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 
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PETER G. GIANINNI� A descendant of a California pioneer who 
came to America from his distant European home in the early days of Cali- 
fornia, Peter G. Gianinni is a young man standing on the threshold of a 
promising future. He was born in Madera, Cal., August 5, 1895, and despite 
the fact that he has seen but twenty-four summers, has had crowded into 
life's comparatively short journey experiences that are usually reserved for 
the mature years of the average man. 

At two years of age he and his older sister, Laura (now Mrs. Bellochi, 
of Sausalito. Cal.), were made half orphans when death's portals closed on 
the earthly career of his mother, Angelina. His father, Jasper, who brought 
five hundred dollars with him when he came to California, failed twice at 
farming, the first time in Madera County, and the second time at Reedley. 
His third and last attempt was a success, and in 1916 he again entered the 
matrimonial state, being united to Mrs. Aldina Rondi, widow of Renaldo 
Rondi, who died in 1915, leaving his widow with two children, Americo and 
Plino. Jasper Gianinni died November 8, 1917, aged fifty-one, his death 
occurring the year following his second marriage. He left a will in which 
he bequeathed the home ranch to his son Peter, and twenty thousand 
dollars to his daughter, Mrs. Bellochi, and her oldest son, his grandson, to 
receive ten thousand dollars when he attains his majority. 

Peter Gianinni began to experience life's cares when compelled at the 
age of twelve to leave school and go to work because of his father's financial 
misfortunes. At fourteen he practically ran his father's ranch. At fifteen he 
was in charge of the ranch, and when seventeen had full control of his own 
and his father's business, keeping the men's time, writing out pay checks, 
and directing the work on the ranch. An able business man and a hard 
worker, he at times employs many men, and successfully runs his large, 
well-improved ranch which lies across the line from Fresno County, in the 
Kingsburg District, four one-half miles northeast of Kingsburg and six miles 
south of Parlier, 116 acres of the 120 comprised in the ranch lying in Tulare 
County and four acres in Fresno County. A fine bungalow was completed 
on the ranch in 1917, two months before his father's death. On the home 
place Mr. Gianinni has planted fifteen acres in beans, twenty acres in corn 
and potatoes, ten acres in grain, ten acres in prunes, ten acres to Thompson 
seedless grapevines, five acres to Malagas, thirty acres to muscats and twenty 
acres to peaches. In addition he rents fifty acres of grain land and twenty- 
six acres of corn land in Fresno County. The gross expense of running his 
ranch is $7,000 and $4,500 of this sum is expended for labor. 

Mr. Gianinni is a member of the Catholic Church, and has demonstrated 
his patriotism to his country by liberally purchasing Liberty Bonds. 

Mr. Gianinni was married, May 8, 1918, at San Luis Obispo, at the 
home of his bride's parents, to Miss Lena Biaggini, a daughter of Ercole and 
Josephine (Mozzini) Biaggini, of Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, where 
he owns seven fine ranches. Mr. and Mrs. Gianinni have one child, a boy 
baby. LeRoy Jasper, born May 20, 1919.