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Biographical Information
Mary (Maria Filomena) Russo, eldest child of John Russo and Rose Locascio, was born in Chicago on 3 December 1901 and never married Confirmed. She spent her life with her parents' household and worked as a bank bookkeeper; she died in 1979.
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Full Name & Name Variations
Mary Russo
Maria Filomena Russo — as recordedInherited
Birth & Death
Born: 3 December 1901, Chicago, Illinois
Died: 1979 (Cook County death record; FamilySearch tree GX67-R94, "Mary T Russo, 1901–1979")
Places of Residence
Chicago (b. 1901; 1910/1920 censuses with parents)
Berwyn, Cook Co. (1930, family household)
Cicero, Cook Co. (1940, family household)
Melrose Park, Cook Co. — 1513 (1950, with parents & brother Carl)
Occupation(s)
Bookkeeper, bank [CONFIRMED — 1950 census, Melrose Park]
Eldest Russo child; recorded single (Session 47).Confirmed
Occupation & death confirmed (Session 69). The 1950 census (Melrose Park, house 1513, ED 16-289) records her single, aged 48, occupation Bookkeeper in a Bank, living with her parents John & Rose and brother Carl. FamilySearch's linked tree profile (GX67-R94) and an attached Cook County death record give her as Mary T Russo, 1901–1979 — so she died in 1979, having spent her life in the family household (Chicago → Berwyn 1930 → Cicero 1940 → Melrose Park 1950).Confirmed