The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 669

HERBERT H. WILCOX.

Herbert H. Wilcox, engaged in the insurance business in Yakima, was born in New
York in November, 1852, a son of Elijah W. and Lydia (Strait) Wilcox, who were
also natives of the Empire state. The father was a merchant of West Winfield and
both he and his wife have passed away.

The son obtained a public school education, supplemented by study in an
academy, and thus qualified for life's practical and responsible duties. He
made his initial step in the business world by becoming a clerk in a drug store
in New York. He thus gained a practical knowledge of the business and afterward
established a drug store on his own account, continuing therein from 1877 until
the winter of 1901-2, when he came to Yakima. He then purchased a fruit ranch,
which he conducted for four years, and in 1906 he took up his abode in the city
of Yakima, where in the following year he opened a real estate and insurance
office in connection with Granville Lowther. Subsequently they were joined by T.
S. Johnson and afterward both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Lowther sold out. Mr. Wilcox
now conducts the business alone and has a large clientage in both the real
estate and insurance departments. He is thoroughly familiar with property
values and has negotiated a number of important property transfers. He also
represents many of the old line insurance companies and his activities have
brought to him substantial success. He handles fire, liability and automobile
insurance. He also has charge of the Masonic building at Yakima.

On May 6, 1877, Mr. Wilcox was united in marriage to Miss Florence O. Babcock,
a native of the Empire state and two children were born to them: F. L. Wilcox,
who is connected with the United States reclamation service; and Fannie, who
died at the age of two years.

Fraternally Mr. Wilcox is connected with Yakima Lodge, No. 24, F. & A. M.;
Yakima Chapter, No. 21, R. A. M.; and Yakima Commandery, No. 13. K. T. He has
also crossed the sands of the desert with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,
belonging to Afifi Temple. His religious faith is that of the Congregational
church and his political belief that of the republican party. In these
associations are found the rules which govern his conduct and the principles
which guide him in all life's relations. He is a man of genuine personal worth
and his admirable qualities have won for him popularity among his many friends,
and through his business and public connections he ranks with the substantial
citizens of Yakima.

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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.