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Puccinelli Family in Firebaugh, CA

Puccinelli Family in Firebaugh, CA

Marie Manning (View posts)
Posted: 17 Nov 2003 3:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
I'm looking for my relatives from Los Banos, CA, the children of Louis and Rosa Puccinelli.

Re: Puccinelli Family in Firebaugh, CA

Posted: 10 Mar 2007 8:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Puccinelli
Hi,

I am not related to this family, but I thought I would share what I found. I found this in the Merced County, California Biographies at this web site - Mr. Iacopi married a Teresa Puccinelli

http://ca-files.biofiles.us/Mer1925.741-780.htm

FELICE IACOPI An enterprising citizen of Los Banos, Felice Iacopi is a self-made man in every sense of the word for he landed in San Mateo County, California, with nothing in the way of cash and only his willingness to work and a strong constitution as his only assets. A native of Italy, he -was born at Montuolo, Lucca, on November 18, 1872, the son of poor but highly respected parents who gave their children such schooling as was possible under the circumstances. When he was sixteen years old he left home for the United States and arrived in Sacramento, Cal., in April, 1888, with just ten cents in his pockets. This he spent for a plug of tobacco, feeling that he might as well be broke in the new country as own one lonely ten-cent piece. He made his way to the San Pedro ranch in San Mateo County, later came into the San Joaquin Valley and in 1890 worked for Miller and Lux in Merced County. Then he went to Tulare County, and it was while he was employed there that he received his citizenship, as a United States citizen at Visalia. He came back to Merced County and worked for Miller and Lux again. In 1901, with his brother, Angelo Iacopi, he bought the Los Banos Soda Works and they operated it for a time ; then Felice sold out to his brother and built an ice plant, which he operated for some time, then leased it for a creamery. He then became the agent for the Union Ice Company, which he still continues and at the same time deals in fuel. At the fire in August, 1919 our subject lost considerable, but nothing daunted he rebuilt and continued doing business.



Mr. Iacopi was married January 2, 1905, in Los Banos to Teresa Puccinelli, born in Italy, and they have six children: Louis, Fred, Emma, Velia, Mario, and Dante. Mr. Iacopi is self educated in English, is well-known and well-liked in Los Banos and is always ready to help put through any worthy project that he believes will help the town and its people.

I hope this helps.

Louie


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