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Source: Full Citation Below Biography
Author: S. J. Clarke (Publisher, 1922)

FRANK BAUDINO.
    Frank Baudino, engaged in merchandising at Tontitown, was born in Italy,
July 14. 1880, and is a son of John and B. Victoria (Perassi) Baudino, who were
also of Italian birth and spent their entire lives in that sunny land. The
father is still living, but the mother died in 1893. They were the parents of
six children, five of whom survive: Frank, of this review; Angelia and
Frederick, who are in Italy; Mary and Vincent, in South America. The father is a
shoemaker by trade and has followed that pursuit throughout his entire life. He
has also been a consistent follower of the Catholic church. His father, Dominick
Baudino, spent his entire life in Italy and was also a shoemaker. The maternal
grandfather, Chiaffredo Perassi, was a miller.

    Frank Baudino acquired his education in Italy and there learned the
shoemaker's trade, which he followed in his native country until 1907, when he
crossed the Atlantic to New York. He first made his way westward to Wisconsin,
settling at Rib Lake, where he engaged in shoemaking for about three years. He
then removed to Arkansas, taking up his abode in Tontitown in 1911. Here he his
since engaged in merchandising and is now proprietor of a large store. He
carries an extensive stock and enjoys a liberal patronage, his trade steadily
growing as the years go by. He devotes his entire time to business and aside
from his connection with mercantile interests he is the owner of forty acres of
land, ten acres of which is planted to grapes.

    In 1902 Mr. Baudino was married to Miss Maddalena Mollar, who was born in
Italy, a daughter of Chiaffredo Mollar, also of Italian birth. Her father was a
farmer by occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Baudino have become parents of five children,
of whom four are living: Leo, who is a graduate of a business college; Armando
and Victoria, in school; and Pauline, who is not yet of school age.

    The parents are members of the Catholic church and Mr. Baudino is connected
with the Catholic Knights of America, and the Knights of Columbus. In politics
he is a republican and has served as mayor of Tontitown. He is interested in all
that pertains to the welfare and progress of the community and he supports many
projects for the general good. He has never had occasion to regret his
determination to come to the new world, for in this land he has found the
opportunities which he sought and through the careful direction of his business
affairs has gained a substantial measure of success.


Additional Comments:
Citation:
Centennial History of Arkansas
Volume II
Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1922



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