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SACCONE BROTHERS
(John C., George W., Victor, Benjamin and Leo Saccone)
Designers and builders of many of
the fine homes of Stockton, the five brothers composing this firm, John C.,
George W., Victor, Benjamin and Leo Saccone, were all born at Oroville, Butte County,
California. Their parents were Joseph
and Angeline (Malins) Saccone,
the former a native of Italy, while Mrs. Saccone was born in Germany, and each
had immigrated to California when they were in their teens and were married in
Oroville. The father was a farmer and
died when the boys were small and the mother brought her family to Stockton in
1908. She purchased a ranch of
seventy-five acres and after living on it for about two years disposed of it
and purchased eleven lots on East Lindsay Street in the 1300 and 1400
block. Assisted by her sons she built
twelve houses on this property and on their return from the War she gave each a
home. Since that time they have built
many fine homes, ranging in price from $4,000 to $10,000, and among them are the
following: Three for Mr. Bacigalupi, two
for Mr. Buthenuth, two for Mrs. Kuhlmann; also homes
for Mr. Fassler, L. S. Repetti,
Mr. Moresco, E. J. Blanchard in Yosemite Terrace and Mrs. Alice M. Hopkins in
Sperry’s Addition and numerous others.
Victor Saccone, who looks after some
of the business affairs of the firm, was born at Oroville May 17, 1892, and
completed his education in the Stockton schools and at Heald’s Business
College. He is a member of Stockton Parlor
No. 7, N. S. G. W., and of Karl Ross Post, American Legion. During the World War he entered the service
and trained at Camp Lewis, Washington, and served overseas as a mess sergeant
in Battery B., 347th Field Artillery, 91st Division,
being stationed in the Verdun sector.
After the Armistice he was stationed in Germany with the Army of the
Occupation and altogether served for eighteen and a half months. On his return to San Francisco he was
mustered out at the Presidio, April 26, 1919, and returned home. On June 12, 1922, he was married to Miss
Ethel Jury, born in Stockton. Two other
of the brothers also served in the War, George W. as a mechanic in the aero
squadron, building planes in England, and Benjamin, as an observed in the air
service, stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Transcribed by V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1594-1595. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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