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Family Tree

Split into three diagrams for readability: direct ancestors (bloodline), extended Galavotti bio-family, and Julie's maternal side. Everything's linked. Scroll horizontally on mobile.
Legend: Blue = paternal raised-by (Salinsky) · Orange = paternal biological (Galavotti) · Purple = maternal (Wilson/Mosher) · Green = Alex + confirmed alive. Dashed arrow = biological (bio-dad) connection where dotted line indicates same person as legal parent.

1. Direct bloodline — 5 generations back

Only Alex's direct ancestors: parents → grandparents → great-grandparents → great-great-grandparents. Extended family lives in separate trees below to avoid clutter.
flowchart TB %% Great-great-grandparents (Italian side only for now, others unknown) CESARE["Cesare Micheletti
1867 - 1930
Italy"]:::patbio ELVERA["Elvera Pietrini
1870 - 1938
Italy"]:::patbio JOSEPH_S["Joseph Salinsky
?
(unverified)"]:::patraised CATHERINE["Catherine Budwick
?
(unverified)"]:::patraised %% Great-grandparents RANATO["Ranato 'Ray' Galavotti
18 Aug 1903 - 18 Mar 1986
Italy → Canastota"]:::patbio ROSE["Rose Micheletti Galavotti
7 Feb 1903 - 1 Apr 2000
Saint Agatha Canastota"]:::patbio CARL["Carl Britton
Oneida NY"]:::patbio REBA["Reba Snyder
Oneida NY"]:::patbio JOHNPAUL["John Paul Salinsky ⭐WWI vet
29 Aug 1895 - 27 Oct 1993
Syracuse → Cicero → Oxford Vets Home
age 98"]:::patraised MARGARET["Margaret M. Nesius
2 Jan 1896 - Sep 1982"]:::patraised POPLASKI_F["Poplaski father
Herkimer NY
(name TBD Tue call)"]:::patraised POPLASKI_M["Poplaski mother
Herkimer NY
(name TBD)"]:::patraised CHARLES_M["Charles W. Mosher
Oswego area"]:::mat NELLIE["Nellie Moody Mosher
d. ~Mar 1988"]:::mat WILSON_F["Wilson father
(unknown)"]:::mat WILSON_M["Wilson mother
(unknown)"]:::mat %% Grandparents RAY_JR["Raymond E. Galavotti Jr.
16 Sep 1928 - 21 Jun 2017
Saint Agatha Canastota"]:::patbio BETTY["Betty Britton Galavotti
11 Oct 1930 - 17 Aug 2026
Lenox Rural Section S"]:::patbio JOHNLEO["John Leo Salinsky
24 Jun 1924 - 29 Jul 1987
Pine Plains Sec 5 Lot 21G
grew up 511 Eagle St Utica"]:::patraised BERNICE["Bernice Poplaski Salinsky
19 Sep 1919 - 21 Jul 1987
Herkimer → Brewerton"]:::patraised ROBERT["Robert Alexander Wilson
d. late 1990s Oneida NY
NYS Dept of Agriculture"]:::mat LAURA["Laura Adeline Mosher Wilson
1917 Oswego - 28 Aug 1973
Upson Corners Cemetery Fulton"]:::mat %% Parents RAY_M["Raymond M. Galavotti
bio father, alive
385 Rosewood Cir Canastota"]:::patbio ROY["Roy Salinsky
raised-by father, alive
Erieville NY"]:::patraised JULIE["Julie Wilson Salinsky
mother, alive"]:::mat %% Alex ALEX(["🌟 ALEX SALINSKY
b. 9 Dec 1984 Syracuse
Medellín Colombia"]):::alex %% Edges: G-G-grand → great CESARE --> ROSE ELVERA --> ROSE JOSEPH_S -.-> JOHNPAUL CATHERINE -.-> JOHNPAUL %% Edges: Great → grand RANATO --> RAY_JR ROSE --> RAY_JR CARL --> BETTY REBA --> BETTY JOHNPAUL --> JOHNLEO MARGARET --> JOHNLEO POPLASKI_F --> BERNICE POPLASKI_M --> BERNICE CHARLES_M --> LAURA NELLIE --> LAURA WILSON_F --> ROBERT WILSON_M --> ROBERT %% Edges: Grand → parent RAY_JR --> RAY_M BETTY --> RAY_M JOHNLEO --> ROY BERNICE --> ROY ROBERT --> JULIE LAURA --> JULIE %% Edges: Parent → Alex JULIE ==> ALEX ROY ==> ALEX RAY_M -.-> ALEX classDef patraised fill:#152530,stroke:#7ec8e3,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb classDef patbio fill:#2a2018,stroke:#f5b642,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb classDef mat fill:#2a1d33,stroke:#c48bd6,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb classDef alex fill:#1a3a1a,stroke:#7fbf7f,stroke-width:3px,color:#e6e8eb,font-weight:bold

