Sonoma-Santa Clara-Monterey County CA Archives Biographies.....Hale, E. W. 1856 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 28, 2006, 8:50 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880) Hale, E. W. Born in South Haven, Michigan, April 16, 1856. When seventeen years of age, he came to California, locating at San Jose, where he was employed by W. B. Shively as clerk for six months, at the expiration of which time he entered into partnership with his brother, O. A. Hale, in the same business. One year later he proceeded to Prescott, Arizona, and after sojourning six months, returned to San Jose. In 1878, he and brother established a branch house in Salinas, Monterey county, and on March 1, 1879, came to Petaluma and opened up their present business. Their main store is at San Jose. Additional Comments: Petaluma Township Extracted from: HISTORY —OF- SONOMA COUNTY, -INCLUDING ITS— Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams; —TOGETHER WITH— A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County; Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain Growing Interests, and Pisciculture; ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN; —AND OF ITS— Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc. ILLUSTRATED. SAN FRANCISCO: ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1880. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/sonoma/bios/hale759bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb