Traweek, Cecil Calvert

Cecil Calvert Traweek was born in Texas on June 27, 1861, to S. T. and Nancy Traweek. After being reared and educated in his native state, he moved to California at twenty-five and worked in Selma as a stage-driver for A. T. Stevens. In 1893, he settled permanently in the vicinity of Dunlap, where he homesteaded 160 acres and gradually expanded his holdings to 640 acres dedicated to grain and grazing.

In Fresno County, Cecil was married on April 7, 1895, to Anna Gertrude Burk, a native daughter of Squaw Valley. Together they raised four children named Hugh J., Gladys L., Edith M., and Bernice G. A public-spirited citizen who served as constable of his district for nearly six years, he actively contributed to the transformation and agricultural development of the county.