Gaspare di Mercurio (1926-2001) is the author of La settimana dell'anarchia del 1866 a Palermo. Also, he has an honorary title of "Cav. di Vittorio Veneto" as mentioned at his burial site in Partinico.

Gaspare is survived by one son, Ivan di Mercurio, and two grandsons. He is also survived by a younger brother, Biagio DiMercurio, and a younger sister, Benedetta di Mercurio.

Biagio was born in Partinico as Biagio di Mercurio. He married in 1955 to Caterina Greco (born 1937). In 1957, his first son Salvatore di Mercurio was born and, in 1960, his second son Domenico di Mercurio was born. Around 1962, Biagio moved to the United States with his wife and kids. After the emigrated, they lived in Queens and, in approximately 1972, became American citizens. They changed their surname to DiMercurio, as was commonly done with other Italian surnames beginning with "di". Domenico's was the only one in the family to change his given name, which was changed to Dominick. Salvatore DiMercurio married Jean Roher in 1988 and had four children: Erica (born 1990), Kristen Norma (born 1992), Michael (born 1995), and Phillip (born 1997). Dominick DiMercurio married Donna Sandano (born 1961) in 1984 and had three children: Melissa (born 1989), Dominick II (born 1993), and Nicholas (born 1997). The entire family currently resides in Hagerstown, Maryland, except Caterina who died in 2007.

Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe ˈverdi]; 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century. His works are frequently performed in opera houses throughout the world and, transcending the boundaries of the genre, some of his themes have long since taken root in popular culture – such as "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto, "Va, pensiero" (The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) from Nabucco, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (The Drinking Song) from La traviata and the "Grand March" from Aida.

Verdi’s masterworks dominate the standard opera repertoire a century and a half after their composition.

Verdi was born the son of Carlo Giuseppe Verdi and Luigia Uttini in Le Roncole, a village near Busseto, then in the Département Taro which was a part of the First French Empire after the annexation of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza. The baptismal register, on 11 October lists him as being "born yesterday", but since days were often considered to begin at sunset, this could have meant either 9 or 10 October. The next day, he was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church in Latin as Joseph Fortuninus Franciscus. The day after that (Tuesday), Verdi's father took his newborn the three miles to Busseto, where the baby was recorded as Joseph Fortunin François; the clerk wrote in French. "So it happened that for the civil and temporal world Verdi was born a Frenchman."