Aunt Emily.
“… My mother was born June, 1915 and named Erminia Jovanne (Emily Jean). ..named after Francesco’s mean mother! …” From: Chiara Gualano and Francesco Maiorano: A Love Story by Joyce Thomas (click here for full story)
Emily Jean Mariano Thomas
The story of my mother’s life cannot be told without weaving into it the fabric of the whole wonderful Mariano family. That fabric is inseparable, unbreakable, enduring, undying, indestructible and everlasting.
Erminia Jovanna Maiorano, was born on June 25, 1915 in Taranto, Italy, southern Italy, on the Ionian Sea Coast, a lovely area with vineyards and groves. She was a twin but her sister, Rose died young. Aunt Rose would later be named in memory of her sister, Rose. Erminia was the second oldest after Grace and had seven younger siblings. Her name was Americanized by those who couldn’t pronounce it properly, and was changed to Emily Jean Mariano. (click here for full story)
