Dominic Tarro

8 Responses to Dominic Tarro

1. Loretta Hansen says:

   September 18, 2019 at 4:00 pm

   I have not seen much mention of his son. I am a second cousin to Joy. My maiden name was Sexton, my Great Grandmother had 18 children in area or Benld.

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   • Jim Marcacci says:

     March 18, 2025 at 12:13 pm

     Dominic Tarro’s son’s name was Kenneth. He was born in 1920 and died in 1940. Dominic married Marie Sexton in Mephis, TN, in 1919 and they had six children.

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     • Jim Marcacci says:

       March 18, 2025 at 12:16 pm

       They had 7 children. I wasn’t counting Dominic!

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2. Michael larson says:

   February 27, 2023 at 2:56 pm

   Ben Tarro is my maternal grandfather

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   • Jim Marcacci says:

     September 24, 2024 at 8:01 pm

     I’m writing a book about Prohibition and Benld. I need information for Dominic’s bio. Parents names. Siblings names. Where they live prior to moving to Benld.

     Jim Marcacci

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     • editor says:

       September 26, 2024 at 6:44 am

       Mr. Marcacci: Dominic Tarro the mobster (as opposed to his stepson, who also took the name Dominic Tarro) was born in 1892 in Wakefield, Michigan. His parents were Italian immigrants: John and Jennie Contratto Tarro. He had six siblings, in birth order, John, James, Mary, (Dominic), Lucy, Benjamin and Jennie.
       This info comes from the 1900 US Census available on ancestry.com. Ancestry is a paid web site (unless you can access it through your local public library). It’s worth the money if you need more info. Some information on the Tarro family may also be available through a free site, findagrave.com
       Hope this helps.
       Mike Kienzler
       Editor
       SangamonLink.org

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       • Jim Marcacci says:

         March 18, 2025 at 12:20 pm

         I will go to our library and use Ancestry. Thank you. Also, there is a picture of the Chinkapin Bridge on this site and I wish to use the photo in a book I’m writing about Prohibition and Benld. Springfield’s Mafia boss, Frank Zito, plays a roll in the book. Police, at the time, theorized that Dominic Tarro was thrown from the Chinkapin Bridge and I wish to include this photo for the book. Thank you for your consideration.

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         • editor says:

           March 18, 2025 at 2:21 pm

           Jim: Which photo are you asking about? The copyrights are all different. If it’s the 1920s pic at th top of the entry, I believe it’s public domain. But you should check with the Sangamon Valley Collection at Springfield’s Lincoln Library, where I got the photo: 217-753-4900, ask for the SVC.