An enterprising and
enthusiastic young ranchman of Imperial County, Thomas I. Young is
intimately associated with the promotion of the agricultural interests near
Calexico, being industriously and successfully engaged in alfalfa growing.
He has a well-improved place, on which he has erected a fine bungalow, with
every modern convenience which may be found in the cities. Thomas I. Young
was born in Chicago, October 23, 1888, a son of Daniel W. and Sarah A.
Young, both deceased. Mr. Young received his education in the public schools
of Chicago and in Wisconsin. His parents removed to Wisconsin when he was a
young lad and his father followed farming. Later he removed to Chicago,
where he became identified with the contracting business. The subject of
this review worked at ranching in Wisconsin, and in October 1909, he came to
California and Imperial County, where he readily found employment at
ranching. Finally he purchased twenty acres all in alfalfa, and now carries
on general ranching. Mr. Young was united in marriage with Miss Lillie
Johnson, August 1,1910. To this union have been born four children: Lawrence
H., Lillie May, Ruth and Thomas I., Jr. Mr. Young is a man of integrity and
has up-to-date methods in ranching and has made many friends and
acquaintances in his locality.
Source: "The History of Imperial County, California,"
Elms and Franks Publ. Co., 1918, pp. 462-463.
Transcribed and submitted by Sally Kaleta, February, 2007.
Energy and well-directed
ambition, guided and controlled by good judgment, have constituted the
foundation upon which John H. Hawkins has built his success. He is a native
of Van Alstyne, Texas, and his birth occurred November 22, 1887, a son of
Jesse and Laura Hawkins. His father was a native of Mississippi and his
death occurred twenty years ago. Mr. Hawkins' mother passed away in 1915.
John H., the subject of this review, attended the public schools of Texas.
His father was a rancher and dealt in cattle quite extensively. At the age
of sixteen Mr. Hawkins started out in life and readily found employment on
the ranches of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. In 1905 he came to California
and followed various vocations, and in 1915 he purchased an eighty-acre
farm, which he has mostly in alfalfa. Mr. Hawkins was united in marriage
with Katherine Harvey, a native of Oregon. By a former marriage Mrs. Hawkins
has two children: Roy, aged twenty, and Hazel, aged fifteen. Fraternally Mr.
Hawkins is a member of the I. O. O. F. of Imperial and formerly held
membership in the Woodmen of the World. Mr. Hawkins has achieved success in
life as a result of his own efforts, as he started out in life as a result
of his own efforts, as he started out in life without influential friends or
financial aid.
Source: "The History of Imperial County, California,"
Elms and Franks Publ. Co., 1918, p.463.
Transcribed and submitted by Sally Kaleta, February, 2007.