Flowers-McDowell Abstract Co. is the oldest title company in Caldwell County, Texas and is located in historic Lockhart, Texas. It was founded in 1894 by county clerk W. E. McDowell and was known until 1908 as W. E. McDowell, Abstractor. It was purchased in 1908 by M. C. Jeffrey, Paul Jeffrey, and Henry Fielder, and until 1910 was known as Jeffrey, Jeffrey, and Fielder. In 1910, longtime county judge and former Secretary of State for the State of Texas, M. O. Flowers, purchased the firm and gave it its name, Flowers-McDowell Abstract Co. Aubrey Fielder, a son of Henry & Effie Fielder, bought the company in 1946, when he signed a contract with Stewart Title Guaranty Co. Alan Fielder, son of Aubrey Fielder and a grandson of Henry Fielder, purchased the company in 1978. Flowers-McDowell has been located at 119 S. Main St., Lockhart, Texas since 1971. It issues title insurance policies and closes all types of real estate transactions for all of Caldwell County, and can also issue and close transactions in all of the surrounding counties of Travis, Bastrop, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Hays. Flowers-Mcdowell Abstract Co. is known for its outstanding fast and friendly service.
