Descendants of Domenico Miniscarchi

Generation No. 1

1.  DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI was born 1814 in San Mauro, Marchesato, Calabria, Italy, and died in Italy.  He married SERAPHINA ROSA CARINA Bet. 1830 - 1834 in Italy.  She was born in Italy, and died in Italy.

Notes for DOMENICO MINISCARCHI:
Domenico was the alleged Attorney General of Italy.

     

Child of DOMENICO MINISCARCHI and SERAPHINA CARINA is:
2.                  i.     PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, b. 1834, San Mauro Marchesato, Calabria, Italy.

Generation No. 2

2.  PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO (DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 1834 in San Mauro Marchesato, Calabria, Italy.  He married CAROLINE (CARINA) CINBEIA in Italy.  She died around 1905 or soon after.

Notes for PASQUALE MINISCARCHI ESPOSITO:

Pausquale was disinherited as a result of having a relationship and marrying the maid, Carina and bearing a child with her.  A legal proceeding took place and he was required to take the name "Esposito," meaning "not of this place" or "exposed." 

Children of PASQUALE ESPOSITO and CAROLINE CINBEIA are:
3.                  i.     DOMENICO ESPOSITO³ SPOSETO, b. 12 May 1877, San Mauro Marchesato, Calabria, Italy; d. 22 Jul 1919, Des Moines, Iowa.

4.                 ii.     FRANCESCO ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 06 Nov 1886, Cosenza, Italy; d. 30 Oct 1973, Des Moines, Iowa.

                   iii.     ROSA LUCIA ESPOSITO, b. Abt. 1889; d. 1905.

Notes for ROSA LUCIA ESPOSITO:

Upon arrival in America in 1905, Rosina's parents were turned away because her mother had tuberculosis.  Rosina did not want to leave her parents and so returned to Italy with them.  Enroute she died of unknown causes.  She was 16 years old.

Generation No. 3

3.  DOMENICO ESPOSITO³ SPOSETO (PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 12 May 1877 in San Mauro Marchesato, Calabria, Italy, and died 22 Jul 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa.  He married FRANCESCA VITTORIA VENTICINQUE VALENTI 1889-1902 in New York, daughter of ANGELO VALENTI and JOSEPHINE.  She was born 25 Dec 1882 in Messina, Catania, Sicily, and died 12 May 1957 in Oakland, Alameda, California.

Notes for DOMENICO ESPOSITO SPOSETO:
Domenico came to America in 1894 at age 17 years.  He worked in the coal mines (in Pennsylvania and possibly in Boomer, West Virginia). 

In 1911 Dominic was involved in a card game with his father-in-law and two other gentlemen.  An argument ensued and Dominic was shot in the neck.   Angelo then shot the other two men and killed them.  Dominic survived.  Angelo was acquitted of any wrong-doing because it was established the other two fired first.

In Des Moines, Iowa on July 22, 1919, Dominic was shot and killed.  The suspects were subsequently found innocent of any crime and released.  Angelo, however, took it upon himself to avenge his son-in-law's death.  It was after this that it is believed he fled back to Italy.

Buried in St. Ambrose Cemetery

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Burial: 24 Jul 1919, Des Moines, Iowa

Notes for FRANCESCA VICTORIA VENTICINQUE VALENTI:
When Frances was a young girl in Sicily she studied singing and dancing.  She was quite talented and entertained thoughts of a career on the stage.  When the family moved to Oakland, California area, she often visited her friends in San Jose, California.  Buried in St. Ambrose Cemetery

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Burial: Des Moines, Iowa

Children of DOMENICO SPOSETO and FRANCESCA VALENTI are:
5.                  i.     PASQUALE ESPOSITO⁴ SPOSETO, b. 01 Oct 1903; d. 20 Apr 1980, Clear Lake Park, California.

                    ii.     FRANK SPOSETO, b. 1906, Pennsylvania; d. 1930, Michigan.

