Sacramento County
Biographies
OTIS ROBERT EARLE
OTIS ROBERT EARLE.--The plumbing trade is well represented in Sacramento by such an enterprising operator as Otis Robert Earle, who does things on a more or less extensive scale, the result of which may mean so much to both the comfort and the safety of a whole city.
Mr. Earle is a native of Sacramento, born on July 11, 1882, and his parents were Henry and Mary (Amsden) Earle. His father came here about 1856, by way of the Isthmus, and as early as 1858, he established himself in Sacramento in the plumbing business. He was a true pioneer, and he did much of the work required in the town in those primitive times, when it was harder to do things, and more important, in some ways, that they be done; and he gave such satisfaction that for thirty years, or until 1888, he continued at the old stand. In that year he died, and ten years later, or in 1898, Mrs. Earle passed away, esteemed and beloved by those who knew her. Grandfather Otis Robert Amsden had a planing mill in Sacramento, and he provided the first electricity used in the city.
Otis R. Earle attended the public schools, and then joined his brothers, who had succeeded their father in business, and continued to run the old shop. In 1908, he established himself in business, and he has met with the success he has always deserved. He confines himself to residential work, in houses, flats and other dwellings, and gives that personal attention to every detail that must always appeal to the particular patron. He employs eight men, and among the buildings he has equipped with up-to-date plumbing may be mentioned the Hotel Sutter and the Capital Hotel. He belongs to the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, the Retail Merchants' Association, the Master Plumbers' Association, the Kiwanis Club, and the Builders' Exchange. In politics, he is a Republican.
In Sacramento, on June 28, 1905, Mr. Earle married Miss Rose Pierini, of Sacramento, the daughter of George and Elvira (Lippi) Pierini, old-time ranchers there. The father has passed away, but the mother now lives at Roseville. Mr. and Mrs. Earle have one child, Evelyn, attending the Keeney school. She is a talented musician and dancer, showing much skill in fancy dancing. Mr. Earle belongs to the Woodsmen of the World, and to Sacramento Lodge No. 6 of the Elks. Mrs. Earle is a member and second vice-president of the Business Women's Club, and belongs to the Soroptimist and Tuesday Clubs.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County, California
With Biographical Sketches, Page 862. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA.
1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.