Father: Spencer Lowden
Mother: Mehitable White Bates
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Noon
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FRANCIS M. LOWDEN, a farmer and stock raiser, a pioneer of 1862, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, February 7, 1832. He resided there and in Brown county, Illinois, until 1849, then crossed the plains on horseback in a party of four, the travelers conveying their effects in a light wagon drawn by four horses. He went to Sacramento, thence to Downieville, where he followed placer mining for a season, thence to Nevada City.
In the fall of 1851 he returned to Sacramento, invested the proceeds of his successful mining ventures in mules, and engaged in packing, a business to which his energies were given for the ensuing twenty-one years. His train conveyed freight into various parts of California, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana.
He was frequently in grave danger of losing his mules on account of the hostile bands of Indians, who were on marauding expeditions throughout the country, but by dint of continual watchfulness he managed to avoid loss, standing guard himself, never trusting hired help for this duty and never allowing hres to be built near the herd.
In 1878 Mr. Lowden sold his packing outfit, settled between Walla Walla and Wallula, and engaged in the business of raising and dealing in cattle.
In 1880 he lost about ninety per cent, of his herds, but he, nevertheless, came to this valley, where he already had some property, and bought up about five thousand acres, with a view to engaging in the business again on a large scale. By means of ditches he brought water into every field of this vast tract, and before long he had an excellent stock ranch. This land is still in the family, being owned by the Lowden Company, a firm incorporated for the purpose of rearing cattle, horses, sheep and hogs.
They have imported many costly thoroughbreds, sparing no expense in the effort to secure the best stock. Mr. Lowden has been a very active, enterprising man, possessed of the courage, fortitude and resourcefulness characteristic of the true pioneer, and of a degree of business ability seldom given to men. Notwithstanding his large private interests he has always found time to perform well his duties as a citizen and member of society. He served as county commissioner for seven years, was a member of the State Penitentiary Board, which built the third wing and the outbuildings, stables, etc., of the penitentiary, and in spite of opposition succeeded, with the help of others, in building a jute mill here and making it a success.
He has also discharged his duty to the cause of education by serving as director for ten years. His fraternal affiliations are with Walla Walla Lodge, No. 7, F. & A. M.
He was married in May, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Noon, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, reared in California. They have three children : Marshall J., president and business manager of the firm; Francis M., Jr., stock manager; and Hettie Irene, with her parents.
Source: Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County (1918) (Public Domain)
Author: William Denison Lyman, 1852-1920
History; Columbia County (Wash.)
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
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Lowden, Washington
Sitting near Walla Walla, Lowden is a small town, established at the turn of the century. Lowden was named for an early pioneer settler, Francis M. Lowden.
In 1869, Francis M. Lowden, a '49er and packer who had transported dry goods to gold mining regions in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, purchased a 160 acre ranch. The property was located at the point where Dry Creek and the Walla Walla River meet. It was here that Lowden established a cattle ranch and farm.
To meet the needs of transporting farm products from this area, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company built a new siding in Lowden. Railroad officials decided to name it in honor of Francis Lowden. A business district quickly grew to accommodate the travelers and increased traffic from the trains. Today ever-expanding wineries allow this small community to not only survive but to thrive.
Mother: Mehitable White Bates
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Noon
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FRANCIS M. LOWDEN, a farmer and stock raiser, a pioneer of 1862, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, February 7, 1832. He resided there and in Brown county, Illinois, until 1849, then crossed the plains on horseback in a party of four, the travelers conveying their effects in a light wagon drawn by four horses. He went to Sacramento, thence to Downieville, where he followed placer mining for a season, thence to Nevada City.
In the fall of 1851 he returned to Sacramento, invested the proceeds of his successful mining ventures in mules, and engaged in packing, a business to which his energies were given for the ensuing twenty-one years. His train conveyed freight into various parts of California, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana.
He was frequently in grave danger of losing his mules on account of the hostile bands of Indians, who were on marauding expeditions throughout the country, but by dint of continual watchfulness he managed to avoid loss, standing guard himself, never trusting hired help for this duty and never allowing hres to be built near the herd.
In 1878 Mr. Lowden sold his packing outfit, settled between Walla Walla and Wallula, and engaged in the business of raising and dealing in cattle.
