Giovanni CIANCIOLO 9,10,16
- Born: 29 Dec 1857, Termini Imerese, Sicily 16,18
- Married: Abt 1890, Termini Imerese, Sicily
- Died: 9 Feb 1950, Detroit, MI 16,19
- Buried: Mt. Olivet Sec 25 Lot 444
 Cause of his death was Gangrene right leg.
Another name for Giovanni was John CIANCIOLO.
General Notes:
Date:ABT May 1921 Place:Immigrated to Detroit thru Boston
M1
The most vivid memory I have of my grandfather is that he used to walk me
to school. I didn't like to go (just like my father) so he would walk me
to kindergarden at Clark school and pick me up there after class. I
remember when he was sick and all his children would come to the house to
see him in the evening. We children were not allowed to go into his room
because we might disturb him. I remember sitting in the kitchen and his
daughter, my Aunt Anna, making me something to eat. I didn't understand
what all the commotion was about. Why was everyone here, and upset?
Later in life I remember reading A DEATH IN THE FAMILY and having all
this come back to me.
per Marianne Cianciolo-Weber, his granddaughter
My grandfather lived upstairs from us on Concord and every day he would
get dressed up (shirt and vest) and come down stairs and want to play
checkers with me. I hated checkers but he loved the game. He would also
go up to the corner store and visit with his friends.
per Joseph Cianciolo, his grandson 6/26/94
My aunt Provie told me that during a visit to Hamilton, my grandmother,
Mama Ann, was clearing away the left overs from dinner and couldn't
decide whether to throw some food out or save it. My grandfather,
Giovanni, told her, Anna, to save it. When it gets spoiled you won't
feel guilty about throwing it out.
per Marianne Cianciolo-Weber, his granddaughter
My sister Pauline said that grandpa use to talk to us in English. She
remembers him telling her stories of Sicily but could not recall any.
She said that she remembers him peeling an orange (or any fruit for that
matter) in a continuous string. The orange peel he would then place over
the stove so that the room would be filled with a citrus aroma.
per Pauline Cianciolo, his granddaughter via Marianne 2/12/2000
Events:
1. Occupation. Fisherman, was retired when he came to US
Giovanni married Paola RINI, daughter of Vincent RINI and Anna Maria MASCARI, about 1890 in Termini Imerese, Sicily. (Paola RINI was born on 8 Jul 1868 in Termini Imerese, Sicily 19 and died on 23 Apr 1934 in Detroit, MI Buried Mt. Olivet Sec 25 Lot 444 19.) The cause of her death was cerebral Aproplexy.
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