From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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GEORGE H. WISNER
	George H. Wisner.  In at least two lines of industry has the 
subject of this article achieved much success, and this desirable end 
has been brought about by the native ability, skill and enterprise of
which he is liberally posessed.  His home is four miles east from Colville
and there he conducts a good farm and handles a fine sawmill; his mill
has the capacity of eighteen thousand feet per day and during the last 
season he has handled over one million feet of lumber.
	George H. Wisner was born in Prince Edward Island, on November
12, 1842, the son of James and Margeret (McClaren) Wisner, natives of
Prince Edward Island and Scotland, respectively.  They were married in the
former place and there remained until their death.  The father passed away,
aged seventy-five, and the mother died, when our subject was very young.
The mother's family built the first cloth mill in St. Edward Island, and
the same is in operation until this day.  They were prominent and wealthy
people.  Oiur subject has the following brothers and sisters: James,
William, Maria, Trophey, Wellington and Margret.  George H. educated
himself, largely, and at the age of sixteen entered the Navy, spending
one year in that position.  Then he returned home and served an
apprenticeship with his father who was a millwright.  In 1866 he came
to the United States and took up contracting and building.  In 1887 he
came to Washington, and from Spokane Falls to The Little Dalles he built
all the railroad bridges.  After this time Mr. Wisner took a homestead
four miles east of Colville.  He has improved it in good manner, with
fences and orchards and in addition thereto has erected and operated the
mills spoken of above.
	On March 13, 1879, occurred the marriage of Mr. Wisner and Miss
Minnie, daughter of Rule and Mary J. (Haynes) Bickford, of Maine.  
Recently they moved to Michigan and now reside there.  They were the
parents of eleven children, six of who are living: Sarah, Mary E., Minnie,
Alma, Rule and Nellie.  To Mr. and Mrs. Wisner, four children have been
born: Elsie M., born July 17, 1880, and now the wife of Hugh Galbraith,
of British Columbia; Irvine R., born January 8, 1887, now serving in
the Hospital Corps in the Philippine Islands; Bessie and Bertha, at home,
the former born February 24, 1885, and the latter September 12, 1888.
Mr. Wisner has been a member of the A.F. & A.M. for thirty years.  He
and his wife are communicants of the Baptist Church and are people of 
excellent standing in the community.
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