San Joaquin County Biographies


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ROSARIO MAURO.
 
        Among the residents who fittingly represent the agricultural interests 
of San Joaquin County is Rosario Mauro, a successful, public-spirited citizen. 
He has been located on his present ranch since 1890, where he has demonstrated 
thorough and up-to-date methods in his agricultural enterprises, and is 
considered one of the most prosperous and influential men of the San Joaquin 
Valley. He was born in the province of Cosenza, Italy, July 15, 1869, a son of 
Antonio and Angelina Mauro, who lost their lives when several villages were 
destroyed by a volcanic eruption and earthquake in 1871. He was cared for by 
friends and relatives until he could make his own way, and when he had reached 
the age of twenty he decided to come to America, sailing from Naples on a 
steamer bound for New York, where he arrived in April, 1889. From New York he 
went to Nova Scotia and worked on the railroad; then he went to British Columbia 
where he had a hard time making a living. From there he drifted down the coast 
to Oregon and then on to California, landing in Stockton with just enough money 
to pay his board and room for one week. He found a friend in Joseph Corteri, a 
fuel dealer, and for several years Mr. Mauro worked for him. By applying himself 
to his work and practicing strict economy he was able to purchase his present 
place of twenty acres located near the Mossdale bridge. This land was unimproved 
and was covered with tule and much of it was swamp land, but by hard work and 
painstaking persistency this property has been long since transformed into a 
model fruit and vegetable farm, where he has continuously resided.
        On March 25, 1895, at Stockton, occurred the marriage of Mr. Mauro and 
Miss Giovannia Bambiana, a daughter of Carlo and Maria Bambiana of Lathrop, and 
all natives of the province of Cosenza, Italy. They are the parents of seven 
children: Angelina, deceased, survived by one child, Emma; Mary, Antonette, 
Antone, Ida, Matilda, and Frank, now twelve years old. In politics Mr. Mauro is 
a Republican, and the family are members of the Catholic Church. Besides his 
home place Mr. Mauro owns valuable real estate in Tracy. He has demonstrated his 
business qualifications through the successful control of his agricultural 
interests, which have made him one of the substantial farmers of his 
neighborhood.
 
History of San Joaquin County, California � Los Angeles, Historic Record Co., 
1923
p      1607    
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler.