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WOLFE, Mabel (b. 1893)

ProfessionsCo-founder
EmployersWolfe’s Nurseries

Oral Histories

OHB 0024

Co-founder (with husband Ross, deceased 1948) of Wolfe’s Nurseries, Stephenville, Texas. Family backgrounds; education; their move to California; visits with Luther Burbank and his influence in starting pecan nursery business in Texas; Ross’s sales career with other nurseries; founding his own business, early struggles; origins of Burkett Pecan; growth and expansion; Ross’s death and sons running business; sale of business.