Giovanni Trombaturi (1892 - abt. 1957)

Born 25 Jun 1892 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Ancestors

Husband of Giovanna Scalisi — married 24 Feb 1924 in Corleone, Palermo, Italy

Died about Apr 1957 at about age 64 in Corleone, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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Biography

Giovanni Trombaturi was born 25 June 1892 and baptized the next day. He is the son of Salvatore Trombaturi and Lucia Streva. His godfather is Mariano Colletti, who was unmarried at Giovanni's birth.^[1]

Giovanni, also known as "Signoruzzo", was the head of the mafia of the upper area in Corleone and and linked to Michele Navarra. In 1920, he was acquitted of the murder of Giovanni Zangara.^[2]

Giovanni married Giovanna Scalisi, daughter of Francesco Scalisi and Calogera Marino, on 24 February 1924.^[3]

In October 1930, he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment and two years of supervised freedom, and granted amnesty. In Corleone, he owned 8 hectares of land and several head of cattle.^[2]

In 1957, Giovanni Trombattura (Trombatore), age 70 (b. 1892---he is 65), the consigliere and mediator between the Navarra and Liggio factions, and Antonio Governale, 54 (b. 1903), considered by his supporters and the police to be in direct line of succession to Don Michele Navarra, both disappear during the Navarra-Liggio war. Their wives receive anonymous letters in the same hand, indicating that the men would not be seen again. Although it's not clear from La Sorte's account which year this happens, there is a quote from Governale's wife giving his date of disappearance as 5 April.^[4] The year of the abductions is confirmed in Thom L. Jones' account.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Joannes Trombaturi, record no. 286, 26 June 1892, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12332-71473-44?cc=2046915 : accessed 3 December 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1889-1895 > image 209 of 427; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} La Commissione parlamentare d'inchiesta sul fenomeno della mafia in Sicilia, "SENATO DELLA R E P U B B L I C A V LEGISLATURA Doc. XXIII n. 2-qnater (LEGGE 20 DICEMBRE 1962, N. 1720)", p. 87 : accessed 1 March 2016
3. ↑ Marriage of Joannes Trumbaturi and Joanna Scalisi, record no. 13, 24 February 1924, Index, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11580-173969-60?cc=2046915 : 20 May 2014), Corleone > San Martino > Indice (Matrimoni) 1529-1951 > image 75 of 584; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
4. ↑ Source: Mike La Sorte. "Godfathers Of Corleone." Published August 2005 on Rick Porrello's American Mafia. Accessed http://www.americanmafia.com/Feature_Articles_310.html 24 June 2016.
5. ↑ Thom L. Jones. "La Primula Rossa: The Story of Luciano Leggio (Part 2). Accessed http://gangstersinc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/la-primula-rossa-the-story-of-1 24 June 2016.