Stephens-Franklin County GaArchives Biographies.....Stowe, William A. May 19, 1873 - 
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Source: The Toccoa Record, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia
Author: Unknown

The Toccoa Record, 10 Dec 1908, p. 1.  

Biographical Sketches


William A. Stowe.  Mr. Stowe was born in Franklin county, near Eastanollee, 
May 19, 1873.  His early experiences were on the farm.  The fact is he spent 
his entire career on the farm until his eldction to the office of Sheriff of 
Stephens county.  The only education he received was in the common schools, 
which afforded very meager advantages during the years he attended them.  He 
is the son of Rev. W.A. Stowe, of Toccoa.

He has two brothers and six sisters.  He lived on the same farm where he was 
born until three years ago, when he came to Toccoa.  Mr. Stwe entered the race 
for Sheriff when Stephens was created, and won out over several opponents.  In 
the second race he was elected without opposition, which fact showed his worth 
as an officer to the voters of our county.  He made the third race this year 
and was again elected by a handsome vote, having one opponent in the race.

Mr. Stowe was married Nov. 23, 1894, to Miss Flora Panell, of the section in 
which he lived.  Six children, five girls and one boy, have been born to this 
family.  As a father and husband he is very devoted to the home, and is 
especially anxious that every comfort and advantage be thrown about this home.

He is not a “terror to evil doers” because he succeeds in his work without 
characterizing it with that Western bull-dog style.  He approaches his man 
with a firm but friendly manner and rarely encounters a personal difficulty in 
making an arrest.  When given a warrant he seldom fails to score a success in 
serving it.  His record would be hard to duplicate in the State, because he is 
an honest, faithful and dutiful servant of the people.


[Transcribed by June Coker McNew, January 2011.  To get a copy of the picture, 
I photographed the microfilm machine screen, but the quality of the image on 
the screen was very poor.]




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