 italian familiesbass bertucci capuano corso fallo mattina martino taranto terretta tedesco uchello italian familiesbass bertucci capuano corso fallo mattina martino taranto terretta tedesco uchello ray sat 5262012 1238  the italians of st martin between 1902 and 1905 several related families of italian origin settled in the st martin community north of biloxi mississippi they were the terrettas lepomas and giamettas initially they were truck farmers but these sicilians immigrants also worked in seafood and commerce another italian and the progenitor of the lepre family of d iberville and the mississippi coast captain peter lepre 18411916 immigrated to the united states circa 1853 he married celina moran c 1845 1870 the daughter of edouard moran c 18121880 and celestine ladner c 18161880 in september 1869 peter lepre immigrated from palermo sicily and at the time of his demise resided on fayard street in biloxi  terretta frank terretta 18701917 and his wife rosa pria 18731945 appear to have been the first of the 20th century italian expatriates to arrive at st martin probably about 1902 they immigrated to the united states in 1894 from palermo sicily his brother alberto nunzio terretta 18681954 came to america in 1897 before coming to jackson county mississippi the terretta brothers lived at brooklyn new york their parents were antonio terretta 18371927 and catherine giaccona 18391930 who must have joined them in jackson county after 1910 frank terretta and rosa pria had one adopted son anthony terretta 19131996 who was born in louisiana rosa married anthony rodriguez 18551928 after her husband died in june 1917 tony rodriguez had been wedded to josephine miller 18611914 the daughter of george barney miller c 18201860 and marie delphine bouzage b 18231860 josephine was the mother of amelia r fountain 18791949 daniel rodriguez 18851964 and augustine r fountain 18871958 rosa pria outlived several other husbands and died at independence louisiana after ww ii her remains were interred at tangipahoa parish in july 1903 frank terretta bought five acres of land near miguel rodriguez and eugene bosarge in section 15 t7sr9w from louis raymond anthony lepoma 18661923 and tony terretta 18371927 were his partners included in the land trade were lots 57 of the francis fountain tract 1 lepoma was residing at st charles parish louisiana as late as april 1910 when laz lopez 18771918 acquired these tracts from them frank terretta also purchased five acres of land from samuel m tracy 18471920 on the east side of the old martin fountain tract in february 19102 he planted pecan trees here when a small nursery grown tree cost about seventyfive cents later peter arnold bought the orchard and harvested 4000 pounds of pecans in july 1911 the terretta brothers bought ten acres of forested land from jacob husley 18631948 along the west side of reynoir road now brittany 3 anthony lepoma 18661923 who was married to maria terretta 18831941 the sister of frank and nunzio terretta bought the west five acres of this tract in november 1915 it fronted on race track road  lepoma anthony lepoma 18661923 was born at naples italy in the old country the lepoma name may have been spelled lipuma immigrated to usa in 1890 he met maria terretta 18831941 a sicilian in new york they resided in michigan and louisiana laplacekenner area where he worked in animal husbandry the lepomas arrived at st martin circa 1911 in 1920 tony lepoma made his livelihood as a fisherman he and mary had a very large family ross lepoma 18991963 anthony lepoma jr 19001926 roy lepoma 19051963 sam lepoma joe lepoma 19071957 lee r lepoma 19091959 jeanette l landry 19101978 catherine l stiglets frances l monteleone katherine lepoma bellew b 1913 josephine l vassalli 19151963 madeline l lanz 19171963 james lepoma 19201945 and vincent lepoma 19231975 the lepoma children were born at new york louisiana and mississippi tony lepoma jr 1900 1926 operated a small store in the front yard of his home on the east side of reynoir brittany mrs mary terretta lepoma commenced the st joseph altar in the st martin community this was a sicilian custom and an annual fete was held on march 19th to honor st joseph the patron saint of carpenters during the middle ages a drought and then famine brought the people of sicily to their knees praying to st joseph for relief st joseph had provided the christ child bread and they wanted him to do likewise for them if their prayers were answered the suffering sicilians promised to share food with the poor their prayers were answered the st joseph altar is built by the men the women prepare seafood pasta vegetables sesame seed cookies and fig cakes italian bread is baked in the forms of