Notes for FRANK SPOSETO:

Frank spent some time in Ionia State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.  He died there when he was 24 years old.  During his lifetime he boxed professionally.  He may have boxed under the name Patsy Cline, a popular lightweight boxer in the '20's.  He was also in the Army.  The institution he was at was in Berlin, Iona, Michigan.  In the 1930 census his occupation was listed as "ward worker." 

6.               iii.     ALBERT SPOSETO, b. 01 Jan 1907, Des Moines, Iowa; d. Feb 1981, Oakland, Alameda, California.

7.                iv.     ANGELO SPOSETO, b. 11 Mar 1912, Philadelphia,. Pennsylvania; d. 18 Jan 1975, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California.

4.  FRANCESCO ESPOSITO³ SPOSETO (PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 06 Nov 1886 in Cosenza, Italy, and died 30 Oct 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa.  He married VITTORIA IAQUINTA 18 Feb 1911 in Boomer, West Virginia, daughter of GIOVANNI IAQUINTA and MARY CONDELESA.  She was born 25 May 1889 in San Giovanni Fiore, Calabria, Italy, and died 23 Aug 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Notes for VICTORIA IAQUINTA:
Some names of aunts and uncles Victoria remembered are Maria, Philamina, Isabella, Catarina, Luigi, Giamatista.  Victoria supposedly had a husband in Italy whom she termed a "Sicilian and very hot headed."  She could not stand him.  The relatives got together and decided Victoria and Francesco made a good couple and should marry.  Her first child was born in 1911 and weighed 14 pounds at birth.  Victoria had to be told she was pregnant.  She didn't know she was having labor pains when that time came.  She had a very long delivery.

Marriage Notes for FRANCESCO SPOSETO and VICTORIA IAQUINTA:

They were married in Eglisia Immaculata Concepcionis by Father Collins.

Children of FRANCESCO SPOSETO and VICTORIA IAQUINTA are:

                      i.     CAROLINE⁴ SPOSETO, b. 1912; d. 02 Sep 1997.

Notes for CAROLINE SPOSETO:

Caroline weighed 14 pounds when she was born.

                    ii.     PATRICK SPOSETO, b. 28 May 1912; d. 03 Sep 1984.

Notes for PATRICK SPOSETO:

Patrick was a puppeteer.  He did the puppets for the children's TV show "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie."  He may have been born in 1913.

                   iii.     JOHN SPOSETO, b. 01 Nov 1913.

Notes for JOHN SPOSETO:

His date of birth could have been October 31 and year may have been 1914.

                   iv.     ROSA SPOSETO, b. 17 Apr 1916.

                     v.     DOMINICK SPOSETO, b. 28 Nov 1917.

                   vi.     MARY SPOSETO, b. 28 May 1919.

                  vii.     ISABELLA SPOSETO, b. 04 Jan 1921.

                viii.     ANGELINA SPOSETO, b. 25 Jun 1922.

                   ix.     TERESSA SPOSETO, b. 23 Sep 1923.

                     x.     CATHERINE SPOSETO, b. 27 Sep 1926.

Generation No. 4

5.  PASQUALE ESPOSITO⁴ SPOSETO (DOMENICO ESPOSITO³, PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 01 Oct 1903 in Iowa, and died 20 Apr 1980 in Clear Lake Park, California.  He married EVELYN SCHMINKEY Unknown.  She was born 23 Nov 1905 in Iowa, and died 31 Oct 2000 in California.  He later married Helen.

Notes for PASQUALE ESPOSITO SPOSETO:
Family lore tells us that during his time in Iowa he blew up a judge's house.  He was known to wear many diamonds - cuff links, tie pins, rings, etc.

Children of PASQUALE SPOSETO and EVELYN SCHMINKEY are:

                      i.     CHARLOTTE FRANCES ESPOSITO⁵ SPOSETO, b. 19 Feb 1936.

                    ii.     UNKNOWN ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 19 Feb 1936; d. 19 Feb 1936.

                   iii.     FRANCES LENA ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 18 Apr 1937.

                   iv.     DOMINICK FRANK ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 19 Sep 1939.

                     v.     PATRICK ANTHONY ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 27 Jun 1940.

                   vi.     SAMUAL ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 15 Nov 1941.

