San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 11/8/2009
WILLIAM HARVEY CROSWHITE
Well known in the business circles of Lodi is William Harvey Croswhite, an efficient and capable optometrist who also engages in the manufacture of optical goods. A native of Washington, he was born at Goldendale July 28, 1893, a son of George P. and Jennie (Barrick) Croswhite. The father was born in New York, where he was reared and educated, and after reaching young manhood engaged in farming; he married Miss Jennie Barrick, a native of Missouri, and they were the parents of three children, of whom William Harvey is the eldest, the others being Ernest and George, Jr. When William Harvey was a small boy of six years his parents removed to San Francisco, where the father engaged in the produce business, and there the parents still reside. William Harvey attended the old Richmond district grammar school and the San Francisco Y.M.C.A. high school, then entered the College of Optometry, from which he was graduated in 1914. Before his graduation he was associated with F.A. Hardy and the California Optical Company, retailers and wholesalers of optical supplies. Mr. Croswhite then opened his own business in San Francisco and continued for three years.
The marriage of Mr. Croswhite in San Francisco, on February 3, 1915, united him with Miss Bessie Kenny, a native of the Bay city, and daughter of W.R. and Eliza T. Kenny. W.R. Kenny came to California in an early day and engaged in the contracting and building business. Her mother and father are now living at Lodi. Mr. and Mrs. Croswhite are the parents of one daughter, Olive Marie. In 1920 Mr. Croswhite came to Lodi where he established offices for the practice of optometry and the manufacture of optical goods. Mr. Croswhite gives his support to the Republican party and is active in fraternal circles, being a member of the Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Woodmen of the World, and a past patron of the O.E.S., of which his wife is also a member.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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