crosses st joseph s staff and other symbols of this holy occasion the food to be divided among those in need is placed on the altar which is decorated with flowers and candles the green fava bean is also served when dried roasted and blessed it is transformed into the lucky bean tradition relates that you will never be broke as long as your person carries the lucky fava bean after mrs lepoma passed on her daughter catherine stiglets continued the tradition at her home today mrs lepoma s granddaughter janice l fountain and her sisterinlaw jackie landry prepare the st joseph s altar at the lee landry home in the st martin community alberto nunzio terretta 18681954 was married to maria gagliano 18681954 also a native of italy their three children catherine t galiano 1900c 1975 lucy t cannette 19031973 and anthony joseph terretta 19072005 were born at brooklyn new york at brooklyn nunzio terretta made his livelihood cleaning ships boilers he became dissatisfied with the work there and came south to new orleans  anthony j terretta  19072005 the oldest child catherine terretta married joseph galiano who resided in the vieux carre and sold produce at the french market lucy terretta married julius cannette 18971983 and they resided at st martin anthony joseph terretta was married to mona louise khayat 19091973 of biloxi mona was the daughter of assad a khayat 18751929 and mona butrous 18781922 both syrian immigrants mona was the sister of eddie khayat 19111993 who served on the jackson county board of supervisors for thirtytwo years after her demise anthony wedded the widow lynn v mayo carr 19192006 a native of clarke county mississippi mona went to hollywood in the early 1930s and played minor roles in several motion pictures she was in the lives of a bengal lancer starring gary cooper in 1935 joseph giametta  18571935 biloxi cemeteryoctober 2012 giametta giuseppe joseph giametta 18571935 and camella terretta 18681944 arrived in the united states from canada in 1915 mrs giametta was a twin sister to nunzio terretta the giamettas had immigrated to canada in 1895 their children anna borne giametta m beaugez 18981986 charles giametta 19001970 m theresa decarlo 19011937 catherine giametta m dauro 19041970 pauline giametta m dauro 19061970 and josephine giametta m fountain 19071982 were born in canada joseph giametta acquired a small tract of land on race track road east of the trochesset strip from joseph schmid in july 1915  charles giametta  19001970 biloxi cemetery october 2012 in 1931 charles giametta bought a lot on the east side of his father s land adjacent to the trochessets he was married olena cannette 19001920 who died of the pandemic spanish influenza after her demise giametta wedded theresa decarlo 19011937 of new orleans who died in childbirth his last wife was josephine chiniche giametta moved to bay st louis circa 1945 where he worked for the l n railroad as a bridge tender these italians families worked very hard in their fields which they had cleared of pine trees and stumps these sons of the mediterranean fertilized with a mulch made from decaying shrimp hulls the hulls were obtained from the refuse piles at the seafood factories along the north shore of back bay at biloxi they also used horse manure gathered at the stables in biloxi and the dried droppings of stock animals which roamed the area these immigrant farmers grew vegetables and fruitsweet potatoes beets tomatoes okra peppers okra corn shallots garlic beans gourds cantaloupes figs pumpkins sugar cane etc they bought some of their seeds from the quave store on the west end in addition they raised some livestock particularly goats from whose rich milk they drank and made cheese after the crop matured and was harvested the italian men loaded it in horse drawn wagons and headed south to biloxi here they peddled their fresh organic produce along the city streets sweet potatoes went for 100 per bushel basket and okra for a nickel a dozen the terrettas didn t own a scale to weigh their green wares it was common to see mr nunzio terretta with his stripped umbrella sitting high on the seat of his wagon crossing the old wooden back bay bridge his son anthony terretta who was born in 1907 and presently resides at pascagoula relates a story about his father and uncle joseph giametta  the housewives of biloxi called my father nunzio sweetie peppa he spoke broken english and would cry sweeta peppa as his produce rig rolled through the dirt and shell roads of the working class neighborhoods of biloxi his brotherinlaw joseph giametta spoke very little english his produce wagon followed terretta s when nunzio would announce his presence to the neighborhood with his calling card sweeta