6.  ALBERT⁴ SPOSETO (DOMENICO ESPOSITO³, PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 01 Jan 1907 in Des Moines, Iowa, and died 19 Feb 1981 in Oakland, Alameda, California.  He married JESSICA LAVELLE SCHMINKEY 31 Dec 1923 in Marysville, Kansas, daughter of AARON SCHMINKEY and UNKNOWN.  She was born 07 Aug 1909 in Des Moines, Iowa, and died 28 Nov 1994 in Oakland, Alameda, California.

Notes for ALBERT SPOSETO:
During the early part of prohibition Albert became involved in producing corn whiskey for sale and the operation became very successful.  It helped support his mother and brothers.  Albert died of lung cancer.

He is listed in the 1930 census two times - once while living with his brother and a week later living just with his family.

Children of ALBERT SPOSETO and JESSICA SCHMINKEY are:

                      i.     FRANCES MARGARET⁵ SPOSETO, b. 30 Dec 1925, Des Moines, Iowa.

                    ii.     PATRICIA JEAN SPOSETO, b. 06 Oct 1929, Des Moines, Iowa.

                   iii.     DOMINIC SPOSETO, b. 13 Sep 1930, Detroit, Michigan; d. Jul 1985, Holly, Oakland, Michigan.

                   iv.     ROSE MARIE SPOSETO, b. 24 Mar 1933, Des Moines, Iowa.

                     v.     DOLORES ANN SPOSETO, b. 09 May 1934, Des Moines, Iowa.

7.  ANGELO⁴ SPOSETO (DOMENICO ESPOSITO³, PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 11 Mar 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died 18 Jan 1975 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California.  He married MARY IAQUINTA JAQUINTA 03 Oct 1931 in Iowa, daughter of FRANCESCO IAQUINTA and ISABELLA LORIA.  She was born 08 Nov 1912 in Boomer, West Virginia, and died 03 Jan 1989 in Hayward, California.

Notes for ANGELO SPOSETO:
While living in Des Moines, Angelo owned and operated three nightclubs.  They all burned down, after which he moved his family to California.

Notes for MARY IAQUINTA JAQUINTA:
Mary and her two siblings were orphaned at a young age.  Mary was only 12 years old.  They were taken in by their Uncle Sam and Aunt Mary Jaquinta and lived in Des Moines with them.

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Burial: Hayward, California

Children of ANGELO SPOSETO and MARY JAQUINTA are:

8.                  i.     DOMINIC JOHN⁵ SPOSETO, b. 19 Jul 1934, Des Moines, Iowa.

                    ii.     ISABEL MARY SPOSETO, b. 24 Mar 1936, Des Moines, Iowa.

                   iii.     FRANCES ANN SPOSETO, b. 21 Jul 1937, Des Moines, Iowa.

                   iv.     FRANK ALBERT SPOSETO, b. 28 Apr 1939, Des Moines, Iowa.

                     v.     KATHRYN LORIA SPOSETO, b. 01 Aug 1942, Albany, California; d. 06 Dec 1996, San Francisco, California.

Generation No. 5

8.  DOMINIC JOHN⁵ SPOSETO (ANGELO⁴, DOMENICO ESPOSITO³, PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 19 Jul 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa.  He married (1) SHERRY ANN KELLY 28 Aug 1955 in Berkeley, California, daughter of GEORGE NELSON KELLY and THELMA MAY EDSON.  She was born 29 May 1938 in Silver City, Grant, New Mexico.   He married (2) WANDA BOTTOM.   

Notes for DOMINIC JOHN SPOSETO:
Dominic slowly lost his eyesight, but this did not deter him from successfully studying law and establishing a very lucrative law practice in San Jose, California

Notes for SHERRY ANN KELLY:
Sherry began the study of the violin at age 10.  By age 15 she was concertmistress of the Richmond Symphony.  As an adult she continued to play in various groups including orchestras, chamber groups and solo.  She has had a successful career as a professional musician.

