Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Veronda, Louis 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Veronda, Louis (deceased) – Among the men who have won their way to the front 
in Grundy County through the medium of their own efforts, Louis Veronda holds 
a deservedly high place. In the capacity of city treasurer of Coal City, Ill., 
he is showing himself possessed of executive ability as well as high ideals in 
regard to the duties of citizenship, while in business circles here he has 
been known for ten years as an agent for all the leading steamship companies. 
Mr. Veronda was born in Italy, January 21, 1871, and died June 12, 1913.

Like many others of his countrymen, who could in their own hand see but years 
of toil ahead of them, with but little opportunity for gaining more than a 
modest livelihood, Mr. Veronda decided to try his fortunes in the United 
States, and accordingly emigrated to this country in 1893. In his native land 
he had attended the public schools and had been a miner, and this vocation he 
adopted in his new surroundings, at once securing employment in the mines of 
Carbon Hill, Ill. By the year 1901 he had accumulated enough capital to 
establish himself in the saloon business, and subsequently he was identified 
also with the ice and sawdust business, and finally became an agent for the 
leading steamboat lines, being thus engaged at the time of death. He made a 
success of his ventures and invested his means in real estate and owned 160 
acres of good farming land in Horton County, North Dakota, as well as some 
valuable city lots in Gary, Ind. For ten years he acted in the capacity of 
notary public and participated actively in all movements of his fellow 
citizens. A Republican in his political views on national affairs, in city and 
county matters he was liberal. In 1913 he was appointed city treasurer of Coal 
City, and this position he continued to occupy for one year, giving general 
satisfaction to all concerned. He was a stockholder and director in the 
Illinois Aero Construction Company. Fraternally he was connected with the 
Foresters of America, in which he was chief ranger, the Italian Society of the 
White Tie, the Christopher Columbus Society, in which he was a leader, and the 
Alpina, of which he was an honorary member.

In 1898 Mr. Veronda was married to Miss Eva Querio, who was born at Braidwood, 
Grundy County, Ill., August 21, 1882, and to this union there were born three 
children: Andrew, born August 1, 1900; Louis, born June 21, 1901; and Katie, 
born January 13, 1905.

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

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