peppa joe would follow with mea too ah  on his return to st martin nunzio terretta would kindly stop and give grateful school children who were heading home from their classes a ride in his hopefully empty produce wagon the italian families were self reliant they baked their own bread dried tomatoes to prepare tomato sauce made pear and blackberry wine and brewed a malt beer occasionally they would take the excursion train to new orleans for indigenous provisions at the quality grocery store on decatur street olive oil dried figs and five pound boxes of spaghetti were purchased christmas was often celebrated with an undecorated pine tree their children received apples and oranges as gifts in good times a small wooden toy might appear under the tree mrs terretta made small cakes in the shape of crabs and shrimp filled with figs some of the italian women worked in the local seafood factories they would rise in the wee hours of the morning with the factory whistles blaring and walk miles from their homes on race track road to their jobs on back bay some worked at the quave factory in north biloxi descendants of all three families still reside in the st martin community with the lepoma name being the most ubiquitous  references  the daily herald    charles giametta  may 23 1970 p 2 the daily herald    former biloxian in picture march 2 1935  p 2 the timespicayune    st joseph s celebration has roots in sicilian culture   march 9 1986 p 5 personal communication viola m batiaseptember 1996 toney terretta st martinseptember 1996 anthony terretta pascagoulaseptember 1996 lynn mayo carr terretta pascagoulaseptember 1996 tony lepomaseptember 1996 pauline demetryoctober 1996  bassbasso vincent bass  18181915 was born at trani on the adriatic sea married bridget clancey  18321910 on may 5 1871 in harrison county mississippi children  francis paul bass  18631930 m rosa dwyer  irene bass  18651941 m michael j banks 18591941  eran   bass  18671902 m nixon  francis p bass francis paul bass  18631930 married rosa dwyer children  william bass  18901956  vincent paul bass  18911947  agnes adele bass  19041977 m anthony bernard rousseau 19081951  frank paul bass jr  19041977  references  the biloxi daily herald    local and personal   january 30 1900 p 8 the biloxi daily herald    city news   february 28 1900 p 8 the daily herald   mrs bridget bass   february 21 1910 the daily herald   vincent bass is claimed by death at ripe old age   august 20 1915 the daily herald    man is crushed beneath wheels of fire enginetony rousseau fatally injured en route to fire   march 14 1951 p 1 the daily herald    mrs agnes rousseau   december 8 1969 p 2 the daily picayune    a patient s leap   january 26 1900 p 10  capuano  capuano tomb 6th additionbiloxi cemetery jennie coci 18631941 was born at travinia italy and came to america circa 1870 eventually settling at new orleans she married luigi capuano 18621908 also an italian immigrant at nola on december 28 1902 they were the parents of three children  corinne capuano  19041962 m christopher a tucei 18941949  francis elizabeth capuano   19051972 m sidney e manuel 19011962 and  philip j capuano  19061968 m bessie toups 190720021910 orleans parish lousiana federal census t624521 p 3b ed 91 in 1908 the capuano family was domiciled at 3119 tulane avenue at the corner of lopez street here they operated a retail grocery store and saloon after the demise of luigi capuano in early february 1908 the family fortunes declined rapidly the acme of their misfortune was the destructive conflagration that occurred in june 1908 adjacent to the capuano businesses was a laundry run by wah kee a chinese the fire commenced here and jumped to the capuano property and damaged the building and totally destroyed their stock and goods mrs capuano and her children narrowly escaped the burning structure their loss was estimated at 3600 but was partially insured the daily picayune june 9 1908 p 5 by late july 1908 mrs capuano and her son applied for a judgement of bankruptcy in the us district court their liabilities were 6218 and assets 4900 the daily picayune july 26 1908 p 7 in 1911 mrs capuano relocated her family to biloxi mississippi she married nicholas martino 18601942 an italian immigrant widower shoemaker the martino family lived and worked on delauney street in biloxi children  southern memorial parkbiloxi mississippi  philip j capuano philip joseph capuano   19061968 was born on september 26 1906 at new orleans louisiana he came to biloxi in his youth and made his livelihood as proprietor and manager of a barbershop in downtown biloxi the daily herald february 21 1968 p 2 philip married bessie marie toups  19072002 born may 29 1907 at