[or-roots] Circus Genealogy???

[Barbara Wulf]

At the time of the 1910 Census they were in San Francisco

1910 United States Federal Census 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Sahator Pagano
[Salvator Pagano]
Age in 1910: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Italy
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Italy
Mother's Birth Place: Italy
Spouse's Name: Annie
Home in 1910: San Francisco Assembly District 45, San Francisco, California
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1895
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Sahator Pagano 53
Annie Pagano 40
Joe Pagano 15
Angel Pagano 11
Antoinette Pagano 7
Emma Pagano 4

 They had been married 23 years
Annie was the mother of 7 children 7 of whom were living.

Happy Hunting.
Barb Wulf


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
To: "or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Circus Genealogy???


> Marcus;
>
> I know there are some resources;
>
> http://www.circushistory.org/
>
> would be a place to start, googling "circus history" netted over half a
> million hits and I am sure there are more of them that are relevant. I 
> think
> the key would be figuring out which circus(es) she worked with and under
> what name. I don't recall ever running across a circus trouple in a 
> census,
> but maybe I didn't notice or some such. I would suspect as vagabonds they
> might not show up in the census very often. Oh, wait I didn't read
> carefully. Okay, Soc Sec index has one Emily, 14 Emma and one Emmadell
> Minton but none of them have a 1904 or 1906 birth date. There are three
> Emily and 8 Emma Pagano's and one of the Emmas is born 16 June 1904, but
> considering the vagueness of 1904 or 1906 I would say between the Paganos
> and Mintons there about ten possibles in Soc Sec. Again assuming either 
> name
> is what she died as.
>
> Can you give us any more details; like their parents names, following the
> Census trail till she ran away might provide some clues.
>
> Les C
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of
> mflansburg at comcast.net
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:06 PM
> To: Oregon Genealogy
> Subject: [or-roots] Circus Genealogy???
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Here is a question you may not have heard before.  Are there any sources 
> out
> their to find out about ancestors who may have been in the Circus?
>
> I received a letter from a cousin who remembers an aunt who "ran away and
> joined the circus".  Her name was Emily (Emma?) Pagano.  Her parents were
> Salvatore and Mariana (Annie) Pagano.  She was born in San Francisco in
> either 1904 or 1906, depending on the source.  I have an obituary of her
> brother, Joseph Frank Pagano (26 Dec 1895-12 Jun 1961) that has her with a
> married name of Emily Minton.
>
> Has anyone ever tried to find ancestors who ran away and joined the 
> Circus?
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Marcus Flansburg
> Logan, Utah
>
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