Imperial-San Joaquin-Inyo County CA Archives Biographies.....Howell, Henry Hartwell (Sr.) 1846 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

HENRY HARTWELL HOWELL, SR.—The History of Imperial County would not be complete
without the name of Henry Hartwell Howell, Sr., a successful rancher owning
eighty acres of land in Water Company No. 8, at Brawley. Dr. Howell can rightly
be classed among the enterprising and progressive citizens of Imperial Valley.
He came to Imperial County in September, 1908, and was born in Pope County,
Arkansas, July 20, 1846, the son of James A. and Sarah E. Howell. Both passed
away and are buried near Modesto, California. The family is of old
Scotch-English origin. With his parents, Henry H. migrated from Arkansas at the
age of seven years. California was the magnet which drew their footsteps
westward. The subject of this sketch received his education near Stockton,
California, in the public schools and the S. M. institution, also known as the
Pacific Methodist College, at Vacaville, California. In 1879 he graduated from
the medical branch of the University of California with a degree of M. D.
Following this he devoted his time largely to the study of medicine and
practiced his profession for ten years at Bishop, California. Teaching school
was also one of Dr. Howell's professions at this time. Since giving up the
practice of medicine Dr. Howell has turned to practical farming and has been
thus engaged ever since. When he first came to the Valley he rented land until
he purchased his present property, which was in 1914. He has improved his ranch
and has one of the most valuable holdings in the county. In addition to this he
owns eighteen acres near Fullerton, California. Politically he is a
Prohibitionist. He was married at San Francisco, December 31, 1875, to Miss S.
G. Summers, a daughter of Dr. G. M. and Amanda Summers, both of whom are buried
at Fresno, California. To this union six children have been born: Mabel C, wife
of W. T. Morris of Kern County; Thurman B., a rancher of Orange County,
California; Ethel G., wife of George M. Warren, lieutenant in the home guards at
Portland, Oregon; Frank T., employed in the ship-yards at San Pedro; Jessie L.,
wife of Arthur D. Evers, interested in the ship chandlery business; and Henry H.
Howell, Jr., located at the submarine base at San Pedro, California. Dr. Howell
is a member of the State and American Medical Society. It has been primarily
through the individual efforts of Dr. Howell that he has achieved the success
which is rightly his due. He is conscientious, an enterprising and influential
citizen and is always foremost among those who are constantly boosting for
better conditions in the county at large.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918

Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco

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