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Biographical Information
Maria Ocsaro was of Italy (Palermo prob.). Maria married Anthony Russo and had 1 child (John Russo).
Confidence of each fact: Confirmed primary record · Probable strong but unproven · Inherited family knowledge · Conflict sources disagree · Hypothesis working theory
Full Name & Name Variations
Maria Ocsaro
Maria Ocsaro - garbled/Latinised surname in the 1901 marriage recordInherited
Likely Oscaro, Ossaro or Cesaro - variants to searchInherited
_Provenance:_ Recorded 'Maria Ocsaro' in the Latin 1901 marriage record - a garbled/Latinised surname; likely OSCARO, OSSARO or CESARO. Search variants.
CONFIRMED as JOHN RUSSO's MOTHER (and Anthony Russo's wife) from John's 1901 Chicago marriage record, which names the groom's parents as Antonini (Anthony Russo) and Maria Ocsaro. A NEW PERSON - John's mother was entirely unknown before this.Confirmed
Descent: Maria Ocsaro > John Russo > Carl Joseph Russo > P.A.R. > P.J.B. - a 2x great-grandmother on the maternal Russo line.Inherited
NEXT: Sicilian civil/church records once John's town is known; her surname needs disambiguation.Inherited
Sources & Documents (1 source)
Chicago marriage - John Russo & Rose Lo Cascio, 16 February 1901 (names both couples' parents) ↗"Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935", marriage of Joannem (John) Russo and Rosinam (Rosa) Lo Cascio, 16 February 1901, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary church, Chicago (civil record 10 Feb 1901). Groom's parents: Antonini (Anthony Russo) and Maria Ocsaro. Bride's parents: Caroli (Carlo Lo Cascio) and Antoninae Lo Verde.FamilySearch / Illinois Marriages