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JOHN ANGERINA
Since 1885 John Angerina has been
identified with the agricultural interests of San Joaquin County and the
residents of Stockton are particularly indebted to him for the fine fruit and
produce which he has delivered to them for many years. He was born at Montemurro,
near Potenza, Italy, November 21, 1864, a son of Antone and Catherina (Aliena) Angerina, both natives of
the same place and both now deceased. An
older brother of our subject was a soldier in the national army of Italy. At nineteen years of age John Angerina
decided to try his fortune in America, so left family, friends and native
country for the New World and located in New York, where he spent two
years. In 1885 he left for the west and
settling in San Joaquin County found employment on a ranch near Ripon, where he
remained over four years, and purchased seven and a half acres near French Camp
with his savings. Within the next eight
years he was able to buy out the interest of his partner in this tract of land so that he is now sole owner of it. He devotes all his attention to the
production of fruits and vegetables, for which he finds a ready and profitable
sale, owing to their superior quality.
The marriage of Mr. Angerina
occurred at Stockton in January, 1897, and united him with Miss Vincenza Amadola, also a native
of Italy, born in the vicinity of Milan, who came to Stockton, California, with
her parents, where they still reside.
They are the parents of seven children:
Catherine, Mrs. Joe Russo, has two sons and resides in Stockton; Antone;
Louis served four and half years in the U. S. Army; John, George, Thomas, and
Theresa. The family is identified with
the Catholic Church at Stockton and fraternally Mr. Angerina is a member of the
S. E. S. of Stockton. He has
systematically developed his ranch until it is a model of neatness, the main
reason for the quality and quantity of the products of his orchard and
garden. Recently he erected a
comfortable residence on the ranch, which enhances its value and where the
family resides in comfort. He has never
had occasion no regret his determination to seek a home in America, for he
found good business opportunities here of which he took advantage, and as the
years have passed his labors have been crowned with success.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1567. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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