Notes for Antonina Arcuri: Antonia Arcuri (Nana Nina) loved music (especially opera) and loved to dance Sicilian dances. She was a master seamstress who calculated measurements using knots tied on a string. For example, 1st knot represented breast measurements, 2nd knot for waist and so on. She would sew gowns for entire wedding parties. When her daughter Carmela lived in California, Nana Nina would send Carmela boxes of clothes she had made for Carmela's daughters Dora and Annie. She had a cow that produced for the family, milk, butter and cheeses including tuma. Nana Nina was a frequent cook for L'Unione Italiana functions.
Antonia died from complication with a broken hip due to a fall. According to notes from her daughter Carmela, Antonia was born in April 10, 1876. This conflicts with the 1920 census record, which shows her as 48 years of age on the census day- Feb. 4, 1920. If the census record is correct, she would have been born in 1873.
More About Antonina Arcuri and Alfonso Diecidue: Marriage: Cianciana, Sicily, Italy.
Children of Antonina Arcuri and Alfonso Diecidue are:
+Carmela Diecidue, b. September 22, 1901, Cianciana, Sicily, Italy, d. June 19, 1993, Tampa, Florida.
+Antonio Diecidue, b. May 12, 1896, Cianciana, Sicily, Italy, d. February 23, 1993, Tampa, Florida.
+Francesco Diecidue, b. February 20, 1915, Tampa, Florida, d. October 18, 1994, Tampa, Florida.
+Gaetano (Tom) Diecidue, b. May 02, 1903, Tampa, Florida, d. December 18, 1994, Tampa, Florida.
+Maria Diecidue, b. November 25, 1908, Tampa, Florida, d. July 28, 1997, Tampa, Florida.
+Rosa Diecidue, b. July 10, 1912, Tampa, Florida, d. August 09, 1998, South Pasadena, Florida.
Sarafina Diecidue, b. May 26, 1907, Tampa, Florida, d. March 22, 1980, Tampa, Florida.
Antonina Arcuri (b. April 10, 1874, d. February 21, 1957)
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