Not yet fully verified. Facts are tagged with their confidence level; family-supplied details have not all been checked against a primary record.
Biographical Information
Frank Cannella married Josephina "Josie" Lo Cascio — a daughter of Carlo Lo Cascio and Antonina Lo Verde — and raised his family in Chicago Confirmed. He is very probably the "Frank Canella" arrested on 2 April 1914 in the murder of Joe Ingo (homicide Case #3945) — the husband of Josie's sister Angelina — which would make him one of the in-laws caught up in the family's Black Hand vendetta, alongside his brother-in-law Michael Lo Cascio. All the accused were eventually no-billed.
Confidence of each fact: Confirmed primary record · Probable strong but unproven · Inherited family knowledge · Conflict sources disagree · Hypothesis working theory
Full Name & Name Variations
Frank Cannella
Frank Canella — as recorded in the homicide indexInherited
Jennie Cannella (1930 census) (b. others not yet enumerated)
Siblings:
Not yet enumerated.
Parents:
Father: unknown
Mother: unknown
Information Gathered (2 entries)
Session 69. Husband of Josephina Lo Cascio: the 1930 census shows Frank Cannella with wife Josephine (b. ~1887, Italy) and daughter Jennie.Confirmed
Probable 1914 murder defendant. The Northwestern homicide index records a "Frank Canella" arrested 2 April 1914 for the killing of Joe Ingo (Angelina Lo Cascio's husband). Same name, same Little Sicily district, same moment — very likely this Frank Cannella, Josephina's husband. Not proven (Canella/Cannella was a common name).Probable
Sources & Documents (2 sources)
1930 US Census — Frank & Josephine Cannella, ChicagoFrank Cannella with wife Josephine (née Lo Cascio) and daughter Jennie.FamilySearch