William Tocco was one of seven children born to Giacomo Tocco and Nicolina Moceri.
10 Facts About William Tocco
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In 1912, the William Tocco family immigrated to the United States, and settled in Detroit, Michigan.
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William Tocco continued producing malt products and did well for around five years, then it was changed to the Pheiffer Products Co.
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On February 5,1932, William Tocco was arrested for conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act.
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Not long after this arrest, Zerilli and William Tocco were barred from participating in the legal beer business by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission and were ordered to sell their interest in the Pheiffer Brewing.
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In 1923, William Tocco married Rosalia Zerilli, sister of Joseph Zerilli, and they purchased land in Grosse Pointe Park where they raised their seven children, including Jack William Tocco, who would become a feared Detroit mafioso.
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In 1952, his son Anthony William Tocco married Carmela Profaci, daughter of Joe Profaci.
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William Tocco's bloodline reached from New York to Los Angeles just through the marriages of his children.
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William Tocco spent most of the last nine years of his life in Miami, Florida.
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William Tocco was 75 years old and he left behind his wife Rosalia, his children, and 28 grand children.