California Biographies 

Source:
History of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties, California
by: C M Gidney - Santa Barbara. Benjamin Brooks - San Luis Obispo. 
Edwin M Sheridan - Ventura
Volumes II - Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, ILL., 1917

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JOSEPH GUIDOTTI.  The business activities of Joseph Guidotti would classify him as one of the pioneers 
in the daily industry of Santa Barbara County.  He has had a long and successful experience as a 
dairyman, and conducts one of the largest institutions of that kind at Los Alamos.
 
Born in Switzerland December 1, 1865, a son of Peter and Mary Guidotti, he had a thorough training in 
the dairy methods which have been developed to so high a degree of perfection by the Swiss people.  
He attended the public schools of his native land until he was fourteen, and thereafter was employed 
on dairy farms until he came to America at the age of eighteen.  Locating at Lompoc, California, he 
worked as a farm hand two years, and in 1889 with his cousin Peter Guidotti established a dairy farm at 
Lompoc.  In 1893 Joseph bought out his partner, continued alone in the business at Lompoc for four 
years, and then removed to Casmalia, where he conducted a fine dairy farm for twelve years.
 
In 1909 he transferred his location to Los Alamos, and the extent of his business can be understood by 
the fact that he employs about 3,000 acres of rented land as grazing land and for the purpose of 
growing feed for his herd.  He and his cousin Peter Guidotti also own a 200-acre dairy ranch and farm at 
San Diego.
 
In 1894, at Lompoc, Mr. Guidotti married Miss Mary Guidotti.  Mrs. Guidotti died in 1905 leaving the 
following children: Elverzio, Romalda, Albert, Cora and Lillian.  For his second wife Mr. Guidotti 
returned to Switzerland and in 1906 married Theresa Guidotti.