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JOHN A. MUZIO
The enterprising proprietor of the
Muzio orchard and market gardens, located five miles east of Stockton, is John
A. Muzio, whose birth occurred at Stockton, California, August 4, 1896, the
eldest son of Felix and Maria (Pinasco) Muzio, both natives of Genoa, Italy. Felix Muzio was reared on a little Italian
farm, the home of his parents, and remained at home until 1894, when he came to
California; later his wife and their daughter, Jenny, came to Stockton. Felix Muzio was a hard worker and had
succeeded in establishing a home on ten acres of land east of Stockton, but was
not permitted to enjoy it long, for he passed away on December 30, 1901,
survived by his widow and five children:
Adelle is the wife of Stephen Pinasco; John
A., our subject; Eugene is a rancher; Ernest R. is a bookkeeper; and Jenny, who
died at the age of nine years. After her
husband’s death Mrs. Muzio kept the family together and managed the ranch and
in 1903 she married Joseph Frugone, born in Genoa,
Italy, November 17, 1877. He arrived in Stockton in December, 1900, and engaged
in fruit and market gardening. Three
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Frugone: Julia, Louisa, and Jenny.
Felix Muzio purchased ten acres of
the home place in 1894 and since that time an additional thirty-five acres has
been bought, twenty acres of which is now in vineyard, while the balance is
devoted to raising fruit and vegetables for the markets of Stockton. Mr. Muzio has experienced disastrous floods,
one in 1907 and another in 1911, when the greater portion of their ranch was
under water for a number of weeks at a time.
Mr. Muzio, Mr. Frugone, his stepfather, and
his two brothers, Eugene and Ernest R., carry on a fine market business, it
having grown to such proportions that they have purchased a Moreland truck to
haul their products to market.
Mr. Muzio married Miss Loretta Calosso, born near Stockton, a daughter of Frederick Calosso, prominent cherry grower residing near
Stockton. They have two children,
Frances and Norma. Mr. Muzio votes the
Republican ticket and with his brother Eugene is a member of the Red Men.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Page
1488. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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