Children of DOMINIC SPOSETO and SHERRY KELLY are:

                      i.     MICHAEL FRANCIS⁶ SPOSETO, b. 29 Mar 1962, San Jose, California; m. ELISABETH ANN NOLAN, 13 May 1995, Santa Cruz, California; b. 15 Nov 1958, Ontario, Canada.

                    ii.     ANTHONY CHARLES SPOSETO, b. 30 Apr 1963, San Jose, California.

Descendants of Angelo Valenti

Generation No. 1

1.  ANGELO³ VALENTI  (SALVATORE², ANGELO¹) was born 1859 in Sicily, and died Unknown.  He married JOSEPHINE Unknown.  She was born 1860 in Sicily, and died 29 Nov 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Notes for ANGELO VALENTI:
Angelo and Josephine made many trips from Sicily to America to find jobs for Sicilian and southern Italian immigrant families.  Many communities known as "Little Italy's" were created, for instance, New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Des Moines and many other cities.  Angelo and his son-in-law Domenico Esposito were instrumental in bringing southern Italian families to Boomer, West Virginia, establishing a coal-mining community.  After 1925 Angelo returned to Italy never to be heard from again.

Notes for JOSEPHINE:
Buried in St. Ambrose Cemetery.  Died of Lobar Pneumonia.

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Burial: 01 Dec 1920, Des Moines, Iowa

Children of ANGELO VALENTI and JOSEPHINE are:

2.                         i.     UNKNOWN FEMALE VALENTI, b. Unknown.

                             ii.    SALVATORE VALENTI, b. Italy; d. Unknown.

Notes for SALVATORE VALENTI:

He was known as Sam.

                             iii.  FRANCESCA VITTORIA VENTICINQUE⁴ VALENTI, b. 25 Dec 1882, Messina, Catania, Sicily; d. 12 May 1957, Oakland, Alameda, California.

Generation No. 2

2.  FRANCESCA VITTORIA VENTICINQUE⁴ VALENTI (ANGELO³, SALVATORE², ANGELO¹) was born 25 Dec 1882 in Messina, Catania, Sicily, and died 12 May 1957 in Oakland, Alameda, California.  She married DOMENICO ESPOSITO SPOSETO 1902 in New York, son of PASQUALE ESPOSITO and CAROLINE CINBEIA.  He was born 12 May 1877 in San Mauro Marchesato, Calabria, Italy, and died 22 Jul 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Notes for FRANCESCA VICTORIA VENTICINQUE VALENTI:
When Frances was a young girl in Sicily she studied singing and dancing.  She was quite talented and entertained thoughts of a career on the stage.  When the family moved to Oakland, California area, she often visited her friends in San Jose, California.

Buried in St. Ambrose Cemetery

More About FRANCESCA VITTORIA VENTICINQUE VALENTI:

Burial: Des Moines, Iowa

Notes for DOMENICO ESPOSITO SPOSETO:
Domenico came to America in 1894 at age 17 years.  He worked in the coal mines (possibly in Boomer, West Virginia).  . 

Buried in St. Ambrose Cemetery

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Burial: 24 Jul 1919, Des Moines, Iowa

Children of FRANCESCA VALENTI and DOMENICO SPOSETO are:

3.                  i.     PASQUALE⁵ ESPOSITO, b. 01 Oct 1903, Iowa; d. 20 Apr 1980, Clear Lake Park, California.

                    ii.     FRANK SPOSETO, b. 1906, Pennsylvania; d. 1930, Michigan.

Notes for FRANK SPOSETO:
Frank spent some time in Ionia State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.  He died there when he was 24 years old.  During his lifetime he boxed professionally.  He may have boxed under the name Patsy Cline, a popular lightweight boxer in the '20's.  He was also in the Army.  The institution he was at was in Berlin, Iona, Michigan.  In the 1930 census his occupation was listed as "ward worker." 

4.               iii.     ALBERT SPOSETO, b. 01 Jan 1907, Des Moines, Iowa; d. Feb 1981, Oakland, Alameda, California.

5.                iv.     ANGELO SPOSETO, b. 11 Mar 1912, Philadelphia,. Pennsylvania; d. 18 Jan 1975, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California.

