Lucia DiGirolamo and Giuseppe Marvulli
Courtesy of Vita Andreoli nee Caso
Giuseppe/Joseph is my 2x great Uncle – brother to my great grandmother Nicoletta Marvulli.
I can not get over the gentleness in the face of Lucia and just how beautiful she truly was. Sadly, as I have written before, Lucia passed away on the 11 June 1908, in Grumo Appula, Italy, just three years after the birth of Vera.
In this photo, Lucia is pregnant with Vera/Vita and off to the side barely visible is daughter Rose. Vera was born in 1905. I do not have a birth month or date so at this time I am dating this photo between 1904 -1905.
The story that was shared with me was that after Lucia died Giuseppe was forced to put Rose into an orphanage as he was not able to care for both children. Lucia’s mother, Vita DiGirolamo nee Serveddio actually wet nursed her grand baby. After some time, Giuseppe, in a better position, had Rose return home.
A very big thank you to Vita Andreoli for sharing her memories and this photo with me to share with you 🙂
Branches On Our Civitano Family Tree 
I love reading about Frank’s family! Thank you so much for blogging our past, Sharon; you’re AWESOME!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love that your follow along Kate – These are his people 🙂
LikeLike
So sad. But what a photo! The clothing!!!! It’s like a movie, but better.
LikeLiked by 1 person
The clothing really takes center stage 🙂
LikeLike
This photo really captures the family and their story. It’s magical, isn’t it?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Aside from the wedding photo’s this one is really special to me. It is magical considering their story.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It really is. Such a sad story.
LikeLiked by 1 person