Accardo Family History & Genealogy

Organized Crime Figure. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1906, he joined the city’s organized crime family, the “Outfit,” during the late 1920s. He served under three bosses (Alphonse Capone, Frank Nitti, and Paul Ricca), before becoming the boss himself. Accardo became prominent in the mob during Al Capone’s reign. He served for a time as Capone’s bodyguard. His arrest record began in 1923 and included a number of criminal convictions. However, Accardo is known to have spent only one day inside a prison. Accardo’s only day in prison occurred on Lincoln’s Birthday in 1945. He was taken into custody for questioning in connection with a gambling case. Due to the holiday closing of the courts, Accardo remained in custody until the next day. In 1931, Accardo was named as a suspect in the killing of Capone rival Joe Aiello. Upon Capone’s imprisonment for tax evasion, Accardo remained close to new boss Frank Nitti and took the reins of the Outfit in 1943 or 1944. He helped guide the Chicago family into gambling ventures, entertainment industry rackets and trucking. He expanded the Outfit’s influence to most of the western states, eventually succeeding in allowing the Outfit total independence from the eastern mobs which had their own ruling commission and territories. Tony Accardo, was also known as “Joe Batters” and “Big Tuna,”…. In the press he was often called Tony (Big Tuna) Accardo, a nickname given him after he caught a 400-pound tuna off Florida in the early 1950’s. But inside the “Outfit,” as its members called the Chicago syndicate, Mr. Accardo’s sobriquet was the more sinister “Joe Batters” — apparently a reference to his predilection for using baseball bats as a weapon. He was a Chicago Mafia boss for about a dozen years beginning near the end of World War II, when Frank Nitti apparently committed suicide and Paul Ricca was imprisoned. Anthony Accardo ruled the family from approximately 1943 until 1957, when he abdicated leadership to his underboss, Sam (Momo) Giancana. When Giancana went to prison in 1965, he returned to full control untiL the early 1970s, when his new underboss Joseph Aiuppa took the reigns – always with his supervision. Accardo remained influential in the crime family and returned to a visible leadership role when Giancana fled the country in 1966. Accardo remained at the helm when Giancana returned to Chicago in 1974. Giancana was shot to death a year later. Accardo retired in the 1980s to Palm Springs, Calif. Federal investigators continued to link him to union racketeering. His years on the Chicago throne were remarkable by their brutality and bloodshed, particularly on violators of the drug ban enforced in the city. He, unlike other mob bosses throughout history, was serious about this rule. When the Chicago leadership was decimated by Las Vegas casino skimming convictions in the mid-1980s, he returned to the fold and reinstated a new administration, remaining in the background to survey their management. When he passed away in 1992, the family he had turned into a vast army of money-making killers was a shell of its former self. He died — remarkably, of natural causes — congestive heart failure and acute respiratory failure at age 86 in a Chicago hospital on May 27, 1992.

Joe J Accardo of Los Banos, Merced County, California was born on January 14, 1922, and died at age 61 years old in May 1983.

Joseph Accardo of Flint, Genesee County, MI was born on October 23, 1925, and died at age 84 years old on September 18, 2010. Joseph Accardo was buried at Great Lakes National Cemetery Section 3 Site 79 4200 Belford Road, in Holly.

Leo Accardo of Johnston, Providence County, RI was born on April 25, 1920, and died at age 76 years old on December 7, 1996.

Nancy A Accardo of Jefferson County, TX was born circa 1951. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy A. (Mika) Accardo.

Sandra E Accardo of Jefferson County, TX was born circa 1952. She married Jimmie D. Alston on June 18, 1971 in Jefferson County, TX and they later separated on April 28, 1975. She also married Sam R. Accardo Jr on March 30, 1979 in Jefferson County and they later separated on November 21, 1983. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sandra E. (Foret) Accardo.

Catherine Holliday Accardo of Zachary, East Baton Rouge County, LA was born on March 4, 1919, and died at age 89 years old on October 7, 2008. Catherine Accardo was buried at Port Hudson National Cemetery Section H Site 314 20978 Port Hickey Road, in Zachary.

Mario Accardo of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan was born on September 19, 1904, and died at age 62 years old in September 1966.

Donald Phillip Accardo of Dana Point, Orange County, California was born on August 5, 1940, and died at age 65 years old on October 8, 2005. Donald Accardo was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section BC Row E Site 30 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.

Martha Ellen Accardo of Dana Point, Orange County, California was born on November 2, 1937, and died at age 70 years old on November 23, 2007. Martha Accardo was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 4 Site 1775 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.

Deborah M Accardo was born on January 19, 1957, and died at age 50 years old on April 19, 2007. Deborah Accardo was buried at Great Lakes National Cemetery Section 1 Site 1364 4200 Belford Road, in Holly, Mi. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Deborah M Accardo.

Joan R Accardo of Orlando, Orange County, FL was born on October 30, 1932, and died at age 75 years old on April 18, 2008. Joan Accardo was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section Y Site 789 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny.

John G Accardo of West Islip, Suffolk County, NY was born on August 27, 1925, and died at age 78 years old on July 27, 2004. John Accardo was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 24A Site 288 210 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton.

Giovanna Giovanna (Accardo) Coraci of Moor Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Giovanna Accardo Coraci.

Lina Lina (Accardo) Perri of Park Australia, was married to Antonio Perri, and has a child Rocco Perri. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lina Accardo Perri.

Crocifissa Crocifissa (Accardo) Gucciardo of Box Hill Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Crocifissa Accardo Gucciardo.

Travis P Accardo of Orange County, TX was born circa 1973. Travis Accardo was married to Nichole A. (Thibodeaux) Accardo on October 9, 1999 in Orange County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Travis P. Accardo.

Nichole A Accardo of TX was born circa 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nichole A. (Thibodeaux) Accardo.

Amy E Accardo of TX was born circa 1973. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Amy E. (Csepke) Accardo.

Ralph Accardo Jr of Galveston County, TX was born circa 1973. Ralph Accardo was married to Amy E. (Csepke) Accardo on April 11, 1997 in Galveston County, TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ralph Accardo Jr.