Matteo TOMASELLO, 1873-1950
Grocer
Margaret's cousin's husband

 Father Rosario TOMASELLO
 Mother Maria MINEA Tomasello
       Matteo TOMASELLO, 1873-1950

 Wife Stefana BALISTRERI Tomasello, 1885-1924
       Son Rosario TOMASELLO, 1906-1969
       Son Gaetano TOMASELLO, 1907-1990
       Daughter Marie TOMASELLO Norberg, 1910-1996
       Son Joseph TOMASELLO, 1912-1912
       Son Nicolas TOMASELLO, 1912-1992
       Daughter Antonina TOMASELLO Trovato, 1914-2008
       Son Francesco Nicholas TOMASELLO, 1916-1990
       Daughter Rosalia TOMASELLO Smukalla, 1918-2010

Time Line

27 May 1873 - Born at Bagheria, Palermo Province, Sicily

12 March 1905, age 31 - Married Stefana BALISTRERI, age 20, at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Attendants were Baldassar Cefalu and Antonino De Luca. Marriage was performed by Pastor Rev. D. Leone.

29 January 1906, age 32 - Son Rosario TOMASELLO born there

17 November 1907, age 34 - Son Gaetano TOMASELLO born there

13 January 1910, age 36 - Daughter Marie TOMASELLO Norberg born

As of sometime before 1912 until sometime after 1914 - Resided at 335 Cass Street, Milwaukee

25 March 1912, age 38 - Son Joseph TOMASELLO born there ; Son Nicolas TOMASELLO born there

10 November 1912, age 39 - Son Joseph TOMASELLO died of bronchial pneumonia, contributing malassimilation

About 1914, age 40 - Mother-in-law Antonina DELUCA, age 59, married Gaetano BALISTRERI, age 57, at Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church, Milwaukee

18 March 1914, age 40 - Daughter Antonina TOMASELLO Trovato born there

24 July 1916, age 43 - Son Francesco Nicholas TOMASELLO born there

22 July 1918, age 45 - Daughter Rosalia TOMASELLO Smukalla born

5 May 1924, age 50 - Wife Stefana BALISTRERI Tomasello, age 39, died at Milwaukee of endocarditis and myocarditis

9 February 1929, age 55 - Grandson Donald TOMASELLO born

14 November 1930, age 57 - Father-in-law Gaetano BALISTRERI, age 74, died at Milwaukee of gastric carcinoma

11 August 1931, age 58 - Daughter Antonina TOMASELLO, age 17, married Frank Anthony Sr TROVATO, age 19

22 July 1932, age 59 - Granddaughter Stephine TROVATO Zanoni born

November 1935, age 62 - Grandson Joseph TROVATO born

September 1937, age 64 - Grandson Frank Anthony Jr TROVATO born

18 November 1937, age 64 - Grandson Michael TOMASELLO born

6 August 1938, age 65 - Daughter Marie TOMASELLO, age 28, married Paul Erick NORBERG, age 24

24 September 1938, age 65 - Daughter Rosalia TOMASELLO, age 20, married John P. SMUKALLA, age 22

June 1941, age 68 - Granddaughter Sandra SMUKALLA Schmid born

August 1941, age 68 - Grandson Ronald NORBERG born

14 February 1942, age 68 - Mother-in-law Antonina DELUCA Balistreri, age 88, died at Milwaukee of cerebral apoplexy (stroke) due to malignant hypertension due to diabetic mellitus

July 1946, age 73 - Granddaughter Teresa TOMASELLO Fleischmann born

April 1948, age 74 - Granddaughter Paula Louise SMUKALLA Bowers Hamelin born

25 June 1950, age 77 - Died at Milwaukee of carcinoma of tongue; bronchial pneumonia; metastatic involvement of lung; diabetes

27 June 1950 - Buried