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A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . re they resided about twenty years. Lorenzo A. Rockwell received his primary ed-ucation in the public schools, was .graduatedfrom the normal school in 1878, taught six years,then engaged in the during business at Traver,Tulare county. Cal., in 1884. He was married.\ugust 25, 1880, to Sarah Ellen daughter of ^^illiam G. Pennebaker, awealthy land owner (now retired), whose actsconstitute much of the history making of Tulare
A history of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties, also containing biographies of well-known citizens of the past and present . re they resided about twenty years. Lorenzo A. Rockwell received his primary ed-ucation in the public schools, was .graduatedfrom the normal school in 1878, taught six years,then engaged in the during business at Traver,Tulare county. Cal., in 1884. He was married.\ugust 25, 1880, to Sarah Ellen daughter of ^^illiam G. Pennebaker, awealthy land owner (now retired), whose actsconstitute much of the history making of Tularecountv. She was a classmate of her husband inthe normal school, an accomplished musician andpossessed a beautiful Christian character. Theyresided on their beautiful mountain ranch, whereMr. Rockwell had put out an extensive orchard,his orange orchard being the first in that sec-tion. He taught school there several vears. or-ganized and named the Sulphur Springs schooldistrict, wrote to the postoffice department atWashington, D. C, enclosing a petition and badthe Three Rivers postoffice, which he also named,established. One son. Guv Lionel, born Tidv. LOUIS PHILLIPS HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 839 25, 1881, was the only issue of this Rockwell died soon after their removal toTraver, August 7, 1884. Mr. Rockwell neverremarried. He prospered in business, having atone time branch stores at Recdle}, Uinuba andPortersville. He was appointed the first justiceof the peace there, serving nearly four years,having been re-elected at the expiration of histerm of service. He organized and was one ofthe first trustees of the Traver school districtand served as clerk of the board for eight was the first president of the Traver Im-provement Company, the first master of TraverLodge, F. & A. J\I., serving four years; the firstMaster Workman of the Ancient Order of Unit-ed Workmen; the first chief ranger of the For-esters ; the first ^^orthy Patron of the Order ofEa
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