census; marriage license gave his age as 27 (born c. 1859). In 1900 they were living at 509 Clark St. (between Taylor St. and Roosevelt Rd.) with children Vito and Francesca. Pasquale is listed as a saloon keeper. Lucia Taglia Salvatore died 7 April 1915; buried Mount Carmel Cemetery. Informant on her death certificate was her brother, Frank Taglia. Her residence at time of death was 519 Forquer (now Arthington). There was no death notice in the Chicago Daily News. Pasquale Salvatore died 18 September 1903; buried Mount Carmel Cemetery. He is not buried in the same lot as Lucia. The circumstances of Pasquale’s death were somewhat mysterious. He was a saloon keeper at 507 S. Clark St. in Chicago at the time of his death. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune (copy enclosed), the president of the St. Francis Court of the Catholic Order of Foresters prevailed upon the coroner to stop Pasquale’s funeral with information that he may have been poisoned in an attempt to collect his life insurance. An inquest was held (copy enclosed), but the coroner’s jury upheld the original cause of death; locomotor ataxia. The first witness listed was Rosa Salvatore, who lived at the 507 S. Clark St. address, who is probably Pasquale’s wife, Lucia. There is some circumstantial evidence that Lucia may possibly have married a William Salvatore after Pasquale’s death, but that has not been confirmed.

Children:

  1. William Vito Salvatore, born 12 August 1887; baptized Assumption BVM Catholic Church. To date, there is no definitive information on William Vito. There appears to be a World War I draft registration for him, with a date of birth that matches closely, 1 August 1887. he is listed as married with one child, living at 703 Sholto St. He is not the William V. Salvatore who died 4 October 1979 (wife was Ann Vitullo: son of James & Antonio Salvatore). A Vito Salvatore died in Chicago February 1945, but he does not appear to be the right man (wife Minnie: survived by 3 sisters). Another Vito Salvatore died October 1936 (wife Vitantonia).
  2. C ______ Salvatore, born 22 May 1889; baptized 30 June at Assumption.
  3. Joseph/Josephine (?) Salvatore, born 25 April 1891; baptized Assumption.
  4. Francesca (Frances) Josephine Salvatore, born 28 September 1892; baptized Assumption BVM Church. Frances married James V. Scalise on 2 July 1910 at St. Joseph, Berrien Co., Michigan. James was born c. 1891 in Calabria, Italy. By 1920 they had moved to Los Angeles, California, and had lived in Minnesota prior to that. James was working as a bellhop in 1930. Frances died in Lost Angeles, 20 November 1953; there was no death notice in any of the Los Angeles newspapers, and no probate record. James V. Scalise died after 1953.
Children of Francesca Salvatore:

  • Vincent J. Scalise, born 20 September 1911 in Illinois; died in Los Angeles, 25 January 1995. Married Agnes_____.
  • Charles P. (Patsy/Pasqualino Charles) Scalise, born 3 April 1913 in Illinois; died 5 December 1987 in Riverside, Calif. Married Lydia _____.
  • Julius C. Scalise, born 25 April 1915 in Minnesota. He died 18 June 1990 in Los Angeles; buried Inglewood Park Cemetery. He married:
  • __________; Child: James J. Scalise. Wife Linda F., son Mark Scalise.
  • Wanda _____. Step-daughter Lynda Scalise Woolery. Husband Joseph W. Woolery.

5. Carmine Salvatore, born 28 March 1896; apparently died young. No further information.

6. (?) Carmine Salvatore, born c. July 1901; died 20 January 1902. Lived at 507 S. Clark St.; buried from Guardian Angel Church to Calvary Cemetery.

Documents:

  • Pasquale Salvatore/Lucia Taglia marriage license, 1886.
  • Birth certificate of Carmine Salvatore, 1896.
  • 1900 census listing for family.
  • Pasquale Salvatore death certificate, coroner’s inquest, and Chicago Tribune article on funeral, 1903.
  • Marriage record for Frances Salvatore & James Scalise, 1910.
  • Lucia Taglia Salvatore death certificate.
  • Baptism records from Assumption for Wm. Vito, Joseph, Francesca, C. _____ Salvatore.
  • V. Salvatore WWI draft card.
  • Frances Salvatore Scalise death from California Death index, 1953.
  • Julius Scalise death notice from LA Times, 1990.
  • Photo of Frances Salvatore Scalise from James Scalise

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