Imperial-Los Angeles-Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....Way, Vess Goodrich 1887 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

VESS GOODRICH WAY.—The growth of Imperial County in the short space of a few
years from a barren stretch of desert, undeveloped in any way, to a land of
prosperous farms, has been brought about by men of progressive spirit. One who
has been active in the agricultural life is Vess Goodrich Way, owner of 160
acres in Water Company No. 8, near Westmoreland. Mr. Way came to Imperial County
December 12, 1907, and was born at Chillicothe, Missouri, March 16, 1887, the
son of Sylvester and Ella (Piersol) Way. Mr. Way's mother died August 25, 1905,
and is buried in Pasadena, California. His father resides at the old home place
in Missouri. The family is of old Scotch-Irish origin. The parents of Mr. Way
settled in Livingston County, Missouri, many years ago. Mr. Way, the subject of
this review, received his education in Chillicothe, Missouri, leaving school at
the age of 16 years. In 1904 he came to Pasadena, California, where he worked in
the Pasadena foundry for eighteen months. He then took up civil engineering and
later obtained a position as instrument man with the Huntington Land Company and
held this job until July, 1907, when he came to the Imperial Valley, where he
worked on ranches for seven months. He then rented eighty acres of land for
three years and 160 acres for four years, raising grain and hogs until he
purchased the present property from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. At
present Mr. Way has brought his property to a high state of cultivation and has
made many extensive improvements about the place in general. He follows the new
method of raising grain and livestock and is meeting with meritorious success.
Politically Mr. Way is a Republican. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and is
past noble grand of No. 408, Brawley. He was married at Berkeley, California,
August 20, 1911, to Miss Eula Pirtle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pirtle;
both reside at Bard, California. To this union have been born two children:
Margaret Ellen, born February 19, 1913, at Brawley, California, and Robert Vess,
born October 8, 1914, at the same birthplace. Mr. Way, throughout his broad,
conservative methods, has achieved noteworthy success in all his undertakings in
the Valley and is held in high esteem by all who know him.

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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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