Carmela Scrugli
Carmela Scrugli is the eldest of the Scrugli siblings and was born in December, 1851 in Tropea. Her birth record from Tropea is a 2 page document. Page 1 can be viewed here and page 2 can be viewed here. Carmela married the Italian Ambassador to Egypt whose name we do not know - yet. Nine months after they married, he died, leaving her a widow. The family story that has been passed down states that he died of cholera.
In April, 1904 Carmela left Cortale. She traveled on the ship Columbia with her younger sister Maria and Maria's daughter Francesca. They arrived at Ellis Island on April 16, 1904. They left New York bound for the home of her brother Gaetano in Chicago. Sometime after immigrating to Chicago, Carmela married Frank Martino. Family elders tell me they had a daughter they named Susan together, but since Carmela was 52 by the time she got to Chicago, I believe Susan was his daughter by a previous marriage. Carmela died on September 11, 1936. She is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetary 4 graves from her sister Natalina and about 6 graves from her brother Gaetano. She is not buried with her husband who survived her. Carmela's death record can be viewed here.
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Family surnames from Cortale:
Maiuolo, Scrugli, Frontera, Bertuca, Mungo