Charles ROSSINI

Abt 1828 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Charles ROSSINI
  Born	Abt 1828	Rome, Italy
  Gender	Male
  Died	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I2133	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017

  
  

  Family	Margaret BOHNE,   b. 1842, Ireland ,   d. 9 Dec 1907, Oakland California  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. James ROSSINI,   b. Abt 1858, Australia ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   2. Mary L. ROSSINI,   b. Abt 1860, Australia ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   3. Charles ROSSINI,   b. Abt 1863, Australia ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   4. Josephine ROSSINI,   b. Abt 1865, Australia ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]   5. Katherine ROSSINI,   b. 1866, San Francisco, California ,   d. 04 Sep 1936, Oakland, Alameda County, California  (Age 70 years)  [natural]   6. Thomas ROSSINI,   b. Abt 1869, California ,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017
  Family ID	F834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  ROSSINI Family (1) The fascinating story of the ROSSINI family would make a great novel and a movie based on it. The strapping Italian romeo Carlo Rossini for some reason emigrated to Australia (New South Wales) where he met and married an Irish lass with flaming red hair, Mary Margaret Bohne. Perhaps around 1855? Likely they were servants of rich families and traveled in the same circles. They had 4 children while in Australia, and took the giant step of emigrating to California around 1866. Legend has it that my great grandmother, Katherine, was born as the ship made its way through the Golden Gate. The Rossinis lived in a number of places in California including San Francisco, Alameda County, and Santa Cruz County. I do not know where Carlo (Charles) is buried, but I know that Mary is buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Oakland. Katherine ROSSINI met and married Edward KATHER some time around 1890 and had 3 children, Mervyn, Sterling and Hazel. Katherine was said to be a concert pianist. My father remembers going to her home and fooling with her grand piano, and her being very stern with him about that. She inherited red hair from her mother. I have but one picture of her but it is very very blurry. She divorced Edward KATHER and later married Adolph WOLHERS. Katherine and Adolph had 2 children, Dorothy and Lester. Katherine is buried with her mother and at least one sister at St. Mary’s. No stone is on the grave, but I hope to have one done soon.

  
  

• Notes

  Charles ROSSINI is found in the "Foreign-Born Voters of California in 1872" at MyTrees.com. It shows him born abt. 1827 in Italy.