Vincenzo Mangano (1892 - abt. 1951)

Born 3 Nov 1892 in Palermo, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia

Ancestors

Died about 19 Apr 1951 at about age 58 in Sheepshead Bay, Kings, New York, United States

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Biography

Vincent Mangano has Italian Roots.

Introduction

According to Wikipedia:

Vincent Mangano (pronounced MAHN-ga-noh) (March 28, 1888 – April 19, 1951), born Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano, also known as "The Executioner" as he was named in a Brooklyn newspaper, was the head of what would come to be known as the Gambino crime family from 1931 to 1951. His brother Philip Mangano was his right-hand man and de facto, or substituto, underboss. He is also a distant paternal relative of current Genovese crime family underboss Venero Mangano and a suspected relative of Lawrence Mangano.

Although Wikipedia claims Vincenzo had a second given name at birth, that is not confirmed by the index entry of his birth in Palermo.

Vincent J. Mangano, Sr., lives in Brooklyn and is born in 1887 or 1888. He marries a woman named Caroline, and according to available records, he dies in 1961^[1], a full decade after he has disappeared and is presumed dead.

Birth Date in Dispute

According to Wikipedia, Vincent is born Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano on 28 March 1888. Tom Hunt’s Mafia History site says he was born in December 1888. Vincent's declaration of intent to naturalize, signed in 1906, his 1920 passport application, and his WWI and WWII draft registrations all give his birth as 14 December 1887 in Palermo.

This birthdate may appear in connection with the mafioso of Brooklyn, because he has an older brother with the same name who was born on 14 December 1887 in the district of Zisa in Palermo. The older child is presumed to have died in infancy, however, as his parents have a second son also named Vincenzo who is born on 3 November 1892 in the second official district of Palermo.^[2]

Confusion with another man by this name: Neither of these dates are a match for the 1921 immigration record in which Vincent is said to immigrate with fellow future Mafia boss Joe Profaci. Vincent would be 33 in 1921 if he were born in 1888, not 14, as he appears on the manifest. The younger man's birth record in New York City in 1906 has been found.

Confirming Identification of Vincent Mangano

Philip Mangano, who participates in organized crime with his brother, Vincent, has been positively identified through his WWI draft record as the brother of this Vincent Mangano.

According to a user submitted genealogy on FamilySearch, Vincenzo is born 14 December 1888 in Palermo and dies 15 Nov 1961 in Brooklyn. The same source tells us that Vincent married Carolina Cusimano in 1911 in Italy. These details match Vincent J. Mangano, Sr in federal and state census records. The date of death does not match what is known of the Mafia boss' death.

Immigration

David Critchley writes that Vincent immigrates in 1905.^[3]According to his passport application in 1920, Vincent immigrates around 15 April 1906. His name appears on at least two manifests in 1905 and 1906, but a line is through his name, indicating he did not sail.

Vincenzo Mangano and his sister, Lorenza, appear in lines 432 and 433 of the manifest of Il Piemonte, arriving in New York 6 May 1906.

Vincenzo is 18, single, a gardener. His sister, 20, is a launderer. She is marked as a man on this record. They last resided in Palermo and are going to Brooklyn. They are joining their brother, Francesco.^[4]

In 1909, Vincenzo's mother and four of his siblings join him in Brooklyn at 47 Union St., a Cobble Hill address.

The earliest record found of Vincent's immigration is in 1911, but it indicates that he has been in the US previously.

Vincenzo Mangano appears in Line 1 of the manifest of the San Guglielmo, arriving 13 November 1911. He is 24 years old (b. 1887). I can’t tell if he is married or widowered. Under occupation, it says he has none. He is an American by nationality. His line is stamped “Non Immigrant Alien.” He has no living relatives in Italy. He is going to Brooklyn to join his mother, Serafina Simonetto, at 60 Union St. He has $1,000 with him. (Worth $24,799.75 in 2017, with inflation. Source) He has been in the US before, but the year is obscured, possibly 1900 or 1906. He is described as 5’6”, of natural complexion, with chestnut hair and eyes. He was born in Palermo.^[5]

Marriage

New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937

• Name: Vincenzo Mangano
• Gender: Male
• Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1912
• Marriage Place: Kings, New York, USA
• Spouse: Carolina Cusimano
• Certificate Number: 105^[6]

Vincent and Carolina have four children: Serafina/Fanny (c. 1913), Vincent (c. 1914), Grace (c. 1917), and Joseph (c. 1919).

