Giuseppe Palangio first appears at Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, sometime before 1907. Giuseppe was living in Painesville when his nephew, Domenico Terriaca, joined him in Painesville.
Giuseppe Palangio, son of Domenico Antonio Palangio and Maria Nicola Colasessano, was born on February 19, 1860, at Frosolone, Isernia Province, Molise, Italy. He was baptized on February 20, 1860, at San Donato Chiesa, at Frosolone.
Giuseppe married Maria Carmina DiCristofaro, daughter of Nicola DiCristofaro and Maria Nicola Palangio, on January 3, 1895, at Frosolone, Isernia Province, Molise, Italy.
Giuseppe’s DiCristofaro in-laws were among the first Frosolonesi to migrate to Painesville, Ohio. Four of Maria Carmina DiCristofaro’s siblings were Painesville Italians. The spouses of four of Maria Carmina’s sisters also Painesville Italians.
The two known children of Giuseppe Palangio and Maria Carmina DiCristofaro are as follows:
1. Domenico Palangio was born on April 23, 1896, at Frosolone, Isernia Province, Molise, Italy.
2. Donato Palangio was born on May 20, 1899, at Frosolone, Isernia Province, Molise, Italy.