Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 463.

J. SHELBY FOWLER

     a young, energetic and sagacious Sherman county farmer, resides two miles
south of Rufus. He was born in Pettis county, Missouri, near Smithton, May 20,
1880, the son of William and Lettie (Matthews) Fowler. The father was a native
of Missouri; the mother of Ohio. The parents of William Fowler were of German
descent. The family of our subject came to Sherman county when he was four years
of age. Here the father secured one-half section of land and purchased more,
although he had, at the time, only limited capital. He now owns a section of
land and our subject has three hundred and seventy-five acres, a portion of
which he homesteaded, purchasing the balance. They farmed together until
recently, and our subject now rents his father's place. Four hundred acres of
the land are at present devoted to wheat. William Fowler has an orchard of
fifteen acres which he, himself, conducts. He was a soldier in the confederacy,
in Company A, under Captain Dill, Colonel Parsons, and General Parsons. He is a
Democrat, fairly active during the successive campaigns, has served on several
occasions as delegate to county conventions, and has been school director a
number of terms.
     Our subject received a good business education in the public schools in his
vicinity and in the high school at The Dalles, to which was added a course at
the Portland Business College.  He has four sisters: Cora, a clerk at Hood
River; Leila, wife of Charles Lamb, a farmer in Pettis county, Missouri; Ila,
wife of Correl Smith, of Wasco; Zula, living at home.
     Mr. Fowler is a member of the M. W. A., of Rufus, of which order he is
venerable counsel. He is a popular young man, ambitious and progressive, and one
highly esteemed in his home community.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.