Gazlay Family History
Cosimo Palmisano
Parents
| Father | Salvatore Palmisano (January 1859 - ) |
| Mother | Georgina Dyer (December 1870 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 April 2011; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 2295 |
| Name | Cosimo Palmisano |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 11 May 1905 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey1, 2, 3 |
| Married | to Rose Mandella4 |
| Died | 19 November 19752, 4 |
| Buried | in Holy Cross Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin4 |
Biography
Cosimo was born in Pennsylvania along with three of his siblings. His family returned to his father’s native Italy in 1907. Cosimo served in the Italian Army in the early 1920s. He returned to the U.S. in October 1927, sailing from Palermo on the S.S. Presidente Wilson to Port of New York. Cosimo was a construction worker. During the Depression, he worked for the Milwaukee Public Museum, carving models of medieval villages. He carved many ship models especially during the last 20 years of his life, including sailing ships, steam ships, and ships in bottles. His carvings were highly detailed and colorful.1, 5
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Rose Mandella |
| Born | |
| Married | to Cosimo Palmisano |
| Children | of Cosimo Palmisano and Rose Mandella: |
| 1. | Salvatore Palmisano |
| Born | |
| Married | 11 July 1959 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin to Mary Ann Meagher |
| 2. | Paul Palmisano |
| Born | |
| Married | to Mary _____ |
| 3. | Frank Palmisano |
| Born | |
| Married | to Holly _____ |
Sources
- Passenger List, S.S. Presidente Wilson, sailing from Palermo, 13 October 1927, arriving Port of New York, 27 October 1927; Line 15, Palmisano, Cosimo, born in Phillipsburg, N.Y. [this undoubtedly refers to Phillipsburg, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from Easton, Pennsylvania, where his family was known to live] 11-5-1905.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Palmisano, Cosimo; no. 397-01-7546; b. 11 May 1905; d. Nov 1975; last residence: Brookfield, Waukesha, WI
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Richmond County, Richmond Borough, Enumeration District 43-22, Sheet No. 2B, Cosmo Palmisano (23, Pennsylvania, laborer, building trades).
- Obituary, The Milwaukee Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Palmisano, Cosimo, 20 Nov 1975, died 19 Nov 1975, age 70. His obituary names surviving relatives and their spouses: children Salvatore (Mary Ann), Paul (Mary) and Frank (Holly) Palmisano; brothers Peter (Anna), Rocco (Mary), and Frank (Mary) Pamlisano; sisters Christine (William) Baron, and Josephine Torretta.
- The Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 8 July, 1974, Fleet built on memories grows slowly, carefully; article about Cosimo Palmisano.