In 1880 he lost about ninety per cent, of his herds, but he, nevertheless, came to this valley, where he already had some property, and bought up about five thousand acres, with a view to engaging in the business again on a large scale. By means of ditches he brought water into every field of this vast tract, and before long he had an excellent stock ranch. This land is still in the family, being owned by the Lowden Company, a firm incorporated for the purpose of rearing cattle, horses, sheep and hogs.
They have imported many costly thoroughbreds, sparing no expense in the effort to secure the best stock. Mr. Lowden has been a very active, enterprising man, possessed of the courage, fortitude and resourcefulness characteristic of the true pioneer, and of a degree of business ability seldom given to men. Notwithstanding his large private interests he has always found time to perform well his duties as a citizen and member of society. He served as county commissioner for seven years, was a member of the State Penitentiary Board, which built the third wing and the outbuildings, stables, etc., of the penitentiary, and in spite of opposition succeeded, with the help of others, in building a jute mill here and making it a success.
He has also discharged his duty to the cause of education by serving as director for ten years. His fraternal affiliations are with Walla Walla Lodge, No. 7, F. & A. M.
He was married in May, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Noon, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, reared in California. They have three children : Marshall J., president and business manager of the firm; Francis M., Jr., stock manager; and Hettie Irene, with her parents.
Source: Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County (1918) (Public Domain)
Author: William Denison Lyman, 1852-1920
History; Columbia County (Wash.)
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
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Lowden, Washington
Sitting near Walla Walla, Lowden is a small town, established at the turn of the century. Lowden was named for an early pioneer settler, Francis M. Lowden.
In 1869, Francis M. Lowden, a '49er and packer who had transported dry goods to gold mining regions in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, purchased a 160 acre ranch. The property was located at the point where Dry Creek and the Walla Walla River meet. It was here that Lowden established a cattle ranch and farm.
To meet the needs of transporting farm products from this area, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company built a new siding in Lowden. Railroad officials decided to name it in honor of Francis Lowden. A business district quickly grew to accommodate the travelers and increased traffic from the trains. Today ever-expanding wineries allow this small community to not only survive but to thrive.
Father: Spencer Lowden
Mother: Mehitable White Bates
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Noon
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FRANCIS M. LOWDEN, a farmer and stock raiser, a pioneer of 1862, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, February 7, 1832. He resided there and in Brown county, Illinois, until 1849, then crossed the plains on horseback in a party of four, the travelers conveying their effects in a light wagon drawn by four horses. He went to Sacramento, thence to Downieville, where he followed placer mining for a season, thence to Nevada City.
In the fall of 1851 he returned to Sacramento, invested the proceeds of his successful mining ventures in mules, and engaged in packing, a business to which his energies were given for the ensuing twenty-one years. His train conveyed freight into various parts of California, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana.
He was frequently in grave danger of losing his mules on account of the hostile bands of Indians, who were on marauding expeditions throughout the country, but by dint of continual watchfulness he managed to avoid loss, standing guard himself, never trusting hired help for this duty and never allowing hres to be built near the herd.
In 1878 Mr. Lowden sold his packing outfit, settled between Walla Walla and Wallula, and engaged in the business of raising and dealing in cattle.
In 1880 he lost about ninety per cent, of his herds, but he, nevertheless, came to this valley, where he already had some property, and bought up about five thousand acres, with a view to engaging in the business again on a large scale. By means of ditches he brought water into every field of this vast tract, and before long he had an excellent stock ranch. This land is still in the family, being owned by the Lowden Company, a firm incorporated for the purpose of rearing cattle, horses, sheep and hogs.
They have imported many costly thoroughbreds, sparing no expense in the effort to secure the best stock. Mr. Lowden has been a very active, enterprising man, possessed of the courage, fortitude and resourcefulness characteristic of the true pioneer, and of a degree of business ability seldom given to men. Notwithstanding his large private interests he has always found time to perform well his duties as a citizen and member of society. He served as county commissioner for seven years, was a member of the State Penitentiary Board, which built the third wing and the outbuildings, stables, etc., of the penitentiary, and in spite of opposition succeeded, with the help of others, in building a jute mill here and making it a success.
He has also discharged his duty to the cause of education by serving as director for ten years. His fraternal affiliations are with Walla Walla Lodge, No. 7, F. & A. M.
