Willard H. Winters
History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
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Willard H. Winters, County Auditor of Silver Bow County, 
Montana is a native of Minnesota, born in Sauk Center, 
July 6, 1868, of German ancestry, but the last three 
generations were native Pennsylvanians. His grandfather, 
Oscar H. Winters, was born in the Keystone State in 1798, 
learned the jeweler's trade and has conducted it throughout 
a long life; he is now (1894) in New York City, ninety-six 
years of age. His son, Oscar Winters, father of Willard H., 
was born in Pennsylvania in 1833, married Ann Roberts, a 
lady of English descent, whose people came to America 
previous to her birth: she was born in 1835. They had 
six children; all of whom are living. Mr. Oscar Winters 
is a farmer and land-owner at Sauk Center.Willard H., 
the fifth child, was educated in his native city, in 
the public schools and in the academy there. In 1885 
he came to Montana and for three years was bookkeeper 
for his brother, who was a railroad contractor. In 
1889 he was engaged at Thompson Falls taking out 
lumber for the railroad; and in 1890 he came to 
Butte and opened a grocery business in company with 
S.S. Fletcher but in two years he sold out and 
engaged in the real estate business in partnership 
with E.W. Wynne, buying and selling city property 
and were very successful. In addition to their real 
estate purchases they have built upon and otherwise 
improved various lots and have thus aided in the 
improvement of their chosen city.

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