Winthrop House
Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913, pg 794

Winthrop House is numbered among the pioneers of Arizona, 
his residence in the state dating from 1877.  He was born 
in Connecticut in 1850 and is a son of Urbane and Angeline 
House, also natives of that state.  The mother passed away 
when Winthrop was still a child and the father later removed 
to Florida, where he resided until his death, following the 
stone cutter's trade.  He and his wife were the parents of 
ten children, eight of whom are still living, the subject 
of this review being the second in order of birth.

Winthrop House acquired his education in the public schools 
of Connecticut and after laying aside his books, studied the 
machinist's trade at which he worked for seven years.  He 
left home in 1875 and went to California where ehe obtained 
employment on a railroad.  Later in partnership with his 
cousin, he opened a restaurant at Colton, California for 
two years.  In 1877 he came to Arizona, settling in Yuma 
and after two years went to Globe.  He owns a controlling 
interest in the Bird group of mines, located in the Copper 
Hill District near Globe.

Mr. House married Miss Lizzie Anderson, who was born in 
Ireland, a daughter of James and Marjorie Anderson, natives 
of Ireland who came to America in 1857 and settled in 
Massachusetts.  The father served through the Civil War as 
a member of Company A, Sixth Massachusetts Cavalry and was 
known as one of the "Boston Nine."  He and his wife had 
three children: Mary, who married J.C. Clark of Globe; 
Lizzie, now Mrs. House; and James, twin to Lizzie who 
lives in Globe.  Mr. and Mrs. House have four children.  
The eldest Edward, born in 1881 follows mining in Globe.  
James W., born in 1888 received an excellent business 
college education in California and is now married, 
making his home in Globe where he is engaged in mining.  
Winthrop A. was born in 1899.  Urbane lives on a ranch on 
Coon Creek in Gila County and engages in stock raising 
and cattle dealing.  Upon his property stands the 
largest fig tree in the United States, bearing 
hundreds of pounds of figs every year.

Mr. House was in the thick of the Indian fight at 
Middleton's ranch in 1881 when ten men opposed one 
hundred and forty hostile Indians and he had a very 
narrow escape.  



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