An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, pp. 423-424.

CHARLES T. POWNE, well known in and about Antelope, is at the head of a
flourishing grocery store at Antelope and is rated as one of the leading and
substantial business men of the town. He was born in Lincolnshire, England, on
December 25, 1867, the son of William and Marion (Groves) Powne, natives of
Cornwall and Dorsetshire, England, respectively. The father was a physician and
died at Cornwall, England, in 1904, June 20. The mother's people were an old
Dorset family. She died in 1896. Our subject was educated in the Swindon high
school in Wiltshire, and under private tutors. In 1888 he came to the vicinity
of Lennox, Ontario, and worked on a farm. Thence he went to Manitoba and raised
wheat for four years, buying land from the railroad there. From that point he
came to Wasco county and entered the employ of Van Duyn Adams & Company, at Tygh
Valley. In 1896 he came to Antelope and was with Bolton & Company until 1902,
when he opened his present store. This has occupied his attention since and he
has now a fine business.      

On June 1, 1898, Mr. Powne married Miss Willetta Ashby, at Antelope. She was
born in Washington, the daughter of William J. Ashby. Mr. Powne has the
following named brothers and sisters; Leslie, a physician at Crediton,
Devonshire, England; Arthur L. and William A. cattle man in Alberta; Harold and
Cecil, wheat raisers in Manitoba; Bernard O., in New Mexico; Kate, wife of Harry
Granger, a capitalist of London, England; Winifred, wife of T. Wood Robinson, of
his majesty's steamship, Excellent; Agnes, wife of Mr. Langlon, a physician in
Hartfordshire, England; and Olive, single, and in England. Mr. and Mrs. Powne
have one child, Nonnan S.G. Mr. Powne is a member of the A.F. & A.M., the
A.O.U.W., and in politics is an active Republican. He is now city treasurer, and
he and his wife belong to the Episcopalian church. They are popular young people
and have many friends, being upright, worthy, and progressive.     

Mr. Powne is closing out his business at Antelope and, with E.A. Priday, has
purchased the interests of J.J. Monroe, of Adel, Lake county, this state. They
have incorporated, the style of the business being the Warner Valley Mercantile
Company.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.