Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Bottino, Angelo 
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Author: History of Grundy County IL 1914

Bottino, Angelo

A resident of the town of South Wilmington since its organization, Angelo 
Bottino is the leader among the Italian-born citizens of his community, and 
although now living retired from active business pursuits, still takes an 
alert interest in the affairs of his section, and for the past eight years has 
served as city clerk.  He has also been a notary public for seven years, and 
devotes some time to acting as a fire insurance agent and as agent for 
steamship lines.  He was born in Northern Italy, July 5, 1867, a son of Carlo 
and Domenica (Oberto) Bottino.  His father, a teamster by vocation, died in 
his native land in 1905, while the mother still survives and makes her home in 
Italy.  Ten children were born to them:  Baptista and Frank, who came to the 
United States and still live here; Domenica (I), who is deceased; Dominic; 
Angelina, who is deceased; Victor, who lives in France; Quinto, who came to 
the United States and now resides in Texas; Angelo; Angelina (II), and 
Domenica (II).

The education of Angelo Bottino was secured in the public schools of Northern 
Italy, which he attended until reaching the age of twelve years, and after 
that time worked in a shop at a salary of ten cents per day for three years.  
Desiring to better himself, he then went to France and secured employment in 
the coal mines, but when twenty years of age returned to Italy and for two 
years served in the Italian army.  Subsequently he went to Portugal for a 
short time and then returned to France, and when twenty-four years of age 
emigrated to the United States, locating at once at Braidwood, Ill., where he 
became a worker in the mines.  In 1899 Mr. Bottino came to South Wilmington at 
the time the town started, and this has been his home to the present time.  He 
was for some years engaged in the saloon business, but has disposed of his 
interests therein, and is living practically retired.  He has shown his public 
spirit on numerous occasions when he was identified with movements making for 
progress and the betterment of conditions here, and is worthy of being 
numbered among the town’s representative men.

Mr. Bottino was married to Miss Elizabeth Haakey, and three children have been 
born to them:  Angelina, Mabel and Louis, all of whom reside at home.  Mr. and 
Mrs. Bottino are members of the Catholic Church.  He is prominent fraternally 
as a member of the Eagles Lodge, South Wilmington, the Italian society of the 
White Neck Tie, at Spring Valley; the Odd Fellows, at Braceville; and the 
Knights of Pythias, at Cedarville.  In the capacity of city clerk, he is ably 
handling the affairs of his adopted place, and his conscientious public 
service has won him the respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens.

page 770

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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