Minnie Leona Stowe Puett was the daughter of Charles Theodore Stowe, who owned large amounts of land in Gaston County and most of what is now Belmont, N.C. Two of C.T. Stowe's sons, Robert Lee and Samuel Pinckney, were successful businessmen in Belmont. Puett's husband, William Burgess Puett, came to Belmont from Forsyth County, GA, in 1886. He was associated with the Stowe family in a variety of business ventures from the late 1880s and on through the 1920s. William Puett, an incorporator and the first mayor of Belmont, and the Stowe family were involved in lumber, banking, textiles, and real estate.
From the description of Papers, 1904-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46832978