Ranchers on the Montebello Road, Anton and John
Picchetti or Picchetti Bros. are successful horticulturists and
viticulturists. They were both born in San Jose, Anton on April 15,
1884, and John on September 12, 1886. Their father, Vincent Picchetti,
was born in Novara, Italy, and came to California when a young man in
the early days, locating in Santa Clara County, where he followed
dairying for a while until he became foreman of the Villa Marie for the
Jesuit Fathers, and while there he purchased 160 acres on the
Montebello Road, the nucleus of the present Picchetti Ranch.
He made a
trip back to his old home in Italy and there married Theresa Chicoletti
and immediately brought his bride to Santa Clara County. Locating on
his ranch he began clearing and improving it, setting out vineyard
and orchards and built a winery, adding to it from time to time until
it comprises 500 acres; about half of the acreage is in orchard and the
balance is vineyard and grain land. He had completed a new residence,
with everything well improved when he was called by death in 1904 at
the age of fifty-six years; his widow now makes her home in San Jose.
She was the mother of five children, four of whom grew to maturity:
Anton and John of Picchetti Bros., operating the Picchetti Ranch, and
Attillio and Hector, engaged in the automobile business in San Jose.
Anton and John Picchetti, after completing the schools in their home
district, entered the San Jose Business College where they were
graduated after which they returned to the ranch and actively assisted
their father until his death, when they took up the management of the
ranch, continuing the improvements, clearing more land and setting out
fruit trees, mostly prunes and apricots. Anton was married to Miss
Anita Pecchorini, and they have two children, Hector and Virgil. He is
a member of the N. S. G. W. John was married first to Emma Grosetti,
who died leaving one child, Alda. He was married the second time to
Miss Josephine Prattini. Politically they are firm believers in
protection for Americans, and are stanch Republicans.
Sawyer, Eugene T,
History of Santa Clara County, California :
Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic Record Co., 1922, 1776
pgs. page 1596
ATTILIO
PICCHETTI
Bio-Sawyers
SURNAMES:
Among the representatives of oldp
ioneer families of San Jose who are carrying on , under more promising
conditions, the work undertaken by their forebears, mention is due
Attilio Picchetti, owner of the Plaza Garage, located at 22-230 South
Market Street. He was born at San Jose, August 9, 1889, the son
of Vincento and Terresa Picchetti, farmers of that district. The father
settled in San Jose in 1874 and saw it grow from a small town to the
thriving, prosperous city of today.
Attilio Picchetti grew to manhood in
San Jose, received his education in the public schools and Santa Clara
College, and later took a commercial course in the old San Jose
Business College. For the first nine years on entereing the
business world he was engaged in the bivery business and then answered
the call of his country by giving his servises in the World War,
training at Camp Fremont, Camp Mills, N.Y., where he was made sergeant,
and at Camp Stuart, Va. He was engaged in drilling rectuits part
of the time and was also supply sergeant and wqas two days on the ocean
when the armistice was signed. After the armistice was signed and
he returned home he established the business he is now engaged in ,
namely, the Plaza Garage; he employs eight men besides his office
force. He has the exclusive agency for Hood tires in Santa Clara
County and also is agent for the De Martini trucks and Reliance
trailers in San ta Clara, San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz
counties. Mr. Picchetti makes his home with his mother, his
father having passed away in 1905. He belongs to the Native Sons
of the Golden West, San Jose Parlor No. 22, the Loyal Order of Moose,
and the Chamber of Commerce, the Commercial Club, and the American
Legion of San Jose. For recreation he enjoys a automobiling and
out-of-door and all clean sports. Sawyer, Eugene T, History of Santa Clara County, California :
Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic Record Co., 1922, 1776
pgs. page 1596 SANTA CLARA
COUNTY The Valley of Heart's Delight