WINTER, WILLIAM

WINTER, CRISHER, COOK

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 8/23/2019 at 20:22:42

MADISON TOWNSHIP.
P. O. FORT MADISON

WINTER, WILLIAM, City Assessor of Fort Madison ; born in York, York Co., Penn., Jan. 27, 1827 ; when 9 years of age, his father moved to Ohio ; William lived there until the spring of 1847, when he enlisted for the Mexican War, in the 4th Regiment, O. V. I., Co. G ; the regiment voted to enlist for the war ; he was discharged Aug. 20, 1848, returned to Ohio, and, in the spring of 1849, married Miss Mary A. Crisher, a native of Pennsylvania ; they came to Iowa, settled in Ft. Madison, and opened a bakery; in the summer of 1852, his wife and one child died of cholera, leaving one son— William H.; he returned to Ohio, remained two years, and there, on Dec. 17, 1853, married Minerva L. Cook, of Ashland, Ohio ; they came here in 1854, and since have resided here. Mr. Winter has held the office of City Assessor for sixteen years ; they have six children —Charles F. (pilot on the ferry), George, Albert, Clara, Julia and Sherman.

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY
HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1879

Transcription typed/proofed as article was originally published in 1879