CAUSES OF DEATH

Salvatore Lanzaro
born February 6, 1915 in Morganville, NJ
died December 25, 1916, age 1 years, 10 months

Father: Ciro Lanzaro (1881-1944)
Mother: Louisa Leier (1884-1920)

Cause of death: Cerebo-Spinal Fever

Salvatore was born in the farmhouse in Morganville, the first child that Ciro and Louisa had since my father's birth in Brooklyn in 1913. Salvatore was probably named after Ciro's brother who had died in Brooklyn one year before. Twenty-two months after his birth, around December 18, 1916, little Salvatore fell over backward while sitting in a highchair built by Ciro. The baby hit his head on the floor. He lingered for a week before dying on Christmas morning, December 25, 1916. The official cause of death was listed as “cerebro-spinal fever”, which is usually characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. Ciro took the highchair and smashed it against the fireplace. Salvatore became the first resident of the family plot in St. Jospeh's Cemetery in Keyport.

LANZARA-LANZARO FAMILY WEBPAGE