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The Marriage of Giuseppe Beniamino “Ben” Mattivi and Oliva Grisenti
In 1923, approximately two years after Rosa’s death, Ben married Oliva
Grisenti, another Trentini immigrant. The marriage occurred in either
Novinger, Missouri, or Chicago, Illinois, with the exact location unknown
at the time of this writing. What is known is that they eventually settled
in Chicago.
Both Ben and Oliva had Novinger ties and likely met there. According
to immigration records, Oliva immigrated to the United States from
Baselga di Pine on December 13, 1920. She traveled with her cousin,
Louis Cadrobbi, and proceeded to Novinger, where she joined her sister,
Angela Avi, Angela’s husband (Paolo Avi), and their children (Ernesto
and Brunette). For years, Oliva has been identified as Oliva Avia, which
appears to have been a misspelling of Avi, her sister’s married name, and a product of a mistaken
surname identity.
This marriage, although short, produced one child, Corine Mattivi. According to Corine, she
was born in Chicago and the family resided there throughout her parent’s short marriage.
Following their divorce, Ben apparently returned to Novinger, while Oliva and Corine remained
in the Chicago area. Corine reported having little contact with Ben during her formative years.
At age 16, she contacted Ben and visited him in the Novinger or the Kansas City area. Following
this visit, she lost touch for a while and then rekindled the relationship after she was married,
visiting occasionally.
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