Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Valerio, Charles 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Valerio, Charles – It is remarkable how many sons of Italy have come to the 
United States, and arriving here, have developed into such excellent and 
desirable citizens. They know how to work and save, and many of them become 
prominent officials in the towns in which they locate. One of the men who 
belongs to this class is Charles Valerio, of Coal City, Ill., born in Italy, 
August 29, 1872, a son of William and Catherine Enrietto Valerio. The father 
was an agriculturist of Italy, who brought his family, then consisting of his 
wife and three of his children, George, Mary and August, to America in 1880. 
After coming here the parents had two other children, Frank, who is living at 
Marseilles, Ill., and August, who died in infancy. They located at Braidwood, 
Ill., where the father worked in the mines until 1883, but then moved to 
Diamond, where he continued mining until his death, which occurred in 1902. He 
is buried in the cemetery at Braidwood. The mother died in 1905.

Charles Valerio remained in Italy until 1887, during that period attending 
college at Turin for seven years, but in 1887 came to Diamond, Ill., where he 
entered the public schools in order to learn English. In 1892 he began working 
as a clerk in a store at Coal City, and by 1895 was able to open a store of 
his own at Diamond where he remained until 1907. In that year he became 
wholesale agent for the Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Valerio 
also acts as agent for five different steamboat lines and is very prominent 
among his own countrymen who depend upon him and his judgment. He is also 
consular correspondent to the Italian consulate at Chicago.

Interested in fraternal matters, Mr. Valerio has associated himself with the 
Foresters, passing all the chairs, having been one of the charter members of 
his lodge, and he has been deputy grand for four years. Politically he is a 
Republican, and served as city clerk for eleven terms, beginning in 1895 when 
the village was organized. For eight years he served as postmaster of Diamond, 
holding that office until 1907. At present he is a Notary Public and has been 
since 1894.  The Catholic Church holds his membership.

pages 913-914

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

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