westwego jefferson parish louisiana in harrison county mississippi on march 16 1924 bessie marie toups was the daughter of ellis toups and dorcina foret harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 35 p 557 and the sun herald october 16 2002 p a6 philip and bessie marie capuano resided at 530 porter avenue in biloxi here they reared their three children  louis ellis capuano  19252005 m jeanette s cerinich b 1928  philip j capuano jr  19282009 m victoria ray  doris rita capuano m christopher j lawrence and fred l ison 19141999 and joseph capuano  19351935 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 35 p 557 philip j capuano was a member of the italianamerican society and had been president at one time philip was active in the knights of columbus alhambras and the barber s union the daily herald february 21 1968 p 2 mr capuano was survived by his spouse a daughter mrs fred ison at stone mountain georgia two sons philip j capuano jr and louis e capuano both of biloxi a sister mrs frances elizabeth capuano manuel 19051972 widow of sydney e manuel d 1962 of biloxi and 13 grandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the capuano funeral a mass was said for the repose of his soul at nativity bvm catholic church with internment in the biloxi cemetery sic the daily herald february 21 1968 p 2 and february 23 1968 p 2  children louis e capuano louis ellis capuano sr 19252005 age 79 years of biloxi ms died friday january 14 2005 in slidell louisiana mr capuano was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi he was retired from liberty national life insurance company and served in the u s navy during ww ii he was a lifelong member of nativity b v m catholic cathedral and a member of the italianamerican club he attended biloxi public schools during his retirement years he enjoyed photography recording weddings and special events mr capuano was a beloved husband father and grandfather   preceding mr capuano in death was his daughter stephanie capuano 19562000 and his parents philip capuano sr and bessie toups capuano survivors include his wife of 57 years jeanette cerinich capuano of biloxi a daughter laurie capuano herring and her husband jody of picayune three sons louis e capuano jr and his wife linda of santa rosa ca peter p capuano and his wife karen and nick j capuano and his wife kathy all of gulfport a sister doris ison of lawrenceville ga his brother philip capuano jr of biloxi twelve grandchildren dawn capuano brumfield christie capuano lisa capauano tabor louis capuano iii alarra capuano nelson joseph capuano paul capuano peter capuano ellen capuano jason balius justin herring and mark herring and six greatgrandchildren chad brumfield caitlin brumfield locklin balius kylee capuano tyler herring and paityn herring visitation will be sunday january 16 2005 from 6 to 9 pm at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi mass of christian burial will be monday at nativity bvm catholic cathedral at 12 noon where friends may visit one hour before service time entombment will follow in southern memorial park the sun herald january 16 2005 p a8  references  the daily herald mrs martino dies july 28 1941 the daily herald n martino dies january 5 1942 the daily herald philip capuano february 21 1968 the daily herald capuano rites february 23 1968 the daily picayune capuano february 9 1908 the daily picayune no clue to origin of fire june 9 1908 the daily picayune bankruptcy july 26 1908 the sun herald fred l ison november 1 1999 the sun herald stephanie j capuano march 22 2000 the sun herald bessie capuano october 16 2002 the sun herald louis e capuano sr january 16 2005 the sun herald philip j capuano jr may 17 2009   august corso family august corso  18731943 was born on april 24 1873 at taormina messina province sicily he arrived at new orleans from palermo sicily on may 15 1889 his known siblings that came from sicily from taormina are  josephine corso  18781961 m john fallo 18691952  salvador corso sr  181957 m ada ford 18761956 and corso m nancy verges 18731900 au gust married lena runfalo 18771951 august and lena left new orleans after 1900 and settled at 510 lameuse street at biloxi mississippi here he made his livelihood as a wholesale produce merchant and retail merchant on april 11 1916 at biloxi august corso declared his intention to become an american citizen he was naturalied on june 21 1919 at biloxi mississippi their children were  salvadore j corso  18961952  anna corso  18971979  francis corso  19031994 m albert pickard 19051979  frank corso  19051945  joseph august corso  19071954 m marjorie kulivan 19131994  anthony j corso  19101987 m helen knox 19181972  children salvadore j