An experienced and successful rancher and orange grower, who has always taken a deep interest in every rational movement to advance the best and most permanent interests of Pomona Valley, and has never failed to contribute such assistance and cooperation as he could, is William Henry Bartlett, who was born in Cheshire County, N.H., on February 4, 1839. He grew up on a farm and attended the country schools; and in 1854, when he was fifteen years old, he accompanied the family to Iowa, locating first in Clinton and later in Scott County.
After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett settled in Victor, Iowa, in 1881, where they farmed for thirteen years, after which one year was spent in Nebraska. Then, in February, 1894, they arrived in Pomona, and Mr. Bartlett, in partnership with his brothers, C.H. Bartlett, now deceased, and H.E. Bartlett, bought twenty-six acres of land in the Claremont section on East Cucamonga Avenue, and this they planted and developed into a fine orange orchard. Later they bought forty acres of unimproved land near Upland, which they planted to oranges and lemons; H.E. Bartlett withdrew from the company and took twenty acres of the Upland ranch as his portion of the property; and at the death of C.H. Bartlett the rest of the property was divided, W.H. Bartlett retaining the twenty-six acre ranch on East Cucamonga Avenue, which he still owns. His home place, a fine example of residential property, at 350 East Holt Avenue, and extending through to Center Street, has been the family seat for many years; it is well improved with flowers, shade and ornamental trees and a few orange trees.
On February 23, 1881, at Durant, Iowa, Mr. Bartlett was married to Miss Virtura A. Emery, a native of Fairfield, Maine, but who was reared and educated in Iowa from the age of thirteen. She has been an able helpmate and is the mother of three sons, Harry L., William E., who served on the Pomona exemption board during the war, and Edward F., who was stationed at Camp Kearny for eight months. She is an active member of the Congregational Church and contributed to the efficiency of the Red Cross drives during the war. Now the sons are caring for the ranch and making their home there. For many years Mr. Bartlett served as a director in the El Camino Citrus Association of Claremont, and also of the Del Monte Water Company.
History of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches
of The Leading Men and Women of the Valley Who Have Been
Identified With Its Growth and Development from the Early Days
to the Present
Published in Los Angeles, Cal., by the Historic Record Company
1920
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 8/30/08, Pages 298-301
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