Generation No. 3

3.  PASQUALE ESPOSITO⁴ SPOSETO (DOMENICO ESPOSITO³, PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 01 Oct 1903 in Iowa, and died 20 Apr 1980 in Clear Lake Park, California.  He married EVELYN SCHMINKEY Unknown.  She was born 23 Nov 1905 in Iowa, and died 31 Oct 2000 in California.  He later married Helen.

Notes for EVELYN SCHMINKEY:
She was married to Mr. Gardner who was killed while serving his country.  There were two children of this union:  Robert Gardner and Margaret Gardner.

Notes for PASQUALE ESPOSITO SPOSETO:
Family lore tells us that during his time in Iowa he blew up a judge's house.  He was known to wear many diamonds - cuff links, tie pins, rings, etc.

Children of PASQUALE SPOSETO and EVELYN SCHMINKEY are:

                      i.     CHARLOTTE FRANCES ESPOSITO⁵ SPOSETO, b. 19 Feb 1936.

                    ii.     UNKNOWN ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 19 Feb 1936; d. 19 Feb 1936.

                   iii.     FRANCES LENA ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 18 Apr 1937.

                   iv.     DOMINICK FRANK ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 19 Sep 1939.

                     v.     PATRICK ANTHONY ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 27 Jun 1940.

                   vi.     SAMUAL ESPOSITO SPOSETO, b. 15 Nov 1941.

4.  ALBERT⁴ SPOSETO (DOMENICO ESPOSITO³, PASQUALE MINISCARCHI² ESPOSITO, DOMENICO¹ MINISCARCHI) was born 01 Jan 1907 in Des Moines, Iowa, and died 19 Feb 1981 in Oakland, Alameda, California.  He married JESSICA LAVELLE SCHMINKEY 31 Dec 1923 in Marysville, Kansas, daughter of AARON SCHMINKEY and UNKNOWN.  She was born 07 Aug 1909 in Des Moines, Iowa, and died 28 Nov 1994 in Oakland, Alameda, California.

Notes for ALBERT SPOSETO:
During the early part of prohibition Albert became involved in producing corn whiskey for sale and the operation became very successful.  It helped support his mother and brothers.  Albert died of lung cancer.

He is listed in the 1930 census two times - once while living with his brother and a week later living just with his family.

Children of ALBERT SPOSETO and JESSICA SCHMINKEY are:

                      i.     FRANCES MARGARET⁵ SPOSETO, b. 30 Dec 1925, Des Moines, Iowa.

                    ii.     PATRICIA JEAN SPOSETO, b. 06 Oct 1929, Des Moines, Iowa.

                   iii.     DOMINIC SPOSETO, b. 13 Sep 1930, Detroit, Michigan; d. Jul 1985, Holly, Oakland, Michigan.

                   iv.     ROSE MARIE SPOSETO, b. 24 Mar 1933, Des Moines, Iowa.

                     v.     DOLORES ANN SPOSETO, b. 09 May 1934, Des Moines, Iowa.

5.  ANGELO⁵ SPOSETO (FRANCESCA VICTORIA VENTICINQUE⁴ VALENTI, ANGELO³, SALVATORE², ANGELO¹) was born 11 Mar 1912 in Philadelphia,. Pennsylvania, and died 18 Jan 1975 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California.  He married MARY IAQUINTA JAQUINTA 03 Oct 1931 in Iowa, daughter of FRANCESCO IAQUINTA and ISABELLA LORIA.  She was born 08 Nov 1912 in Boomer, West Virginia, and died 03 Jan 1989 in Hayward, California.

Notes for ANGELO SPOSETO:
While living in Des Moines, Angelo owned and operated several nightclubs.  All three were burned down.  He then moved his family to California.

Notes for MARY IAQUINTA JAQUINTA:
Mary and her two siblings were orphaned at a young age.  Mary was only 12 years old.  They were taken in by their Uncle Sam and Aunt Mary Jaquinta and lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with them.

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Burial: Hayward, California

Children of ANGELO S