Yolo County CA Archives Biographies.....Overhouse, William D. 1864 - 
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Author: Tom Gregory

WILLIAM D. OVERHOUSE

    The men to whom may be ascribed justly the honor of bringing a community to
a thriving and successful state are those who have unselfishly put their
personal interests second to the needs of the public and with foresight and
untiring effort, supplemented by unfailing optimism, have assisted in the task
of bringing to fruition plans which shall place on a solid foundation the
district to which they have lent their citizenship.

    Numbered among those who have not only planned but who have judiciously
carried out their ideas to the benefit of their fellow men is W. D. Overhouse,
who has spent his entire life in Yolo county, his birth having occurred near
Winters April 13, 1864. Upon completing his education in the public schools he
engaged in farming, early displaying the high principles and executive ability
which have distinguished him among his associates. He is the son of the pioneer,
William Overhouse, who is represented elsewhere in this work. For the past
twenty-two years Mr. Overhouse has successfully farmed the Cradwick fruit ranch,
and has spent much time and thought in its improvement, being a firm believer in
progressive and up-to-date measures in all fields of labor.

    Mr. Overhouse was united in marriage with Miss Lillie Parker, whose birth
occurred in Virginia City, Nev., and who received her education in the schools
of Winters. Her parents, Thomas and Libbie (Cradwick) Parker, natives of
England, were among the first settlers of Winters. Seven children were born to
the union of Mr. and Mrs. Overhouse: Adrian, who is employed as a bookkeeper by
the Earl Fruit Company of Sacramento, Cal.; Bay; Harold; Leonard; Edith, who
graduated from the San Jose State Normal in 1909, and who now teaches in the
grammar school of Sacramento; Leta; and Melva.

    Mr. Overhouse is a charter member of Acacia Camp, W. O. W., and Court
Winters No. 87, Ancient Order of Foresters, in both of which lodges he takes an
active interest. The Democratic party has always received his hearty support as
an elector, and he has at all times maintained a comprehensive interest in
political affairs in general, though he has never desired public office. As a
consistent member of the Presbyterian Church of Winters he is known as one of
the most able and generous factors of that institution and is prompt to aid in
the uplifting and far-reaching work connected therewith.


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HISTORY OF YOLO 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

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]




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