A Scandalous Story!

I don't want to confuse anybody, so let me explain the family members and relations so were all on the same page. Santa, Angela, & Giovanna were sisters in Ragusa who came to America atleast once. There were two more sisters to add to that, Concetta and Emanuela. So now we have Santa, Angela, Giovanna, Concetta, & Emanuela. Within all these sisters, there was also one brother. His name was Giovanni. So now we have a big family of 6! WOW. Giovanni is my great great grandfather and I am going to tell his story next.         (Concetta & Emanuela never came to USA)

Okay, you might not believe this story, and truly I don't care if you don't. This is the story my grandmother and her cousins/siblings know of. According to my grandmother, Giovanni Scannavino born 1885, was involved within the Sicilian Mafioso (mafia). He was deported from Sicily to Argentina for some reason. My grandmother and my grandmother's sister both say because he killed someone, so this is the story we have. He took his wife-to-be to Argentina with him also. Her name was Giuseppa Brugaletta. Giuseppa translates to Josephina or Josephine. They arrived in Buenos Aires sometime in 1912 I estimated. They got married in 1912, and in 1914 had their first child, Giovanina. So to re-cap---Giovanni and Giuseppa are my GREAT GREAT grandparents and are my grandmother's, grandparents! Buona notte i miei amici. More to come tomorrow!

Giovanni & Giuseppa