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They confirmed her mother Vivian Liberto's paternal Sicilian ancestry, documented for 300 years in Cefalù, Sicily. Vivian’s grandfather Rosario Liberto arrived in New Orleans in 1895 and migrated to San Antonio, Texas. There he married an Italian woman from his hometown, and founded what became a chain of successful Italian grocery stores.
- Vivian Cash, Vivian Distin
- May 24, 2005 (aged 71), Ventura, California, U.S.
- Vivian Dorraine Liberto, April 23, 1934, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
May 16, 2021 · Cash denied his first wife, Vivian, was African American during a 1965 boycott by racists sparked by a photo of them together. The questions about Vivian's ancestry were finally resolved on...
- Sydney Trent
May 18, 2021 · Rosanne Cash, the daughter of Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto, learned that her mom had a Black great-great grandmother who was enslaved. Vivian was the target of KKK threats for her appearance, but her family history was hidden for generations.
Jun 9, 2023 · Roseanne Cash, the daughter of Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto, discovered on "Finding Your Roots" that her mother had a Black great-great-grandmother who was freed by her white father. The show also found that Cash had a Black ancestor on her father's side and that she was related to Angela Bassett.
- Chrissy Callahan
May 18, 2021 · According to Daily Mail, Vivian Liberto believed herself to be of Sicilian, German and Irish heritage, but was, in fact, descended in part from slaves. The test reportedly revealed that...
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Vivian Liberto was born on April 23, 1934 in San Antonio Texas, U.S.A. An Italian-American by origin, she was the only daughter of Irene Robinson Liberto and Thomas Peter Liberto. She and her elder brother Raymond Alvin Liberto were raised in a Roman Catholic household.
Jul 14, 2023 · Vivian Liberto was born in San Antonio, Texas, to an Italian-American mother and a German-Irish father. She married Johnny Cash in 1954, but their marriage ended in 1966 after he had an affair with June Carter.