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Joseph James “Schiavo/Scavio” Roberts

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Joseph James “Schiavo/Scavio” Roberts

Birth
Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Dec 1945 (aged 51)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Locust Grove, Section 15, Block 56, Grave 66
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President/Founder, Local 814 Teamsters. Bootlegger and owner of a speakeasy in 1920's. COD: heart attack. Changed his name from Schiavo to Scavio about 1911. Changed his name to Roberts about 1913. Associated with gangsters in Brooklyn. His parents were married in Canada and he was possibly born in Canada. Actual date of birth is probably 26 February 1895 per 1900 U.S. census.
President/Founder, Local 814 Teamsters. Bootlegger and owner of a speakeasy in 1920's. COD: heart attack. Changed his name from Schiavo to Scavio about 1911. Changed his name to Roberts about 1913. Associated with gangsters in Brooklyn. His parents were married in Canada and he was possibly born in Canada. Actual date of birth is probably 26 February 1895 per 1900 U.S. census.

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  • Created by: Richard Roberts Relative Grandchild
  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78305110/joseph_james-roberts: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph James “Schiavo/Scavio” Roberts (26 Feb 1894–30 Dec 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78305110, citing Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Richard Roberts (contributor 47553398).