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

Bottino, Dominic – Examples are numerous of men who have come to this country 
from foreign lands without financial resources or influential friends and have 
risen to places of importance in commercial life, and no better instance of 
this type may be found than Dominic Bottino, prominent business man and highly 
respected citizen of South Wilmington, Ill.  Mr. Bottino was born June 9, 
1860, in Forino Rivara, Northern Italy, and is a son of Carlo and Domenica 
(Oberto) Bottino.  His father, who followed the occupation of teamster, died 
in his native Italy, in 1905, and the mother still makes her home there.  
There were ten children of the Bottino family:  Baptista and Frank, who both 
came to America; Domenica (I), who is deceased; Dominic; Angelina, who is 
deceased; Victor, who make his home in France; Quinto, living in Texas; 
Angelo, who came to America; Angelina (II), and Domenica (II).

Dominic Bottino secured all of his schooling in his native land, but has 
taught himself to converse, read and write English fluently.  Upon his arrival 
in the United States, in 1887, he came direct to Coal City, Grundy County, 
Ill., where for seven years he worked in the mines, and then secured 
employment in a grocery store.  In 1896 he removed to Braidwood, Ill., where 
he established himself in a general merchandise business, but in 1899 disposed 
of his interests there and came to South Wilmington, Ill.  Here he was engaged 
in the grocery business until 1901, when he purchased property and erected a 
large business block in East Brooklyn, a village adjoining South Wilmington, 
and there conducted a general merchandise business until 1907.  In that year 
he sold out and returned to Italy on a visit, and four years later returned to 
South Wilmington, where he lived retired until 1909, then engaging in business 
again at his present location.

In 1883, while still residing in Italy, Mr. Bottino was married to Katherina 
Campo, daughter of Joseph and Katherina Campo, and to this union there were 
born eleven children:  Carlo, whose home is in Chicago; Fannie, who is now 
Mrs. M. Berta, of South Wilmington; John, who died and is buried in Braidwood; 
Joe and Henry, also deceased and buried in Braidwood; Maggie and Katie, who 
are living at home; Lucy and Peter, twins, at home; Dominic, Jr., who also 
lives at home; and Frank, who died at the age of eight years and is buried at 
Braidwood.  Mr. and Mrs. Bottino are members of the Catholic Church.  He is 
widely known in fraternal circles, belonging to the Catholic Order of 
Foresters, at Coal City; Minatore D’Italia, and Sola Resplendente, at South 
Wilmington; Pretro-Micca, at Braceville; Fraternal Order of Eagles, at South 
Wilmington; and Mutno Socarso, at Braidwood.  In politics a Republican.  Mr. 
Bottino was elected city treasurer of South Wilmington in 1903, and held that 
office for two years.  He has wisely invested his means in real estate, and in 
addition to owning a number of residences and store buildings in South 
Wilmington still retains his large business in East Brooklyn.

page 772

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

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