California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm


ARTHUR ARIETA.� Arthur Arieta was born at Calabria, Italy. July 
21, 1876, the oldest child of a family of five, born to Saverio and Carmella 
(Adieko) Arieta, who were farmers in Calabria. The parents migrated with 
their family to New York City in 1885, where the mother died, and two years 
later the others came to San Francisco, Cal. The father now resides in Fresno. 
Of the five children only two are living. Arthur's brother Louis is serving in 
the United States Army and is now in France, where he was wounded in 
battle on September 20, 1918. 

Arthur Arieta came to San Francisco, Cal., in 1887, and in 1888 to Fresno 
County, where he immediately went to work on ranches, making his own live- 
lihood. Having accumulated some money and learned the details of grain- 
growing, he purchased an outfit, leased the McMuller ranch in Fresno 
County, and followed grain-raising. 

Mr. Arieta was married in Fresno to Mrs. Mary (Altro) Sofia, born in 
Stockton, Cal. Her father, Joseph Altro, came to California in 1859, having 
crossed the plains on foot the entire distance from New Orleans to California 
in six months' time. In time he became a farmer at Los Banos, where he re- 
sided until his death. Mrs. Arieta's mother was Johanna Pascotza. She also 
died in Los Banos. Of their five children, Mary was the third. 

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Arieta resided in their home in Fresno 
until they purchased the present ranch of twenty acres lying west of Fresno. 
This place they have improved and brought to a high state of cultivation ; and 
here they are engaged in raising alfalfa and dairying, in which they have been 
very successful. They have five children born of their marriage, four of whom 
are living: Flora, Camelle, Rosie, and Mary. Mrs. Arieta was rirst married 
to Nicholas Sofia, and by that marriage she had seven children, five of whom 
are living: John, a resident of Los Banos; Joseph, in the United States Army 
serving in France ; Camelia, Mrs. J. Costello of this county ; Angelo, also serv- 
ing in the United States Army in France; and Sarah, who resides at home. 
Mr. Arieta is a stockholder in the Danish Creamery. He is very enterprising 
and public-spirited man. and is ably assisted in his work by his wife. Both 
are well liked and highly esteemed.