corso   francis corso francis corso  19031994 was born august 14 1903 at biloxi mississippi she married albert e pickard  19051979 on december 2 1925 in harrison county mississippi children albert francis pickard m julia maria allen harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 400 francis died on july 27 1994 she was preceded in death by her spouse albert e pickard who passed on 1979 the sun herald july 28 1994 p a2  frank corso   joseph a corso joseph august corso  19071954  helen knox corso anthony j corso anthony j corso  19101987 married helen knox 19181972 the daughter of fred knox and helen fountain in harrison county mississippi on january 23 1937 they resided at 711 caillavet street in biloxi where they reared three children anthony j corso jr b 1943 glen f corso m sheila ann wathern and lana kay corso m jerry herbert weiss harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 47 p 470  references  the daily herald   august corso dies   december 17 1943 the daily herald   mrs corso dies   october 1 1951  the daily herald   joseph corso dies   february 26 1957  the daily herald   helen knox corso   february 21 1972  the sun herald   marjorie kulivan corso   july 6 1994 the sun herald   francis corso pickard   july 28 1994 the timespicayune   corso   july 4 1954  southern memorial park frank p corso family frank paul corso 18981986 a native of trapani italy the son of mr and mrs leonardo corso in 1908 he immigrated to america arriving at new orleans louisiana frank was naturalized at biloxi mississippi on february 20 1922 and received certificate no 1511918 southern district courtsouth mississippi petition of naturalization no 289 mr corso was educated at new orleans and brookhaven mississippi he came to biloxi in 1919 from mobile alabama and began a wholesale cigar and tobacco business in 1924 starting with a small warehouse and one truck frank p corso married pearl agnesharvey 19011989 a native of north biloxi mississippi in harrison county mississippi he was named biloxi s outstanding citizen for 1956 the daily herald january 1 1957 p 1  linda sue thornton  19392014 and jimmy corso  19351990  james c corso  james c jimmy corso 19351990 was born at biloxi mississippi to frank paul corso 18981986 a native of trapini italy and a 1908 immigrant to america who arrived a nola and pearl harvey 19011989 a native of north biloxi mr corso was the president of frank p corso inc a local vending company which he had been employed by for more than thirtyfive years he attended notre dame high school and spring hill college mobile alabama and the harvard business school in cambridge massachusetts jimmy was a member of the gulf coast carnival association and ruled the 1980 carnival as king iberville he was a member of the biloxi elks lodge the biloxi yacht club and nativity bvm catholic church jimmy corso married linda sue thornton 19392014 in harrison county mississippi on november 18 1961 they were the parents of three children james c corso jr m joan marie knox victoria faith corso m michael edward hart and paulette hope corso m kevin scott mcqueen harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 120 p 324 james c corso was preceded in death by his parents and a brother frank p corso jr 19311990 he was survived by his spouse three children and two sisters bessie marie corso m mr caluda of nola and elizabeth liz ann corso m john schappert joachim jr and stephen blake knox a grandson riemann memorial funeral home of biloxi directed mr corso s funeral services which included a service at our mother of sorrows catholic church in biloxi followed by internment in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi linda sue thornton corso died on january 4 2014 references  the daily herald   lions loving cup presented frank p corso   january 1 1957 p 1 the daily herald   salvador corso sr   may 24 1957 p 2 the sun herald   president of biloxi vending company dies in pascagoula   february 25 1990 p b2  fallo family john fallo and josephine corso  biloxi cemetery september 8 2012  john fallo  18691952 was born in new orleans to joseph fallo and josephine fallo 18501917 a native of ustica italy he married josephine corso  18781961 a native of taormina palermo province sicily they moved to biloxi mississippi circa 1905 children  emile fallo m angelina diliberto  salvadore joseph fallo  19021942  jacob j jake fallo  19061990 m eva borries inez ramsey 19081982 and mary price pruett  anthony j fallo  19071989 m ruth wentzell 19091965 and yvette fountain camp  john b fallo  and dominic a fallo  19111996 m lucille slay 19122005   john jack a fallo john anathonar fallo  19282014 was born in biloxi on february 9 1928 jack went to be