Naturalization and WWI Draft

Vincenzo Mangano, age 29, a merchant, 5'8.5", 230#, brown hair, brown eyes, born in Palermo, Italy on 14 December 1887, residing at 204 President St, Brooklyn, emigrated on the Principe di P...? declares his intent to become a naturalized citizen. He arrived in the US on or around 25 April 1906. I(This matches the day his ship sailed.) He signs on 19 April 1917. Record no. 38758.^[7]

Vincenzo Mangano, of 855 3rd Ave, Brooklyn (a block from the waterfront, in Greenwood), registers for the draft in WWI. He is 29 years old, born 14 December 1887 in “Palombo Sicily Italy.” He has declared his intent to become naturalized. He is a fish store clerk and works for Ciro Bassamo, at 102 Union St, Brooklyn (in Cobble Hill, where Vincent used to live). He supports his wife and children.

The registrar, George Serle, describes Vincenzo on 5 June 1917 in Kings County, New York, as tall and stout with brown eyes and black hair. He is not bald. He has a hernia. (Doesn’t say where.)^[8]

1920 U.S. Census and Passport Application

1920 U.S. Census

• Name: Vincent Mangano
• Age: 32
• Birth Year: abt 1888
• Birthplace: Italy
• Home in 1920: Brooklyn Assembly District 3, Kings, New York
• Street: Degraw Street
• Race: White
• Gender: Male
• Immigration Year: 1905
• Relation to Head of House: Head
• Marital Status: Married
• Spouse's Name: Caroline Mangano
• Father's Birthplace: Italy
• Mother's Birthplace: Italy
• Native Tongue: Italian
• Able to Speak English: Yes
• Occupation: Importer
• Industry: OA
• Employment Field: Employer
• Naturalization Status: Naturalized
• Attended School: No
• Neighbors: View others on page
• Household Members: Name Age

Vincent Mangano 32

Caroline Mangano 29

Fanny Mangano 7

Vincent Mangano 6

Grace Mangano 3

Joseph Mangano 1^[9]

Vincenzo Mangano, a naturalized citizen, requests a passport for himself. (His application does not include his wife or children.) He was born in Palermo, Italy on 14 December 1887, emigrated around 15 April 1906, and lived 14 years uninterrupted, 1906-1920, in Brooklyn, NY. He was naturalized on 20 Nov 1919 in New York, Brooklyn.

He lives at 222 Degraw St, Brooklyn, (still in Cobble Hill, about three blocks west of his old location on Union) and is an importer by occupation. He plans to return in six months, is going to Italy to settle his estate there. He will pass through France and Switzerland while en route, and is sailing on the SS San Gennaro on 29 June 1920. He has never had a passport. Sworn 9 June 1920.^[10]

On the second page there is a photo of Vincenzo Mangano, which is attached to this Wikitree profile. He is described as 32 years old, 5’8.5” tall, with a medium forehead and mouth, round chin, broad nose, oval face, ruddy complexion, black hair and brown eyes. No marks.

Also attached to this profile is a "pre war" police photo of Vincent Mangano, taken about seventeen years later.

Vincenzo is identified by Louis M. P. Scotto, a naturalized citizen living at 408A Clinton St, Brooklyn, who has known him for 14 years. Louis’ occupation is in real estate. His business address is 212 Columbia St, Brooklyn. Sworn 9 June 1920.^[11] According to Vincent's grave, one of his sons in law shares this surname.

