The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 499

WALLACE L. CROWELL.

Wallace L. Crowell, conducting a feed mill at Wapato, was born in Rahwav, New
Jersey, in 18.77, a son of Joseph T. and Electa Crowell, both of whom passed
away in New Jersey. The father was editor of a paper at that place and was also
prominent in political circles. He served as city treasurer of Rahway and was
called by his fellow citizens to act as their representative in the United
States senate.

Wallace L. Crowell acquired a business college education and also attended
Rutgers College. In young manhood he engaged in farming and was also employed
in his uncle's carriage factory. In 1876 he went to California and in 1881
arrived in Lincoln county, Washington, where he proved up on a homestead,
residing in that locality until 1913, when he removed to Wapato. Here he
purchased a farm and also leased land for five years, devoting his attention to
general agricultural pursuits. In 1916 he also established a feed mill at
Wapato and after two years sold his farm.

Mr. Crowell is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has
membership in the Farmers Union. In politics he maintains an independent course,
never seeking nor desiring political preferment but giving his time and
attention to his duties of citizenship as well as to business affairs. He is
enterprising and progressive, accomplishing what he undertakes, and is numbered
among the representative business men of Wapato.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.