Biography

Adriana (also "Andriana" or "Andreana") Fusco, daughter of Salvatore Fusco and Vincenza Clementi, was born 16 February 1882 in Piana dei Greci.^[1]

Adriana marries Pietro Matranga, who is also from Piana dei Greci.

They have four children: Frances (c. 1905), Giorgio/George Francis (1913), Salvatore/Samuel (1915), and Paul Peter (1917).

Frances is born around 1905 in Italy, based on her reported age at marriage.

Giorgio is born 9 November 1913 at 416 Ave 19, Los Angeles, CA, the son of Pietro Matranga, age 36 (b. 1877), a laborer, and Andriana Matranga, age 31 (b. 1882), a housewife, both born in Italy. This is Andriana’s second child, both living.^[2]

Semme Salvatore Matranga is born 31 March 1915 at 418 Ave 19, Los Angeles, CA. He is the son of Pietro Matranga, age 38 (b. 1877), and Andriana Matranga, age 34 (b. 1881). This is Andriana’s third child.^[3]

Paul Peter is born 22 October 1917 at 570 23rd Ave., Los Angeles.^[4][5]

Pietro Matranga is the successor to Sam Matranga, leader of the College Park gang, which dominates the Plaza in Los Angeles.^[6] Peter was killed shortly after Sam. Cascio-10 17:30, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Pete Matranga dies on 18 December 1917 in Los Angeles, CA.^[7] He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.^[8]

Frances marries Joseph Guidero on 17 November 1923 in Los Angeles, CA.^[9] Frances and Joseph are first cousins.

Andriana dies 19 October 1983 at age 101 in Los Angeles County. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles.^[10]

George Francis Matranga, born 17 November 1913, dies 7 September 2013 at age 99. He is buried in San Gabriel Cemetery in San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, CA.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Record no. 86. Contessa Entellina / Kundisa [Website]. (n.d.). Retrieved 12 April 2020 from http://www.contessaentellina.net/piana/Piana.txt
2. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL4-W9MR : 27 September 2019), Andriana Matrango in entry for Giorio Matranga, 09 Nov 1913; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
3. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SX-397W-W?cc=2001287&wc=FG8B-929%3A285176601%2C285266001 : 18 January 2018), Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Birth certificates 1915 no 1100-3400 > image 1380 of 3012; California State Archives, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9SF-L9CB-H?cc=2001287&wc=FGP9-FM9%3A285176601%2C285274701 : 18 January 2018), Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Birth certificates 1917 no 6650-8640 > image 366 of 2594; California State Archives, Sacramento.
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SF-L94K-F?cc=2001287&wc=FGP9-FM9%3A285176601%2C285274701 : 18 January 2018), Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Birth certificates 1917 no 6650-8640 > image 367 of 2594; California State Archives, Sacramento.
6. ↑ Mafia Wiki article on Sam Matranga accessed 20 April 2020.
7. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYG-5SBW : 22 October 2019), Pete Matranga, 1917.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 April 2020), memorial page for Pietro Matranga (1882–22 Dec 1917), Find a Grave Memorial no. 126778248, citing Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by TLS (contributor 372) .
9. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8N7-W5Y : 8 December 2017), P Matranga in entry for Joseph C Guidero and Frances Matranga, 17 Nov 1923; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,444.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 April 2020), memorial page for Andreana Fusco Matranga (16 Feb 1882–19 Oct 1983), Find a Grave Memorial no. 188285918, citing Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by N. Charlesworth (contributor 47149164) .
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 April 2020), memorial page for George Francis Matranga (17 Nov 1913–7 Sep 2013), Find a Grave Memorial no. 117031782, citing San Gabriel Cemetery, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Richard Pittman (contributor 47411298) .