with the lord on june 2 2014 jack and his wife started and ran the family business fallo s dry cleaners in ocean springs for 55 years jack was a wonderful husband to paula fallo married for 64 years and a supportive father to sons mike and jeff family and friends were his highest priority in addition to his family jack also enjoyed socializing with friends over coffee he had strong religious convictions and was a member of saint francis xavier seelos catholic church in biloxi paula baudry fallo jack was preceded in death by the love of his life and wife of 64 years  paula baudry fallo 19292013   and their son  michael t fallo  he is survived by his son jeffrey c fallo sr and his wife karen of vancleave jack leaves six grandchildren including jc fallo and his girlfriend lizz chambers of ocean springs michelle rene fallo gibson and her husband chuck of wichita ks brandy fallo cunha and her husband john of saucier jeffrey fallo jr serving in the  us navy  brittany fallo and her boyfriend kyle nelson of vancleave and kolby fallo of vancleave in addition to great grandson eric of wichita stepgreatgranddaughter jackie cunha of saucier and many nieces and nephews the fallo family would like to thank everyone for your prayers thoughts and well wishes a mass of christian burial will be held at 10am on saturday june 7 2014 at saint francis xavier seelos catholic church in biloxi friends may visit 9am until 10am interment will follow at crestlawn memorial park in ocean springs the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  references  the daily herald   mrs  josephine fallo  esposito is claimed by death   june 18 1917 the daily herald   salvador corso sr   may 24 1957 p 2 the sun herald   paula fallo   february 18 2013 the sun herald   jack anthonar fallo   june 5 2014 the sun herald   businessman  jack a fallo  was jazz drummer on weekends   june 7 2014  martino   mattina bartlo mattina   bartlo mattina  18581943 was born in italy he married catherine vergets 18651920  references  the daily herald bartlo mattina dies january 3 1942 p 2     randazzo   runfalo   references   taranto family biloxi cemetery   image made august 2012 the taranto family of biloxi mississippi may have been founded by anthony taranto 18571927 and rosalea fallo 18541932 both born at ustica italy they arrived at new orleans lousiana bertween 1865 and 1870 their children were josephine taranto 18781967 m lawrence romeo 18701932 concetta taranto b 1880 salvador taranto 18811939 john taranto b 1883 frances rose taranto 18861954 m saverio j tedesco and olivia taranto 18981904  josephine taranto josephine josefina taranto 18781967 was born at new orleans louisiana on october 15 1878 she married lawrence lorenzo romeo 18701932 in harrison county mississippi on june 10 1896  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 11 p 16 lawrence romeo was born to antonio romeo 18231898 and angeline romeo 18281910 on november 11 1870 at riposto cantania province sicily circa 1890 he came to biloxi with his parents and two siblings louis romeo d 1896 and sarah romeo 18661927 m louis grasso d pre1900  the romeo family lived at 437 magnolia street at biloxi mississippi lawrence made his livelihood as a retail merchant selling fruit and animal feed and as an oysterman his business in 1914 was located at 204 west howard avenue the romeos lived very close to john taranto and julius taranto who were domicled at 438 and 440 croesus streets respectively lawrence and josephine taranto romeo were the parents of five children  lawrence romeo jr 19011968 m ellen cannette 19041998 juliette romeo 19021976 m fedele marchioni 18921980 joseph romeo 19061976 m gladys listenwalter 19081989 angela romeo 19112000 m jerome edward edward hilton 19101984 and julius dominick romeo 19161919    concetta taranto   salvador taranto salvador taranto was born at new orleans 18811939 on he married they were the parents of three children salvadore sav taranto 1989 m annette dubaz rosalie fournier adelaide chinn  john d taranto   references  the daily herald 50 th golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934  the daily herald gulfportbiloxi mississippi1934 the biloxi daily herald latest city newsromeotaranto june 13 1896 p 8 the daily herald mrs angeline romeo november 9 1910 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald   anthony taranto dies   may 2 1927 p 2 the daily herald     thomas   taranto youth injured    september 29 1930 p 2 the daily herald    lawrence romeo sr dies   april 7 1932 p 2 the daily herald   mrs taranto buried  october 12 1932 p 2 the daily herald   s taranto dies   april 10 1939 p 5 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald   sj tedesco buried   