Gary Ann Giovanni (1940 - 2005)

Born 2 Sep 1940 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Black Jr. — married 28 Nov 1964 (to about 1967) in Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States

Died 10 Aug 2005 at age 64 in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States

Biography

Gary Giovanni is a part of US Black heritage.

Gary Ann Giovanni was born on 2 Sep 1940 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Gus Giovanni and Yolande Watson.^[1] After Gary's younger sister Nikki was born, their family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio,^[2][3] although Gary and Nikki still spent summers in Knoxville with their maternal grandparents.^[4]

Gary married Joe Black, a former professional baseball player, on 28 Nov 1964 in Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio.^[1] They had one son.^[4] Gary filed for divorce in 1967.^[5]

Gary worked for SeaLand in California for a number of years. Her mother lived with her in California after her father's death in 1982. Gary and her mother later moved to Blacksburg, Virginia where her sister Nikki lived.^[4][3]

Gary died on 10 Aug 2005 at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia.^[4] She was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ohio, Hamilton County, Marriage Records, Volume 703, page 482, Joseph Black and Gary Giovanni, 28 Nov 1964, Lockland, Ohio; image copy, Hamilton County Probate Court, Marriage Record Archives, (https://www.probatect.org : accessed 23 Nov 2023).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1950," ED 31-233, Springfield, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; sheet 9, dwelling 1038, Gary Ann Giovanni in Jones Giovanni household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XYB-DY4Y.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Chronology," Nikki Giovanni (personal website), https://www.nikki-giovanni.com/biography/chronology/ : accessed 21 Nov 2023.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Gary Ann Giovanni obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer [Ohio], 12 Aug 2005, page B4, column 4; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-gary-ann-giovann/135658878/ : accessed 23 Nov 2023).
5. ↑ "Suits Filed, Common Pleas Court," The Cincinnati Enquirer [Ohio], 2 Feb 1967, page 12, column 4; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/135659400/ : accessed 23 Nov 2023).
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11521078/gary-ann-giovanni: accessed 23 November 2023), memorial page for Gary Ann Giovanni (2 Sep 1940–10 Aug 2005), Find A Grave: Memorial #11521078, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Laurie (contributor 2811407).