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immigrated with her parents, Pasqual 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. Th9 ]nUW LI,Ine owned by- lorrt Di i'rsrscamrn's Tend D. Rota;I 7 on Far,al DF Giacama"s places about or,o and i half mileii norther&t of Louisvl:13- is r,rrw Foi- lin� coal. 'C`h<<�• rGr� �ti:�lit�� iurr.;a at $::.:s.s and nut at $1.75 at the mine. The c;K8 and tipple are its place th•-y wi,l put in a track a3 aouu as poaoible. Tea canal ;r! zen fixe<e]ient Rrnolc of lignite su11 the boys will find a ready market for tho output. They nsado a rr^or-rd icl etnirini.7 their shaft. They nuuK the ehnft, Vrn- bored wad were really to hoist nord in im4 iifly-eHve,t days (mm the time t4dy started workinv twa all.!W. Thsy will not put in ruachines at present bnt will mine with picks. The coei being six feet high they eaTA do well this way. Ft ie cailed the lndepcndent mine. The Independent mint belonging to kotula & Di{.iacomn is getting in shape to be a gxxxl producer and as soon as it gee a tmek. will produce conslder- able eual. They are now earrying coal with wagons. Lafayette News, September 30, 1905 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.