Michelina Caruso

   Another name for Michelina was Madeline Caruso.

  Birth Notes:

Michelina always thought her birthday was 9 October.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, Mar 1907-1938, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA.

• Immigration, 3 Mar 1907, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, USA. Ellis Island Record:

Passenger Name: Caruso, Michelino
Ethnicity: Italian South
Place of Residence: S. Ippolito
Date of Arrival: March 03, 1907
Age on Arrival: 20y
Gender: F
Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Prinzess Irene
Port of Departure: Naples, Campania, Italy

Charles and Michelina left Naples on February 7, 1907. When they arrived in Ellis Island Charles was classified as non-immigrant aliens because Charles' father had been naturalized. The record states that Charles had been in the Saint Louis, Missouri from 1900 to 1905. It also states that Charles had a mark on his left eye. Their destination was Charles' brother, Ippolito, in Holland, Michigan. They had $70. Michelina's brother, Antonio traveled with them. Antonio brought $25 with him. The record states that they were farm workers.

• Residence, Between 1938 and 1953, Lansing, , Michigan, USA.

Michelina married Carmine Fabiano, son of Francesco Fabiano and Giuseppina DeRose, on 25 Aug 1906 in Sant'ippolito - Santa Lucia Catholic Church, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy. (Carmine Fabiano was born on 9 Nov 1881 in Sant'Ippolito, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, baptized in Sant'ippolito - Santa Lucia Catholic Church, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, died on 10 Oct 1942 in Lansing, , Michigan, USA and was buried on 16 Oct 1942 in Delta township - Deepdale Cemetery, Eaton, Michigan, USA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage License, 18 Aug 1906.

  Marriage Notes:

Carmine (Charles) met Michelina while working on her parent's farm.

Carmine's parents had selected another girl for him to marry, but he met Michelina and fell in love. About 1892, he left Italy for America with his father. He remained in America until he received word that the other girl married. Carmine returned to Santo Ippolito and married Michelina. Carmine had saved money so that he and Michelina would be able to go to America. Francesco did not want Carmine to marry Michelina, as she had no dowry, and she was not the girl that they had chosen for their son. Francesco knew if Carmine married Michelina, he would return to America. Francesco, told him, if he would pay for the wedding reception, Francesco would give him the money for their passage to America. Francesco did not keep his word. Carmine's __________________ gave them the money for their passage.

They were married at Santa Lucia Catholic church in Santo Ippolito, Italy.

Carmine and Michelina never returned to Italy, like so many other Italian did. Tradition says this was because of hard feeling towards Carmine's parents. They never approved of Michelina.

The middle names of their children are actually their confirmation names. They were not given a middle name. The only exception is their oldest daughter, Julia. She was given a middle name.