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immigrated with her parents, Pasqua) and Madelina James, and siblings to the U.S. in 1886 and was living in Louisville by 1900. It is possible that Annetta was related to members of the DiGiacomo family already in Louisville. Her last name, James, is an Americanized form of DiGiacomo. It appears that Domenico Rotolo formed business partnerships with members of the DiGiacomo family. Articles in the Louisville Times from 1905 and 1906 report Rotolo, along with Robert DiGiacomo and Pascal DiGiacomo opened a coal mine called the Independent Mine. The now nine owned by"l liµrt Di Giactmmo's and D. Rotolo on Far_iil Gilicel11mo"e piece about ouo aucl half ranee northeast of Louisvi:Is ie row soi- ling coal. Phr,y urn'-t.ling insrnp at $2.3.3, and nut at 51.75 at the mine. The cage and tipple arc its pine+, i1i.1 th' y wftl part in a track as moon as poesibie. The canal ;r! an excellent grade of lignite and the boys will find a ready market for the output. They mark, a rr^r•rd iq etniriin their shaft. They sunk, the ehnit, tim- bered and were really to hoist nos! in inert iifty-seven days fwni the time they started working twa They will not put in machines at present bat will mine with picks. The coal being six feet high they can, do well tide way, it ie cailed the independent mine. Lafayette News, September 30, 1905 1 The Independent mint belonging to Kotula & DiCiacomei is getting in shape to Ira a good producer and av sawn WI it gets. a track. will produce cnoslder- ab a coal. They are now carrying coal with warrona. Lafayette Leader, January 11, 1906 In 1908, Rotolo purchased a significant portion of the Nicola DiGiacomo subdivision and between 1908 and 1919, he sold twelve lots for development. In the 1910 census, the Rotolos are noted as living on Jefferson in an unnumbered house with their two children, Lucy (1900-1955) and Fredie (1904-1929). It is unclear whether they were living at a house already built and shown on the 1909 Drumm's Wall Map on the northeast corner of Jefferson on lots 47 & 48 or if the Rotolos had built a new home on lots 45 & 46 in 1910. Boulder County records note the year of development for 1234 Jefferson as 1910. This date appears on the current Boulder County website and on the 1950 County Assessor card for this address. The Drumm's Map of Louisville does not show a building on lots 45 and 46 in 1909. Based on census data, and address histories for neighboring houses, 1910 appears to be the earliest estimated date of construction. The 1910 census lists Domenico Rotolo's occupation as "real estate agent" and he is also associated with development of properties in Welby. In 1914, Rotolo sold lots 45 & 46 to Angelo Massoni and it appears that the Rotolo family soon moved from Louisville, later appearing in directories for Welby and Denver.