Lake County IL Archives Obituaries.....Hallowell, William January 1908
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Waukegan Daily Gazette  - Jan. 3, 1908
Obituary of William Hallowell

Mr. Hallowell, Sr. was born in Ellington, Northumberland, England, on the 17th 
of May, 1812 and is the youngest of 8 children born unto William and Elizabeth 
(Brown) Hallowell.

Mr. Hallowell was reared and educated in his native land and served a regular 
apprenticeship to the tailor trade, finishing his term of service about the time 
that he attained his majority.  He then traveled and worked as a journeyman 
tailor in various cities.  He spent one year in New Castle, Northumberland then 
went to London where he worked three years.  In 1837, he emigrated to America, 
landing in Quebec, Canada where he worked a his trade and later in Toronto and 
Montreal.  From Canada he went to New York.  From thence he went to Charlemont, 
Mass., where he carried on business for three years and where he was married on 
the 12th of May, 1845 to Miss Harriet Rice Hawkes.

On the day of their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hallowell set out for the West and 
arrived in Waukegan on the first of June following, Mr. Hallowell had an 
acquaintance here, a fellow apprentice from the old country, later widely known 
as the great nursery man, Robert Douglas, with whom he opened a modest tailor 
shop under the name of Douglas & Hallowell.  They had no means with which to 
stock a store and did such work as their customers brought goods to make up.  
That connection continued two years when Mr. Douglas retired to engage in the 
nursery business.  Mr. Hallowell then formed a partnership with Joseph Mallon 
and through the influence of a mutual friend they were enabled to secure a stock 
of goods in New York on credit and engaged in business under the firm name of 
Hallowell & Mallon Trees years later the connection was dissolved and from that 
time until 1861.  Mr. Hallowell was alone in business.  He then made a change 
and engaged in the manufacture of wagons in company with Crabtree.  That 
partnership was dissolved after four years and Mr. Hallowell engaged as 
traveling salesman with Mr. Douglas in the nursery business.  Five years later, 
he discontinued that work and traveled for a time for W.P. Yeoman since which 
time he had not been in active business.

Five children, two sons and three daughters, were born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Hallowell, all born in Waukegan:  William, George, Mrs. Charles Moody, Anna, of 
this city; Mrs. F. M. Gallagher of Sana Barbara, Cal.


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Buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waukegan, IL

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