1925 New York State Census

• Name: Vincent Mangano
• Birth Date: abt 1888
• Birth Place: Italy
• Age: 37
• Gender: Male
• Residence Place: Brooklyn, Kings
• Relationship: Head
• Color or Race: White
• Number of Years in US: 18
• Assembly District: 03
• House Number: 254
• Line Number: 16
• Page Number: 40
• Household Members: Name Age

Vincent Mangano 37

Caroline Mangano 32

Serglina Mangano 12 [sic] probably Serafina

Joseph Mangano 06

Vincent Mangano 11

Grace Mangano 08

Vincenzo Mangano and Tony Cicala (Antonio Cecala) appear together on a list of US citizens sailing on the SS Conte Verde, arriving in New York on 31 August 1925. Vincenzo, 38 (b. 1887), married, was naturalized in Brooklyn in November 1919. He lives at 254 President St, Brooklyn (a few blocks from his old place in Cobble Hill, closer to Carroll Gardens). Tony, 51 (b. 1874), married, was naturalized in Queens in 1900. He lives at 562 E 191st St, New York (in the Bronx). There are other men on this manifest who are not traveling in family groups.^[12]

1930 U.S. Census

• Name: Vincent Mangano
• Birth Year: abt 1888
• Gender: Male
• Race: White
• Birthplace: Italy
• Marital Status: Married
• Relation to Head of House: Head
• Home in 1930: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
• Map of Home: View Map
• Street address: President Street [President St]
• Block: J
• House Number in Cities or Towns: 254
• Dwelling Number: 41
• Family Number: 41
• Home Owned or Rented: Owned
• Home Value: 11, 000
• Radio Set: Yes
• Lives on Farm: No
• Age at First Marriage: 22
• Attended School: No
• Able to Read and Write: Yes
• Father's Birthplace: Italy
• Mother's Birthplace: Italy
• Language Spoken: Italian
• Immigration Year: 1904
• Naturalization: Naturalized
• Able to Speak English: Yes
• Occupation: Proprietor
• Industry: Real estate office
• Class of Worker: Working on own account
• Employment: Yes
• Household Members: Name Age

Vincent Mangano 42

Caroline Mangano 40

Ceraflene Mangano 18 [sic] probably Serafina

Vincent Mangano 17

Grace Mangano 13

Joseph Mangano 11^[13]

Vincent and his brother, Philip, join Salvatore D'Aquila's Mafia in Brooklyn.

In New York, Vincent's main business is the waterfront, where he controls labor through Brooklyn Local 1814 of the International Longshoremen's Association. The president of Local 1814 is the brother of Albert Anastasia.

Hunt says "Vincent and his brother Philip had been powerful Brooklyn waterfront racketeers for some time" when Vincent is selected to head one of the Five Families.^[14] Like his close friend and fellow Family boss, Joe Profaci, Vincent enjoys good relationships with Mafia in western New York, and with Lucky Luciano.

1940 Federal Census

In the 1940 federal census of Brooklyn, Track 65, Block J, Ward 3, ED 24-475, taken 4 April, Vincent Mangano heads a household. He owns his home, worth $4,000. Vincent is 52 (b. 1888). His wife, Caroline, is 49 (b. 1891). Also at home are daughter Grace, 23 (b. 1917), who provides the answers to the census taker, and son Joseph, 22 (b. 1918). The children were born in New York and their parents in Italy. They lived in the same house in 1935. Vincent is a real estate agent. Both his children are listed as “new worker.” Vincent’s neighbor, Filadelfo Catania, also 52, also from Italy, is a longshoreman.^[15] The streets in Block J of ED 24-475 are President, Court, Carroll, and Clinton.^[16]

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

• Name: Vincent Mangano
• Age: 55
• Race: White
• Birth Date: 14 Dec 1887 [sic]
• Birth Place: Palermo, Italy
• Residence Year: 1942
• Residence: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Cuba Trip

Vincent Mangano of 743 NW 5th Ave, Miami, FL, age 59 (b. 1887), married, a naturalized citizen, occupation "12-14-46", appears on an air passenger manifest. Pan American World Airways Plane No. 19910, Trip No. 420, originated at Havana Cuba, destined to Miami, Florida, on 17 December 1946, a Tuesday. According to the Wikipedia page for the 1946 Havana Conference, the meeting of Mafia bosses at Meyer Lansky's suite in the Hotel Nacional took place the week of 22 December 1946, a Sunday.

