Giovina was born on 4 MAR 1877 in Torricella Peligna, the daughter of Pantaleone D'Ulisse and Maria Nicola Piccoli.
She died on 22 MAR 1960. The place is not known.
Her husband was Giosia Aspromonte, who she married on 17 NOV 1898 in Torricella Peligna, Chieti, Italy. Their seven known children were Donato (1900-1991), Nicola (1902-1905), Nicola (1907-1955), unknown (1910-1911), Colomba (1910-?), Antonina (1915-1925) and Marziale (1918-1947).
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| Birth | 4 MAR 1877 |
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| Death | 22 MAR 1960 |
Note 1
!BIRTH: Cemetery stone, 4 March 1877.
!DEATH: Cemetery stone, 22 March 1960.
MARRIAGE-CHURCH: Father, Panteleone.
ANNA DI MARINO'S RECOLLECTION OF GIOVINA AS TOLD TO ME THE
SUMMER OF 1998 IN TORRICELLA PELIGNA: Giovina died 23 March
1960.
NOTES FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH GIOVINA (GINA) ASPROMONTE AND
MOTHER ANNA DI MARINO THE SUMMER OF 1998: Giovina D'Ulisse said
the Aspromonte family came from down south, possibly Calabria.
They were olive oil vendors. One of them then remained in
Torricella Peligna and established the family name. She said
some of the original oil jugs (amfore) were still around.
Giosia and Giovina were doing well financially. He worked for
the government on a road work crew. Before the war (I assume
WWI), they also had a bar (cantina) which was an after-work
(dopolavoro) gathering place. Giosia was very good with money
(svelto con denaro). Giovina D'Ulisse was very generous
(donna con grande cuore). Giovina was a midwife (ostetrica).
Though Giovina was a small woman and Giosia was a big man,
Giovina was the true leader and decision-maker of the family
(lo faceva girare in torno a lei). Anna Di Marino currently
lives in the house that belonged to Giosia Aspromonte and
Giovina D'Ulisse. She took care of them when they got older.
Her kitchen (on the second floor) used to be the bedroom of
Giosia and Giovina. The third floor, where Anna currently
sleeps, used to be an attic. Anna and Marziale used to live in
the residence just to the right of Giosia and Giovina. It all
belonged to Giosia and Giovina. One day, Giosia sold the part
on the right without telling Giovina. She became very angry
with him (incavolato). Colomba Piccone, Giovina's
mother-in-law, was blind. She spoke very little about her
in-laws and brothers and sisters. They mentioned that Giosia
Aspromonte and Giovina D'Ulisse had two boys named Nicola. They
said the first died at around the age of one (records indicate
age 2). They also mentioned Antonina (Antonetta) who was tall,
dark and beautiful. She died in her youth of the Spanish fever
epidemic. They did not mention the twins who apparently died as
infants.
Source: Dan Aspromonte aspromonte@got.net