october 9 1948 p 2 the daily herald   john taranto dies at biloxi residence   december 3 1949 p 6 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald   mrs  frances rosie taranto  tedesco dies after long illness  march 16 1954 p 6 the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the daily herald the sun herald   salvadore sav taranto   may 8 1989 p a4 the sun herald   angela romeo hilton   february 7 2000 the sun herald   fedele marchioni jr   march 7 2004 p a7  tedesco   references  the sun herald   miss rosalie t leah tedesco  february 17 1991 p b2  uchello the uchello family at gretna and new orleans louisiana and biloxi mississippi originated at san giuseppe jato in palermo province sicily with the immigration of calogero uchello 18601943 and maria patellaro 18731951 to new orleans louisiana after 1900 the uchello family initially settled in and around gretna jefferson parish louisiana where they were truck farmers during the prohibition era some of the uchello sons became involved in the illicit movement of spirituous alcohol in louisiana and mississippi in later years on the mississippi gulf coast gaetano guy n uchello 18951962 salvador f sam uchello 19081996 and louis c uchello were involved in illegal casino style gambling in several night clubs on the biloxi strip  children   gaetano n uchello   gaetano guy nick uchello  18951962 was born in palermo province sicily he married agnes rouse three children carlos uchello paul uchello and dianne uchello guy died at gulfport mississippi on december 27 1962 he was survivied by three brothers julian uchello at algiers louisiana sam and louis uchello of biloxi and three sisters clesi of dallas texas rosina uchello wilgus and florence uchello ernst both of gretna louisiana the timespicayune december 27 1962 p 2  salvador f uchello salvador francis sam uchello  19081996 was born november 20 1908 at gretna jefferson parish louisiana he married helene uchello 19111974 a native of new orleans one child  samuel francis uchello jr  b 1948 m in august 1970 at rockville maryland to elizabeth anne nagel  the timespicayune august 22 1970 section iv pp 56 mr sam f uchello had been a resident of biloxi mississippi since 1946 he had lived at new orleans and pass christian mississippi before 1940 sam was a member of nativity bvm catholic church and was a veteran of world war ii serving with the us coast guard he was an owner of the gay paree with guy uchello 18951962 and others the gay paree was a night club and casino on the biloxi strip on us highway no 90 the timespicayune december 1 1961 sec iii p 21 and the sun herald february 21 1996 p c2 after his wife passed sam married annie bell denson in harrison county mississippi on january 14 1984 he expired at biloxi on february 19 1996 harrison co mississippi circuit court 2nd jd mrb 27 p 382  annie bell denson uchello   19252004 native of stone county mississipp was assaulted in her home and expired from her injuries at biloxi on february 29 2004 she had been the wife of james adron denson 19212000 and lived at mantachie itawamba county mississippi annie came to biloxi in 1980 and married salvador sam f uchello jr 19071996 in harrison county mississippi on january 24 1984 he passed on february 22 1996 the sun herald march 2 2004 p a1 and p a5 and harrison co mississipi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 27 p 382  louis c uchello louis carl uchello 19091996 a native of gretna louisiana was the son of italian immigrant farmers who moved to the coast more than 60 years ago and became a selfmade businessman uchello first opened the grove nightclub at the corner of debuys road and us 90 and later opened the harbor light restaurant which was destroyed by hurricane camille he built the sun tan motel still in operation today on us 90 the sun herald july 28 1996    louis carl uchello married helen st pe 19121997 two children louis c uchello jr 19322002 m johnnie louis brister and dorothy crapo and jocelyn uchello m mr turnbough   florence uchello born at gretna louisiana in april 1937 she married harold leo ernst the son of mr and mrs charles ernst  references   the daily herald   helene uchello   april 24 1974 the sun herald   salvador f sam uchello   february 21 1996 the sun herald   louis c uchello   july 28 1996 the sun herald   helen st pe uchello   1997 the sun herald   annie denson uchello   july 28 2002 the sun herald   louis c uchello jr   october 13 2002 the sun herald   elderly woman killed in assault at biloxi home   march 2 2004 p a1 the sun herald   annie denson uchello   march 2 2004 p a5 the timespicayune   over the river   may 2 1937 the timespicayune   action against gaming asked   december 1 1961 2119 views  