Also on this flight are Gerardo Cateno, 44, from Orange, NJ, and William Moretti, 53 (b. 1893), from Hasbrook H., NJ.^[17] Moretti's age is a match for the gangster Willie Moretti.

Disappearance

The Kefauver Committee investigations target Vincent and Phillip in 1951. Vincent may have spoken to investigators. His brother's body is found the same day Vincent disappears, in April 1951.^[18] Albert Anastasia is suspected of being behind both of their deaths.

Vincent Mangano Burial Record

• Birth: Mar. 28, 1888
• Location: Palermo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
• Death: Apr. 19, 1951
• Location: Sheepshead Bay, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
• Burial: Body lost or destroyed
• Find A Grave Memorial#: 151392525 shows an image of the stone naming Vincent Sr. and his wife, Caroline. Another memorial page, 33893664, does not have any additional burial information. Vincent Mangano's body was never recovered.

Sources

1. ↑ Vincent J. Mangano, Sr. on Find A Grave. Find A Grave: Memorial #151392525 Accessed 6 April 2017.
2. ↑ Vincenzo Mangano in the 10 year index of births, 1886-1895 for Palermo on Antenati. https://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/ark:/12657/an_ua877235/wl62Wd4 Image 86.
3. ↑ Critchley, David. “Buster, Maranzano and the Castellammare War, 1930-1931.” Global Crime. Vol 7 No. 1 Feb 2006.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C. Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
5. ↑ Accessed via SteveMorse.org 12 April 2018.
6. ↑ Grooms Record Search. Italian Genealogical Group. http://www.italiangen.org/records-search/grooms.php Accessed 13 April 2017.
7. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, DC; ARC Title: Index to Petitions for Naturalizations Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New York City, 1792-1906; NAI Number: 5700802; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21
8. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L1XM-QSX?cc=1968530&wc=9FZR-L2Q%3A928312401%2C928946501 : 14 May 2014), New York > image 5630 of 6047; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJPT-YF5 : accessed 11 April 2017), Vincent Mangano, Brooklyn Assembly District 3, Kings, New York, United States; citing ED 143, sheet 8B, line 87, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1148; FHL microfilm 1,821,148.
10. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9X3-TXLM?cc=2185145&wc=3XZZ-C6X%3A1056306501%2C1056617001 : 30 January 2015), (M1490) Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 > image 791 of 820; citing NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
11. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89X3-TX5Q?cc=2185145&wc=3XZZ-C6X%3A1056306501%2C1056617001 : 30 January 2015), (M1490) Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 > image 792 of 820; citing NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
12. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C. Supplemental Manifests of Alien Passengers and Crew Members Who Arrived on Vessels at New York, New York, Who Were Inspected for Admission, and Related Index, compiled 1887-1952. Microfilm Publication A3461, 21 rolls. NAI: 3887372. RG 85, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Index to Alien Crewmen Who Were Discharged or Who Deserted at New York, New York, May 1917-Nov. 1957. Microfilm Publication A3417. NAI: 4497925. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Passenger Lists, 1962-1972, and Crew Lists, 1943-1972, of Vessels Arriving at Oswego, New York. Microfilm Publication A3426. NAI: 4441521. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7XZ-VMF : accessed 11 April 2017), Vincent Mangano, Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000), Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 968, sheet 11B, line 92, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1499; FHL microfilm 2,341,234.
14. ↑ Hunt, Thomas P. “The American Mafia - Crime Bosses of New York.” http://mafiahistory.us/maf-b-ny.html Accessed 6 April 2017.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQR9-DL2 : accessed 11 April 2017), Vincent Mangono, Assembly District 3, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-475, sheet 4B, line 41, family 65, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2559.
16. ↑ SteveMorse.org.
17. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Manifests of Airplanes Arriving at Miami, Florida; NAI Number: 2774955; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85
18. ↑ Vincent Mangano. Wikipedia. Accessed 6 April 2017.

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