California Biographies

Source: History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of 
the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with 
its growth and development from the early days to the present (1919)

History By Paul E. Vandor 
Illustrated, Complete In Two Volumes 
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919
 
Notes: Missing+page1185-1186

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives 
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm


HENRY OAKLEY STOWELL.� A native son who is proud of the 
progress of the state of his birth, is Henry Oakley Stowell, whose success is 
the more creditable in the light of the limited advantages afforded him in 
earlier years. He was born at Santa Maria on October 25, 1891, the son of 
E. H. Stowell, who married Emma Oakley, a native daughter now deceased 
and a member of an old family long and honorably figuring in the histories 
of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. E. H. Stowell was born in 
Placerville, and his wife first saw the light near Sacramento. The parents 
were married at Santa Maria, where Mr. Stowell had a ranch on which our 
subject and his four brothers and a sister grew up. Four of these six children 
are now living. 

When he was eleven years old, Henry O. came to Guernsey, Kings 
County, and there he lived a year. He also spent a year at Lemoore, and 
six years at Laton, three years at Riverdale, and two years at Red Bluff. 
While at Riverdale, Mr. Stowell was married to Miss Gladys Smith, daughter 
of C. A. Smith, the cashier of the First National Bank of Laton. One child, 
Raymond C, has came to them. 

Before he was twenty-one years old, Mr. Stowell began to rent, and now 
he runs 140 acres and some pasture as well in the hills. He keeps 150 head 
of high-grade cattle there, and half of the herd belongs to him. This is Mr. 
Stowell's second year on the place, and he has certainly produced results. 
In addition to other property, he owns half an interest in 100 hogs, and ten 
horses and wagons, and a full complement of farming tools. 

Mr. and Mrs. Stowell have a live interest in civic affairs, working with 
the Democratic party in national politics, but they are non-partisan in local 
affairs. They are much interested in Laton and vicinity, and predict a won- 
derful future for Fresno County.