California Biographies
Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
 
Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

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

Source:
History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California
With Biographical Sketches
History by Aurelius O. Carpenter And Percy H. Millberry
Illustrated, Complete In One Volume
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1914


AMADEO DEL GROSSO.� Amadeo Del Grosso was born at Santa 
Croce, Province of Sandrio, Lombardia, Italy, March 10, 1871, his childhood 
being spent on the farm and his education obtained in the common schools. 
From reports of countrymen returning from California, telling of greater op- 
portunities for young men than were possible in his native land, he deter- 
mined to cast his fortunes and lot on the Pacific coast. When seventeen 
years of age, in 1888, he came to Salmon Creek, Mendocino county, where 
for a time he was employed at making ties, afterwards following the same 
work at Greenwood. For a while he was employed in a dairy at Point Arena, 
after which he was a tie contractor at Albion for six years. In 1897 he came 
to Cleone, where he was both a tie contractor and farmer until July, 1910, 
when he became proprietor of the Pacific Hotel on Main street. Ft. Bragg. 
Such was his success that in January, 1913, he purchased the hotel property 
and is still continuing the business. 

In Napa, Cal., occurred the marriage of Mr. Del Grosso and Marie Del He, 
also born in -Santa Croce, Italy, and to them have been born five children, as 
follows : Victor, Helena, John. Aldo and Leo. Fraternally Mr. Del Grosso 
is past president of the Druids and he is also a member of the Eagles and 
Royal Arch. Politically he is a Republican and universally supports men 
of that party.