He was married in May, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Noon, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, reared in California. They have three children : Marshall J., president and business manager of the firm; Francis M., Jr., stock manager; and Hettie Irene, with her parents.
Source: Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County (1918) (Public Domain)
Author: William Denison Lyman, 1852-1920
History; Columbia County (Wash.)
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
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Lowden, Washington
Sitting near Walla Walla, Lowden is a small town, established at the turn of the century. Lowden was named for an early pioneer settler, Francis M. Lowden.
In 1869, Francis M. Lowden, a '49er and packer who had transported dry goods to gold mining regions in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, purchased a 160 acre ranch. The property was located at the point where Dry Creek and the Walla Walla River meet. It was here that Lowden established a cattle ranch and farm.
To meet the needs of transporting farm products from this area, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company built a new siding in Lowden. Railroad officials decided to name it in honor of Francis Lowden. A business district quickly grew to accommodate the travelers and increased traffic from the trains. Today ever-expanding wineries allow this small community to not only survive but to thrive.
Mother: Mehitable White Bates
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Noon
__________________________________
FRANCIS M. LOWDEN, a farmer and stock raiser, a pioneer of 1862, was born in Boone county, Kentucky, February 7, 1832. He resided there and in Brown county, Illinois, until 1849, then crossed the plains on horseback in a party of four, the travelers conveying their effects in a light wagon drawn by four horses. He went to Sacramento, thence to Downieville, where he followed placer mining for a season, thence to Nevada City.
In the fall of 1851 he returned to Sacramento, invested the proceeds of his successful mining ventures in mules, and engaged in packing, a business to which his energies were given for the ensuing twenty-one years. His train conveyed freight into various parts of California, Nevada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana.
He was frequently in grave danger of losing his mules on account of the hostile bands of Indians, who were on marauding expeditions throughout the country, but by dint of continual watchfulness he managed to avoid loss, standing guard himself, never trusting hired help for this duty and never allowing hres to be built near the herd.
In 1878 Mr. Lowden sold his packing outfit, settled between Walla Walla and Wallula, and engaged in the business of raising and dealing in cattle.
In 1880 he lost about ninety per cent, of his herds, but he, nevertheless, came to this valley, where he already had some property, and bought up about five thousand acres, with a view to engaging in the business again on a large scale. By means of ditches he brought water into every field of this vast tract, and before long he had an excellent stock ranch. This land is still in the family, being owned by the Lowden Company, a firm incorporated for the purpose of rearing cattle, horses, sheep and hogs.
They have imported many costly thoroughbreds, sparing no expense in the effort to secure the best stock. Mr. Lowden has been a very active, enterprising man, possessed of the courage, fortitude and resourcefulness characteristic of the true pioneer, and of a degree of business ability seldom given to men. Notwithstanding his large private interests he has always found time to perform well his duties as a citizen and member of society. He served as county commissioner for seven years, was a member of the State Penitentiary Board, which built the third wing and the outbuildings, stables, etc., of the penitentiary, and in spite of opposition succeeded, with the help of others, in building a jute mill here and making it a success.
He has also discharged his duty to the cause of education by serving as director for ten years. His fraternal affiliations are with Walla Walla Lodge, No. 7, F. & A. M.
He was married in May, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Noon, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, reared in California. They have three children : Marshall J., president and business manager of the firm; Francis M., Jr., stock manager; and Hettie Irene, with her parents.
Source: Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County (1918) (Public Domain)
Author: William Denison Lyman, 1852-1920
History; Columbia County (Wash.)
Publisher: Chicago, Ill., S.J. Clarke Publishing Company
__________________________________
Lowden, Washington
Sitting near Walla Walla, Lowden is a small town, established at the turn of the century. Lowden was named for an early pioneer settler, Francis M. Lowden.
In 1869, Francis M. Lowden, a '49er and packer who had transported dry goods to gold mining regions in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana, purchased a 160 acre ranch. The property was located at the point where Dry Creek and the Walla Walla River meet. It was here that Lowden established a cattle ranch and farm.
To meet the needs of transporting farm products from this area, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company built a new siding in Lowden. Railroad officials decided to name it in honor of Francis Lowden. A business district quickly grew to accommodate the travelers and increased traffic from the trains. Today ever-expanding wineries allow this small community to not only survive but to thrive.
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