2. Ranato Galavotti's 5 children (Alex's bio side)

Ranato + Rose had 5 children. Ray Jr is Alex's grandfather. Joseph is very likely still alive at 95 in Canastota.
flowchart LR R["Ranato Galavotti
1903 Italy - 1986
Rose Micheletti
1903 - 2000"]:::couple C["Charles J. Galavotti
1926-2013"]:::patbio RJ["⭐ Raymond E.
Galavotti Jr.
1928-2017
Alex's grandfather"]:::patbio J["Joseph F. Galavotti
b. 1931 · alive at 95
225 E Hickory St
Canastota"]:::patbioLive D["Donald Galavotti
1937-2002"]:::patbio E["Elvira 'Ellie'
Gilleece
1940-2021"]:::patbio R --> C R --> RJ R --> J R --> D R --> E classDef couple fill:#3a2a18,stroke:#f5b642,stroke-width:3px,color:#e6e8eb classDef patbio fill:#2a2018,stroke:#f5b642,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb classDef patbioLive fill:#1a3a1a,stroke:#7fbf7f,stroke-width:3px,color:#e6e8eb,font-weight:bold

3. Ray Jr + Betty's 3 children (Alex's parents' generation, bio side)

Ray Jr + Betty had 3 kids. Raymond M. is Alex's biological father.
flowchart LR RB["Raymond E. Galavotti Jr.
1928-2017
Betty Britton
1930-2026"]:::couple JG["James Galavotti + Nancy
Hilton Head SC"]:::patbio RM["⭐ Raymond M. + Tammy
Canastota · Alex's bio father"]:::patbio JL["Jean Galavotti + Michael Lewis
Chester VA"]:::patbio RB --> JG RB --> RM RB --> JL classDef couple fill:#3a2a18,stroke:#f5b642,stroke-width:3px,color:#e6e8eb classDef patbio fill:#2a2018,stroke:#f5b642,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb

4. Alex's half-sisters (via Raymond M. + Tammy)

flowchart LR RMT["Raymond M. Galavotti
Tammy Galavotti
Canastota"]:::couple ROSA["Rosa M. Galavotti
Fox5 DC / Arlington VA
Alex's half-sister"]:::patbio JENN["Jennifer Galavotti Mueller
Coeymans Hollow FD
Alex's half-sister"]:::patbio RMT --> ROSA RMT --> JENN classDef couple fill:#3a2a18,stroke:#f5b642,stroke-width:3px,color:#e6e8eb classDef patbio fill:#2a2018,stroke:#f5b642,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb
Other bio-side relatives (not shown in tree, see biography): Joseph's wife Tina Scotti (1930-2007) + their 5 children (Tony, John, Sue Reed, Elvira Sullivan, JoAnn McDermott — all Canastota). Betty's brother Larry Britton + Sandra in Munnsville. Betty's parents Carl Britton + Reba Snyder (Oneida). Rose's parents Cesare Micheletti + Elvera Pietrini (Italy, 1867-1938).

5. Laura Mosher's marriages + children (Julie's mom's line)

Laura was married multiple times. Each marriage produced children. Julie (Alex's mom) is from the Wilson marriage.
flowchart LR LAURA["Laura Adeline Mosher
1917 Oswego - 1973
Upson Corners Cemetery"]:::mat F["Fuller
(1st husband)"]:::marriage S["Smith
(2nd or 3rd husband)"]:::marriage W["Robert A. Wilson
(later husband)
d. late 1990s"]:::mat WILBER["Wilber Fuller
Julie's half-brother"]:::mat LEONARD["Leonard Smith
Julie's half-brother"]:::mat JULIE["⭐ Julie Wilson
Alex's mother, alive"]:::mat MARTHA["Martha Ann Wilson
(Greenwood, VA)
Julie's full sister"]:::mat LAURA --- F LAURA --- S LAURA --- W F --> WILBER S --> LEONARD W --> JULIE W --> MARTHA classDef mat fill:#2a1d33,stroke:#c48bd6,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb classDef marriage fill:#252530,stroke:#7ec8e3,stroke-width:1px,color:#a2a8b2,stroke-dasharray:5 5

6. Aunt Martha's family (Alex's first cousins Michelle + Nick)

flowchart LR MD["Martha Wilson (Greenwood)
Donald Sievers
(1st marriage)"]:::couplemat MICHELLE["Michelle Sievers
Alex's cousin"]:::mat NICK["Nick Sievers
Alex's cousin"]:::mat MD --> MICHELLE MD --> NICK classDef couplemat fill:#3a2833,stroke:#c48bd6,stroke-width:3px,color:#e6e8eb classDef mat fill:#2a1d33,stroke:#c48bd6,stroke-width:2px,color:#e6e8eb
Laura's Mosher siblings (Julie's aunts/uncles, Alex's great-uncles/aunts — not shown in tree, see obituaries page): Alfred F. Mosher (Air Force vet, d. 2008) · Charles "Geepa" Mosher (d. 2005) · Thomas Mosher + Anne (d. 2012) · Eleanor Mosher Ferguson · Marion Mosher Dowie · Nellie Mosher McKinstry. Great-aunt-by-marriage Ursula Mosher (d. Feb 2026). All buried All Saints Mausoleum, St. Peter's Cemetery Oswego.

What's still unknown