[or-roots] Circus Genealogy???

[mflansburg at comcast.net]

This family on the 1910 census is them.  I have traced most of the siblings once I got the married names of the sisters off of Joseph Frank Pagano's obituary.  Emily is the only one I am not sure of.  On the Social Security Index, there is an Emily Minton who might be a match.  Her birth date is about right (26 Oct 1905-Jan 1977).  I plan on sending for some obituaries for some of the siblings in hopes of getting more clues.  I was just curious about the Circus connection.  It would be cool if she was the "Bearded Lady" or "Liddia the Tattoo Lady".  Those are the little tid-bits that make this fun.  Thanks for all the suggestions!!!

Marcus Flansburg
Logan, Utah

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From: "Barbara Wulf" <Wulf at bendbroadband.com> 

> 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" 
> To: "or-roots mail list" 
> 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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