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 ANDREW COLOMBERO.� A viticulturist of the Clovis section, who has improved a fine ranch, is Andrew Colombero, a native of Cuneo, Pie- monti, Italy, born August 10, 1878, where he was reared and educated. In 1889 he made his way to Savoy, France, where for fifteen years he worked on farms and vineyards, except a few months while he served his required time in an Alpine Regiment in the Italian Army, returning to France after his honorable discharge. In 1903 he came to California and in Siskiyou County he was employed in saw mills and lumber yards for the McLoud Lumber Company, continuing there for a period of eight years. He then came to Sanger, Fresno County, being employed in the lumber yard of the Sanger Lumber Company for two years. Having a desire to own a farm and engage in fruit raising, he purchased ten acres near Clovis, in 1913, where he built his home and set out a vine- yard, adding to his original purchase until he has twenty-six acres in his home farm, devoted to growing malaga and seedless Thompson grapes. He now also owns another ranch of twenty acres which is also in vines. Mr. Colombero was married in Italy to Miss Mary Rovero, and they have six children, three of whom are living: Peter, Josephine and Henry. Mr. Colombero is liberal and enterprising and supports all local movements for the advancement of the county. We find him a member of the California Associated Raisin Company and also of the Melvin Grape Growers Asso- ciation, from their organization.