Biographical Sketch of W. H. Owen, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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W. H. Owen, merchant, and president of the Bank of Lebanon, is a native
of Kent, England, born February 3, 1840.  At the age of fourteen, or in
1854, with an uncle, he took passage at Liverpool, and landed at Boston
Massachusetts.  After arriving in America he attended school during the
winters, and worked during the summers.  This he continued until eight-
een years of age, when he entered a store at Adrian, Mich., as clerk. 
He remained here for about four years, and then went to Waterford, 
Mich., where he engaged in general merchandising until 1865.  In the 
spring of 1866 he went to St. Louis, and was employed as traveling 
salesman for a wholesale dry goods house, with whom he remained until
1877.  He then came to Lebanon, located, and here engaged in the gen-
eral mercantile business.  Previous to this, in 1873, he married Miss
Hannah Ward, of St. Louis.  Two children, William H. and James W., were
the result of this union.  Aside from his mercantile business, Mr. Owen
is also engaged quite extensively in farming, and is a prominent grain
buyer.  He has 600 acres of land, with most of it under cultivation. On
the organization of the Bank of Lebanon her was made its president, and
on the organization of the Laclede County Agricultural Society, in 1885
he was made its president.  He is politically a stanch Republican.  He
is one of the leading and influential citizens of Laclede county, and 
is a valuable citizen.

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