Charles Vite: Italian Mobster in Wisconsin?

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Charles Vite was born Marano Marchesato, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy on 25 May 1877. 
He became Inmate #9046 Leavenworth
Rec: 20 Jun 1914
Crime: Using Mail to defraud
Term: 18 mo
Age: 37
Discharged: 14 Aug 1915


































I do not have the records for his murder charge but it is mentioned in a newspaper article about his death. See below.

Below are two articles from 1899 Racine, WI Newspaper





Charles Vite died 30 Mar 1920 in Kenosha, WI.
He was married to Elizabeth Curci 1889-1958

They had the following children:
Theresa M Vite 1904-1976
Anthony Ralph Vite 1906-1968
Frank Vite 1909-1943
Mary Vite 1910-2000
Margaret Vite 1913-1940
Eva Vite 1916-1918
Rose Vite 1918-1985


Charles was a Saloon Keeper

Comments

  1. Gavin SchmittOctober 24, 2020 at 2:29 PM

    Somehow I never stumbled on this before now. Great post. I have other information on Vite, and I know his grandchildren have compiled MANY sources.

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    1. Gwen KubbernessNovember 1, 2020 at 8:37 PM

      I am happy it was a good stumble, I am not related but feel free to use anything I have, I did make him a tree on Ancestry.

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    2. TwistedChaoticMarch 20, 2022 at 12:57 AM

      Would you mind sharing the other information you have on Charles with me please? I'm extremely interested

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    3. Gwen KubbernessMarch 24, 2022 at 9:16 PM

      This is all I have beside the tree on Ancestry which should be easy to find by searching his name

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