WINTER, Walter, b 1875; 1905 Bio, Mesa County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/mesa/bios/winterw.txt --------------------------------------- Donated August 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Walter Winter The life story of Walter Winter, of Mesa county, who is conducting a valuable and profitable ranching and stock business on the George mesa, in Plateau valley, is neither long nor eventful, but is a continuous narrative of devotion to duty and good use of opportunities, elevated citizenship and faithful performance of every useful task which it was properly his lot to do. He was born on August 22, 1875, in the state of Kansas, and is the son of J.T. and Mary (Clark) Winter, now living in the vicinity of Plateau valley, where they are comfortably fixed on an excellent farm which yields abundant crops suitable to the region and furnishes them sufficient occupation to employ their time and faculties pleasantly and to advantage. The parents were born, reared, educated and married in Indiana, and there they were profitably engaged in farming for a period of twenty years. At the end of that time they moved to Kansas and later to their present home in this state. Their son Walter grew to manhood in his native state, remaining at home with his parents and assisting on the home farm until he reached the age of twenty-three years, when he was married and set up in life for himself. His marriage occurred in 1900 and was with Miss Amy Cyphers, of Mesa county. They have two children, Ruth and Berdine, who help to make their home bright and cheerful, and afford entertainment to their numerous friends who find their hospitable roof an agreeable shelter from the cares and toils of life from time to time. Mr. Winter is one of the younger farmers of his section and is fully impressed with the responsibility resting upon him as a representative of that class. He is doing what he can to meet his obligations in this respect by conducting his own business along the lines of wholesome and profitable development and aiding to guide the general affairs of the community to their best and highest good for the welfare of the whole people. With youth, health and energy on his side, and impelled by lofty ambition to continuous and systematic usefulness, his career promises to be honorable and full of service to the people among whom he has cast his lot. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.