Al Capones first wife
shortly after Al Capone received his infamous scar, he met a young lady of Irish decent named mary coughlin. she was a blonde, middle class and very pretty. although they liked each other, it wasn't until Mary got pregnant that the topic of marriage rose up.
After al dated Mary for a few months, she ended up getting pregnant. on december 30 1918, al capone and mary got married. this was 26 days after their son, francis (nicknamed "sonny") was born. Francis was al capones only child. Francis Capone
ALPHONSE ALBERT FRANCIS CAPONE JR. was born on december 4, 1918. he was nicknamed "sonny." he was born with congenital syphilis, a serious mastoid infection. he survived a brain surgery, but in the end was left partially deaf.
He married Diane Ruth Casey, whom he had 4 kids with. there names were Veronica, Teresa, Barbara, and Patricia Capone-Brown. in 1966, he changed his name to albert francis brown in an attempt to "erase" the capone name. he eventually died in 2004, at the age of 85. Family life in generalThroughout Al Capones life, he kept his business and family interests totally separate. Al strived to keep his family safe, secure, and out of the spotlight.
bpvzx cc Even though Al capone cared for his family deeply, he still had a fair bit of mistresses over the years. before al met mary however, he had contracted syphilis from a prostitute. since the sympoms of syphilis can disappear almost instantly, it remained un-discovered until his later years. this eventually led to his inevitable death. |
A PICTUre of the beautiful mary capone, taken in her glory years.
a Picture of "Mae" and Francis Capone, the notorious al capones family
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