This stone is not in south Logan County but rather in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Cook County, Illinois. These people immigrated from southern Italy to Chicago. Anna and Leonardo Mallano married in America. Cesare and Antonia Tristano were married in Italy. They came later. Anna Marie and Cesare were siblings.
It's not an unusual story. It's not that unusual a stone in Chicagoland.
In south Logan County you very rarely see a picture on a stone. When you do the story is generally tragic.
These four are my husband's grandparents. Anna died before he was born. He never saw the others looking so young. He never saw these pictures of his grandparents. The stone with pictures is the only view of his ancestors in their youth.
It makes me wish my ancestors' pictures had been placed on their stones to give a face to their history.
Photo by Kim Kasprzyk
1 comment:
What a wonderful thing to find. Your husband grandparents faces after so many years. You did a great job on this post. I love all of the information on this gravestone.
Judy
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